An Early 20thC French Ventriloquist’s Dummy Head c.1910-20 antiques The paint has flaked in

The paint has flaked in some areas

this example of The Madonna & Child is based upon an icon in the classic pose known as the eleusa or "compassionate one" and emphasises the tender and trusting relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child

which many believe are endowed by God with the grace of miraculous powers

with further painted rainbow trout to the lower section with metal swing and ebonised oak handle

being the common full dress of a high-class samurai

An Early 20thC French Ventriloquist’s Dummy Head c.1910-20 antiques The paint has flaked inOrigin: Probably French Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1905 15 Height: 16 (with stick handle) Width: 6. 25 (at head) Depth: 6. 5 (at head) The turn of the century period male vent figure head of early build in very original attic condition, with at least seven operating mechanisms to animate the lips, hair, mouth, eyelids, tongue, and eyes, the wooden head stick with seven levers, the whole still retaining much of the