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Vintage Circus Sideshow

1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s "Prince Buddah" circus sideshow banner.
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Iron

Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist painting of a circus by Dennis Meighan Burlingame (1901 - 1964). Oil
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1930s Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas, Oil

C F S I, Hand Drawn Signed Lithograph, Coney Island, Sideshow Banner Art
By Marie Roberts
Located in Union City, NJ
native is best known for her banners for the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. Her painted banners are a year
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Lithograph

American Sideshow Wondercade Circus Banner Signed J. Sigler
By Sigler Studios
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A personal favorite! 15 1/2 feet tall. American "Wondercade" sideshow banner. Painted and signed by
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

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Derrière Le Miroir No. 149 (page 8, 9) /// Abstract Geometric Ellsworth Kelly
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: "Untitled (page 8, 9)" Portfolio: Derrière Le Miroir (No. 149) *Issued unsigned Year: 1964 Medium: Original Lithograph on smooth...
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1960s Minimalist Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Lithograph

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel construction on a large spoked farm wheel ...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Iron, Sheet Metal

1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s single sided Liquor neon and porcelain sign. New transformer and new wiring. It does work.
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1950s North American Industrial Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Metal, Enamel

1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
H 19 in W 60 in D 10.5 in
Giant Ceramic Tooth Catchall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique oversized molar catchall sculpture from France. Heavy and well made. Just under 7" tall. Great condition. The body of the tooth is a cream ceramic while the indentation is col...
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1950s French Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Ceramic

Giant Ceramic Tooth Catchall
Giant Ceramic Tooth Catchall
H 6.75 in W 5 in D 5 in
American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait painting of an industrial worker. Oil on canvas, circa 1925. Signed lower right "Maurice Lee". Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 14"L x 18"H.
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1930s Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Oil, Canvas

Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign A genuine English mid-20th Century double sided hand painted fairground sign. Better Game, Better Sport, Better Tr...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Plywood

Wood Carved Red and White American Folk Art Barber Pole Trade Sign Sconce, C1920
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great Americana! c. 1920s American Folk Art wood and iron carved barber pole. Layers of thick original red and white hand painted surface. Substantial iron mounts and iron strapping ...
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1920s North American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Iron

1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall hanging. When opened the de...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Composition, Metal

Hanging Mexican Wooden Cupid with Bow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rosy-cheeked wooden cupid to bring love into your life. This is a unique, hand-carved, hand-painted wooden cupid with a wire suspension and removable wooden bow and arrow. At 2...
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Wood

Vintage Signed Painting on Fabric Canvas of Field Workers.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Acrylic. Possibly Haitian origin according to Research. Painting on Fabric as Shown.Signed in the Lower Corner. Dimensions. 12 W ; 1/8 D ; 16 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

Well Executed Modern Industrialist Oil Painting Futuristic Factory Workers
By (after) Fernand Léger, Mark Kostabi
Located in Buffalo, NY
Well executed modern industrialist oil painting, futuristic factory workers. Amazing use of color, texture and space. Artist unknown. Mark Kostabi meets Fernand Leger.
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Masonite, Paint

Art Deco Port Advertising Sign, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco port sign of Porto Rolaria. Old advertising sign for the aperitif drink Port - Porto. What a beautiful design: 2 bottles of Port: one very old tarragona red port with...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Paper

Art Deco Port Advertising Sign, 1930s
Art Deco Port Advertising Sign, 1930s
H 12.21 in W 9.45 in D 0.08 in
Dexter's Choice, State II
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Dexter's Choice, State II, ca. 1990 Mixed media, Watercolor pochoir, and Oil stick Wax, Water-Based Crayons, on heavy Arches museum watercolor rag paper with deckled edges ...
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1990s Color-Field Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Oil, Watercolor, Monoprint, Mixed Media, Crayon, Graphite

Antique Zinc Red Hat Maker Trade Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
XXL Antique hat maker's trade sign, made in France circa 1900 - 1920. This large sign was used as advertising - eyecatcher on the storefront. A large facade sign - advertising sig...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Zinc

Jean Lurcat Lithograph signed Butterfly French Midcentury
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Mimizan, FR
Lithograph by Jean Lurcat signed by the artist Butterfly French midcentury, circa 1930-1950 Good condition for its age having been framed the old order for the frame size is written ...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Paper

1938 Folk Art Bandstand Tip "Kitty" Found in Spokane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
1938 bandstand tip "Kitty" found in Spokane, WA. hand-painted wood construction. Pinned paper maker's mark reads "Band Kitty made by Leno for Ted Fishbach 1938 guitar and vocalist 91...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Wood

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1950s Circus Sideshow Banner "Prince Buddah"
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s circus sideshow banner "Prince Buddah".
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Iron

Vintage 1950s Circus Sideshow Banner "Prince Buddah"
1950s Circus Sideshow Banner "Prince Buddah"
H 85.25 in W 112.5 in D 0.1 in
Vintage Hand-Painted Sideshow Canvas
Located in Aurora, OR
This original traveling circus canvas is handpainted and features one of the all-time classics of
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20th Century Other Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

Vintage Hand-Painted Sideshow Canvas
Vintage Hand-Painted Sideshow Canvas
H 60 in W 47 in D 0.25 in
A Vintage Large Wrestlers Canvas from a Circus Sideshow
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Wonderful large 1950s painted canvas banner from an all-star wrestlers circus show. Front has
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1950s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

Side-Show Tattooed Man Peter Blake pop art woodcut portfolio on Japanese paper
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
were my interests – the fairgrounds, circuses, rock ‘n’ roll…My interest in sideshows comes from the
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Woodcut

Side-Show, Peter Blake pop art by The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's album cover artist
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
were my interests – the fairgrounds, circuses, rock ‘n’ roll…My interest in sideshows comes from the
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Woodcut

Congress of Wonders Circus Painting by Dennis Meighan Burlingame NY
Located in Bernville, PA
sideshow scenes, Burlingame's early works became part of a circus art genre Dennis Burlingame traveled
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

"Congress of Wonders, Carnival Show" Dennis Burlingame, WPA Figurative Modernism
Located in New York, NY
of clowns and sideshow scenes, Burlingame's early works became part of a circus art genre. Several
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1930s American Realist Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas, Oil

Large Hand-Painted American Circus Sideshow Banner, circa 1960s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Large hand-painted American circus sideshow banner, circa 1960s - Hand-painted on canvas
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1960s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Two-Sided Sideshow Banner, Signed Sigler
By Sigler Studios
Located in Peekskill, NY
If you know vintage circus sideshow banners than you know the name SIGLER - TAMPA. This is one of
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

C F S II, Snake Charmer, Signed Lithograph, Coney Island Sideshow, Gold, Green
By Marie Roberts
Located in Union City, NJ
banners for the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. Her painted banners are a year-round tourist attraction and
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Lithograph

Vintage Circus or Sideshow Hand-Painted Giant Clown Banner, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage one of a kind circus or sideshow hand painted banner with a giant clown balancing a feather
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

Vintage Urana the Ape Girl Sideshow Banner
By Hennen Studios
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic, circa 1960s sideshow banner from Pete Hennen's midway marvels ten in one show. Hennen is
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1960s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage SIlver Gelatin Photograph Rabbinical Scholars Rare 1930's Judaica Photo
By Lusha Nelson
Located in Surfside, FL
Street and Coney Island to circus sideshows and sanitariums. While Nelson portrayed the glamour of
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1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Silver Gelatin

c. 1940's Fred Johnson Signed Sideshow Banner
By Fred G. Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original signed Fred Johnson sideshow banner. Fred Johnson painted circus and sideshow banners for
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1940s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

"Picasso Theatre" Book by Douglas Cooper
By Pablo Picasso
Located in San Diego, CA
theatrical experience: from the circus and cafe entertainers of the Blue and Rose periods through the Cubist
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Paper

"Picasso Theatre" Book by Douglas Cooper
"Picasso Theatre" Book by Douglas Cooper
H 11.75 in W 10 in D 2.25 in
Original American Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century hand painted on canvas circus sideshow banner.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

1950s Circus Sideshow Banner, "Sword Swallower"
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's original circus sideshow banner " Sword Swallower ".
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Cotton Canvas

Mid Century " World Museum " Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Chicago, IL
Original American mid century hand painted on canvas circus sideshow banner " World Museum ". It
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

1950's Circus Sideshow Banner " Fish Girl " By Sigler Studios
By Sigler Studios
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's Circus Sideshow Banner " Fish Girl " By Sigler Studios. It is signed.
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Fabric

1950s Circus Sideshow Banner, "Dance of Voodoo" by Sigler Studios
By Sigler Studios
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's circus sideshow banner " Dance Of Voodoo " by Sigler Studios. It is signed.
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1950s North American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Fabric

Mid Century Circus Sideshow Banner " Jungle Land " By George Bellis
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's original American hand painted on canvas circus sideshow banner " Jungle Land " by George
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Canvas

Electra Circus Sideshow Banner by Snap Wyatt
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. As times and social norms progressed, the circus sideshows and freaks were phased out, and the art
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1950s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Pumpkin Boy Circus Side Show Banner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
what might have been the ninth wonder of the world? Ah, such was the world of the circus sideshow
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1950s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

ZOMA the Depraved Sideshow Banner
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a superb recreation of the early Sideshow Banners found at Fairs, Carnivals and Circuses
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Sideshow $1000 Reward Lighted Carnival Sign
Located in Dallas, TX
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Large Circus Carnival Knock Down Cats
Located in Dallas, TX
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Collection of Carnival / Circus Signs on custom made stands.
Located in Dallas, TX
24". Price is for the complete collection. *** See our other Sideshow
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1960s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

A Collection of Three Knock Down Dolls from a Carnival or Circus
Located in Dallas, TX
and Museums around the world. *** See our other Sideshow, Carnival and Circus items on 1stdibs
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Sideshow

The Big Show Lighted Carnival Sign
Located in Dallas, TX
Sideshow venue in a Carnival or Circus. The sign is all wood and the center panel is all hand lettered with
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Pair of Large American Carousel Medallions
By King Amusement Company
Located in Dallas, TX
collectors. *** See our other Sideshow, Carnival and Circus items on 1stdibs *** PRICE IS FOR THE PAIR
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1940s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Fairground Devils
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
this type were fitted to the front of Showmans wagons as a rolling advert for the circus or sideshow
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Wood

Fairground Devils
Fairground Devils
H 24.41 in W 23.63 in D 11.42 in
"Pinky the Armless Carpenter" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
world. Circus sideshow or "freak show" banners are an important American art form and highly sought
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1930s American Vintage Circus Sideshow

Walmsley and Wood Vintage Circus Sign, Large
Located in Dallas, TX
This large sign is from the Walmsley and Wood Circus and was most likely used as an entrance sign
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Sideshow

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Wood

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