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Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Oil

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Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1900s / Sculpture Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden Daruma doll. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is cedar wood. A wooden model of Daruma doll. Many Daruma dolls were mass-prod...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Cedar

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Bronze

19th century Edo period's Hanging scroll Samurai players and child dancer
Located in Chiba, JP
Description - Hanging scroll with quite a surreal scene of the music and dance performance with two seated samurais and a child actor on a go-game-board who plays a role of dancing s...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Paper

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Lacquer, Wood, Giltwood

Signed Japanese Steel Shakudo Damascene Box with a Shimazu Mon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 20th century Japanese Amita Damascene Steel Box. Made of damascened steel inlaid with gold & silver. The lid of the box has gilt depictions of bamboo plants, whi...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Gold, Silver, Copper, Steel

Japanese Antique Hinamatsuri Doll 'Sannin Kanjo' Sanpo 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Sannin Kanjo which is called Sanpo. This person has a flower . This doll was made with plastic, cotton, silk , ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Cotton, Silk, Plastic, Wood

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Gold Leaf

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Bronze

Two Rare Japanese Izumo Clay Dolls of Emperor and Tenjin, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Two rare Japanese Izumo clay dolls of Emperor and Tenjin, Nara Prefecture, Meiji period. Material and simple execution impart a flavor of antiquity and great decorative power. Empero...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Clay

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Mezzotint

Japanese Imperial Coronation Hinamatsuri Doll Diorama
Located in New York, NY
Charming diorama, circa 1990s, representing the coronation of Emperor Akihito, born 1933, the 125th Emperor of Japan who ruled from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. With hand-pain...
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20th Century Japanese Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The older man can be identified as the historical figure Takenouchi no Sukune...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Antique Japanese Hinamatsuri Doll 'Goninbayashi' Drum 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which we use for Hinamatsuri day. This person is one of Goninbayashi. This person has a Drum. This doll was made with plastic, cotton, silk. This doll was made around ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Cotton, Silk, Plastic

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Organic Material

Daiya Japan 1960s Motorcycle - Stunt Driver - Tin Motorcycle Tin Toy
Located in Catania, IT
Daiya brand tin motorcycle made in Japan 1960s in very good condition consistent with the wear and tear of time See photos in details. Measures: Length 27 cms Width 13 cm Height ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Metal

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

Vintage 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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Plaster

Early 20th Century English Bullocks Royal Marionette Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English bullocks Royal Marionette figure We share what we love, and we love
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1940s British Folk Art Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Pine

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Composition

The Old Fiddler (Old Chris)
By Eric Bransby
Located in Denver, CO
wooden marionettes, arrayed upon a stage, frozen in mid-performance, populating and penetrating the
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1940s American Modern Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Egg Tempera

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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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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 Vintage Wooden Marionettes

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Lithograph

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Questions About Vintage Wooden Marionettes
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    To clean a vintage wood box, wipe it with a soft cloth moistened with mild dish soap and water. You can use a soft-bristled brush and soapy water to remove dirt from the hinges and clasp. Next, use a fresh, damp cloth to wipe away the soap and then finish by drying with a third cloth. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of wood boxes.