Antique Puppet Theater
Japanese Meiji Bunraku Ningyo Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji period puppet for the traditional Bunraku ningyo joruri puppet theater. The piece
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Puppet Theater
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Textile, Wood
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s.
The Sicilian Puppet Theater
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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Metal
Hand-Carved Antique Wall Panels with Puppet Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
celebrates the intricate artistry of puppet theater, a crucial component of traditional Chinese culture
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood
Japanese Elaborate Buraku Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Bunraku (puppet) depicting the warrior Minamoto Yoshitsune, his head carved of wood and covered in
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Silk, Wood
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head of a Saracen Marionette
Located in Catania, Sicilia
puppet theaters often featured tales of chivalry and epic battles, with Saracen characters representing
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Late 19th Century Sicilian Medieval Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Iron
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
was a French artist best known for his delicate illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet
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Early 20th Century French Antique Puppet Theater
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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29.75 in W 41 in D 0.75 in
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
and shadow puppet theater at the Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris. Both art forms showcased Rivère’s
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Early 20th Century French Antique Puppet Theater
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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29 in W 40.25 in D 0.75 in
The Puppet Man, 1960. E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The Puppet Man, 1960. By Alexander Calder. Handwriting by artist "EA" down left.
Image size
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1660s Abstract Geometric Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Thai Polychrome Dancer Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
visually similar to three-dimensional theater puppets known as hun yai. Carved with lifelike movement, the
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Early 20th Century Thai Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood
Inari Kozo Tasaburo- Kabuki
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Kawarazaki theater.
Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825)
Toyokuni Utagawa was one of the great printmakers of the
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1820s Other Art Style Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Woodcut
Le Cénacle by Victor Mignot, Art Nouveau Commedia dell'Arte lithograph, 1897
By Victor Mignot
Located in Chicago, IL
, Columbine, and Harlequin at the shadow play theater Le Cénacle.
In a manner reminiscent of Georges de Feure
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Lithograph
H 12 in W 8.38 in D 0.1 in
Beauty Otami - Kabuki
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of a puppet maker. He learned printmaking as a student of Toyoharu. At the beginning of his career he
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Early 1800s Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Woodcut
Night Life at the Moulin Rouge
By Henry Somm
Located in Fairlawn, OH
noir’s first puppet show, which subsequently evolved into shadow theater. Somm’s Japonism and sense of
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Late 19th Century French School Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Ink
Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
York City Theater: New York Date: 1903
Type: Marionette, Automata and Manikin
This is another of Mr
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Paper, Linen
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Life-Sized Bronze Bear Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
This gorgeous lost-wax bronze wildlife bear statue featured in our bears collection is a intricately designed lifelike representation. With the textured fur covering the full body, e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1950's small wooden monkey - Kay Bojesen style
By Kay Bojesen, Zoo Line
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Small vintage 1950's wooden monkey by Kay Bojesen.
In nice original condition - beautiful patina on the wood - one piece of the monkeys left hand is missing.
See pictures. You can e...
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1950s Japanese Scandinavian Modern Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Chinese Six-Panel Gold and Black Screen with Hand-Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese six-panel gold and black screen with hand-painted court scenes. Immerse yourself in the enchanting tales of ancient China with this alluring vintage Chinese six-pan...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Antique Puppet Theater
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Wood
Lost Wax Cast Bronze Sculpture Inspired by Auguste Rodin's Eve on Marble Base
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Yonkers, NY
A lost wax cast bronze sculpture, inspired by Auguste Rodin's Eve in dark patina on black and white veined marble base. This item is available now and this is also a current producti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Puppet Theater
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Marble, Bronze
H 32 in W 11 in D 11 in
Pair of Lifesize Lost Wax Cast Bronze Crane Sculptures with Verdigris Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of custom made lost wax cast bronze crane sculptures with verdigris patina, tubed as fountains. This is a current production, the ones in the photos are available now. This pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Puppet Theater
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Bronze
Rare and Collectible 1960's Horikawa Space Station Toy
Located in Redding, CT
Rare and Collectible 1960's Horikawa Space Station Toy. Perfect for that space age toy collector. Tin Lithograph sphere that says Nasa Space Station on the side with plastic molded i...
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1960s Japanese Space Age Antique Puppet Theater
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Metal
Vintage Chinese Faux Bamboo Demi-Lune Console Table with Landscape Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese demilune console table from the Mid-20th Century with faux bamboo, dark brown patina and hand painted décor. Created in China during the Midcentury period, this dem...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Antique Puppet Theater
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Faux Bamboo
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a spectacular piece. Mesmerizing.
Bunraku, also commonly known as Ningyo Joruri, is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka at the beginning of the...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Puppet Theater
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Wood
British Colonial Carved and Cane Settee with Swan Neck Back and Scrolling Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
A British Colonial carved wooden settee with swan neck back and out-scrolling arms, cane seat and turned legs. This British Colonial carved wooden settee, originating from antique So...
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Early 20th Century Southeast Asian British Colonial Antique Puppet Theater
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Cane, Wood
H 33.75 in W 90.75 in D 27.75 in
Two French Bronze Figures of Giuliano and Lorenzo De' Medici
Located in Flower Mound, TX
This is a wonderful pair of French bronzes, Lorenzo di' Piero de' Medici also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, and his younger brother Giuliano. Lorenzo is the larger of the two fig...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Puppet Theater
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Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Classical Verdigris Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900.
Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Puppet Theater
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Bronze
Early, Large and Fine Grand Tour Serpentine Sculpture of the Dying Gaul c. 1850
Located in Heathfield, GB
A beautiful and large hand carved Italian green serpentine marble sculpture of the original early Roman statue, of life size, which was discovered in 1622 at Villa Ludousi and then r...
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19th Century Antique Puppet Theater
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Bronze
H 8.5 in W 13.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique 20th century Italian bronze statue of Narcissus; the Greek God referred to as ‘the self-lover’. Cast in bronze, this Grand Tour style Narcissus statue dates from 1900 and as ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Puppet Theater
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Bronze
Asian 19th Century Ningyo Doll With Head Dress
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Asian 19th Century Ningyo doll with head dress. Great textile details. Nice addition to your classical Asian inspired interiors and table tops.
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19th Century Japanese Other Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Doll Ichimatsu Ningyou with Porcelain 1960 Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese doll called Ichimatsu doll 'Ichimatsu ningyo'.
This doll was made around 1960s in Showa era. It was made in Prefecture Kyoto, Yamashina city.
This doll will come w...
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1960s Japanese Showa Antique Puppet Theater
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Porcelain, Cotton, Silk, Glass
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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Beautiful Torso of a Man, India, Orissa, 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful torso of a man, carved in scooped out palm tree - once used like puppet for theater
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18th Century Indian Colonial Revival Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood
Cubist French Puppet Theater
By Walt Louderback
Located in Miami, FL
Masterfully designed and rendered complex Cubist figural work. Work is signed lower left and it is not framed.
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Early 20th Century Cubist Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century French Puppet Theater "Guignol" Punch & Judy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A full size travelling puppet theater, of wooden construction with gesso finish.
These were often
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Puppet Theater
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Fabric, Softwood, Paper
Musée Grevin: Théatre les Fantouches
By Jules Chéret
Located in San Francisco, CA
backed with linen.
This poster advertised the puppet theater of John Hewitt performed at the Musée
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Lithograph
Le Lavoir au Haut-Trestaou (The Wash House at Haut-Trestaou) /// French Modern
By Henri Riviere
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet theater at the Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris. Both art forms
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1890s Impressionist Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Lithograph
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
pantomimes to minstrel shows and music hall. In the 18th and early 19th centuries their theaters were
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Pine, String
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Unique Antique French Puppet Theater
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous and extremely rare puppet theater with great color and its curtain,
France, circa 1900
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1890s French Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese Puppet Theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood, Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood, Silk
Osan, The Heroine in "Daikyoji Makashi goyomi"
By Saburosuke Okada
Located in Fairlawn, OH
-1725). Chikamatsu wrote first for Kabuki and then Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater. He is sometimes
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1920s Antique Puppet Theater
Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922
By Angelina Beloff
Located in Roma, IT
, painting, etching and puppet theater. As a painter her major work was in portraits and watercolors. Her
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1920s Modern Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Woodcut
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Late 19th century French Puppet Opera Theater
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous and extremely rare small puppet opera theater with great color and its curtain,
As
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood, Paper
Kabuki Actors Sawamura Kito as the chambermaid Okaru and Nakamura Tomosa II as S
By Konishi Hirosada
Located in Storrs, CT
written for the puppet theater (Bunraku) and staged for the first time in the 8th lunar month of 1748 in
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19th Century Edo Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Color, Woodcut
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
pantomimes to minstrel shows and music hall. In the 18th and early 19th centuries their theaters were
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
String, Pine
H 59.06 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Early 20th Century Large Carved Wooden Devil Puppet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A very fine example of a professionally carved puppet from Italian theater. Puppet shows very very
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Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Puppet Theater
Materials
Wood
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Antique Puppet Theater For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique puppet theater you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique puppet theater — often made from wood, fabric and paper — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique puppet theater you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique puppet theater made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique puppet theater that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alexander Calder and Henry Somm produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Puppet Theater?
Prices for an antique puppet theater can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $368 and can go as high as $10,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,675.
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