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A Rare Group of Fifteen c.1880s Marionettes From a Travelling English Troupe sub-Art & Sculpture and handbags in general wereOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Heights: 24 to 32 inches Other measurements available on request Used by a travelling English troupe in the late Victorian era, this charming group of fifteen marionettes (string puppets) with papier mache heads and wooden limbs comprising three clowns, a devil, a minstrel, two sailors, two jugglers, two maidens, two headless figures, a mule and a lion all having a variety of