[Paper theatre. Rare] Spectacle Asiatique danse et voltige sur la corde avec et sans balancier
Paris, n.publ., n.d. (ca. 1830). Paper theatre consisting of folding, mountable stage and backdrop (chromolithograph on board), eight paper puppets (five w. movable limbs) and a mahogany rope support. Approx. 70 x 55 cm. Preserved in the orig. (worn) portfolio.
Some elements in need of restoration, but overall in excellent condition. Presumably complete. Extremely rare paper theatre, which has been exceptionally well-preserved. The highly Orientalist scene features two Black servants and six acrobats which may be positioned on the central cord or suspended from the upper section of the stage.