July 26, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
- Portsmouth, NH, US
- Auction Details
Tattoo, Circus, Sideshow & Curiosities
by Bray & Co. Auctions
240 lots
61: Black Panther and Other Tattoo Designs by Chris Nelson [Folk Art - Outsider] (California, ca. 1950) 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
62: Pirate Cowboy and Other Tattoo Designs by Earl Brown (Biloxi, Mississippi, ca. 1950) 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
62B: Texas Gunslinger and Other Tattoo Designs by Earl Brown (Biloxi, Mississippi, ca. 1950) 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
63: Snakes and Roses Tattoo Designs by "Painless Bee" Horton [Women's History - Folk Art] (Tacoma, ca. 1955) 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
64: Eagles and Other Tattoo Designs by Chris Nelson, L.W. Duffy [The Pike - Folk Art] (Long Beach, ca. 1950) 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (23.5 x 36.8 cm.)
65: Pin-Ups and Other Tattoo Designs by L.W. Duffy [Nu-Pike - Folk Art] (Long Beach, ca. 1950) 9 1/4 x 13 in. (23.5 x 33 cm.)
66: "Semper Fidelis" and Other Tattoo Designs by Tex Rowe [Seabee - USMC - Statue of Liberty] (San Antonio, ca. 1950) 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
67: MAD Magazine and Deacons Car Club Tattoo Designs by Spike Russell [Long Beach - Marine Corps] (California, ca. 1955) 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
67B: American Eagle Tattoo Chest Piece by Zeke Owen [Folk Art - Outsider] (Seattle, 1967) 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
68: "Death Drivers" and Other Tattoo Designs by "Diamond Ray" Harter [U.S. Army - Paratrooper] (Possibly Florida, ca. 1955) Frame: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm.)
69: "Lone Star State" and Other Tattoo Designs by "Diamond Ray" Harter [Texas - Military Police] (Possibly Florida, ca. 1954) Frame: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm.)
70: U.S. Navy and Other Tattoo Designs by "Diamond Ray" Harter [Folk Art - Outsider] (Possibly Florida, ca. 1946) Frame: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm.)
71: Pin-Ups and Other Tattoo Designs by "Diamond Ray" Harter [Folk Art - Outsider] (Possibly Florida, ca. 1952) 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm.)
72: "Davey Jones" and Other Tattoo Designs by "Denver" Ed Smith [Bowery - Folk Art - Outsider], (New York, ca. 1945) 10 x 15 in. (25.4 x 38.1 cm.)
73: Texas Longhorn and Other Tattoo Designs by "Denver" Ed Smith [Bowery - Folk Art - Outsider], (New York, ca. 1945) 10 x 15 in. (25.4 x 38.1 cm.)
73B: Traditional Tattoo Designs by Floyd Samson [Folk Art - Outsider - Owl - Zeiss] (America, ca. 1938) 15 x 10 1/4 in. (38.1 x 26 cm.)
74: Early Tattoo Machine Built by Doc King (Joliet, Illinois, 1921) 7 in. (17.8 cm.)
75: Owen Jensen Animal Marker Tattoo Machine and Power Supply [Science and Technology] (Los Angeles, ca. 1950) Machine: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.)
76: Early Charlie Wagner "Left-Handed" Tattoo Machine [Bowery - Science and Technology] (New York City, ca. 1910) 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.)
77: Charles Burchett Davis Tattoo Machine [Science and Technology] (London, ca. 1935) 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.)