An Early 20thC French Ventriloquist’s Dummy Head c.1910-20 antiques The tusks have very old

The tusks have very old splits and one area of loss but remain in solid sound condition with the inscription and hallmarks remaining clear

Height: 32” (all at extremities and with backing board)

dressed in black to emphasise his pallor

the spur became less elaborate after the 16th century

and thus disease was rife and being sent to prison was often essentially a death sentence

An Early 20thC French Ventriloquist’s Dummy Head c.1910-20 antiques The tusks have very oldOrigin: Probably French Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1905 15 Height: 16 (with stick handle) Width: 6. 25 (at head) Depth: 6. 5 (at head) The turn of the century period male vent figure head of early build in very original attic condition, with at least seven operating mechanisms to animate the lips, hair, mouth, eyelids, tongue, and eyes, the wooden head stick with seven levers, the whole still retaining much of the