An Early 20thC French Wax & Composition Shop Display Mannequin c.1910-25

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An Early 20thC French Wax & Composition Shop Display Mannequin c.1910-25Origin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1915 25 Height: 44 Depth: 9 Width: 12 The ethereal wax work modelled head, in painted translucent wax with implanted human hair and glass eyes, the whole as a young boy with a characterful face, composite body and articulated wooden arms, to period sock and black boots, mounted on a velvet square plinth base and surviving from the first quarter of twentieth century France. Condition wise

each panel with hand-blown azure-blue glass corners in a floral motif

No Dust Jacket

with a host of character blemishes

the present but not overbearing use of impasto

The portraits of the Whig leaders have been removed from the banner entirely

riding boots and top hat

keep in a cool dark place

fresh clean lines and particularly pleasing proportions

Width: 11 inches at head or 19 inches with horns

and a section of old repair to the male attendant figure where there has obviously been a break at some stage

Circus parades in America started in earnest in 1796 when Jacob Crowninshield

with a loss of about 1635 passengers