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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
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Used French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
H 14.5 in Dm 4.75 in
Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
Category

Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Used French Marionette
Antique French Marionette
H 14.5 in Dm 2.5 in
2D Plywood Marionette Mannequin
Located in Hanover, MA
Peculiar Folk Art two-dimensional marionette or mannequin comprised of ten elements of cutout half
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1970s American Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Plywood

Used 2D Plywood Marionette Mannequin
2D Plywood Marionette Mannequin
H 72 in W 20 in D 1 in
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th
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1820s French Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Pine, Paper

"Soldier Marionettes" Surrealist Figurative Lithograph
By Donald Sexauer
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative surrealist print of a soldier as a marionette with others suspended in the air behind. A
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1960s Surrealist Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

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 Used Marionettes

Les Marionettes I — 1960s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, Les Marionettes I, etching with hand coloring, 1969, edition 150. Signed and
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1960s Surrealist Used Marionettes

Materials

Etching

Les Marionettes II — 1960s Erotic Surrealism
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hans Bellmer, Les Marionettes II, etching with hand coloring, 1969, edition 150, Flahutez 58-8
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1960s Surrealist Used Marionettes

Materials

Etching

The Somber Strings of the Marionette
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
On a stage we are placed. Sometimes we dream of the strings holding us.
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2010s Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Marionette's Rehearsal, Large Abstract by Jim Bruss
By Jim Bruss
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jim Bruss, American (1944 - ) Title: Marionette's Rehearsal Year: 1978 Medium: Serigraph
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1970s Abstract Used Marionettes

Materials

Screen

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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1870s Italian Early Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera marionette puppet is dress in an elegant embroidered silk dragon robe. The
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Early 19th Century Chinese Used Marionettes

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

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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19th Century Italian Early Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

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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1880s Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Brass

"Marionette", Contemporary, Ceramic, Wall Hanging, Sculpture, Acrylic Paint
By Beverly Mayeri
Located in St. Louis, MO
Craft, Portland, OR Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI Scripps College, Pomona, CA "Marionette
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic

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 fabricated mostly from plastic and cardboard paper. It is in very good condition considering...
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1970s Italian Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Plastic, Paper

1950s Pair of Oriental Puppet Marionettes with Original Dress
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s pair of Oriental puppet marionettes with original dress.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Used Marionettes

Materials

Silk

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 Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

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, long grey beard, and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired fro...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Beautiful new modernist work by Giancarlo Impiglia, "The Marionettes"
By Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A new work by the indelible Giancarlo Impiglia, who value can only increase. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the shou...
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2010s Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

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 Used Marionettes

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 Used Marionettes

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Textile, String, Wood, Paint

Yigal Zemer (Israeli, B. 1938) Intaglio 1977 Artist Proof, "Marionette"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
dated 77 lower right. A/P VIII/XX lower left, titled lower center. A hand in relief makes the marionette
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Large Bamana Marionette Figure of Charming Police Man, African Figure
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Bamana marionette figure of a charming police man. African figure retains original paint
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20th Century African Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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
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20th Century Chinese Used Marionettes

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
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20th Century Chinese Used Marionettes

Materials

Silk

Düsseldorfer Bühnenball by R. Hoch, German Art Deco marionette lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
A marionette and a woman with a fantastic, geometric headdress promote a ball in Düsseldorf; the
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1910s Art Deco Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved fragment of a marionette. France, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and
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19th Century French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood

Antique Carved Thai Burmese Ramayana Warrior Folk Art Marionette Puppet Doll
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique carved Thai Burmese Ramayana Warrior marionette string puppet. Hand made from wood
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

"Memory", Wood Marionette, Rocking Horse, Blue Orange Yellow Figurative Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This is a painting work by French artist Françoise Collandre. A graduate from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Métiers d'Arts in Paris, Françoise Collandre entered the fine art w...
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2010s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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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19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

20th Century Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot & Pierette
Located in Lowestoft, GB
wife Eva costumed the puppets, the marionettes where made around 1935/1945 and performed into the early
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1930s English Used Marionettes

Materials

Silk, Pine

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

Materials

Metal

Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, new old stock Liberty's London Marionette string
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Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine, Oak

A Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sicilian Head of a Saracen Marionette
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Sicilian Marionette head depicting a Saracene, it's a part of " Opera dei Pupi " inspired by The
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Late 19th Century Sicilian Medieval Used Marionettes

Materials

Iron

Still Life of Fuchsias, Geraniums and Marionettes - British 30's oil painting
By Herbert Davis Richter
Located in London, GB
marionettes. The brushwork and impasto are superb and reflect beautifully in the table. This is a lovely
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1930s Art Deco Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment/ robe with a dragon symbol. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acq...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Enamel Marionette "Wild Cats" Lion Statement Earrings By Lunch At The Ritz
By Lunch at the Ritz
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the '90s - Each earring measures approximately 3.5" tall - Gold plated - Enameled - Crystal rhinestone accents - Bead da...
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1990s American Modern Used Marionettes

Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used Marionettes

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Composition, Metal, Brass

The Puppet Master by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin
Located in Munich, DE
statue looks like a marionette. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Puppet Master by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin
Located in Munich, DE
statue looks like a marionette. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Puppet Master by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin
Located in Munich, DE
statue looks like a marionette. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Archival Pigment

Art Deco Sculpture Puppetes by Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Miami, FL
puppets "Les Marionettes". Signature: Le Faguays
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Used Marionettes

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

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 Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Silk, Wood

Antique Circus Clown with Poseable Arms and Caracterful Smile
Located in Leuven , BE
An intriguing example of a fully articulated circus puppet marionette, in the form of a clown. This
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20th Century French Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

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
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Silver Leaf

Antique Circus Clown with poseable arms and caracterful smile
Located in brussel, BE
An intriguing example of a fully articulated circus puppet marionette, in the form of a clown. This
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20th Century Other Art Style Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Pair of Indian Handmade Vintage Rajasthani Kathputli Puppets
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of Indian Handmade Vintage Rajasthani Kathputli Puppets Lovely Vintage pair of Marionette
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1950s Anglo-Indian Used Marionettes

Materials

Silk

MCM Abstract Pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" by Pat Keck
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
as a metal lever used to move the mouths of the marionettes. The pair are made of the highest quality
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Cheers! - Woodcut by Hermann Paul - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black
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Early 1900s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

3 Mary Davis Abstract Color Engravings Late Starters Windows Trang 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Starters features three figures below a bookshelf. One praying, one playing with marionette doll, one with
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1970s Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Oil Painting on Canvass by Josep Moncada Titled : Where Are You Taking Me?
Located in London, GB
, depicting a marionette over a human leg, in what appears to be a bedroom scene. It is signed by the artist
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Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
41". Early Vaudeville Marionette, Automata and Mannequin poster with vibrant colors, another one
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Linen

The Expectation - Drawing by Angelina Beloff - Early-20th century
By Angelina Beloff
Located in Roma, IT
teacher, a marionette show creator and had a number of exhibits of her work in the 1950s.
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1930s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Pencil

Two Red Chairs and Pinocchio - realist, interior, Ukrainian, Israeli, oil/canvas
By Dmitry Yuzefovich
Located in Bloomfield, ON
them. The viewer’s eye is drawn to a child’s wooden marionette— ‘Pinnochio’ in an orange cap and shirt
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Used Marionettes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of used marionettes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, all used marionettes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of used marionettes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Used marionettes made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many used marionettes are appealing in their simplicity, but Jane Knight and Milos Kasal produced popular used marionettes that are worth a look.

How Much are Used Marionettes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,200, while they’re typically $80 on the low end and $18,000 highest priced.