Devil Marionette 1. Large wooden carved 19th century English puppet from the Tiller Clowes collection. Extremely rare.

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The Devils would probably have been used as thrilling entertainments during intervals in the main show. They are grotesque, bizarre and altogether wonderful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eTiller Clowes was a well-known 19th century touring company which was renowned  for the quality of their marionettes. You can see some the collection of Tiller Clowes that the Victoria and Albert museum holds \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/content\/articles\/m\/marionettes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHERE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a very large puppet at \u003cspan\u003e 64cm x 18cm x 9cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePlease note that this is a \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e old piece and the fabrics (mainly cotton with paper and gilt add-ons) show their age and are now quite delicate, though all in all they are in good condition for display. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe will pack very carefully and we would recommend insurance so the shipping shown is approximate. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that shipping is not included - contact us for an insured shipping quote to your country.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e"}