Lot 688
ROBERT 'BOB' WADE: A SET OF PUNCH AND JUDY PUPPETS AND PROPS (15)
20th Century
To include Mr Punch, Judy, Baby, Policeman, Joey The Clown, Crocodile, Ghost, a spare Mr Punch head and hands, another male puppet, a noose and bat, two Professional Punch Swazzles in original packaging, one unopened, puppets all with 'A Wade Puppet' label and painted wooden heads, complete Mr Punch 70cm high
| Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
| Hammer price: | £900 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance:
From the estate of children’s author Russell Hoban (1925-2011), who commissioned this set by Robert Wade (a leading puppet maker) and were performed with several times by Percy Press, a leading puppeteer known as ‘the uncrowned King of Punch and Judy’.