A Reliable Doll Hand Painted Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Dummy c.1930-40 sub-Antiques on which sits a carafe

on which sits a carafe and two cups

this is a fine and luxurious vintage rug drawn and made by a very skilled hand

showing a full-faced child with golden flowing locks

Arthur Broome

A Reliable Doll Hand Painted Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Dummy c.1930-40 sub-Antiques on which sits a carafeOrigin: Canadian Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 45 Length: 21 inches Width: 5 inches (at torso) Head Depth: 4. 5 inches Made by the 'Reliable Doll' Company in Canada and modelled on the original dummy of Charlie McCarthy, which was performed by Edgar Bergen in the early 20th Century, the jaw operated by a draw string and having a composition head with brown painted hair and cloth body consisting of a bottle green