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Sicilian Puppet

Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s
Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s

Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s

$495

H 8.27 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in

Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight

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Early 20th Century Italian Black Forest Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s

Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s. The Sicilian Puppet Theater

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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette

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

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

, the puppet will be sold with both the ribbon and rod. What remains of the marionette is stable

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight
Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight

Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight

Located in London, GB

Sicilian marionette knight puppet. Still wearing all in brass armour and silk clothing. Made from carved

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Antique 1870s Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild

Located in London, GB

Sicilian marionette knight puppet/marionette. Still wearing all in brass armour and silk clothing. Made

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Antique 1880s Italian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Brass

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Rare 19th Century Sicilian Commedia dell'arte Rod Puppet
Rare 19th Century Sicilian Commedia dell'arte Rod Puppet

Rare 19th Century Sicilian Commedia dell'arte Rod Puppet

Located in San Francisco, CA

A great early 19th century Sicilian Commedia dell'arte rod puppet. Carved and polychrome painted

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures

Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting
Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting

Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

puppet shows in the early 1920s. All the pieces were hand-painted, used for their respective show then

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Vintage 1920s Sicilian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Almost Lifesize Sicilian Soldier Marionette  Figure
Almost Lifesize Sicilian Soldier Marionette  Figure

Almost Lifesize Sicilian Soldier Marionette Figure

Located in Pasadena, CA

Highly decorative Sicilian marionette or puppet soldier dressed in brocade jacket and patchwork

Category

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Sicilian Puppet, 19th Century
Large Sicilian Puppet, 19th Century

Large Sicilian Puppet, 19th Century

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H 53 in W 17 in D 9 in

Large Sicilian Puppet, 19th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A very unusual 19th century Sicilian puppet from the "Opera di Puppi", circa 1860

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Toys

Materials

Metal

Decorative basket by Fornasetti depicting Sicilian puppets from the 70s.
Decorative basket by Fornasetti depicting Sicilian puppets from the 70s.

Decorative basket by Fornasetti depicting Sicilian puppets from the 70s.

By Fornasetti

Located in Catania, IT

For sale is a rare and fascinating vintage basket by Fornasetti, an authentic masterpiece of twentieth-century Italian design. The object, immediately recognizable by its very lively...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Baskets

Materials

Aluminum

Ancient Sicilian Puppet, Rinaldo, Italy, 1960s
Ancient Sicilian Puppet, Rinaldo, Italy, 1960s

Ancient Sicilian Puppet, Rinaldo, Italy, 1960s

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H 29.14 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in

Ancient Sicilian Puppet, Rinaldo, Italy, 1960s

Located in Palermo, IT

Ancient Sicilian puppet, 1940s. 74 cm tall, the work of a master puppeteer from Palermo. It

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass, Copper

Traditional Sicilian Palermo 'Opera Dei Puppi' String Puppets
Traditional Sicilian Palermo 'Opera Dei Puppi' String Puppets

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wire

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

figure from. We have removed this and placed a piece of decorative silk for hanging, the puppet will be

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

hanging, the puppet will be sold with both the ribbon and rod. What remains of the marionette is

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

, the puppet will be sold with both the ribbon and rod. What remains of the marionette is stable and

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

have removed this and placed a piece of decorative silk for hanging, the puppet will be sold with both

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'

Located in Lowestoft, GB

hanging, the puppet will be sold with both the ribbon and rod. What remains of the marionette is

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

Rare 19th Century Sicilian Puppet
Rare 19th Century Sicilian Puppet

Rare 19th Century Sicilian Puppet

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H 47.64 in W 7.88 in D 2.37 in

Rare 19th Century Sicilian Puppet

Located in Tadcaster, GB

This is a lovely example of a 19th century Sicilian puppet. It is rare to see these old examples as

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Antique 19th Century Italian More Folk Art

Italian Articulated Rod Puppet Sculpture
Italian Articulated Rod Puppet Sculpture

Italian Articulated Rod Puppet Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

A whimsical 19th century antique Sicilian Commedia dell 'arte rod puppet. The vintage puppet has

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Toys

Materials

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Sicilian Puppet For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Sicilian puppet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Sicilian puppet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and pine. There are many kinds of the Sicilian puppet you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Sicilian puppet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Sicilian Puppet?

Prices for a Sicilian puppet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $850 and can go as high as $3,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,643.