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Collection of  two 19th C French Glove Puppets in original condition.
Collection of  two 19th C French Glove Puppets in original condition.

Collection of two 19th C French Glove Puppets in original condition.

Located in Leuven , BE

Rare untouched examples of hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, French in origin. Their heads made from carved pine, arms and bodies hand sewn and in their original cl...

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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Antique Folk Art Carved And Painted Articulated Horse Puppet
Antique Folk Art Carved And Painted Articulated Horse Puppet

Antique Folk Art Carved And Painted Articulated Horse Puppet

Located in Bristol, GB

NAIVE CARVING HORSE MARIONETTE An extremely charming and charismatic depiction of a horse with an attractive paint job and real horse hair mane.

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Late 18th Century German Antique Marionettes

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Pine Puppet Heads
Late 19th Century Pine Puppet Heads

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 puppet heads. Showing charming with hand painted facial detail and mounted on bespoke...

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Early 1900s Italian Victorian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet
Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet

Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet

Located in Chicago, IL

Puppet plays were performed in Burma as early as the 1400s and reached the height of prestige and popularity during the 19th century. Using marionette puppets controlled by strings, ...

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Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Marionettes

Materials

Steel

Gustave Baumann Color Woodblock, “Hopi Katcinas, ” 1925
Gustave Baumann Color Woodblock, “Hopi Katcinas, ” 1925

Gustave Baumann Color Woodblock, “Hopi Katcinas, ” 1925

By Gustave Baumann

Located in Phoenix, AZ

He made color wood block prints and also carved saints and marionettes. His woodcut subjects are church figures, scenes of sacred Indian pictographs, and landscapes including the Gra...

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Early 20th Century Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian Oil on Board Painting by Pompeo Massani "Slighted", 19th Century
Antique Italian Oil on Board Painting by Pompeo Massani "Slighted", 19th Century

Antique Italian Oil on Board Painting by Pompeo Massani "Slighted", 19th Century

Located in Big Flats, NY

Massani painted on tambourines,depicting lively public scenes, including Al teatro delle Marionette, Al circo equestre; Al teatrino; Il giocoliere, e Momento allegro.

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19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Tony Sarg Hand Colored Whimsical Map of Nantucket, circa 1926
Tony Sarg Hand Colored Whimsical Map of Nantucket, circa 1926

Tony Sarg Hand Colored Whimsical Map of Nantucket, circa 1926

By Tony Sarg

Located in Nantucket, MA

Sarg was also extremely important as the reviver of marionette theater in America. In 1935 he also designed the first animated window display for Macy's Department Store, and continu...

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1920s American Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paint

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette

Antique French Marionette

Located in Houston, TX

We have added a stand so the marionette can stand alone. This piece weighs .5 lb.

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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma
Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma

Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma

Located in Langweer, NL

High quality, original marionette puppet from Burma. The tradition, which was founded in the late 18th century by a royal patron, is known as Yoke thé.

Category

19th Century Burmese Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet
19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet

Located in London, GB

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet A wonderful untouched example of a mid to late 19th Century Italian marionette puppet in the form of a Knights Templar.

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19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Antique Carved Wooden Horse Marionette, 19th Century
Antique Carved Wooden Horse Marionette, 19th Century

Antique Carved Wooden Horse Marionette, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Antique, hand-carved wooden horse marionette in folk art or primitive style, circa 1800s, probably French.

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19th Century European Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette circa 1880 in age. The piece would of been used in a large travelling show performed by the two family's who joined forces in ...

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

String, Pine

Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette

Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette

Located in Buisson, FR

Very nice handcarved fragment of a marionette. France, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs Measurement include the wooden base.

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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

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, Italy.

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19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

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 Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

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, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, White Silk Robe, Red Pom Poms
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, White Silk Robe, Red Pom Poms

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; the feet and hands are also made of wood.

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1920s Chinese Ming Antique Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets in Painted Wood and Fabric
Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets in Painted Wood and Fabric

Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets in Painted Wood and Fabric

Located in Tilburg, NL

Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets. Early 20th century. A very rare and beautiful set of 16 antique marionette puppets.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Felt, Velvet, Wood, Paint

Beautiful Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Beautiful Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

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 Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

Petite Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Petite Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

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 Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal

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

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 Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

19th Century, Italian Puppet
19th Century, Italian Puppet

19th Century, Italian Puppet

Located in Doylestown, PA

A 19th century, Italian marionette puppet of a peasant woman in carved and painted wood with period costume.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Cotton, Wood

19th Century, Italian Puppet
19th Century, Italian Puppet

19th Century, Italian Puppet

Located in Doylestown, PA

A 19th century, Italian marionette puppet of a peasant woman in carved and painted wood with period costume.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922

Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922

By Angelina Beloff

Located in Roma, IT

She worked in oils, watercolors, etchings, photography, graphic arts, puppets, gouaches and drawing creating portraits, landscapes, educational and other illustrations, stages scenes...

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1920s Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

Traditional Sicilian Palermo 'Opera Dei Puppi' String Puppets
Traditional Sicilian Palermo 'Opera Dei Puppi' String Puppets

Traditional Sicilian Palermo 'Opera Dei Puppi' String Puppets

Located in Haarlem, NL

You will also find these puppets in the famous theatre and museum: "Il Museo internazionale delle marionette" at Sicillie, Palermo, some of them even almost life sized.

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Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wire

Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray  Porcelain Platinum Special Edition
Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray  Porcelain Platinum Special Edition

Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray Porcelain Platinum Special Edition

By Hermès

Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique

Exceptional and Unique Authentic Hermès Ashtray Made especially for the release of Francis Ford Coppola's film "THE GODFATHER" in 1972, featuring the famous marionette logo, release...

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1770s French Antique Marionettes

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century

Located in London, GB

The wood is used in marionette, puppet making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light in weight it has been used for centuries for this purpose despite m...

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1890s Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere
19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere

19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere

Located in London, GB

The wood is used in marionette, puppet making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light in weight it has been used for centuries for this purpose despite m...

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1880s German Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing
Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing

Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing

By René Georges Hermann-Paul

Located in Cotignac, FR

His illustrations relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those sa...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Bamana Marionette
Bamana Marionette

Bamana Marionette

Located in West Hollywood, CA

From Mali, in West Africa, this circa 1920 Marionette from the Bamana tribe was used at wedding ceremonies to entertain guests.

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Italian Marionette #2
Italian Marionette #2

Italian Marionette #2

Located in San Francisco, CA

Brilliant Sicilian marionette with original rod.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Mixed Media

19th century Italian Marionette
19th century Italian Marionette

19th century Italian Marionette

Located in San Francisco, CA

Italian marionette from Sicily.

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19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Mixed Media

A set of 8 French marionettes

A set of 8 French marionettes

Located in Summerland, CA

Delightfully hand-made from scraps, these folf art marionettes capture expressions which are uncannily human

Category

19th Century French Antique Marionettes

Materials

Iron

19th Century Wooden Marionette Theatre Backdrop
19th Century Wooden Marionette Theatre Backdrop

19th Century Wooden Marionette Theatre Backdrop

Located in Hudson, NY

Early 19th century painted backdrop for a Marionette theater.... probably for a "traveling" one Italian provenance, painting is wonderfully preserved and retains brilliant coloring.

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1830s Italian Romantic Antique Marionettes

Materials

Alkyd

Albumen Print of Black Minstrel Marionette
Albumen Print of Black Minstrel Marionette

Albumen Print of Black Minstrel Marionette

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Very cool, spooky looking, albumen image of Negro puppet strumming a banjo. Frame appears to be original, although "opened" by someone in the last 25 years.

Category

19th Century American Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century
Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century

Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century

Located in Retie, BE

Antique toys - antique tin toys - celluloid dolls - marionette dolls - puppetry

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Marionettes

Materials

Metal, Other

Folk Art Pair of Hound Dogs Marionette, circa Mid-Late 1800s
Folk Art Pair of Hound Dogs Marionette, circa Mid-Late 1800s

Folk Art Pair of Hound Dogs Marionette, circa Mid-Late 1800s

Located in Seattle, WA

This is a one of a kind, hand-painted 19th century Folk Art pair of hound dogs marionette children's toy.

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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Marionettes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Artist's Model Mannequin
Artist's Model Mannequin

Artist's Model Mannequin

Located in San Francisco, CA

wooden female drawing model inset brass neck and waist articulated pelvis and chest brings an anatomical awareness to this marionette suspending in boxed metal cage

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Early 20th Century French Antique Marionettes

Raffaele Frumenti Oil on Canvas, 1922-2002
Raffaele Frumenti Oil on Canvas, 1922-2002

Raffaele Frumenti Oil on Canvas, 1922-2002

By Raffaele Frumenti

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

(Rome 1922-2002) Born in the ancient Roman papal suburb of Borgo Pio, painter by vocation, Frumenti exhibited artistic and expressive ability since his boyhood, when for pure fun he ...

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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Marionettes

Materials

Canvas

Teaching Baby, 19th Century Dutch Oil on Board Genre Paintings by Jan Walraven
Teaching Baby, 19th Century Dutch Oil on Board Genre Paintings by Jan Walraven

Teaching Baby, 19th Century Dutch Oil on Board Genre Paintings by Jan Walraven

By Jan Walraven

Located in Atlanta, GA

The painting on the right, is situated indoors and shows his grandmother gently looking over him while he is determined to grab the small marionette that his mother is moving around....

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19th Century Dutch Antique Marionettes

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Teddy Roosevelt" Japanese Marionette Head, circa 1906
"Teddy Roosevelt" Japanese Marionette Head, circa 1906

"Teddy Roosevelt" Japanese Marionette Head, circa 1906

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Originally part of a satirical but oddly expressive marionette puppet representing U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Marionettes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Vintage Antique Italian Elephant Marionette Puppet
19th Century Vintage Antique Italian Elephant Marionette Puppet

19th Century Vintage Antique Italian Elephant Marionette Puppet

Located in Atlanta, GA

This elephant marionette really makes a great decorative art accessory piece!

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes

Materials

Rope, Wood

Lot of 7 Hand Painted Hand Carved 18th Century French Marionette Wooden Heads
Lot of 7 Hand Painted Hand Carved 18th Century French Marionette Wooden Heads

Lot of 7 Hand Painted Hand Carved 18th Century French Marionette Wooden Heads

Located in Plymouth, MA

Fabulous and somehow creepy set of 7 very diverse hand carved 18th century French Marionette heads. Each with it's own very unique personality. 5 have forged iron rods coming from th...

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18th Century French Antique Marionettes

Materials

Iron

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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.