VARIOUS BRITISH MAKERS INCLUDING JOY LAURIE AND JAN BUSSELL (1909-1985)
GROUP OF ENGLISH MARIONETTES AND MARIONETTE PARTS, 20TH CENTURY
£1,900
Auction: 28 February 2018 from 11:00 GMT
Description
painted wood and fabric, comprising POLICHINELLE, 19th century body, head possibly by John Blundall, with costume by Glenn Holden, 89cm x 28cm x 16cm; BALLERINA, 30cm x 17cm x 34cm; WEST INDIAN DANCER, 53cm x 12cm x 10cm, SINGER, 45cm x 15cm x 13cm, all by Joy Laurie; MARIONETTE PARTS of limbs and body, 60cm x 15cm x 10cm and also a HEAD by Jan Bussell from 'Hogarth Puppets', 11cm x 7cm x 9cm (6)
Footnote
Note: Glenn Holden, sculptor, costume designer and entertainer produces high quality costume for theatre, TV and commercials.
Joy Laurie worked with Gerry Anderson for AP Productions on the Adventures of Twizzle, a 1960s BBC children's television programme using string puppets. The use of string puppets paved the way for the realistic Supermarionation puppeteering techniques that would be used in future shows such as Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5
Bussell and his wife Ann Hogarth founded the travelling puppet theatre, The Hogarth Puppets, in the 1930s. Bussell was instrumental in introducing the puppet show for television in the 1930s. One of his best loved creations, Muffin the Mule, first appeared in the BBC children's series in 1946.