A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe sub-Religion & Relics He still dressed badly and

He still dressed badly and he still smoked too much and didn’t prune himself nearly enough

The cut out in the table above the treadle is also of idiosyncratic nature

The Count was a master tightrope walker

Locations of the finds include Rochers De Naye in Switzerland to New South Wales in Australia

There is a beautiful aged patination to the oak

A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe sub-Religion & Relics He still dressed badly andOrigin: 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