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Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera hand puppet is dress in an elegant, embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Silk, Wood
Hand-Carved Antique Wall Panels with Puppet Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved and lacquered puppet show signs from the 19th
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a brass helmet symbol
Category
1920s German Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Cotton, Pine
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette
Located in London, GB
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette
In the rare form of an
Category
1870s Italian Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
Burmese 19th Century Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Puppet Show Sign
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Burmese hand-carved wooden puppet show sign from the 19th century, with red and black painted
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dressed in fine silks trimmed with embroidered bands and tassels, this puppet brought the glory of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Silk, Wood
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th
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1820s French Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- B
A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head
Category
19th Century Burmese Rustic Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Teak
Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- A
A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head
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19th Century Burmese Rustic Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Teak
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera marionette puppet is dress in an elegant embroidered silk dragon robe. The
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Silk, Wood
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Silk, Wood
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, a wonderfully fabulous
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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, long grey beard, and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Puppet Doll Molds from Burma, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Puppet doll molds from Burma, early 20th century
The enigmatic faces of this unusual pair of
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Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Puppet Figure
Located in London, GB
20th century articulated folk art puppet figure. Made from hand carved pin, The base (handle) moves up
Category
1920s European Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Trio of Puppets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century Trio of puppets, China
Two puppet torsos and one puppet head from
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Black Forest Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Metal
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 26.38 in W 13.78 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 18.51 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 22.05 in W 11.82 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 30.71 in W 16.54 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 15.75 in W 9.06 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet depicts a mythical bird. It was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 18.51 in W 17.33 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 15.75 in W 13.39 in D 0.02 in
Early 20th Century, Antique Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden puppet head with stand.
Age: Burma, Early 20th century
Size: Height 19 C.M
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 23.63 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Antique Punch and Judy Book Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Punch is a pertinent character in the traditional British seaside hand-puppet show Punch and Judy. Mr
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Chinese Wood Puppet Head, 19th Century, Mounted on Contemporary Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese wood puppet head, 19th century, mounted on contemporary stand.
Simple puppet head of a
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
H 18 in W 8 in D 4 in
16 x 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from Commedia dell’arte Theatre
Located in London, GB
Antique Venetian Marionettes, Antique Puppets, Venice Carnival Antiques, Masked Ball Antiques
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Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Metal
H 11.82 in W 2.76 in D 2.37 in
1750 Venezia Italy Set 7 Lacquered Puppets Polychrome Wooden and Papier Machè
Located in Brescia, IT
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Every puppet showcases exquisite craftmanship through meticulously hand crafted details of the finely
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
H 11.42 in W 10.94 in D 6.7 in
Decorative Indonesian Shadow Puppet on Finely Carved Horn Rods, 19th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
Decorative Indonesian shadow puppet from the island of Java. A rare survivor with intricately
Category
19th Century Indonesian Anglo-Indian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather
H 29.14 in W 12.21 in D 0.79 in
Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 4.25 in
Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
puppet
A lovely example and a great size, it is 100% brand new in the box, it dates to the turn of the
Category
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Oak, Pine
H 14.57 in W 12.41 in D 3.94 in
Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes
Located in London, GB
marionette puppets. All with original cotton, silk and valour clothing intact, hand carved pine articulated
Category
19th Century Italian Early Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
A mid to late 19th Century hand carved
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1880s Italian Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight
A mid to late 19th Century hand carved
Category
1870s Italian Early Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Gilt Metal Thai Khon Dancer
Located in Dallas, TX
“zurat khan” which means ‘handed-doll’ or ‘puppet’, used in local performances. Its songs were similar to
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Country Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Metal
Exceptionally Rare Pair of 19th Century English Hand Puppets
Located in West Sussex, GB
A pair of carved and poly-chromed English hand Puppets in excellent condition, one with red hair
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
puppet shows in the early 1920s. All the pieces were hand-painted, used for their respective show then
Category
1920s Sicilian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Paint
Almost Lifesize Sicilian Soldier Marionette Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
Highly decorative Sicilian marionette or puppet soldier dressed in brocade jacket and patchwork
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Metal
Louis Icart '1888-1950', Etching on Paper, Two Young Women with a Hand Puppet
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. Two young women with a hand puppet. Ca. 1920.
Signed in
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Paper
H 15.75 in W 19.3 in D 1.19 in
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Articulated Puppet
Located in London, GB
Art handmade fully articulated hand puppet. We like to call him Marcus, he is a very tactile and very
Category
1920s British Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Puppet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand crafted puppet
We are proud to offer a lovely example of an early 20th
Category
1920s French Early Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Flower Witch Mineral Figurine Teschner Viennese Jugendstil 1913 Art Nouveau
By Richard Teschner
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
include hand puppets, paintings and works of arts and crafts. Teschner started his career in Vienna as a
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Opal, Alabaster, Gold Leaf
H 2.96 in W 4.93 in D 3.15 in
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
hand carved marionette Puppet form. We have chosen to call him Sebastian, hes full articulated with
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19th Century Indian Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
century hand carved marionette Puppet form. We have chosen to call him Herbert, hes full articulated with
Category
1880s Italian Early Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
Century hand carved marionette Puppet form. We have chosen to call him Hugo, hes full articulated with
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Linen, Silk, Pine
Early 20th Century Clown Puppet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century clown puppet.
A charming yet slightly creepy looking early 20th century hand
Category
1920s French Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Early 20th century puppet heads
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century puppet heads
Quirky and fun, these 2 odd pair of early to mid-20th century
Category
1920s French Early Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
Late 19th Century Pine Puppet Heads
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century pine puppet heads
A wonderful set of four hand carved pine Italian marionette
Category
Early 1900s Italian Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
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Antique Hand Puppets For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique hand puppets is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique hand puppets — often made from wood, fabric and paint — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique hand puppets available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique hand puppets to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art and Victorian antique hand puppets are of considerable interest.
How Much are Antique Hand Puppets?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $745, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $7,500 highest priced.