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Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period
Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period

Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Pair of Articulated Paper Mache Bunraku Puppet Legs, Japanese, Meiji period This pair of Meiji

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper, Plaster

1750 Venezia Italy Set 7 Lacquered Puppets Polychrome Wooden and Papier Machè
1750 Venezia Italy Set 7 Lacquered Puppets Polychrome Wooden and Papier Machè

1750 Venezia Italy Set 7 Lacquered Puppets Polychrome Wooden and Papier Machè

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an extraordinary set of seven Puppets depicting the characters of the Venetian Art Comedy

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paper

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Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head

Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head

Located in London, GB

Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head A charming example of a mid-20th

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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Paper

1950s Paper Mache Puppet
1950s Paper Mache Puppet

1950s Paper Mache Puppet

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H 24 in W 13 in D 7 in

1950s Paper Mache Puppet

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1950s hand made paper mache puppet.

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Vintage 1950s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Antique Hand Made Paper Mache Hand Puppet & Stand Folk Art Doll Sculpture
Antique Hand Made Paper Mache Hand Puppet & Stand Folk Art Doll Sculpture

Antique Hand Made Paper Mache Hand Puppet & Stand Folk Art Doll Sculpture

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique hand made and painted paper mache hand puppet in the shape of a masculine human figure

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fabric, Paint, Paper

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1750 Venezia Italy Set 2 Green Lacquered Wooden Armchairs with Floral Decoration
1750 Venezia Italy Set 2 Green Lacquered Wooden Armchairs with Floral Decoration

1750 Venezia Italy Set 2 Green Lacquered Wooden Armchairs with Floral Decoration

Located in Brescia, IT

This is a magnificent set of two Venetian armchairs lacquered in light green with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration. The pieces have a delicate and refined drawing of poly...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$230,584Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

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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Other

A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk
A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk

A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk

By Gerard and Leonard Valk

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

A magnificent and very rare early 18th century celestial table globe produced by Gerard and Leonard Valk. Established at the end of the previous century by Gerard Valk, and assisted ...

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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Globes

Materials

Other

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table

$185,000

H 36.25 in W 61.5 in D 30.25 in

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.

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Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century

$139,715

H 257.09 in W 94.69 in D 94.69 in

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This monumental stone fountain canopy was made identical to the fountain of the Chateau of the Black Prince in Lormont. Dated from the 20th century, four columns with grooved barrels...

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20th Century French Napoleon III Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service

$47,525 / set

H 2.37 in W 20.67 in D 14.77 in

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...

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Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

$28,950Sale Price|35% Off

H 37.5 in W 27 in D 20 in

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...

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Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts

Materials

Bronze

Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845

Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845

Located in New York, NY

With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...

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Antique 1840s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

1750 Venezia Italy Blue and Green Lacquered Wooden Engraved Commode with Flowers
1750 Venezia Italy Blue and Green Lacquered Wooden Engraved Commode with Flowers

1750 Venezia Italy Blue and Green Lacquered Wooden Engraved Commode with Flowers

Located in Brescia, IT

There are a few pieces that can be called rare and extraordinary and this piece it can be. This is one-of-a-kind and unobtainable commode coming out from an Italian gentleman privat...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of French 18th Century École Française Oil on Canvas Portraits
Pair of French 18th Century École Française Oil on Canvas Portraits

Pair of French 18th Century École Française Oil on Canvas Portraits

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An extraordinary and monumental pair of 18th century École Française Oil on Canvas portraits of Marie-Josèphe of Habsbourg of Austria (1699-1757), wife of Frederick Augustus II of Sa...

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Antique 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau

Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry. The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...

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20th Century French Napoleon III Panelling

Materials

Bronze

19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms

19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms

Located in New York, NY

An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...

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Antique 1850s French Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Steel

TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!
TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!

TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: TOLKIEN, J. R. R. TITLE: The Hobbit or There and Back Again. PUBLISHER: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND IMPRESSION AND THE FIRST...

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Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Leather

King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900
King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900

King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900

Located in Leeds, GB

An 1899, Bluthner grand piano with a rosewood case, decorated with Art Nouveau and Empire style elements. It was showcased at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Piano bought by K...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Paper mache has its roots in China, with the inventors of paper itself. It then became popular in Europe, and it was through the Spaniards that paper mache entered Mexico. In Mexico, cartoneria or paper-mache sculptures are a traditional craft that goes back to the colonial period when the Spanish brought the art overseas. Shop a range of antique and modern paper mache on 1stDibs.