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Marionette String

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

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Materials

Textile

1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced
Located in Miami, FL
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which have been Danced. Offered for sale is a
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20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, String, Wood, Paint

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of vintage 1950s string marionettes, these magnificent Rajasthani Kathputli puppets came
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Textile, Silk, Wood

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Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning authentic Burmese ornately hand crafted Diety marionette puppet on display stand. The
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Silk, String, Wood

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

String, Pine

Vintage Wooden Puppet Marionette Don Quixote
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable vintage wooden puppet marionette - Don Quixote. The marionette is operated by 5
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Other Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

German Vintage Carved Wooden Moose Marionette Puppet
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable wooden moose marionette puppet. Germany, circa the 1950s. This lovely wooden moose
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Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970
By Jane Knight
Located in Amarillo, TX
Jane Knight (1928-2013) Hand-knitted and strung marionette doll with original photograph face of
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper, String, Wood, Wool

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

String, Pine

Folk Art Articulated Horse Marionette
Located in Boston, MA
Wood carved articulated horse marionette with black painted stand with metal supports.
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Vintage 1940s American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Paint, String

Early 1930's Folk Art Marionettes (Pair)
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Pair of great marionettes of a bullfighter and a bespectacled older gentleman. Very nice patina on
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Vintage 1930s American Toys

Materials

Wood, Fabric, String

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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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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 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

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H 14.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Pair of Antique Burmese Thailand Marionette Puppet Dolls Figurative Folk Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An antique pair of antique Burmese / Thailand marionette puppet dolls depicting a man and woman wearing traditional Thai silk and linen clothing. Fertility figurative folk art. A uni...
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20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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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 Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s. The Sicilian Pu...
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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honour the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a l...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century String Puppet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This oddly beautiful, in a tragic way, puppet was made somewhere in the 20th century, as we are uncertain of their specific creation date. The plexiglass case around them was custom ...
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Early 20th Century European Expressionist Toys and Dolls

Materials

Silk, Plexiglass

20th Century String Puppet
20th Century String Puppet
H 32.5 in W 8 in D 10.5 in
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 Sicilian marionette knight puppet. Still wearing all in brass armour and silk clothing...
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Antique 1870s Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls

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Benin ‘Nigeria’ Bronze Figural Offering Depicting Leopards and Tribesmen
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Benin (Nigeria) bronze figural offering depicting leopards and tribesmen Offered for sale is a modern-day Benin (Nigeria) bronze figural offering depicting leopar...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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