A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe antiques George Trudon”

George Trudon”

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The unframed oil on canvas by Henry Southgate Sands RBSA (1900-1971) of fairly generous proportions depicting a full length nude female perched on a stool with a scarlet curtain on a sea green ground

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A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe antiques George Trudon”Origin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Heights: 24 to 32 inches Other measurements available on request Used by a travelling English troupe in the late Victorian era, this charming group of fifteen marionettes (string puppets) with papier mache heads and wooden limbs comprising three clowns, a devil, a minstrel, two sailors, two jugglers, two maidens, two headless figures, a mule and a lion all having a variety of