Skip to main content

Antique Marionettes

to
48
75
59
85
85
74
33
19
11
7
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Sort By
Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette

Antique French Marionette

Located in Houston, TX

We found this wonderful 19th century French Marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art

Category

Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette

Antique French Marionette

Located in Houston, TX

We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art

Category

Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Theater with puppets for children

Theater with puppets for children

By Vincenzo Irolli

Located in Roma, RM

Vincenzo Irolli (Napoli 1860 – 1949), Teatrino con marionette per bambini Dipinto ad olio su

Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Marionettes

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Antique Chinese Ceremonial Marionette
Large Antique Chinese Ceremonial Marionette

Large Antique Chinese Ceremonial Marionette

Located in New York, NY

Antique funerary ceremony male marionette string puppet depicted as an emperor, with hands and head

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile

Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets

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 Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Pine, Paper

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet

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 Marionettes

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight
Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight

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 Marionettes

Materials

Brass

Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes
Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes

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

Category

19th Century Italian Early Victorian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild

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

Category

1880s Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s

Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s A large Sicilian theater (Opera dei

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet
Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet

Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, new old stock Liberty's London Marionette string

Category

Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Oak, Pine

Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria

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...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

Rare Late 19th century English theatre scenery boards
Rare Late 19th century English theatre scenery boards

Rare Late 19th century English theatre scenery boards

Located in London, GB

group of marionettes from the famous 19th century Tiller-Clowes family troupe who operated from 1873

Category

1880s British Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Richard Teschner for Loetz Merman Glass Jug c1906, Uranium Glass Elements
Richard Teschner for Loetz Merman Glass Jug c1906, Uranium Glass Elements

Richard Teschner for Loetz Merman Glass Jug c1906, Uranium Glass Elements

By Johann Lötz Witwe, Richard Teschner

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

stage designer; he opened his own marionette company in 1906. In 1913 he created the marionette

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Marionettes

Materials

Glass, Uranium Glass, Art Glass

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

41". Early Vaudeville Marionette, Automata and Mannequin poster with vibrant colors, another one

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Linen

Cheers! - Woodcut by Hermann Paul - 1910s

Cheers! - Woodcut by Hermann Paul - 1910s

Located in Roma, IT

marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black

Category

Early 1900s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

L'Absolution - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - 1905

L'Absolution - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - 1905

Located in Roma, IT

define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those

Category

Early 1900s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

Two Men - Watercolor Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s

Two Men - Watercolor Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s

Located in Roma, IT

relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition

Category

1890s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Versail - Ink Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s

Versail - Ink Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s

Located in Roma, IT

black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by

Category

1890s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Ink

Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s
Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s

Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s

Located in Roma, IT

marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black

Category

1890s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Le Jeu - Woodcut Print by Hermann Paul -1890s

Le Jeu - Woodcut Print by Hermann Paul -1890s

Located in Roma, IT

define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those

Category

1890s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

Colonialism- Lithograph by Hermann Paul - 1903

Colonialism- Lithograph by Hermann Paul - 1903

Located in Roma, IT

relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition

Category

1890s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Beyond Reproach - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1890s
Beyond Reproach - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1890s

Beyond Reproach - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1890s

Located in Roma, IT

relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition

Category

1890s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Marionettes", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Marionettes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique marionettes is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique marionettes — often made from wood, fabric and textile — can elevate any home. Antique marionettes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art and Victorian antique marionettes are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Antique Marionettes?

Prices for antique marionettes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique marionettes begin at $211 and can go as high as $10,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,550.