Sold for:
$5,629
$5,629
Molded Copper, Brass, and Zinc Ventriloquist's Dummy Head, New York, mid to late 19th century, the head with levers activating the eyes to roll and mouth to open, the surface with vestiges of paint, including stand, overall ht. 16, wd. 6 1/4 in. Provenance: Estate of William S. Greenspon. Literature: Illustrated in American Primitive: Discoveries in Folk Sculpture, by Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1988, p.174, fig. 245.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
