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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
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
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
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
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
Marionette, Impressionist Lithograph after Jules Pascin
By Jules Pascin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Pascin, After, Bulgarian/French (1885 - 1930) - Marionette, Medium: Lithograph on Arches
Category
1910s Impressionist Antique Marionettes
Materials
Lithograph
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
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
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
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
The Marionettes - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The Marionettes is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Marionettes
Materials
Pine
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
Düsseldorfer Bühnenball by R. Hoch, German Art Deco marionette lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
A marionette and a woman with a fantastic, geometric headdress promote a ball in Düsseldorf; the
Category
1910s Art Deco Antique Marionettes
Materials
Lithograph
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Pine
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
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Marionettes
Materials
Metal
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head of a Saracen Marionette
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Sicilian Marionette head depicting a Saracene, it's a part of " Opera dei Pupi " inspired by The
Category
Late 19th Century Sicilian Medieval Antique Marionettes
Materials
Iron
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
Exceptional Set of 24 Unique Hand-crafted Marionette Heads, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An extraordinary and exceptional museum-quality set of twenty four unique handcrafted Marionette
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Metal
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
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
Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray Porcelain Platinum Special Edition
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Coppola's film "THE GODFATHER" in 1972, featuring the famous marionette logo, released in France on October
Category
1770s French Antique Marionettes
Richard Teschner for Loetz Merman Glass Jug c1906, Uranium Glass Elements
By Richard Teschner, Johann Lötz Witwe
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
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
The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi, Illustrated by F. Richardson, 1927
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Collodi, Carlo. The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of a Marionette. Philadelphia: The John C
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Paper
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
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
Polichinel Ex-Roi - Rare Book Illustrated by A.-J. Lorentz - 1848
Located in Roma, IT
a book satirizing Louis-Philippe ('Louis-Philippe, ex-roi des marionettes, ou Polchinel devenu
Category
1840s Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Photogravure
Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet by C. Collodi Illustrated by Maria L. Kirk 1920
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio, the original series was written as an
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Paper
En Attendant l'Ami - 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, Ink
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
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
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
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$307 Sale Price
20% Off
Un Grise sur les Bleus - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink
Portrait of a Noblewoman - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Bridge - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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
Portrait of an Old Man - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper
The Great Picador - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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
$365 Sale Price
20% Off
Hommage des Artistes à Picquart - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1899
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
Paper, Lithograph
$365 Sale Price
20% Off
Lift - Woodcut by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Woodcut
The Visit - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Carnaval - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Prospective - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink
Le Vieux Monsieur - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink
Older People - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink
Les Hommes - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Child - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
La Promenade - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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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.








