Lot 311

GROUP OF PAINTED CARVED WOODEN 'PUNCH AND JUDY' PUPPETS, WAL KENT (1880-1961)
MID 20TH CENTURY










Auction: Day One | Wednesday 18 Feb at 10am | Lots 1 to 352
Description
all with painted carved wood and papier-mache faces and hands with fabric clothed bodies, including a figure of Mr Punch and six other associated characters (7)
Dimensions
Punch 71cm long
Footnote
Initially trained as a plumber, Wal Kent became a prolific maker of highly distinctive Punch & Judy glove puppets, including those used in the iconic 1963 film 'The Punch & Judy Man' with Tony Hancock.









