A Wonderful c.1880 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘The Sailor’ by Alfred LeMare sub-Curios Mystery aside

Mystery aside

Of rectangular form

Length: 62

astride a rearing  Pegasus

Kazak rugs have always been popular in Europe

A Wonderful c.1880 Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘The Sailor’ by Alfred LeMare sub-Curios Mystery asideOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 1885 Height: 29 inches (at maximum with head in position) Width: 7. 75 inches (Shoulder to Shoulder) Head Height: 9 inches (without handle) (all approximate) The Victorian period dummy of good build quality with concave reverse, the head with two operating mechanisms being a crying effect and mouth, the whole dressed in a buff coloured Royal Naval inspired sailors suit with blue