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Lot #685 - BURMAN, William J. - Dominick Sonsee, the smallest man in the world, Melbourne, circa 1880.

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    Australian History
  • Sale Date:
    11 Dec 2017 ~ 10am
  • Lot #:
    685
  • Lot Description:
    BURMAN, William J. - Dominick Sonsee, the smallest man in the world, Melbourne, circa 1880.
    Albumen print photograph carte-de-visite, 101 x 65mm, with imprint of Burman Photo, 209 Bourke St. East & St. George’s Hall.
  • Notes:
    Sonsee was born in Geelong in 1850. He managed to make a living as a travelling sideshow performer in the 1870s and early 1880s but died at the young age of 33 in Temora, New South Wales.
  • Estimate:
    A$250 - 300
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Memorabilia

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