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French Marionettes

Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French Marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
$475
H 14.5 in Dm 4.75 in
Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
$475
H 14.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
century marionette puppets, likely to be French in origin. Their heads made from carved pine, porcelain
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Antique 1820s French Toys

Materials

Fabric, Pine, Paper

Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
$2,034
H 12 in W 5 in D 2 in
Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Marionettes Chinoises Chinois 1935
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Marionettes
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak, Pine

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Large Original Art Deco Sculpture of a Dancer with a Marionette
By Enrique Molins-Balleste
Located in Brighton, GB
Superb, large original French art deco sculpture of a beautiful dancer playing with a marionette of
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this colorful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art form
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
H 14 in Dm 3.5 in
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Ghostly French Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Ghostly French Marionette puppet We are proud to offer a ghostly looking early
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Vintage 1930s French Toys

Materials

Pine

Mid-20th Century French Marionette Puppet Form
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century marionette puppet forms We are proud to offer a lovely example of a mid-20th
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Vintage 1940s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Pine

18th Century Primitive Marionette
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive wood/fabric marionette unusual form and character.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood, Fabric

18th Century Primitive Marionette
18th Century Primitive Marionette
H 41 in W 15 in D 7 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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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Pine

Collection of three 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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
H 14.5 in Dm 3.5 in
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
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Textile, Wood

French Marionette Theatre
Located in New Orleans, LA
EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MARIONETTE THEATRE WITH "STAGE" AND 17 MARIONETTES. DATED 1908. H
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20th Century French Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron, Wire

French Marionette Theatre
French Marionette Theatre
H 33 in W 29.5 in D 24 in
A set of 8 French marionettes
Located in Summerland, CA
Delightfully hand-made from scraps, these folf art marionettes capture expressions
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Antique 19th Century French Toys

Materials

Iron

A set of 8 French marionettes
H 10 in W 3 in D 2 in
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
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Antique 18th Century French Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

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Metal

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
$225,000
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Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
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Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble

Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
$2,008,469
H 179.93 in W 90.95 in D 24.02 in
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Materials

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Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
$113,922 / set
H 64.18 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
French Empire Mahogany and Bronze Queen Bed
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style mahogany and bronze and gilt trimmed queen size bed with swan design (includes: headboard, footboard, rails). (19th Century reproduction of Josephine Bonaparte's ...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

French Empire Mahogany and Bronze Queen Bed
French Empire Mahogany and Bronze Queen Bed
$65,000
H 56 in W 98 in D 72 in
Unique and Magnificent Jewel Encrusted Automaton Watch by Audemars Piguet
By Audemars Piguet
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th Century Swiss More Clocks

Materials

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Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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Materials

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Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1895
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Kobe Toys are very mysterious and not much is known about them. They were created and hand made, strictly for tourists and foreigners (never exported) during the Meiji period in Japa...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Ebony

Girl in beautiful Dress, Antique German Dollhouse Doll Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric

Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
Located in London, GB
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Materials

Paper

Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
$4,014
H 7 in W 10 in D 5 in
Antique Pharmacy Moble in Walnut with Drawers, Raised Day, Bookcase, Swiss, 1800
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pharmacy Moble in Walnut with Drawers, Raised Day, Bookcase, Swiss, 1800
Antique Pharmacy Moble in Walnut with Drawers, Raised Day, Bookcase, Swiss, 1800
$36,861 Sale Price
20% Off
H 108.27 in W 149.61 in D 18.12 in
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
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Oak

Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
$50,365
H 200.79 in W 120.08 in D 82.68 in
Vintage Lehmann Mechanical Metal Toys with Colonial Theme
Located in Copenhagen, K
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Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Vintage Lehmann Mechanical Metal Toys with Colonial Theme
Vintage Lehmann Mechanical Metal Toys with Colonial Theme
$550 Sale Price / item
36% Off
H 4.73 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 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...
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Antique 1880s Italian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Brass

Stunning Austrian Christmas Paper mache Santa St.Nicholas Candy Container 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
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20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Composition

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Le Dieu Vivant- Nagano, Japon 1952
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Studio City, CA
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

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French Marionettes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of French marionettes for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and pine, all French marionettes available were constructed with great care. French marionettes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. French marionettes bearing Folk Art hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are French Marionettes?

French marionettes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $791, while the lowest priced sells for $475 and the highest can go for as much as $10,900.