A Fantastic Pair of Hand Painted Fairground Centre Dropper Panels Attributed to W.H.Halstead c.1885 Size:Default Title Height: 34 inches

Height: 34 inches

namely blacks

Its decorations were in the Art Deco style of the period and It was leased by Hyams & Gale from 24th April 1933 and taken over by Gaumont Super Cinemas in October 1935

There is a large area to the back of the head that has been repaired and the doll has a general discolouration and fade to it though the reds and blacks remain true

opening to reveal the original pink paper lined partitioned interior

A Fantastic Pair of Hand Painted Fairground Centre Dropper Panels Attributed to W.H.Halstead c.1885 Size:Default Title Height: 34 inchesOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1890 Width: 17. 75 inches Height: 17. 75 inches Depth: 0. 5 inches (all open) Originating from a Halstead Dobby set or similar ride, the hinged centre dropper panels depicting two paintings of swallows in flight on a gold painted central roundel with emerald green highlights and laurel leaf motifs, the wholes of arcaded form with ruby red borders surviving from the late