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By Eric Bransby

Located in Denver, CO

Years later, Jean Charlot described Bransby as a "bone and joint man," and the figures in his murals have always had something of the look of wooden marionettes, arrayed upon a stage...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Pastel

1930s WPA Plaster/Resin Sculpture Petit Trianon at Versailles
1930s WPA Plaster/Resin Sculpture Petit Trianon at Versailles

1930s WPA Plaster/Resin Sculpture Petit Trianon at Versailles

Located in New York, NY

The Project is divided into five departments: Architecture and Research Art and Photograph Marionette and Music Sculpturing and Casting Model Making (32) In...

Category

1930s American Louis XIV Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint, Plaster, Wood

1930's WPA plaster/resin sculpture  Petit Trianon at Versailles
1930's WPA plaster/resin sculpture  Petit Trianon at Versailles

1930's WPA plaster/resin sculpture Petit Trianon at Versailles

Located in Palm Springs, CA

The Project is divided into five departments: Architecture and Research Art and Photograph Marionette and Music Sculpturing and Casting Model Making (32) In June of 193...

Category

1930s American Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint

Sicilian Marionettes
Sicilian Marionettes

Sicilian Marionettes

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A substantial watercolor still-life showing a view of various marionettes leaning against packing crate beside a violin with a green theatrical Satyr's mask resting in the upper left...

Category

1970s Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma
Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma

Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma

Located in Langweer, NL

High quality, original marionette puppet from Burma. The tradition, which was founded in the late 18th century by a royal patron, is known as Yoke thé.

Category

19th Century Burmese Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Wooden Puppet Marionette Don Quixote
Vintage Wooden Puppet Marionette Don Quixote

Vintage Wooden Puppet Marionette Don Quixote

Located in Barntrup, DE

An adorable vintage wooden puppet marionette - Don Quixote. The marionette is operated by 5 strings by a wooden controller.

Category

1970s Spanish Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hand Carved Marionette Style Mask
Vintage Hand Carved Marionette Style Mask

Vintage Hand Carved Marionette Style Mask

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Vintage hand carved wood marionette style mask. Whimsical subject matter, would make a wonderful accent piece in any room.

Category

1970s Tribal Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Marionette - Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 1930s
Marionette - Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 1930s

Marionette - Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Le Marionette is an original hand-watercoloured drawing, realized by an italian artist of the 20th century.

Category

1930s Used Marionettes

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Dance of the Marionette, Oil Painting
Dance of the Marionette, Oil Painting

Dance of the Marionette, Oil Painting

By Gary Leonard

Located in San Francisco, CA

"I wanted to create a whimsical image of a dancer controlled like a marionette," says artist Gary Leonard, "with a mysterious hint of the conscious thoughts of the dancer."

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil

German Vintage Carved Wooden Moose Marionette Puppet
German Vintage Carved Wooden Moose Marionette Puppet

German Vintage Carved Wooden Moose Marionette Puppet

Located in Barntrup, DE

The marionette is operated by ten strings by a wooden controller.

Category

1950s German Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet
19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet

Located in London, GB

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet A wonderful untouched example of a mid to late 19th Century Italian marionette puppet in the form of a Knights Templar.

Category

19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Antique Carved Wooden Horse Marionette, 19th Century
Antique Carved Wooden Horse Marionette, 19th Century

Antique Carved Wooden Horse Marionette, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Antique, hand-carved wooden horse marionette in folk art or primitive style, circa 1800s, probably French.

Category

19th Century European Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970
Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970

Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970

By Jane Knight

Located in Amarillo, TX

Jane Knight (1928-2013) Hand-knitted and strung marionette doll with original photograph face of the artist.

Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper, String, Wood, Wool

Masks and Marionettes Oil  Painting by Joe Caruso
Masks and Marionettes Oil  Painting by Joe Caruso

Masks and Marionettes Oil Painting by Joe Caruso

By Joe Caruso

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

Oil an canvas of masks and marionetts white wood strip frame.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

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

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

String, Pine

Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette

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 old repairs Measurement include the wooden base.

Category

19th Century French Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Wood

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

A oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

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

An oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

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

A oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

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

A oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

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

An oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero, Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

Large Cubist Color Lithograph "Les Marionettes Humaine" 1950's French
Large Cubist Color Lithograph "Les Marionettes Humaine" 1950's French

Large Cubist Color Lithograph "Les Marionettes Humaine" 1950's French

By Ossip Zadkine

Located in Surfside, FL

Ossip Zadkine (Russian 1888 – 1967) was a Russian-born artist who lived in France. He is primarily known as a Cubist sculptor, but also produced paintings and lithographs, Zadkine wa...

Category

1950s Cubist Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

Two carved wooden marionettes depicting Hanuman and Ganesh. Indian c.1890
Two carved wooden marionettes depicting Hanuman and Ganesh. Indian c.1890

Two carved wooden marionettes depicting Hanuman and Ganesh. Indian c.1890

Located in London, GB

Two carved wooden marionettes depicting the deities Hanuman and Ganesh painted with natural pigments, the eyes picked out in black.

Category

1980s Indian Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

20th Century Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot & Pierette
20th Century Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot & Pierette

20th Century Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot & Pierette

Located in Lowestoft, GB

John was a fine wood carver and his wife Eva costumed the puppets, the marionettes where made around 1935/1945 and performed into the early 70's by John, Eva and their four children ...

Category

1930s English Used Marionettes

Materials

Silk, Pine

Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, White Silk Robe, Red Pom Poms
Vintage Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, White Silk Robe, Red Pom Poms

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; the feet and hands are also made of wood.

Category

1920s Chinese Ming Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets in Painted Wood and Fabric
Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets in Painted Wood and Fabric

Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets in Painted Wood and Fabric

Located in Tilburg, NL

Exquisite Set of 16 Antique Marionette Puppets. Early 20th century. A very rare and beautiful set of 16 antique marionette puppets.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Felt, Velvet, Wood, Paint

Petite Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Petite Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

Petite Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 8 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot to...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal

Beautiful Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Beautiful Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

Beautiful Devil Krampus Marionette by a Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 14.5 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

Large Devil Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria
Large Devil Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

Large Devil Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Vintage Austria

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 42 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

19th Century, Italian Puppet
19th Century, Italian Puppet

19th Century, Italian Puppet

Located in Doylestown, PA

A 19th century, Italian marionette puppet of a peasant woman in carved and painted wood with period costume.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Cotton, Wood

19th Century, Italian Puppet
19th Century, Italian Puppet

19th Century, Italian Puppet

Located in Doylestown, PA

A 19th century, Italian marionette puppet of a peasant woman in carved and painted wood with period costume.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Ralph Culpepper Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas
Ralph Culpepper Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas

Ralph Culpepper Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas

By Ralph Culpepper

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Depicting a marionette as a drummer draped over an antique chair.

Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Valet Stand "Pinocchio", 1940s Italian Design
Valet Stand "Pinocchio", 1940s Italian Design

Valet Stand "Pinocchio", 1940s Italian Design

Located in Hamburg, DE

It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.

Category

1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Folk Art Litho
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Folk Art Litho

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Folk Art Litho

Located in Sheffield, MA

Marionettes on stage, Folk Art lithograph by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was a Portuguese abstract painter.

Category

20th Century Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Abstract

Abstract

By Etta J. Benjamin (Cien)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Their lifelong adventure began with the creation of the nationally known "The LeRoy Brothers" marionette act during the vaudeville era (LeRoy and his marionettes, Etta, wit...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922

Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922

By Angelina Beloff

Located in Roma, IT

She worked in oils, watercolors, etchings, photography, graphic arts, puppets, gouaches and drawing creating portraits, landscapes, educational and other illustrations, stages scenes...

Category

1920s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

Tony Sarg Bicycle Map of Nantucket, 1930s
Tony Sarg Bicycle Map of Nantucket, 1930s

Tony Sarg Bicycle Map of Nantucket, 1930s

By Tony Sarg

Located in Nantucket, MA

Tony Sarg was a famous personality and folk artist on Nantucket and in new hope, PA. A marionette puppeteer, children's book illustrator and author, folk artist, and creator of the o...

Category

1930s American Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Abstract in Green

Abstract in Green

Located in New Orleans, LA

Etta and her husband gained national acclaim for "The LeRoy Brothers," a marionette act during the vaudeville era. The LeRoy Brothers opened for such acts as Danny Thomas, Jimmy Dura...

Category

1960s Abstract Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Burmese wooden puppet head with mouth-opening mechanism, 20th century
Burmese wooden puppet head with mouth-opening mechanism, 20th century

Burmese wooden puppet head with mouth-opening mechanism, 20th century

Located in Benalmadena, ES

Crafted during the 20th century, the puppet features a functional mouth-opening mechanism, which was used in performances of Burmese marionette theater, known as yoke thé. Puppets li...

Category

20th Century Burmese Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Jean Dubuffet  'New Orleans Jazz Band (No Text)' 1990
Jean Dubuffet  'New Orleans Jazz Band (No Text)' 1990

Jean Dubuffet 'New Orleans Jazz Band (No Text)' 1990

By Jean Dubuffet

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The New Orleans Jazz Band painting, part of his larger "Marionettes of the City and Country" series, was created in Paris, capturing the lively spirit of jazz and the cultural exchan...

Category

1990s Used Marionettes

Materials

Offset

"M with Bra", 2010
"M with Bra", 2010

"M with Bra", 2010

By Efren Isaza

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Paper costumes that seem borrowed from Oskar Schlemmer’s triadic ballet make the ballerinas look like marionettes. Their dislocation recalls the puppets Hans Bellmer featured in his...

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

"Dancer on a Pedestal" Oil Painting by Mary Spain
"Dancer on a Pedestal" Oil Painting by Mary Spain

"Dancer on a Pedestal" Oil Painting by Mary Spain

By Mary Spain

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, sugge...

Category

1980s American Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Fat Girl with a Yellow Bow, Oil Painting by Mary Spain, '1934-1983'
Fat Girl with a Yellow Bow, Oil Painting by Mary Spain, '1934-1983'

Fat Girl with a Yellow Bow, Oil Painting by Mary Spain, '1934-1983'

By Mary Spain

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, sugge...

Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

You will also find these puppets in the famous theatre and museum: "Il Museo internazionale delle marionette" at Sicillie, Palermo, some of them even almost life sized.

Category

Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wire

Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray  Porcelain Platinum Special Edition
Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray  Porcelain Platinum Special Edition

Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray Porcelain Platinum Special Edition

By Hermès

Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique

Exceptional and Unique Authentic Hermès Ashtray Made especially for the release of Francis Ford Coppola's film "THE GODFATHER" in 1972, featuring the famous marionette logo, release...

Category

1770s French Used Marionettes

Black Girl in Origami Dress with Rooster I. Framed
Black Girl in Origami Dress with Rooster I. Framed

Black Girl in Origami Dress with Rooster I. Framed

By Efren Isaza

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Paper costumes that seem borrowed from Oskar Schlemmer’s triadic ballet make the ballerinas look like marionettes. Their dislocation recalls the puppets Hans Bellmer featured in his ...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Used Marionettes

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Pink Lady
Pink Lady

Pink Lady

By Mary Spain

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, sugge...

Category

1960s Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag's Head Coat Rack 19th Century

Located in London, GB

The wood is used in marionette, puppet making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light in weight it has been used for centuries for this purpose despite m...

Category

1890s Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere
19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere

19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere

Located in London, GB

The wood is used in marionette, puppet making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light in weight it has been used for centuries for this purpose despite m...

Category

1880s German Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing
Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing

Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing

By René Georges Hermann-Paul

Located in Cotignac, 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

Late 19th Century Realist Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Enrico Baj - Original Lithograph
Enrico Baj - Original Lithograph

Enrico Baj - Original Lithograph

By Enrico Baj

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

He also made memorable contributions to the world of theatre with his famous marionettes created for Alfred Jarry's "Ubu Roi" in 1984.

Category

1960s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

An Original Painting By American Artist Agnes Sims (1910 - 1990)
An Original Painting By American Artist Agnes Sims (1910 - 1990)

An Original Painting By American Artist Agnes Sims (1910 - 1990)

By Agnes Sims

Located in Palm Springs, CA

She managed a traveling marionette theater before establishing herself as a textile and needlework designer in Philadelphia.

Category

1960s American Prehistoric Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint, Wood

Marionette

Marionette

By Joyce Howell

Located in Atlanta, GA

Abstract painting, unframed. Oil on canvas. 72 x 48", vertical.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil

Bamana Marionette
Bamana Marionette

Bamana Marionette

Located in West Hollywood, CA

From Mali, in West Africa, this circa 1920 Marionette from the Bamana tribe was used at wedding ceremonies to entertain guests.

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Used Marionettes

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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.