This hand-carved wooden marionette represents a historical gendarme (četník), a law enforcement officer from the Austro-Hungarian era. Dressed in a white double-breasted coat with red trim, dark trousers, and high boots, he embodies the traditional uniform of his time. His detailed facial features and neatly styled beard add to his authoritative presence. This marionette is a fine example of traditional puppet craftsmanship.
In the case of the sale of this puppet, we dedicate half of the amount collected to the development of PUP - Puppet University Prague
Josef Allesy (1810-1894), born Gianpiero Alessi, is of Italian descent. He came to Bohemia around 1830 and worked there as a carver and conservator in churches. His marionettes were extremely anatomically elaborated with very good mobility and in the second half of the 19th century they gained extraordinary popularity with many Czech puppeteers.
Beautiful puppet, exactly as pictured, and friendly customer service. Thank you.
A truly well-made marionette in the shape of a plague doctor. Very quickly shipped and well packaged! Thank you very much!
Such great shop to deal with. SO informative and easy to get the info you need. Beautifully printed pieces and a real pleasure to assemble and make my own. I have bought from them before, all wood. Now 3D and really a great experience Thank you!
I am mad about puppets and just wanted something different this woz great spot on just wot I wanted
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