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Rare Pelham Puppets Collection including Punch, Disney and Alice in Wonderland puppets

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A superb collection of rare Pelham Puppets went to auction at Bamfords Auctioneers on the 25th May. The collection included some 54 early Pelham Puppets including examples from Alice in Wonderland, Disney, and the SL & SM puppet ranges. This is by far the best Pelham Puppet collection that WCN has seen come to auction.

Highlights from the sale included:
SL Fish Footman sold for £1,300
SM Punch sold for £1,100
SL Ugly Sister in blue dress sold for £1,100
SL Ugly Sister in pink dress sold for £900
SL Cook sold for £900

For more details visit Bamfords Auctioneers

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Pelham Puppet highlights from the auction

SL Fish Footman - very rare, from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland - Pelham Puppets SL Range, solid head, painted features, open mouth, outlined in blue, lamb's wool crest, small composite hands with closed fingers, metal strip knee joints, string above knees, wearing a light blue footman's suit with red trim, black feet, boxed, late 1940's/mid 1950's
SL Fish Footman – very rare, from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland – Pelham Puppets SL Range, solid head, painted features, open mouth, outlined in blue, lamb’s wool crest, small composite hands with closed fingers, metal strip knee joints, string above knees, wearing a light blue footman’s suit with red trim, black feet, boxed, late 1940’s/mid 1950’s
SM Punch pelham puppet
SM Punch – extremely rare, very few known, Pelham Puppets SM Range, large round wooden head, hand painted features, green eyes, large curved nose, flat lead hands, metal strip knee joints, wearing a yellow and magenta costume with large blue collar and waist piece, boxed, c.1947/1948
SL UGLY SISTER pelham puppet
SL Ugly Sister – very rare, from Walt Disney’s Cinderella – Pelham Puppets SL Range, solid moulded ‘Gill Leeper’ head with painted features, blue eyes, large pointed grotesque nose, composite hands and metal knee joints, wearing a blue dress, small silver stapled crown to head, boxed, early 1950’s
SL Ugly Sister - very rare, from Walt Disney's Cinderella - Pelham Puppets SL Range, solid moulded 'Gill Leeper' head with painted features, blue eyes, large pointed grotesque nose, composite hands and metal knee joints, wearing a pink/red dress, small silver stapled crown to head, boxed, early 1950's
SL Ugly Sister – very rare, from Walt Disney’s Cinderella – Pelham Puppets SL Range, solid moulded ‘Gill Leeper’ head with painted features, blue eyes, large pointed grotesque nose, composite hands and metal knee joints, wearing a pink/red dress, small silver stapled crown to head, boxed, early 1950’s
SL Cook pelham puppet
SL Cook – very rare, from Lewis Carroll’s illustrations for novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass – Pelham Puppets SL Range, solid moulded ‘Gill Leeper’ head, painted features, green eyes, composite hands, metal stripe knee joints, wearing a blue and white checked dress with cream bonnet and half apron, boxed, early 1950’s

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