Lot #685 - BURMAN, William J. - Dominick Sonsee, the smallest man in the world, Melbourne, circa 1880.
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian History
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Sale Date:11 Dec 2017 ~ 10am
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Lot #:685
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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.
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Estimate:A$250 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Memorabilia
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