The Greatest Show: The Fairground World of Ross Hu

A rare German carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of a zebra Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The animal facing forward with ...

A rare German carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of a male lion Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The animal facing forward, ...

A rare German carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of a pig Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The animal facing forward, with g...

A rare German carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of a goat Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The animal facing forward, with ...

A rare German carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of an elephant Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The animal facing forward, ...

A rare German carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of a polar bear Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The animal facing forward,...

A German carved and painted juvenile Dobby galloper Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The horse facing forward, with glass eyes (one missin...

A German carved and later stripped Dobby galloper Attributed to Friedrich Heyn, circa 1900 The horse facing forward, with glass eyes and mirrored ...

A French static organ figure of a lady Attributed to Gavioli, circa 1900 The maiden with right arm raised above her head, with carved flowing dres...

A large French carved and painted organ figure of a female bellringer Attributed to Gavioli, circa 1900 The figure wearing a tilted hat, with rota...

A French carved and painted organ figure of a lady Attributed to Gavioli, circa 1900 The lady wearing a bicorne hat and a breastplate, with rotati...

A pair of French carved and stripped limewood organ figures in Tyrolean costume Attributed to Gavioli, circa 1900 The gentleman with rotating left...

A pair of English carved and gilded show fronts of classical terms Attributed to Savages, circa 1900 The classical bearded men with hands above th...

A pair of English carved and gilded revolving pillars from a centre engine Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each of hexagonal form, the t...

A pair of English carved, painted and gilded revolving pillars from a centre engine Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each surmounted by w...

A carved and gilded show front figurehead of a Queen Circa 1900 Wearing a crown with ruffled collar, above a scrolled acanthus leaf and floral car...

An English carved walnut mirrored shutter Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 The arched crest adorned with scrolling acanthus leaves, above...

An English carved and polychrome painted fairground crown cover Possibly by Tidman & Whiting, circa 1914 The tapering panel centred by a painted m...

An English carved pine shutter Made by Len Murrel in the manner of Orton & Spooner, circa 1970s With central shaped cartouche enclosed by scrollin...

An English carved pine paybox front from a Ghost Show Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1880 The front carved with a Green Man figure enclosed ...

An English painted fret carved ticket sign Circa 1950s The plywood sign in the shape of a mermaid holding a scallop shell, painted on both sides, ...

An English painted fret carved ticket sign Circa 1950s The shaped cartouche enclosed with '3 Blues Any Prize', painted to one side only, 62cm wide...

An English painted fret carved ticket sign Circa 1920 Painted on both sides with the words 'The Game For You', 30.5cm wide, 0.5cm deep, 33cm high ...

An English painted fairground ticket sign Circa 1920 The shaped sign with a painted acanthus leaf border, painted with the message 'Noted For Fair...

An English painted and fret-cut plywood fairground sign Attributed to Edwin Hall, circa 1950 The shaped sign painted on both sides, reading 'Learn...

Two English painted fret-cut plywood fairground signs Attributed to Edwin Hall, circa 1950s Each painted on both sides, one shaped sign reading 'I...

An English painted fret-cut plywood fairground sign Attributed to Edwin Hall, circa 1950 The shaped sign reading 'A Hundred S'miles Per House', 14...

An English painted fret-cut plywood fairground sign Attributed to Edwin Hall, circa 1950 The double-sided shaped sign reading 'Keep 'Em Going', 14...

A pair of large English carved, painted and gilded columns Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 The bodies embellished with cartouches above ...

A pair of English carved, painted and gilded pilasters, made for the Tuby showman family Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each with a cen...

A pair of large English carved, painted and gilded columns Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 The bodies embellished with cartouches above ...

A set of four English carved and painted pilasters Circa 1940s Each with painted initials 'NG', the bodies painted to simulate marble, on panelled...

An English painted pine and papier-mâché ticket booth front Made by Ross Hutchinson and Richard Ison in 1989 for the Lincoln Toy Museum The arched...

An English carved, polychrome painted and gilded full sized shutter Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 The shaped shutter inset with a beve...

A pair of painted and carved organ wings Probably German, circa 1920 The scrolled panels decorated with acanthus leaves and trailing floral garlan...

An English Bioscope entry way, made for J. Brewer Probably made by Orton & Spooner, circa 1895 Of arched form, the crest featuring a crowned queen...

A French carved and stripped platform ride figure of a swan Attributed to Henri De Vos, circa 1910 The swan with seat enclosed by the body, with g...

A French carved and stripped juvenile platform ride figure of a Billy goat Attributed to Alexandre De Vos, circa 1900 The head bent forward, with ...

A French carved and stripped juvenile carousel ride figure of a rabbit Attributed to Alexander De Vos, circa 1910 The animal leaping forward, with...

A French carved and painted juvenile carousel ride figure of a leaping cow Attributed to Gustave Bayol, circa 1900 The animal leaping forward, wit...

A French carved and painted platform ride figure of a tiger Attributed to Henri & Jacques Mathieu, mid-20th century The animal with head turned sl...

A French carved and painted platform ride figure of a crocodile Attributed to Henri & Jacques Mathieu, mid-20th century The animal facing forward,...

A French carved and painted platform ride figure of a ram Attributed to Henri & Jacques Mathieu, circa 1950 The animal facing forward, with glass ...

A French carved and painted juvenile platform ride figure of a Bactrian camel Attributed to Henri & Jacques Mathieu, mid-20th century The animal f...

An English carved, turned, painted and brass-mounted toy canon from a James Williams side stall Circa 1888 With spring-release handle, mounted on ...

A painted iron clockwork fairground target Probably German, circa 1900 The target depicting a cobbler which would have been activated by rifle sho...

A collection of five German carved and painted Jeu de Massacre figure heads Circa 1900 Each depicting a male figure with highly caricatured and gr...

A spring-released iron polychrome painted target Probably German, circa 1900 Depicting a solider standing in front of his cannon and talking to a ...

A set of eight French carved and painted Jeu de Massacre figures Circa 1880s Each depicting a historical figure, including a figure of Uncle Sam, ...

A collection of ten French carved and painted heads Circa 1880 Originally from Jeu de Massacre figures, now mounted on later turned pine stands, t...

A set of eight English football figures from a 'Kick and Penny' game The painted metal alloy footballers with hinge-sprung left legs, 17.5cm wide,...

A set of twelve English painted metal horses mounted with jockeys Circa 1920s Originally from a horse racing game, the jockeys all in coloured rac...

Two French carved and stripped decorative pine panels Circa 1900 Each mounted with floral and foliate carvings in relief, now stripped and with tr...

An English carved, painted and gilded panel from a fairground 'walk-up' Circa 1910 The panel with deeply carved scrolling acanthus leaves, reduced...

A pair of French carved and painted fairground panels Circa 1920 With a central cartouche flanked by floral swags and a pair of shaped bevelled mi...

A large French carved, painted and gilded panel removed from a fairground organ 20th century The panel decorated with carved putti playing musical...

A pair of English carved pine swags Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each ribbon-tied and profusely decorated with blooming flowers, 200c...

A pair of English carved pine swags Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each ribbon-tied and profusely decorated with blooming flowers, one ...

A pair of English carved pine swags Attributed to Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each ribbon-tied and profusely decorated, one with looming flowers a...

A pair of English carved pine swags Made by Orton & Spooner, circa 1900 Each ribbon-tied and profusely decorated with blooming flowers and foliage...