Admiral Dot CDV P.T. Barnum Sideshow 14 Years Old Anthony John Diesso Collection For Sale
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Admiral Dot CDV P.T. Barnum Sideshow 14 Years Old Anthony John Diesso Collection:
$90.00
Exceptional original 19th-century CDV portrait of Admiral Dot (Leopold Kahn), the celebrated diminutive performer associated with P. T. Barnum.Amazed condition The original printed mount identifies him:“ADMIRAL DOT. Fourteen years old; Twenty-five inches high.”A wonderful full-length studio portrait showing the young Admiral Dot formally dressed, holding his top hat and standing beside an upholstered chair.The reverse carries the elaborate E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., 501 Broadway, New York publisher’s backmark.PROVENANCE: From the John Diesso Collection, the collection of the noted lifelong circus collector offered by Potter & Potter sales in Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia, Sale 212, September 3, 2026.Condition: Exceptional condition for an approximately 150-year-old photograph. Strong, clear image with an unusually clean mount and beautifully preserved printed backmark. Please see photographs for exact condition.A particularly attractive piece of P. T. Barnum, circus, sideshow and American entertainment history, enhanced by its documented John Diesso collection provenance.Original period photograph — not a reproduction. Related Items:
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