A Rare Cased c.1932 Ventriloquist’s Dummy By Arthur Quisto

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A Rare Cased c.1932 Ventriloquist’s Dummy By Arthur QuistoOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1932 Torso Height: 21 Leg Length: 28 Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 12 (all approximate) The turn of the century period male vent figure of high build quality in 100% original condition, with five operating mechanisms to animate the lips, mouth, and eyes, the head stick travelling to the bottom board of the body with peg into which the pin fits giving the head a 360 degree

Origin: Central European

A red grouse eats it

and one drawer has some loss to its upper edge

in a taffeta and cotton white shirt with thick wool and nylon peat coat

This builder worked in the 19th century and created his figures of both paper mache and wood

Doe & Hope has been commissioned to sell antique pieces in Liberty London for the last year

5 inches & 11 inches

would not have survived

points to it being most likely used to advertise an apothecary chemist

There is paint flecked loss to the limbs as pictured

with huge graphic appeal and a wonderfully ingenious toy of its time

beautifully weathered with age