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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
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
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
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
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th
Category
1820s French Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
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 20th century carved wooden devil puppet
Located in London, GB
hand carved wooden puppet in the form of a devil. Likely from a larger Punch and Judy collection of
Category
1920s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pine
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 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
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
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
The Puppet Man, 1960. E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
signed with their hand in the bottom right. From a seventy-five edition.
The Puppet Man was created in
Category
1660s Abstract Geometric Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
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
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
Category
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
Art Deco Sculpture Puppetes by Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Miami, FL
puppets "Les Marionettes".
Signature: Le Faguays
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
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 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 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
Wood, Fabric
H 23.63 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
.
The heads and hands of traditional Ningyo Joruri puppets are carved by specialists, while the bodies
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood
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
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
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Female), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Female), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
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
Category
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 GB
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
Pine, Oak
H 14.57 in W 12.41 in D 3.94 in
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Indonesian shadow puppet/Wayang kulit, 19th century
Wayang kulit, or Indonesian shadow puppets are
Category
19th Century Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Leather, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Fabric
"Golek Puppet (Female), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Fabric
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood & Cloth created in Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Puppets - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
By Pierre Georges Jeanniot
Located in Roma, IT
Puppets is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Pencil
No Reserve
H 7.29 in W 4.34 in D 0.04 in
Antique Carved Thai Burmese Ramayana Warrior Folk Art Marionette Puppet Doll
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique carved Thai Burmese Ramayana Warrior marionette string puppet. Hand made from wood
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Hand Puppets
Materials
Wood, Textile
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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.
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