A SICILIAN BRONZED-METAL AND POLYCHROME-WOOD MARIONETTE PUPPET

Lot 119
24.09.2020 06:00UTC +00:00
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£ 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 403147
Lot 119 | A SICILIAN BRONZED-METAL AND POLYCHROME-WOOD MARIONETTE PUPPET
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
The shield with label for 'Cav. Emanuel Macri'; together with a German giltwood and polychrome-decorated figure of a Morris dancer 'The Prophet', after the model by Erasmus Grasser, early 20th century and an English papier-mache and wire bird-mask by Oliver Messel, circa 1950
The puppet: 24 in. (61 cm.) high, excluding 'strings'
The figure: 161/2 in. (42 cm.) high
The mask: 11./12 in. (29 cm.) high, overall
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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