Burmese child's puppet, man with white painted face and black moustache. Of the simpler kind of string puppet. Wooden head, hands and feet.

Burmese tiger. String figure.

A "chevalier" puppet from Antwerp. Formerly used by M. Ludovic Deschamps, director of the Caveau de la rue des Cerceaux, Antwerp. String puppet of the simpler kind.

A French string puppet of a Chinese dancer with silver bells. Probably from the South of France.

Jointed figure of a Chinese mandarin. Clay head is detachable.

String puppet of a clown, with painted white face and pointed hat. French.

Chinese shadow puppets of coloured skin, with bamboo rods. Of the "Peiping type".

1. Leube, Emperor, 1010-1075.
2. She-Kong, Sun dynasty.
3. Dause-cheng, Princess.
4. Chang Bee, Han dynasty.
5. YungWei.
6. SunYen che.
7. Louti Mong.
8. Tzpaka, Tang dynasty.
9. Souzon (character from Soichi).
10. Ching Meefou (a famous robber).
11. Techen Kontz (wife of younger son).
12. Mifu Zang, Empress.
13. Lyntso Gee, Cheng dynasty.
14. Leeta Ou, Empress Dowager, 993-1023.
15. Youngsu-Lion, high official, Sun dynasty.
16. Lion Tzon.
17. Dazyo, a court lady.
    Also, 17 unnamed characters, and a dragon, a horse, 2 lions, a table and 2 chairs.

Swiss "guignols". A collection of 16 glove puppets from a puppet theatre in Geneva. 10 figures, with carved wooden heads of 10 cm in height, 4 with waxed features over the wood. All with wooden hands, and 5 with wooden legs and feet; 2 with carved hats. One costume is marked "Jean La Garçon Boucher". Others represent a young girl, a policeman, a woman (Judy?), an 18th century gallant, etc. Three carved wooden heads, 8-13 cm high; 2 with carved hats attached: a queen, a soldier, a sailor; marked "Renée Odier".

Contains coloured scene with background figures in battle: "Mr.Kean, as Richard the Third. Coloured & sold wholesale & retail by J. Redington, at his Theatrical Print, Play, & Tinsel Warehouse, 208, Hoxton Old Town." 9 x 12 inches.