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Feathered up Peacock II
Feathered up Peacock II

Feathered up Peacock II

By Versaweiss

Located in New York, NY

Versaweiss Feathered up Peacock II, 2016 Archival pigment print and acrylic color spray on archival mat paper 50 x 50 cm Unique Don’t Kill Bambi: The studio 54 phenomenon repo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Archival Pigment, Spray Paint

Acts I-2 #1 Contemporary Screen Print & Watercolor, Figurative Art
Acts I-2 #1 Contemporary Screen Print & Watercolor, Figurative Art

Acts I-2 #1 Contemporary Screen Print & Watercolor, Figurative Art

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The pre-Disney Pinocchio is unruly, violent and mischievous; his story was originally intended to be a tragedy in which the marionette is hung from an oak tree branch by his enemies.

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Screen, Watercolor

Marionettes
Marionettes

Marionettes

Unavailable|$2,900

Marionettes

Located in Summerland, CA

A Pair of Male Marionettes Anonymous maker. Jointed wood with wire.

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wire, Lead

Manuello Paganelli, Marionettes, Ecuador

Manuello Paganelli, Marionettes, Ecuador

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Manuello Paganelli. Marionettes, Ecuador. 21 x 21", archival pigment ink print, edition of 40.

Category

1990s Used Marionettes

Materials

Archival Pigment

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 pants.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Unusual 20th Century Burmese Buddhist Monk Marionette, Myanmar
Unusual 20th Century Burmese Buddhist Monk Marionette, Myanmar

Unusual 20th Century Burmese Buddhist Monk Marionette, Myanmar

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Unusual marionette in the form of a traditional Burmese monk with original details and carved and handprinted features

Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Used Marionettes

Lot of 20 19th Century Marionette Wooden Heads
Lot of 20 19th Century Marionette Wooden Heads

Lot of 20 19th Century Marionette Wooden Heads

Located in Warsaw, PL

Original collection of 20 pieces of wood marionette heads from the 19th century. Sculptured - Eastern Europe - Poland or the Czech Republic.

Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Loosi Goosi Marionette Bird by Palumbo Giocattoli, 1970s
Loosi Goosi Marionette Bird by Palumbo Giocattoli, 1970s

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...

Category

1970s Italian Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Vintage Pelham Puppets Hansel and Gretel Marionette Puppets
Vintage Pelham Puppets Hansel and Gretel Marionette Puppets

Vintage Pelham Puppets Hansel and Gretel Marionette Puppets

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Presented here is an original set of Pelham Puppets from the 1950's. Both puppets are in their original boxes and have their complete functioning strings. Instructional manual also i...

Category

1950s French Used Marionettes

Late 18th to Early 19th Century Marionette Figure
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Marionette Figure

Late 18th to Early 19th Century Marionette Figure

Located in Fitzroy, Victoria

Southern European, most likely Italian. Carved and painted wooden articulated figure, with embroidered leather beard, leather strapping around the body and iron hinges and pins at th...

Category

Late 18th Century European Used Marionettes

Materials

Iron

IC Design, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 Dada Marionette, "The King"
IC Design, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 Dada Marionette, "The King"

IC Design, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 Dada Marionette, "The King"

Located in New Milford, CT

These posable figurines are based on the original 1918 Dada marionettes by Sophie Taeuber-Arp. The original marionettes (17 in all) were created by Taeuber-Arp for a richly embellish...

Category

1910s German Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

IC Design, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 Dada Marionette, "The Stag"
IC Design, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 Dada Marionette, "The Stag"

IC Design, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918 Dada Marionette, "The Stag"

Located in New Milford, CT

These posable figurines are based on the original 1918 Dada marionettes by Sophie Taeuber-Arp. The original marionettes (17 in all) were created by Taeuber-Arp for a richly embellish...

Category

1910s German Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Michele de Lucchi et Alberto Nason Lampe Groviglio collection Marionette 2001
Michele de Lucchi et Alberto Nason Lampe Groviglio collection Marionette 2001

Michele de Lucchi et Alberto Nason Lampe Groviglio collection Marionette 2001

By Michele de Lucchi

Located in PARIS, FR

Michele de Lucchi (né en 1951) et Alberto Nason (né en 1972) Lampe Groviglio de la collection Marionette, création 2001 Edition de 10 exemplaires par Produzione Privata, plus épreuve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

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

A national treasure in the eyes of Sicily and parts of Italy. A larger than life opera backdrop for puppet shows in the early 1920s. All the pieces were hand-painted, used for their ...

Category

1920s Sicilian Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint

Large Original Art Deco Sculpture of a Dancer with a Marionette
Large Original Art Deco Sculpture of a Dancer with a Marionette

Large Original Art Deco Sculpture of a Dancer with a Marionette

By Enrique Molins-Balleste

Located in Brighton, GB

Superb, large original French art deco sculpture of a beautiful dancer playing with a marionette of two courting doves, unsigned but by the Spanish born Enrique (Henri) Molins-Balles...

Category

1930s French Art Deco Used Marionettes

Materials

Spelter

Handmade Belgian Folk Art Textile Marionette Dolls from Various Fairy Tales
Handmade Belgian Folk Art Textile Marionette Dolls from Various Fairy Tales

Handmade Belgian Folk Art Textile Marionette Dolls from Various Fairy Tales

Located in Antwerp, BE

Hand made in the 1940s these 19 small marionette dolls were used entertain children with the stories of several different fairy tales.

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Used Marionettes

16 x 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from Commedia dell’arte Theatre
16 x 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from Commedia dell’arte Theatre

16 x 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from Commedia dell’arte Theatre

Located in London, GB

Antique Venetian Marionettes, Antique Puppets, Venice Carnival Antiques, Masked Ball Antiques, Venetian Mask, Commedia dell'art Theatre Marionettes.

Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Porcelain and Wood Cat Skeleton Marrionette "Resurrection of Fluffy"
Porcelain and Wood Cat Skeleton Marrionette "Resurrection of Fluffy"

Porcelain and Wood Cat Skeleton Marrionette "Resurrection of Fluffy"

By Bethany Krull

Located in Buffalo, NY

This sculptural marionette cat skeleton hangs from an included wall mount which allows the intricate piece to cast beautiful shadows on the wall.

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Stainless Steel

Devant le Guignol

Devant le Guignol

By Henri Jules Jean Geoffroy

Located in New Orleans, LA

Today parents can take their children to see the Guignol du Jardin d’Acclimation or Marionettes du Jardin du Luxembourg or Marionettes du Champ de Mars or Marionettes de Jardin Champ...

Category

19th Century Used Marionettes

Materials

Gouache

Pinocchio In Outer Space, 1965
Pinocchio In Outer Space, 1965

Pinocchio In Outer Space, 1965

Located in London, GB

Animated. The famous wooden marionette joins a cosmic turtle on an adventurous trip to Mars.

Category

1960s American Used Marionettes

Large framed abstract original oil on canvas by Etta Benjamin Cien
Large framed abstract original oil on canvas by Etta Benjamin Cien

Large framed abstract original oil on canvas by Etta Benjamin Cien

Located in Kleinburg, ON

She and her husband were famous for their marionette act "The LeRoy Brothers" during the vaudeville era and opened for stars like Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, and Louis Armstrong.

Category

1960s American Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Marcel Dzama Theater Box
Marcel Dzama Theater Box

Marcel Dzama Theater Box

Unavailable|$35,289

Marcel Dzama Theater Box

By Marcel Dzama

Located in Mainz, DE

M a r c e l D z a m a creates a diorama in which men with long-Pinocchio noses, controlled by marionette strings engage in a sinister act against a helpless bat, based on an etch...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Used Marionettes

The Grand-Father
The Grand-Father

The Grand-Father

By René Georges Hermann-Paul

Located in Paris, FR

His illustrations relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those sa...

Category

1910s Impressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard
Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard

Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Blundall also managed to give a home to the largest surviving group of marionettes from the famous 19th century Tiller-Clowes family troupe who operated from 1873 until WWI.

Category

1880s English Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Marionette's Rehearsal
Marionette's Rehearsal

Marionette's Rehearsal

By Jim Bruss

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jim Bruss, American (1944 - ) Title: Marionette's Rehearsal Year: 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 2/4 Image: 19 x 37.5 inches Size: 24.5 x ...

Category

1970s Abstract Used Marionettes

Materials

Screen

Their Marionette
Their Marionette

Their Marionette

By Joseph Broghammer

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist: Joseph Broghammer Title: “Their Marionette” Materials : Chalk pastel and pencil on Arches Paper Date : 2019 Dimensions : 42 x 43 in.

Category

2010s Surrealist Used Marionettes

Materials

Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Antique French Marionette
Antique French Marionette

Antique French Marionette

Located in Houston, TX

We have added a stand so the marionette can stand alone. This piece weighs .5 lb.     

Category

Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Three 19th Century Marionettes
Three 19th Century Marionettes

Three 19th Century Marionettes

Located in East Hampton, NY

Set of three 19th century Marionettes.

Category

19th Century Used Marionettes

18th Century Primitive Marionette
18th Century Primitive Marionette

18th Century Primitive Marionette

Located in Culver City, CA

Primitive wood/fabric marionette unusual form and character.

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Hand Carved Wood Marionette
Hand Carved Wood Marionette

Hand Carved Wood Marionette

Located in Culver City, CA

Wooden marionette fragment with beautifully painted face, original surface.

Category

19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Life-size Articulated Marionette
Life-size Articulated Marionette

Life-size Articulated Marionette

Located in Culver City, CA

Lifesized articulated marionette, wood, fabric, straw construction, metal fingers unusual figure

Category

19th Century Spanish Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

2D Plywood Mannequin Marionette
2D Plywood Mannequin Marionette

2D Plywood Mannequin Marionette

Located in Hanover, MA

Peculiar Folk Art two-dimensional marionette or mannequin comprised of ten elements of cutout half inch plywood, connected with bolts and wing nuts, permitting the limbs to be moved ...

Category

1970s American Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Plywood

19th Century Marionette Puppet
19th Century Marionette Puppet

19th Century Marionette Puppet

Located in London, GB

19th century Marionette puppet We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th Century hand carved marionette Puppet form.

Category

19th Century Indian Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

19th Century Marionette Puppet
19th Century Marionette Puppet

19th Century Marionette Puppet

Located in London, GB

19th century Marionette puppet We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th century hand carved marionette Puppet form.

Category

1880s Italian Early Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

19th Century Marionette Puppet
19th Century Marionette Puppet

19th Century Marionette Puppet

Located in London, GB

19th century Marionette puppet We are proud to offer an exceptional example of a late 19th Century hand carved marionette Puppet form.

Category

19th Century Italian Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Linen, Silk, Pine

Charming 19th Century Italian Marionette Puppet
Charming 19th Century Italian Marionette Puppet

Charming 19th Century Italian Marionette Puppet

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Early Italian Marionette Puppet

Category

19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture
Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture

Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning authentic Burmese ornately hand crafted Diety marionette puppet on display stand. The piece measures 23" tall.

Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Silk, String, Wood

The Somber Strings of the Marionette

The Somber Strings of the Marionette

By Brian Jerome

Located in Philadelphia, PA

On a stage we are placed. Sometimes we dream of the strings holding us.

Category

2010s Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Late 19th Century Wooden Indian Marionette Puppets
Late 19th Century Wooden Indian Marionette Puppets

Late 19th Century Wooden Indian Marionette Puppets

Located in London, GB

Late 19th century wooden Indian marionette puppets We are proud to offer a wonderfully aged late 19th century hand carved pine pair of Indian marionette puppets figures.

Category

Early 1900s Indian Victorian Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Pair of Marionette Dolls
Early 20th Century Pair of Marionette Dolls

Early 20th Century Pair of Marionette Dolls

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century pair of marionette dolls A charming pair of early 20th century hand carved pine puppets / Marionette doll figures.

Category

1920s French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Mid-20th Century French Marionette Puppet Form
Mid-20th Century French Marionette Puppet Form

Mid-20th Century French Marionette Puppet Form

Located in London, GB

Mid-20th century marionette puppet forms We are proud to offer a lovely example of a mid-20th century hand carved Marquette puppet form.

Category

1940s French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

Pair of Antique Italian Large "Knight" Marionettes
Pair of Antique Italian Large "Knight" Marionettes

Pair of Antique Italian Large "Knight" Marionettes

Located in Astoria, NY

A pair of 19th century Italian puppets dressed as Knights with metal armor, red feathers and hand painted faces. They are fully articulated and have functioning masks and swords that...

Category

19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

Extraordinary Alice in Wonderland's White Rabbit Marionette
Extraordinary Alice in Wonderland's White Rabbit Marionette

Extraordinary Alice in Wonderland's White Rabbit Marionette

Located in New York, NY

"I'm late, I'm late, For a very important date. No time to say 'Hello.' Goodbye. I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!"

Who can forget the white rabbit from Alice in Wonder...

Category

1950s Used Marionettes

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Asian Marionettes from the 19th Century
Pair of Asian Marionettes from the 19th Century

Pair of Asian Marionettes from the 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Asian marionettes from the 19th century. Measures: 43cm x 16cm x 16cm.  

Category

19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Used Marionettes

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

Early 20th Century English Bullocks Royal Marionette Figure
Early 20th Century English Bullocks Royal Marionette Figure

Early 20th Century English Bullocks Royal Marionette Figure

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century English bullocks Royal Marionette figure We share what we love, and we love this characteristic hand crafted articulated English Bullocks Royal Marionette figu...

Category

1940s British Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

1950s MidCentury Vintage Pinocchio Marionette Puppet, Pelham Puppets
1950s MidCentury Vintage Pinocchio Marionette Puppet, Pelham Puppets

1950s MidCentury Vintage Pinocchio Marionette Puppet, Pelham Puppets

Located in Kastrup, DK

Excellent handmade vintage Pinocchio marionette puppet. Modelled after the Walt Disney character by Pelham Puppets, England 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Composition

Contemporary Van Craig Ceramic Dancer Marionette Doll Table Sculpture
Contemporary Van Craig Ceramic Dancer Marionette Doll Table Sculpture

Contemporary Van Craig Ceramic Dancer Marionette Doll Table Sculpture

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a magnificent, ceramic table sculpture of a marionette dancer, by Van Craig. In excellent condition.

Category

Early 2000s American Used Marionettes

Materials

Ceramic

1940's RARE MARIONETTE CEL FROM AND SIGNED PINOCCHIO
1940's RARE MARIONETTE CEL FROM AND SIGNED PINOCCHIO

1940's RARE MARIONETTE CEL FROM AND SIGNED PINOCCHIO

Located in Los Angeles, CA

THIS WONDERFUL AND RARE MARIONETTE CEL FROM PINOCCHIO IS ALSO SIGNED ON THE ORIGINAL MATTING "FROM PINOCCHIO ".IT APPEARS TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL FRAME AND MATTING.

Category

1940s American Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette circa 1880 in age. The piece would of been used in a large travelling show performed by the two family's who joined force...

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

String, Pine

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Ghostly French Marionette Puppet
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Ghostly French Marionette Puppet

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Ghostly French Marionette Puppet

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century Ghostly French Marionette puppet We are proud to offer a ghostly looking early 20th century handmade French Marionette.

Category

1930s French Used Marionettes

Materials

Pine

HERMES Black & Gold Silk -Le Temps des Marionettes- Scarve
HERMES Black & Gold Silk -Le Temps des Marionettes- Scarve

HERMES Black & Gold Silk -Le Temps des Marionettes- Scarve

By Hermès

Located in San Francisco, CA

Designed by Annie Faivre in 1995, 'marionettes can be seen throughout scarf with different face expression in all gold armor, novelty print that accents red, black, beige color tones.

Category

1990s French Used Marionettes

Early 19th Century Hand carved Italian marionette articulated figure.
Early 19th Century Hand carved Italian marionette articulated figure.

Early 19th Century Hand carved Italian marionette articulated figure.

Located in London, GB

Early 19th Century Hand carved Italian marionette articulated figure. Quite simply, this is one of the best examples of its kind we have had the privilege to uncover.

Category

1820s Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Intricate Vintage Handmade Beaded Indian Doll Marionette Folk Art Mexico
Intricate Vintage Handmade Beaded Indian Doll Marionette Folk Art Mexico

Intricate Vintage Handmade Beaded Indian Doll Marionette Folk Art Mexico

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Intricate Vintage Handmade Indian Doll Marionette Folk Art Mexico. No label. Measures: 23 tall x 13 wide x 4.25 deep.

Category

1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Beads

Anvia Re-issue Matte Grey "Le Klein Marionette" Table Lamp
Anvia Re-issue Matte Grey "Le Klein Marionette" Table Lamp

Anvia Re-issue Matte Grey "Le Klein Marionette" Table Lamp

By Anvia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Re-issue No.1801 matte gray 'Le Klein Marionette' table lamp by Anvia. A classic dutch design with gray shade and black enameled frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Marionettes Chinoises Chinois 1935
Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Marionettes Chinoises Chinois 1935

Paul Jacoulet Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Marionettes Chinoises Chinois 1935

By Paul Jacoulet

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic original woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Marionettes Chinoises Chinois. (Chinese Puppets. Chinese)" Jacoulet was famed for his techniques inv...

Category

1930s Japanese Showa Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Remarkable Collection of 3 Rare Artfully Handmade  Large Puppet Marionettes
Remarkable Collection of 3 Rare Artfully Handmade  Large Puppet Marionettes

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 Florence, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Rope, Wood

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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.