A Mid-19thC German Life Size Articulated Seated Mannequin c.1860 reserved the sides with further decoration

the sides with further decoration depicting bamboo and fauna

in distressed and wonderfully evocative condition

The name Maple & Co is a flag bearer for quality and was once one of the largest and most successful antique furniture retailers and manufacturers in England especially in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods

His conjuring appears to have been a secondary occupation as he claimed to have worked in over forty other jobs

and it has been said of her that she remained a Russian Grand Duchess more than she ever became Queen of the Netherlands

A Mid-19thC German Life Size Articulated Seated Mannequin c.1860 reserved the sides with further decorationOrigin: German Period: Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 Height: 52 Width: 18 Depth: 37 (all approximate and at extremities) The rare life size articulated mannequin or stuffed lay figure with articulated beech?? arms and legs, wooden jointed under structure and papier mache legs with painted gesso surfaces, now distressed with age, the pressed card sectional torso with cotton stokinette, lacking the hands, surviving from mid nineteenth