Marionette Theatre
Petrushka. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
"Petrushka", Hand Ground Pigments on Canvas
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
Les Marionettes II — 1960s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
suite of 11 etchings created by Bellmer to illustrate 'On the Marionette Theatre' an essay by renowned
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Les Marionettes I — 1960s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
etchings created by Bellmer to illustrate 'On the Marionette Theatre' an essay by renowned German author
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face, long grey beard, and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink 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
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Green Silk Robe, Pink 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
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
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From the book; The Holdens: Monarchs of the Marionette Theatre by John McCormick
The Holden family
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Portrait of Caroline and her Puppets - British 1930s theatrical art oil painting
Located in London, GB
'. It is a three-quarter length portrait of a woman, Caroline, dangling a puppet or marionette in front
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
L'Inspecteur Général "Revizor" - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1897-98
Located in Roma, IT
L'Inspecteur Général "Revizor" is a litograph realized by Hermann Paul in 1897-98, for the Theatre
Category
1890s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 11.03 in W 14.77 in D 0.04 in
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Early 1900s Humpty Dumpty Circus Clown Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1900S Hand painted Pierrot the cast iron mechanical penny bank clown. Very colorful mechanical bank known as the Humpty Dumpty Bank and shows a clown with his mouth open and his swin...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Rustic Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Untitled (Two Nudes) — 1970s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, Untitled (Two Nudes), engraving and drypoint, 1971, edition 99. Signed and numbered '94/99' in pencil. A fine impression, on Arches cream wove paper; the full sheet wit...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Engraving, Drypoint
Mid-Century Rocking Sheep
By Povl Kjær
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little. mid century, wooden rocking sheep with real sheep coat, black lacquered carved face and feet, with wood handles. In original condition, with visible wear and patina, con...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wool, Wood
Maxfield Parrish Lithograph “Garden of Allah”, 1919
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections. Original Lithograph. A Continuous Tone ( No Dots) Lithographic Print.
This piece is named "Garden of Allah"
Maxfiel...
Category
Vintage 1910s North American Prints
Materials
Paper
Brutalist Hand Forged Iron Mosaic Sculpture Menorah Israeli David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand Forged Iron Stone Mosaic Hanukah Menorah Candelabra
David Palombo was an Israeli sculptor and painter. He was born in Turkey to a traditional family and immigrated to the Lan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arte Povera Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Iron
H 4.5 in W 15.5 in D 3 in
Mov Vintage Floor Lamp
By Euroluce
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning modern floor lamp designed by Euroluce Light of Italy & Studio in Project was originally named Pinocchio for the fictional wooden marionette created by Collodi. The met...
Category
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Pedal Car Made by Pines, Italy, circa 1964
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pedal car, metal and fiberglass construction. Well used but oozes plenty of charm, honest and unrestored pedal car, “Carrara” model, was realized by the world famous Pines Factory ...
Category
20th Century Italian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fiberglass
"She Made Him Sleep on her Knees" Etching Israeli Judaica Bezalel School Woman
By Shulamith Wittenberg Miller
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching hand signed and dated in English. Titled, "She Made Him Sleep on her Knees" Biblical Etching.
Shulamit Wittenberg Miller
Born 1908 in Jerusalem, attended Bezalel Art School,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981)
Deco Girl with Car, 1936
30 x 20 inches
Oil on Canvas Board
Signed ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
Composition - Lithograph after Fernand Leger - Mid-20th Century
By Fernand Léger
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a screen print realized after Fernand Léger in the mid-20th Century.
Monogrammed in plate and hand numbered in pencil lower right.
The composition is part of a colle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 14.97 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Braque, Oiseau au couchant, Georges Braque le solitaire (after)
By Georges Braque
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, Georges Braque le solitaire, 1959. Published by Editio...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le crépuscule rose caresse le sexe des femmes et des oiseaux
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Stencil, 1959
Signed in the plate
Publisher : Pierre Matisse (New-York)
Printer : Mourlot (Daniel Jacomet)
43.50 cm. x 36.00 cm. 17.13 in. x 14.17 in. (paper)
After a gouache by Joa...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Stencil
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 marionette puppets. All with original cotton, silk and valour clothing intact, han...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
"Green Pastures" by Gene Pelham. Printed in U.S.A.
Located in Clinton Township, MI
New York Graphic Society
Printed in USA, plate signed.
Good condition
13.5 x 16 in.
Category
20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large Folky Handmade Caboose-Form Toy Box
Located in New York, NY
Charming handmade toy storage box. The roof opens to revel space for toy, or whatever you'd like to store. Minor wood elements missing ( one step platform ).
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Plywood
(Ten) Assorted Metal Still Coin Banks; Circa 1950's-'70's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nine out of these ten banks are of American manufacture, made between the 1950's and the 1970's, while one (the Well's Fargo Stage Coach) was made in China, circa 1990's.
Banthrico,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
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Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
processions leaving an extraordinary depth in the rear, as likewise large spaces on the sides’.
Theatre of
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Antique 1880s English Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
H 30 in W 36 in D 0.5 in
Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique mechanical marionette theatre toy by CK made in Japan.
A clockwork tin - metal swing with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal, Other
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink 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
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Orange 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
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Yellow 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
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Rope, Wood
Paladini - Original Oil on Canvas by Laura D'Andrea - 1998
By Laura D'Andrea
Located in Roma, IT
objects of the Sicilian culture: Paladini, indeed, are the typical marionettes of Sicilian theatre. The
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 35.44 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
The Old Fiddler (Old Chris)
By Eric Bransby
Located in Denver, CO
afterwards he became involved in constructing marionettes and a puppet theatre with a friend. At some level
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Rotation
By Eric Bransby
Located in Denver, CO
involved in constructing marionettes and a puppet theatre with a friend. At some level, this experience
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
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
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Traditional Sicilian Palermo 'Opera Dei Puppi' String Puppets
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of armoured wire string puppets. You will also find these puppets in the famous theatre and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Copper, Wire, Brass
Enrico Baj - Original Lithograph
By Enrico Baj
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
, Umberto Eco, Alda Merini. He also made memorable contributions to the world of theatre with his famous
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
French Marionette Theatre
Located in New Orleans, LA
EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MARIONETTE THEATRE WITH "STAGE" AND 17 MARIONETTES. DATED 1908.
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20th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron, Wire
19th Century Wooden Marionette Theatre Backdrop
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century painted backdrop for a Marionette theater.... probably for a "traveling" one
Category
Antique 1830s Italian Romantic Decorative Art
Materials
Alkyd
Raffaele Frumenti Oil on Canvas, 1922-2002
By Raffaele Frumenti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ability since his boyhood, when for pure fun he used to built some small marionette theatres (subsequently
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rope, Wood
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Marionette Theatre For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the marionette theatre you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, paint and textile, every marionette theatre was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer marionette theatre, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right marionette theatre, those designed in Art Deco and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made marionette theatre has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sax Berlin and Hans Bellmer are consistently popular.
How Much is a Marionette Theatre?
Prices for a marionette theatre can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $251 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $700.
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