A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe antiques A striking addition to any

A striking addition to any wall worth its salt

Height 32 inches

There is an indistinct maker's name perhaps 'J

The Seeburg name is synonymous mainly for top quality 1950's Juke boxes and the corporation also made some mechanical vending shooting games

the cage with four etched decorative glass panels

A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe antiques A striking addition to anyOrigin: 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