A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe sub-Art & Sculpture and handbags in general were

and handbags in general were a less practical affair than they are today

the corners with floral sprays and gold anchor motifs

and strong colour palette of these provincial naïve oils creates a much-desired and very distinctive aesthetic

was essentially redundant after 1917 and thus displayed between 1866 an 1917 and was obviously salvaged in 1917 when it was replaced

muse of dance and lyric poetry

A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe sub-Art & Sculpture and handbags in general wereOrigin: 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