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Vintage Marionette Dolls

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 Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Paper

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 Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Textile, Silk, Wood

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 Vintage Marionette Dolls

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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 Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Etching

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 Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Silk

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 Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Silk

Pink Lady
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
explode. Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Canvas, Oil

The Happy Couple, Mid Century Surrealist Fantasy Landscape by Ohio artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
explode. Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Oil

Two Boys (one standing, the other seated and drawing)
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Color Pencil

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight)
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
mischief. Without their hats, she imagined that they might just explode. Spain’s interest in antique dolls
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Oil

VI Rose Nose Cat
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many
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1970s American Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Chalk

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Maxfield Parrish Lithograph “Garden of Allah”, 1919
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections. Original Lithograph. A Continuous Tone ( No Dots) Lithographic Print. This piece is named "Garden of Allah" Maxfiel...
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1910s North American Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Paper

Braque, Oiseau au couchant, Georges Braque le solitaire (after)
By Georges Braque
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, Georges Braque le solitaire, 1959. Published by Editio...
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1950s Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Lithograph

Mid-Century Rocking Sheep w/ Real Sheepskin, Black Painted and Natural Wood
By Povl Kjær
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little. mid century, wooden rocking sheep with real sheep coat, black lacquered carved face and feet, with wood handles. In original condition, with visible wear and patina, con...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wool, Wood

Early 1900s Humpty Dumpty Circus Clown Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1900S Hand painted Pierrot the cast iron mechanical penny bank clown. Very colorful mechanical bank known as the Humpty Dumpty Bank and shows a clown with his mouth open and his swin...
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Early 1900s American Rustic Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Iron

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll. Untouched condition with a beautiful natural age-related patina. Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) a...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
MAN Signed Woodcut, Face Portrait, Paper-Doll Cutout People, Mexican Culture
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
MAN is a hand pulled, original limited edition relief print created using woodcut and serigraphy(silkscreen) printmaking techniques on white archival heavyweight paper, 100% acid fre...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Woodcut

(Ten) Assorted Metal Still Coin Banks; Circa 1950's-'70's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nine out of these ten banks are of American manufacture, made between the 1950's and the 1970's, while one (the Well's Fargo Stage Coach) was made in China, circa 1990's. Banthrico,...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Metal

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 marionette puppets. All with original cotton, silk and valour clothing intact, han...
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19th Century Italian Early Victorian Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Pine

Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1950's MARX Pressed Steel and Aluminum A&P Market Delivery Toy Truck and trailer .. Amazing original condition. rear doors open and close, all wheels turn smoothly on axels..
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Aluminum, Steel

Collection of (3) American Eskimo Children's Toys Two of Which are Identified
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of (3) Native American Eskimo Toys. The kayaker in the middle is signed, "Andre Boucher", who was flat-plane woodcarver – trained at Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. He was k...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Fur, Hide, Cotton, Wood

Original Danish Kay Bojesen Toy Wagon "Family Trip", Colorful Beech Wood, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Kay Bojesen´s "Family Trip" is one of his most loved wooden toy designs. This set is original vintage. It consists of wagon and 4 family members: mother, father and two children. ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wood, Beech, Paint

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
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Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Fabric, Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
H 16.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
Vintage Bronx Toy Factory Copper and Screw Eyes Iron Doll Mold Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...
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1950s American Steampunk Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Copper, Iron

Mov Vintage Floor Lamp
By Euroluce
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning modern floor lamp designed by Euroluce Light of Italy & Studio in Project was originally named Pinocchio for the fictional wooden marionette created by Collodi. The met...
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2010s Italian Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Metal, Brass

Mov Vintage Floor Lamp
Mov Vintage Floor Lamp
H 63.78 in Dm 13.78 in
1962 Original exhibition poster of Marc Chagall for the Maeght Gallery
By Marc Chagall
Located in PARIS, FR
Original exhibition poster of Marc Chagall for the Maeght Gallery made in 1962. Marc Chagall 🇷🇺 🇫🇷 (1887-1985) occupies a special place in 20th century art. He is one of the mos...
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1960s Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Paper, Lithograph

"She Made Him Sleep on her Knees" Etching Israeli Judaica Bezalel School Woman
By Shulamith Wittenberg Miller
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching hand signed and dated in English. Titled, "She Made Him Sleep on her Knees" Biblical Etching. Shulamit Wittenberg Miller Born 1908 in Jerusalem, attended Bezalel Art School,...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Etching

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Antique Pierrot Theater Doll Head, Marionette Head
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Theater doll head, Marionette Head of Pierrot. This Street Theater Head has a very
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Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Other

Intricate Vintage Handmade Beaded Indian Doll Marionette Folk Art Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Doll. Intricate Vintage Handmade Indian Doll Marionette Folk Art Mexico. No label. Measures: 23
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Textile, Beads

Girl Who Just Went Along for the Night Ride by Mary Spain
By Mary Spain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
imagined that they might just explode. Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wood, Paint

"Man in the Yellow Shirt" Oil Painting by Mary Spain
By Mary Spain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have
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1980s American Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wood, Paint

Magic Man Oil on Canvas by Mary Spain
By Mary Spain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
imagined that they might just explode. Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the
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1980s American Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Canvas, Wood

Magic Man Oil on Canvas by Mary Spain
Magic Man Oil on Canvas by Mary Spain
H 41.25 in W 41.25 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Hand Puppet Dolls, Marionette Dolls, Germany, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute looking 1950s hand puppet dolls. These handmade Marionette dolls have very detailed stitched
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Fabric, Felt

Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970
By Jane Knight
Located in Houston, TX
Jane Knight (1928-2013) Hand-knitted and strung marionette doll with original photograph face of
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Natural Fiber, Paper, String, Wood, Wool

Fat Girl with a Yellow Bow, Oil Painting by Mary Spain, '1934-1983'
By Mary Spain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have marionette like
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wood, Paint

"Dancer on a Pedestal" Oil Painting by Mary Spain
By Mary Spain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
explode. Spain’s interest in antique dolls and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures
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1980s American Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Wood, Canvas

Dream Man
By Earle K. Bergey
Located in Minneapolis, MN
women's play things, depicting them as marionettes, cut out silhouettes, and, as seen here, paper dolls
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Canvas, Oil

Comedian Jesus "Palillo" Martinez Marionette
Located in Mexico City, DF
"Palillo" whisked off to prison time and time again. This marionette in his likeness is from the 70's or
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1970s Mexican Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Clay

Devil Marionette by the Master Puppet Maker of Prague, Milos Kasal, 1940s
By Milos Kasal
Located in Antwerp, BE
"Devil "marionette by the Czechoslovakian master puppet maker Milos Kasal. Originally a
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Mid-20th Century Czech Vintage Marionette Dolls

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Vintage Marionette Dolls For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of vintage marionette dolls available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, silk and trimming, all vintage marionette dolls available were constructed with great care. Vintage marionette dolls have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Arts and Crafts, folk art and mid-century modern vintage marionette dolls are consistently popular styles. Mary Spain produced beautiful vintage marionette dolls that are worth considering.

How Much are Vintage Marionette Dolls?

Prices for vintage marionette dolls can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage marionette dolls begin at $70 and can go as high as $4,500, while the average can fetch as much as $918.
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