110 Rod Puppet - Mandarin

LOT NUMBER 52 (3 of 3)

Character: Mandarin

Production: Sinbad, 1981

Height: 100 cm

Rod figure of soft construction. Mostly foam and fabric. Rod up through body to head and rods to hands. Head seems to be made of Styrofoam or similar. His foam nose is missing.

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111 Rod Puppet - Girl

LOT NUMBER 53 (1 of 3 )

Character: Paula

Production: Stop the Carnival, 1992

Height: 130 cm

A large rod figure of mixed materials. The hands are made of wood, but the figures are mostly foam covered with fabric. This figure's head has become detached. Could simply be glued back onto the foam of the body.

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112 Rod Puppet - Father

LOT NUMBER 53 (2 of 3 )

Character: Father

Production: Stop the Carnival, 1992

Height: 150 cm

A very large figure mostly made of foam and fabric with rod controls to the head and arms. The hands are made of wood. Like his daughter, Paula, the Father has suffered some damage to the neck, which could be easily repaired.

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113 Rod Puppet - Mother

LOT NUMBER 53 (3 of 3 )

Character: The Mother

Production: Stop the Carnival

Height: 140 cm.

Mixed materials, mostly foam and fabric. Wooden hands. Rod to the head and rod to the arms. Some damage to the neck.

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114 Rod Puppet - Girl in a Green Dress

LOT NUMBER 54 (1 of 3 )

Character: Girl

Production: The Selfish Giant, 1973

height: 80 cm

A delightful rod figure constructed of mixed materials. The hands and feet are wooden. The head, which can swivel, is made of polystyrene or similar which has been over modelled. The costume is simple and made of felt. Hair is made of foam. She has some small dents to the head which should be visible in the photo.

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115 Rod Puppet - Girl in Blue Dress

LOT NUMBER 54 (2 of 3 )

character: Girl

Production: The Selfish Giant. 1973

Height: 80 cm

Rod puppet in mixed materials with wooden hands and feet. The head swivels. Body and head seem to be made of poystyrene or similar. Felt costume. Foam hair. Some visible knocks to the head.

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116 Rod Puppet - Girl in Dress

LOT NUMBER 54 (3 of 3 )

Character: Girl

Production: The Selfish Giant

Height: 80 cm

Rod figure in mixed materials with wooden hands and feet. Swivel head. The body and head are of polystyrene or similar. Felt costume. Foam hair. Some visible damage to head.

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117 Rod Puppet - Pantalone

LOT NUMBER 55 (1 of 2)

Character: Pantalone

Production: Petrushka, 1980

Height 85 cm

Rod figure in carved wood. Rod to head and hands but also rods to the legs.

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118 Marionette with Rods - Female Dancer

LOT NUMBER 55 (2 of 2)

Character: Female Dancer

Production: Petrushka, 1980

Height: 80 cm

This wooden figure is clearly built for beautiful dancing, with a set of strings and rods to the legs. She also has metal hoops to the back of the head and body. She is carved in wood throughout with excellent joints.

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119 Dancing Figure

LOT NUMBER 56 (1 of 3)

Character; Dancing Figure, labelled as Carpenter's Son (?)

Production: Pomegranate princess

Height 90 cm

This figure seems to be designed to hang from the operators head. To this end the strings are attached to a hoop. This dancer has finely carved head, hands and body. It is well jointed with good head movement.

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