Lot Essay
It would appear from the Series Numbers that these figures form part of a theatre set for a toy theatre
Details
Two rare all-bisque marionettes
modelled as men in coloured 16th and 18th century style clothes, jointed at shoulders and hips and operated by cords attached to the hats, hands and feet -- 5in. (13cm.) high, German with series Nos. 8072 and 8077 (second figure has chipped hip)
See Colour Plate 12 (2)
modelled as men in coloured 16th and 18th century style clothes, jointed at shoulders and hips and operated by cords attached to the hats, hands and feet -- 5in. (13cm.) high, German with series Nos. 8072 and 8077 (second figure has chipped hip)
See Colour Plate 12 (2)
Sale room notice
These figures have had their heads glued at the neck