JOHN MICHAEL BLUNDALL (1937-2014)
SEVEN ENGLISH HAND PUPPETS OF CHARACTERS FROM EUROPEAN PUPPET THEATRE, 20TH CENTURY
£2,500
Auction: 28 February 2018 from 11:00 GMT
Description
painted wood and fabric comprising KASPAREK, 55cm x 16cm x 10cm; VITEZ LASZLO, 45cm x 10cm x 10cm and VASILACHE, 55cm x 15cm x 13cm; GUIGNOL, 50cm x 10cm x 10cm; PULCINELLA , 50cm x 10cm x 10cm; PUNCH & JUDY, 55cm x 18cm x 12cm (7)
Footnote
Note: Kasparek, Vitez Laszlo and Vasilache are John Blundall's version of the Czech, Hungarian and Romanian equivalent to the English Punch. The French Guignol and Italian Pulcinella are also similar characters made by Blundall based on traditional types of these popular figures.