A Wonderful c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘Willy’ sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles perhaps unique

perhaps unique

the worn hand painted top panel reading ‘Embroidery Cottons

on a rust ground all beset within a diagonal border

The water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo is a large buffalo found on the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia

5 inches at shoulders

A Wonderful c.1910 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘Willy’ sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles perhaps uniqueOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: The Estate of Fred Crone Esq. Date: c. 1900 15 Length: 31 inches Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 9 inches (all approximate) The early twentieth century male drop jaw vent figure of high build quality, stage name Willy, in original condition, with several operating mechanisms to animate the drop jaw, eyes and eyelids in a classic and evocative black suit, the head of dark hair and the body