Rare - and gorgeous - antique puppet/marionette made in Czech Republic or Austria.Wepurchased this from a famous English collection.

This is a genuinely antique puppet and is full of detail and character. He is made from carved wood with a well-modelled plaster (and real hair!) head. He is beautifully costumed andpainted. The detail is really good, so the maker was obviously very skilled. The clothes, which are very well done, seem to all be original.

A good, fairly large size to display - about20 inches or51 cm tall, excluding the hanging wire.

Please note that this is agenuine antique piece and the painted parts and fabrics show their age, though they are generally in very good condition for a puppet of this age. The top of the drum is split and could do with repair. Someone has inserted a cardboard tube into the drum to keep it rounded, and you might want to change this (or it could be simply left in place).

We will unattach the wire for sending, it's very easy to reattach as it just hooks on to the main body.

We will pack very carefully andwe would recommend insurance.