$258Sale Price|29% Off
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Complete with songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for its high level of refinement and spectacle.
Silk, Wood
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Puppets from the puppet theater are very popular today and are exhibited in many museums.
Metal
Hand-Carved Antique Wall Panels with Puppet Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
Travel back to the vibrant world of 19th century Chinese theater with this pair of Qing Dynasty hand-carved puppet show signs.
Wood
Thai Polychrome Dancer Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Comprised of polychromed wood with lacquer and mixed-media elements, the figure is visually similar to three-dimensional theater puppets known as hun yai. Carved with lifelike moveme...
Wood
Beautiful Torso of a Man, India, Orissa, 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful torso of a man, carved in scooped out palm tree - once used like puppet for theater performances - India, Orissa, XVIIIth century Dimensions: w.56 X d.33 X h.115 cm
Wood
19th Century French Puppet Theater "Guignol" Punch & Judy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A full size travelling puppet theater, of wooden construction with gesso finish.
Fabric, Softwood, Paper
Cubist French Puppet Theater
By Walt Louderback
Located in Miami, FL
Masterfully designed and rendered complex Cubist figural work. Work is signed lower left and it is not framed.
Paper, Watercolor
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H 8 in W 11.5 in
Le Lavoir au Haut-Trestaou (The Wash House at Haut-Trestaou) /// French Modern
By Henri Riviere
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
In otherwise very good condition Very rare Biography: Henri Rivière (1864-1951) was a French artist best known for his delicate illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet ...
Lithograph
A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head of a Saracen Marionette
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Marionettes have a long tradition in Sicilian puppetry, known as "Opera dei Pupi." These puppet theaters often featured tales of chivalry and epic battles, with Saracen characters re...
Iron
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H 12 in W 16 in
"Untitled" Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Bauhaus School, Jewish Woman Artist, Interior
Located in New York, NY
In 1915, after a course of photography and early experiences in a street puppet theater, Friedl joined the textile department of the School of Art and Crafts.
Charcoal, Board
Unique Antique French Puppet Theater
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous and extremely rare puppet theater with great color and its curtain, France, circa 1900.
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
Complete with songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese Puppet Theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for its high level of refinement and spectacle.
Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
Complete with songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for its high level of refinement and spectacle.
Silk, Wood
Osan, The Heroine in "Daikyoji Makashi goyomi"
By Saburosuke Okada
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Chikamatsu wrote first for Kabuki and then Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater. He is sometimes referred to as the Japanese Shakespeare.
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
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...
Woodcut
Late 19th century French Puppet Opera Theater
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous and extremely rare small puppet opera theater with great color and its curtain, As visible on the photo's 3 scenes are present.
Wood, Paper
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H 18 in W 22 in D 1 in
Kabuki Actors Sawamura Kito as the chambermaid Okaru and Nakamura Tomosa II as S
By Konishi Hirosada
Located in Plano, TX
The play was originally written for the puppet theater (Bunraku) and staged for the first time in the 8th lunar month of 1748 in Ôsaka at the Takemotoza.
Color, Woodcut
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H 15 in W 10.5 in
'The Spirit of the Wine' — Japanese Legend from the Famed Chikamatsu Series
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
He authored over 100 plays, mainly for the Bunraku puppet theater, including historical romances and domestic tragedies, often based on actual events.
Woodcut
Musée Grevin: Théatre les Fantouches
By Jules Chéret
Located in San Francisco, CA
This poster advertised the puppet theater of John Hewitt performed at the Musée Grevin.
Lithograph
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H 29.75 in W 41 in D 0.75 in
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Riviere "Henri Rivière was a French artist best known for his delicate illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet theater at the Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris.
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
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H 29 in W 40.25 in D 0.75 in
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Riviere "Henri Rivière was a French artist best known for his delicate illustrations of Breton landscapes and shadow puppet theater at the Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris.
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Large Carved Wooden Devil Puppet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A very fine example of a professionally carved puppet from Italian theater. Puppet shows very very popular in the 19th and early 20th century, and the devil could always add a dramat...
Wood
$4,800
H 22.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in
Framed Stunning Chinese Qing Dynasty Kesi Peacock Third Rank Badge
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk civil rank badge panel beautifully framed in a gilt Baux bamboo carved wood frame circa Qing dynasty mid-19th century. The square rank badge is known in Chinese as Buzi which ...
Silk
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage Hand-Crafted Balinese Beech Wood Panel, 1993
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage hand-crafted Balinese beech wood panel, 1993 Purchased by my parents during their honeymoon. Single piece. Good conditions.
Wood
$8,750
H 68.51 in W 58.67 in D 83.86 in
French Louis XVI Style Walnut Carved Bed Frame, Baroque, Full/ Queen Size
Located in Miami, FL
An Exquisite antique French Louis XVI full size bed. Made of Walnut, featuring foliate carved ribbon and crest with center cartouche, acorn form finials, fluted and turned columns, a...
Walnut
Large Carved and Gilt Decorated Chinese Screen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and intricate Asian carved and gilt panel that may be utilized as an architectural element, wall decoration or screen. In one piece with six panels with four recessed section...
Wood
$115,938
H 61.82 in W 38.59 in D 22.05 in
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Giltwood, Lacquer
$60,936Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s A great walnut wall panel with an artistically carved scene showing a family of stags in the forest. Hand-carved, probably ...
Wood
19th Century Carved Chinese Gilt Wood Panel II
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Chinese hand-carved gilt wood panel featuring a battle scene depicting both standing and horse-mounted sword-drawn warriors engaged in combat and charging with banners r...
Wood, Giltwood
$450
H 15.5 in W 9.5 in D 3 in
1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera Artistry. This splendid Burmese-Thai marionette is a testament to masterful hand car...
Fabric, Wood
$3,400 / set
H 65 in W 12 in D 1 in
Pair of 19th Century Antique Carved Wood Overdoor Panels with Traces of Paint
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of antique carved wood overdoor panels from the 19th century, with traces of original paint. This pair of 19th-century antique carved wood overdoor panels features a captivati...
Wood
$9,960
H 38.25 in W 21.25 in D 4.5 in
Antique Large Hand Carved Oak Gothic Art Panel, Depicting Christ and 12 Apostles
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and unique 'sermon on the mount' wall plaque with Jesus and the apostles carved in high relief. This large size work of religious art depicts Jesus in the middle and He is ...
Oak
$5,525
H 68.5 in W 80 in D 2 in
Set of Four Antique Chinese Architectural Panels with Carved Lattice and Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
This antique Chinese four-panel screen is composed of individually carved wooden panels, each featuring a finely pierced geometric lattice design and a central cartouche with deeply ...
Wood
$34,102
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
$2,067Sale Price|20% Off
H 50 in W 13 in D 9 in
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 Sicilian marionette knight puppet/marionette. Still wearing all in brass armour and si...
Brass
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...
Ceramic, Fabric