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LOT 1595
Puppet and Statue Head Group
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/8 - 11 3/8 in. (609 grams total, 28.3-29 cm high including stand).
Two wooden figure heads mounted on custom-made display stands, one a puppet-head with movable mouth, the other wearing a gilded spiked headdress; painted eye and brow detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex East Anglian private collection.
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