28th Apr, 2020 11:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary

 
  Lot 105
 

A RARE MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PINE LIFE-SIZE ARTIST'S LAY FIGURE / MANNEQUIN

A RARE MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PINE LIFE-SIZE LAY FIGURE OR ARTIST'S MANNEQUIN

the figure with articulated joints including each finger and thumb,

161cm high

Life-size artist's lay figures dating from the 19th century are exceptionally rare, an early 20th century example was sold at Bonhams, London, 10 Feburary 2016, lot 412, £40,000. They are as appealing to the folk art buyer as the interior designer.

Estimated at £12,000 - £18,000

 

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