March 2026 Unreserved Photo Auction — Curiosities, Performers & Vernacular Photography
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 01:00PM EDT
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Lot 299
Anthony Stereoview Gen. Tom Thumb Fairy Wedding
Estimate: $50 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
Albumen stereoview titled “Gen. Tom Thumb & Party – The Fairy Wedding Ceremony.” The staged scene depicts the well-known miniature wedding of Gen. Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, surrounded by members of the dwarf wedding party with the officiating clergyman standing behind the couple.
The lower margin reads “2212. The Fairy Wedding Ceremony.” The mount margins are printed “Gen. Tom Thumb & Party” and “The Lilliputian Series.” These images formed part of a popular stereoscopic series produced to capitalize on the enormous public fascination with the wedding.
Reverse bears the publisher imprint E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New York. Albumen stereoview on mount.
The lower margin reads “2212. The Fairy Wedding Ceremony.” The mount margins are printed “Gen. Tom Thumb & Party” and “The Lilliputian Series.” These images formed part of a popular stereoscopic series produced to capitalize on the enormous public fascination with the wedding.
Reverse bears the publisher imprint E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New York. Albumen stereoview on mount.
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