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Retro Wooden Marionette

1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Retro Wooden Marionette

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Fabric, Wood

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of vintage 1950s string marionettes, these magnificent Rajasthani Kathputli puppets came
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Retro Wooden Marionette

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Textile, Silk, Wood

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight)
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
lower center (see photo) Titled in pencil on stretcher, verso Housed in the original wooden frame made
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1970s Contemporary Retro Wooden Marionette

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Oil

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Vintage Bronze Gold and Green Thai Figurine of Prince Rama with a Bow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage bronze statue in gold and green of Prince Rama shooting an arrow. The large bronze sculpture depicts Lord Rama, a revered figure in Hindu mythology, standing majestically wit...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Retro Wooden Marionette

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Bronze

MAN Signed Woodcut, Face Portrait, Paper-Doll Cutout People, Mexican Culture
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
MAN is a hand pulled, original limited edition relief print created using woodcut and serigraphy(silkscreen) printmaking techniques on white archival heavyweight paper, 100% acid fre...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Retro Wooden Marionette

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Woodcut

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll. Untouched condition with a beautiful natural age-related patina. Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) a...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Retro Wooden Marionette

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Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Gilt Carved Wood Gilt Seated Temple Shrine Thai Siam Asian Serene Buddha
Located in Studio City, CA
A finely carved and detailed seated wood temple shrine Buddha. Likely Northern Thai or lower Burmese. This particular Buddha has a wonderful serene expression. He sits cross-legg...
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Early 20th Century Thai Retro Wooden Marionette

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Lacquer, Wood, Giltwood

Pedro Friedeberg, Exceptional Surrealist Carved Clock, Gilt Wood, Mexico 1970s
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in New York, NY
Pedro Friedeberg (b. 1937) An exceptional, dreamlike Astroclock sculpture by Mexican Surrealist master Pedro Friedeberg, in carved and gold-leafed mahogany enriched by striking pain...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Wooden Marionette

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Gold Leaf

Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck and trailer .. Amazing original condition. rear doors open and close, all wheels turn smoothly on axels..
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Wooden Marionette

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Aluminum, Steel

Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950's. Gilt cast bronze sculpture of a religious Thai deity sitting with one knee raised as he plays a musi...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Tibetan Retro Wooden Marionette

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Bronze

Sergio Bustamante "Man at the Window" Mexico 20th Century
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Beautiful painted ceramic art piece crafted by groundbreaking 20th century Mexican surrealist artist Sergio Bustamante (b.1949). Titled "Man at the Window", This polychrome hand ...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Retro Wooden Marionette

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Ceramic

'Dogs of War' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Dogs of War' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cr...
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1940s American Modern Retro Wooden Marionette

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Mezzotint

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
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Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Retro Wooden Marionette

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Fabric, Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
H 16.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
Collection of (3) American Eskimo Children's Toys Two of Which are Identified
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of (3) Native American Eskimo Toys. The kayaker in the middle is signed, "Andre Boucher", who was flat-plane woodcarver – trained at Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. He was k...
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1940s American Folk Art Retro Wooden Marionette

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Fur, Hide, Cotton, Wood

Antique 19th C Victorian Diorama with 40 taxidermy Indian birds by W.D.Dawes
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique 19th C Victorian Diorama of 40 taxidermy tropical birds, labellled by W.E.Dawes, variously perched on branches and groundwork ,set within its original three glass ebonised ca...
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19th Century British Retro Wooden Marionette

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Organic Material

After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Framed Offset Lithograph “Sleepy Time Girl”
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Chicago, IL
Black lacquered wood framed offset lithograph after Gil Elvgren, titled “Sleepy Time Girl”. Image site measurements, 7.5” x 9.5”. Framed measurements “12” x 15” x .5”. Not examined o...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Wooden Marionette

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Bronx Toy Factory Copper and Screw Eyes Iron Doll Mold Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...
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1950s American Steampunk Retro Wooden Marionette

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Copper, Iron

Original Danish Kay Bojesen Toy Wagon "Family Trip", Colorful Beech Wood, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Kay Bojesen´s "Family Trip" is one of his most loved wooden toy designs. This set is original vintage. It consists of wagon and 4 family members: mother, father and two children. ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Wooden Marionette

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Wood, Beech, Paint

French, Painted Louis XIV Style Childs or Doll Armchair by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A chic French, Louis XIV style fauteuil, circa 1940s, distress painted frame with padded back and armrests, floral fabric (poor condition) with nailhead decoration, raised on cabriol...
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1940s French Hollywood Regency Retro Wooden Marionette

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Wood, Fabric

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Henriette (Surrealist Feminist Print with Affixed Marionette Leg)
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
"Henriette" is a lithograph and digital print with a three dimensional wooden marionette leg
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1990s Feminist Retro Wooden Marionette

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Metal

Pinocchio In Outer Space, 1965
Located in London, GB
Animated. The famous wooden marionette joins a cosmic turtle on an adventurous trip to Mars
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1960s American Retro Wooden Marionette

Retro Pinocchio In Outer Space, 1965
Pinocchio In Outer Space, 1965
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Extraordinary Alice in Wonderland's White Rabbit Marionette
Located in New York, NY
wooden playing card. Hand made by an artist for the children's ward of a New Orleans' hospital, White
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1950s Retro Wooden Marionette

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Plaster

1950s MidCentury Vintage Pinocchio Marionette Puppet, Pelham Puppets
Located in Kastrup, DK
originally made small wooden toys and marionettes, but acquired the rights to make Disney character puppets
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Mid-20th Century English Other Retro Wooden Marionette

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Composition

Vintage Wooden Puppet Marionette Don Quixote
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable vintage wooden puppet marionette - Don Quixote. The marionette is operated by 5
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1970s Spanish Other Retro Wooden Marionette

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Metal

German Vintage Carved Wooden Moose Marionette Puppet
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable wooden moose marionette puppet. Germany, circa the 1950s. This lovely wooden moose
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1950s German Folk Art Retro Wooden Marionette

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Metal

Large Cubist Color Lithograph "Les Marionettes Humaine" 1950's French
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Surfside, FL
, from 1927, was probably wooden. His best-known work is probably the sculpture The Destroyed City (1951
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1950s Cubist Retro Wooden Marionette

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Lithograph

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