A Superb Early 20thC Cased Ventriloquist’s Dummy Attributed to Arthur Quisto sub-Curios with only mild faintness to

with only mild faintness to some lettering

with the underside stamped ‘Harris & Sheldon Ltd’

The site is now home to a B&Q store

(which is actually quite nice) there is some damage (cracking) to the base with an old amateur repair

A Superb Early 20thC Cased Ventriloquist’s Dummy Attributed to Arthur Quisto sub-Curios with only mild faintness toOrigin: English Period: Early 20th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1905 20 Height: 36 inches Width (Shoulder to Shoulder): 12 inches (all approx) The Edwardian period dummy of high build quality, in a taffeta and cotton white shirt with thick wool and nylon peat coat, the head with a thick shock of ginger curly hair under a navy school cap and the body constructed of a combination of paper mach, and plaster composition parts with lower limbs with