Antique Marionette Dolls
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 Marionette Dolls
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 original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired fro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionette Dolls
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 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 Marionette Dolls
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, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionette Dolls
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 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 Marionette Dolls
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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 garment/ robe with a dragon symbol.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acq...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
H 18 in W 8 in D 4 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
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
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Fabric, Hardwood
Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French Marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
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1870s Italian Early Victorian Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Brass
Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes
Located in London, GB
Collection of 3 Italian 19th century Marionettes
A fantastic set of 3 19th century hand crafted
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19th Century Italian Early Victorian Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Pine
Exceptional Set of 24 Unique Hand-crafted Marionette Heads, Italy, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary and exceptional museum-quality set of twenty four unique handcrafted Marionette
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19th Century Italian Antique Marionette Dolls
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Metal
H 41.34 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 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 tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
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Composition, Metal, Brass
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 4.25 in
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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 Marionette Dolls
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Wood
20th Century Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot & Pierette
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful pair of hand crafted puppets by John Car, depicting Pierrot (little Peter) a clown character from European pantomime and his female equivalent Pierette.
John was a fin...
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1930s English Antique Marionette Dolls
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Silk, Pine
H 15.36 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, likely to be French in origin. Their heads made from ca...
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1820s French Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
Vintage Chinese Theatre Opera Headdress, Silver/Turquoise, Rubine Red Pom-Poms
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese opera theatre headdress in turquoise, silver, and gold colors with faux white pearls and rubine red and multi-color pom-poms, early 20th century, mounted on a custom,...
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1920s Chinese Qing Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 19 in W 24 in D 11.5 in
1940's Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets The Turnip's, Scarecrow & Gardener
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming collection of hand crafted puppets by John Carr, (William & His Turnips) depicting a scare crow, a gardener with a hoe and 12 turnips.
Developed in the early part of th...
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Mid-20th Century English Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Pine
H 15.36 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
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 the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th-century puppet opera...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Silk, Wood
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood; the feet and hands are also made of wood. The hands can form a closed fist or an op...
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20th Century Chinese Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Silk
Yugiri - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Yugiri is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
Chapter 39 of the story Genji Monogatari. Color woodcut around 1851. Signed: Ichiyossai Toyokun...
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1850s Modern Antique Marionette Dolls
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Woodcut
H 9.65 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
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 puppet head is of painted ceramic. The ornate headdress is decorate with beads, silk and...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Marionette Dolls
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Ceramic, Fabric
Group of Vintage Chinese Puppets
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting collection of five (5) unused, vintage Chinese puppets.
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1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Linen
Bijinga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1844
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Bijinga is an original artwork realized in the half of the 19th Century by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
From the series "SHyakunin isshu esho" (Girl's pictures and 100 poets' card...
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1840s Modern Antique Marionette Dolls
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Woodcut
H 14.97 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
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 head is of painted wood. The white face usually represents a villain. Puppetry is a ma...
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Early 20th Century Asian Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Wood
Kabukie - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1840
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Roma, IT
Kabukie is an original artwork realized in 1840 by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865).
From the series "Mitate Yakusha gojusan tsui no uchi" (juxtaposition of actors and the 53 Tokaido s...
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1840s Modern Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Woodcut
H 10.04 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Green Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood; the feet and hands are also made of wood. The hands can form a closed fist or an op...
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20th Century Chinese Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Silk
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 for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Silk, Wood
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
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Handmade Belgian Folk Art Textile Marionette Dolls from Various Fairy Tales
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand made in the 1940s these 19 small marionette dolls were used entertain children with the
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Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
H 4.73 in W 1.97 in D 0.4 in
Early 20th Century Pair of Marionette Dolls
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century pair of marionette dolls
A charming pair of early 20th century hand carved
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1920s French Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Pine
Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
beeing played with.
Antique toys - antique tin toys - celluloid dolls - marionette dolls - puppetry
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Metal, Other
Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this colorful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art form
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
19th century Marionette puppet
We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th Century
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19th Century Indian Victorian Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Pine
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
19th century Marionette puppet
We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th
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1880s Italian Early Victorian Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Pine
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
19th century Marionette puppet
We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Linen, Silk, Pine
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
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1920s Chinese Ming Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Orange Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
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1920s Chinese Ming Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Yellow Silk Robe, Red Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
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1920s Chinese Ming Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese opera marionette puppet with finely carved and painted face, with silk
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19th Century Chinese Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Petite Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 8 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot to...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Composition, Metal
Beautiful Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 14.5 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
H 14.5 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Large Devil Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 42 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
H 42 in W 11.5 in D 6 in
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, White Silk Robe, Red Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
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1920s Chinese Ming Antique Marionette Dolls
Materials
Metal
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Antique Marionette Dolls For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique marionette dolls available for sale. The range of distinct antique marionette dolls — often made from wood, fabric and paint — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique marionette dolls available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique marionette dolls made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Marionette Dolls?
Antique marionette dolls can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $495, while the lowest priced sells for $216 and the highest can go for as much as $2,579.
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