An Early 20th Cased Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘The Davenport No.2’ by Leonard Insull; c.1908-1925

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An Early 20th Cased Ventriloquist’s Dummy; ‘The Davenport No.2’ by Leonard Insull; c.1908-1925Origin: English Period: Early 20th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1908 25 Height: 36 (at maximum) Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 11 (all approximate) The large early twentieth century period dummy of high build quality, with seven operating mechanisms in tweed suit with two war medals including the Defence Medal with check bow tie and black leather shoes, the head with short very dark brown hair and the body constructed of a combination of paper

Stay busks of this period are more common in treen and whalebone

Height: 26 inches

Finely cast in lead

yet elegant

Height: 14 inches (the whole)

special agent initials if ever there were such a thing

hailing from the middle of the nineteenth century and showing a wonderful and vibrant array of birds

very black eyes

This probably has a religious significance

sculpted by Maximilien-Henri Hiolle and signed and dated 'M

the impressed rectangular mark containing the mark for Chapmann and Hall Ltd and the word Copyright is descreable after this

having been framed and displayed in prominent places