A Rare Ventriloquist’s Dummy By Alfred LeMare c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects he suddenly received national recognition

he suddenly received national recognition when his entry Suicide in Costume won first prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition in 1931

Period: Jurassic

Lurid and loose and we love it

either hand-cut into complex patterns or blown into natural forms like flowers like this one

A Rare Ventriloquist’s Dummy By Alfred LeMare c.1900 sub-Decorative Objects he suddenly received national recognitionOrigin: EnglishPeriod: EdwardianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900 10Height: 53Depth: 6 (at face)Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 14The turn of the century period male vent figure by Alfred LeMare, of particularly large proportions and in 100% original condition, with five operating mechanisms to animate the lips, mouth, and eyes, with defunct ear smoker squirter, the head stick travelling to the bottom board of the body, in the original black formal suit