Jun 20, 2024 - Sale 2673

Sale 2673 - Lot 115

Price Realized: $ 594
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
FRANK PESCHKA (DATES UNKNOWN)
"The Little Players." Group of 11 costume and scenic designs for various productions by the puppet troupe, The Little Players, circa 1970. Mixed media on paper. Various sizes from 19 x 14 1/2 inches to 20 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches. Most signed "Peschka."

The Little Players were a repertory puppet troupe that performed in New York City from 1952 to the early 1980s, producing ballets, operas, and plays. The company was comprised of five puppet characters, a single puppeteer named Francis J. Peschka, and W. Gordon Murdock, who handled the costuming, lighting, and musical accompaniment.