A Pelham Puppet Redressed as
Queen Catherine of Aragon
First wife to King Henry VIII

A lovely review from the customer who purchased this puppet:  

"Another wonderful item from this very talented seller. I will treasure this puppet along with the others I have purchased. I can't praise the handiwork & craftsmanship highly enough, it really is of the top most standard. In time these marionettes will become family heirlooms & passed on down the family line, along with the others I intend to buy."

Catherine is dressed in a green velvet gown, with brocade underskirts and undersleeves with taffeta lining her inner over-sleeves. Her bodice is boned and the whole gown is embellished using metallic gold braid, lace and imitation strings of pearls. 

Her buckramed English, gabled hood is trimmed with gold ribbon and braid, velvet and green rhinestones. 

Her feet and face have been fully repainted.

This puppet is strung on a vintage controller using traditional Pelham colours.

Alexander Sanderson Designs

*Alexander Sanderson Design's Halloween Special*

A Pelham Puppet redressed as Princess Mombi from 'Return to OZ'

With three interchangeable heads 

Princess Mombi wearing her original head

Each year I aim to create a one-off, never to be remade Halloween special and this is the Alexander Sanderson Design's 2024 creation.

A Pelham Puppet redressed as the frightful and vain Princess Mombi from the film 'Return to OZ'. Famous for her cabinets of heads, which she swaps between on a whim just as this puppet can in seconds.

Head 2

This puppet is dressed in a gown cut from purple and black taffeta, red velvet and trimmed with gold braid, diamante trim, lilac stones and red ruby style jewels. 

Her three heads are interchangeable - one in her original red tone, one blonde and the other brunette - which hook and unhook at the puppet's neck; and clasp onto the two black head strings via two clasps attaching to the heads' side hooks. The faces of all three are fully repainted in an appropriate style.

Head 3

Her feet are of the moulded Pelham high heel design - re-painted and finished with glittered varnish.

The detachable neck hooks and head string clasps

Alexander Sanderson Designs