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Ringling Brothers Canvas Circus Banner

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Ringling Brothers Canvas Circus Banner
This is an authentic Ringling Brothers Barnum & Biley "World's Biggest Menagerie' Charging Rhino canvas linen banner from circa 1947. The piece is possibly from the John Nickolas Ringling family estate of the Ringling Brothers Circus in Ringling, Montana. The early original piece shows a fantastic charging rhino and reads 'Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey-World's Biggest Menagerie-The Greatest Show On Earth (in an earth like artwork)' The piece also shows the name of the prolific artist, Bill Bailey, one of the finest circus poster litho makers. This is one of the finest large examples of the rare original Charging Rhino Ringling Brother Circus Canvas Posters known to exist with vibrant colors and graphics. John Ringling was the most well-known of the Ringling Brothers and had the town of Ringling, Montana named after him. He was the President of the White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park Railroad. The poster measures 79"h x 117 1/2"l (with white edge). The piece can be folded down to measure 10 1/4"x 30 3/4" x 3/8" for shipping. The piece is a nine sheet litho canvas banner. Very rare to be a litho on canvas as most all of the available pieces were on paper.