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Lot 241
Two Antique Italian or Sicilian Rod Puppets
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 19th century, carved polychrome heads, hands and feet, fabric costumes, a pair of capped young men are depicted, the first (39.5 in.) wearing a zippered jacket (after 1893); the second (38.5 in.) wearing a mid-century outfit complete with a silk sash.

Proceeds to benefit the American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina

Both figures missing a finger on the right hand; silk fractured; moderate paint loss and chipping; mothing and splits to cloth elements. With custom stands.

$800 - 1,500