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Vintage Arcade Machines & Toys

Wed, Jul 24, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 98

Marionette And Puppet Toys

Estimate: $80 - $120

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
A Collection Of Marionette And Puppet Toys, Early - Mid 20th Century,
One clown marionette with a painted composite face and hands, wooden feet, a straw hat and floral printed clothes.

One clown marionette with a painted composite face and hands, wooden feet, a straw hat and solid colored clothes.

One Peter Pan Captain Hook marionette with a painted composite face (and moving jaw,) hand (other hand is metal hook) and feet and red felt clothing.

One Clippo the Clown marionette with original instruction manual. Clippo wears a red and white polka dot outfit. Has plastic feet and hands.

One Hazelle’s Tito The Clown Marionette with red and white polka dot outfit. Has plastic feet and hands.

One Jimmy Durante Umbriago hand puppet with a porcelain bisque head and printed fabric body.

Largest dimensions: H: 16.5 x W: 15 x D: 4 in.
Smallest dimensions: H: 14 x W: 8 x D: 3 in.


Proceeds to benefit the Summit County Humane Society and The American Cancer Society.

Condition

Areas of paint loss, wear, grime and use commensurate with age. Some strings are broken or need to be replaced. All lots have imperfections or the effects of aging. Gray's Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any errors or omissions.

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From a private NE Ohio single-owner collection.