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Doctor Who: A prosthetic face mask worn by 'The Watcher' for use in the BBCTV Doctor Who episode Longopolis,
1981,

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13 December 2017, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Doctor Who: A prosthetic face mask worn by 'The Watcher' for use in the BBCTV Doctor Who episode Longopolis,

1981,
a prosthetic face mask which was worn by Adrian Gibbs as 'The Watcher', the nude-coloured mask made up of layers of synthetic materials in a textured manner, with unfinished edges, bulging eyes with narrow slits, a flattened nose, and wide mouth, accompanied by a letter of provenance

Footnotes

Provenance:
Gifted to the vendor by her aunt Dorka Nieradzik MBE - Make-up, Hair and Visual Effects Designer. Dorka was awarded the MBE in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. Dorka recalls; 'This face mask was designed by myself to be laid onto Tom Baker's face during the regeneration montage, as a choice for the director to use to create the effect of his face shifting from an embryonic form into his new face as Peter Davidson.'

A proportion of the proceeds will help fund a short puppetry film due for production by the vendor in 2018. The short film, which will be the vendor's second short puppetry film, will be called 'AppleHead and Cherry'. For further info please see: www.facebook.com/AppleHeadandCherry.

Saleroom notices

Please note that this mask was made to be laid over Peter Davison's face, during the regeneration sequence and not worn by Adrian Gibbs as the description states.

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