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Italian Marionette

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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Pine

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
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Antique 1870s Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Bulgari "Girotondo Di Marionette" Silk Scarf
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Bulgari's wonderfully whimsical "Girotondo di Marionette" silk scarf is finished with hand
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1990s Italian Scarves

Exceptional Set of 24 Unique Hand-crafted Marionette Heads, Italy, 19th Century
Located in LEWES, GB
An extraordinary and exceptional museum-quality set of twenty four unique handcrafted Marionette
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Antique 19th Century Italian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique 1870s Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 1880s Italian Folk Art Toys

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Brass

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
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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Set of 2 Sicilian Puppets "Marionette Theatre" Height 83 cm (125 cm), 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Sicilian puppets "marionette theatre" height 83 cm, 1960s Structure in beech wood and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Recent Sales

Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A national treasure in the eyes of Sicily and parts of Italy. A larger than life opera backdrop for
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Vintage 1920s Sicilian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Loosi Goosi Marionette Bird by Palumbo Giocattoli, 1970s
Located in Schagen, NL
Rare Loosi Goosi mulicolor marionet was manufactured in Italy ca, the 1970s. The toy was
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Vintage 1970s Italian Other Toys

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Michele de Lucchi et Alberto Nason Lampe Groviglio collection Marionette 2001
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in PARIS, FR
Marionette, création 2001 Edition de 10 exemplaires par Produzione Privata, plus épreuves d’artiste, épuisée
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Charming 19th Century Italian Marionette Puppet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Italian Marionette Puppet
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Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Hand carved Italian marionette articulated figure.
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Hand carved Italian marionette articulated figure. Quite simply, this is one of
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Antique 1820s Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Victorian Toys

Materials

Pine

Pair of Antique Italian Large "Knight" Marionettes
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of 19th century Italian puppets dressed as Knights with metal armor, red feathers and hand
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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Hand Carved Wood Marionette
Located in Culver City, CA
Wooden marionette fragment with beautifully painted face, original surface.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Wood Marionette
Hand Carved Wood Marionette
H 20 in W 10 in D 3 in
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
19th century Marionette puppet We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th
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Antique 1880s Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Pine

19th Century Marionette Puppet
19th Century Marionette Puppet
H 32 in W 8 in L 32 in
19th Century Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
19th century Marionette puppet We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Linen, Silk, Pine

19th Century Marionette Puppet
19th Century Marionette Puppet
H 33 in W 8 in L 33 in
Remarkable Collection of 3 Rare Artfully Handmade Large Puppet Marionettes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of three amazing rare artfully handmade 19th century marionettes from a theatre house in
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Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Rope, Wood

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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

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

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

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

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

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

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Cotton, Wood

19th Century, Italian Puppet
19th Century, Italian Puppet
H 23 in W 7 in D 2 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Cotton, Wood

19th Century, Italian Puppet
19th Century, Italian Puppet
H 20 in W 6 in D 2 in
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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sheet Metal

Masks and Marionettes Oil Painting by Joe Caruso
By Joe Caruso
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Oil an canvas of masks and marionetts white wood strip frame.
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Late 20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th century Italian Marionette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian marionette from Sicily.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Mixed Media

19th century Italian Marionette
19th century Italian Marionette
H 80 in W 9 in D 16 in
Italian Marionette #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brilliant Sicilian marionette with original rod.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Italian Marionette #2
Italian Marionette #2
H 80 in W 9 in D 16 in
Sicilian Pupo-marionette-pupi-paladin
Located in Palermo, Italia
Sicilian Pupo-marionette-pupi-paladin: Palermitan school pupil, in richly arabesque alpacca with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Alpaca

19th Century Wooden Marionette Theatre Backdrop
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century painted backdrop for a Marionette theater.... probably for a "traveling" one
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Antique 1830s Italian Romantic Decorative Art

Materials

Alkyd

From the Life of the Marionettes 1980 Italian Due Fogli Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1980 Italian due fogli poster for the film From the Life of the Marionettes (Aus dem Leben
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Vintage 1980s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

19th Century Vintage Antique Italian Elephant Marionette Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Definitely a fun find! A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rope, Wood

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Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878) Engla...
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Antique Early 19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

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Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...
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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
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bisque Head, Arms and Leg Doll is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful Outfit, it ...
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric

19th C English Country House Double Fronted Teal & Auburn Dolls House
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather lovely and very original 19th century dolls house. Double fronted hinged front, opening to reveal six interior sections, with remnants of period wall paper. layers of origi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Toys

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Automaton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous rare 19th century automaton. Most likely made in France at the end of the 19th century. She is a real beauty and in remarkable condition for her age. She is made of porcelai...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Automaton
19th Century French Automaton
H 11.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art Figure We share what we love, and we love this early 20th Century example of an English double helmet policeman figure. Made from pine and detai...
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Vintage 1920s European Folk Art Toys

Materials

Pine

Antique Doll House, AC-0149
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Doll House Item #: AC-0214-03 Dimensions: 29”W x 19”D x 30”H
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Antique 19th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Antique Doll House, AC-0149
Antique Doll House, AC-0149
H 30 in W 29 in D 19 in
Collection of 17 Small Lead Soldiers from French and English Regiments
Located in Sofia, BG
This collection contains soldiers and guards and other English and French regiments in various poses, with weapons and different uniforms. All figures are hand painted and are standi...
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Mid-20th Century French Toys

Materials

Lead

Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy Every now and again an item comes along that is very special, this is one of those items. Of museum quality this mid-20th Century German pap...
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Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Netherlands, 21st century, died of natural cause in a European zoo H. 141 cm Endemic to North-east Australia and Papua-Guinea, the Cassowary is regarded as the most dangerous b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy

Materials

Animal Skin

Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art form, have been a mainstay of French cultural life for hundreds of years and is integr...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
H 14.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Vintage Lehmann Mechanical Metal Toys with Colonial Theme
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice and funny looking Lehmann mechanical toys, from circa 1920, with colonial theme. Ostrich is sold.
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Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Articulated Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Jig Doll A wonderful example of a late 19th century English jig doll called porkpie. A fully articulated hand carved feature. With amazing leather handcraf...
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Toys

Materials

Leather, Pine, Paint

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
German Fireman Puppet We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century German fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a...
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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Cotton, Pine

Bird Cage
Located in Hellerup, DK
Antique French unique handmade, carved and painted dolls house-like birdcage - oversized and with many unique details which makes it look more like a birds-chateau and is very far fr...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Antiquities

Materials

Metallic Thread

Bird Cage
Bird Cage
H 26.38 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
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Italian Marionette For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Italian marionette you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and pine, every Italian marionette was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an Italian marionette, we have 14 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Italian marionette, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An Italian marionette, designed in the Victorian, folk art or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made Italian marionette has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Euroluce and Raffaella Crespi are consistently popular.

How Much is an Italian Marionette?

Prices for an Italian marionette can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $215 and can go as high as $11,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,530.