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Collection of two 19th C French Glove Puppets in original condition.
Located in Leuven , BE
Rare untouched examples of hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, French in origin
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Collection of three 19th C French Glove Puppets in original condition.
Located in Leuven , BE
Rare untouched examples of hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, French in origin
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Collection of two 19th C French Glove Puppets in original condition.
Located in Leuven , BE
Rare untouched examples of hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, French in origin
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Antique Folk Art Carved And Painted Articulated Horse Puppet
Located in Bristol, GB
NAIVE CARVING HORSE MARIONETTE
An extremely charming and charismatic depiction of a horse with an
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Marionettes
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Pine Puppet Heads
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century pine puppet heads
A wonderful set of four hand carved pine Italian marionette
Category
Early 1900s Italian Victorian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Burmese Horse Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
century. Using marionette puppets controlled by strings, master puppeteers created the illusion of
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Marionettes
Materials
Steel
Gustave Baumann Color Woodblock, “Hopi Katcinas, ” 1925
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Phoenix, AZ
prints and also carved saints and marionettes. His woodcut subjects are church figures, scenes of sacred
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper
Antique Italian Oil on Board Painting by Pompeo Massani "Slighted", 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
lively public scenes, including Al teatro delle Marionette, Al circo equestre; Al teatrino; Il giocoliere
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood
Tony Sarg Hand Colored Whimsical Map of Nantucket, circa 1926
By Tony Sarg
Located in Nantucket, MA
.
Sarg was also extremely important as the reviver of marionette theater in America. In 1935 he also
Category
1920s American Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paint
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 Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Marionette Puppet from Burma
Located in Langweer, NL
High quality, original marionette puppet from Burma. The tradition, which was founded in the late
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood
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
Category
19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Sheet Metal
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
Category
19th Century European Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tiller
Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
String, Pine
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
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Wood
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
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Pine
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
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Pine
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
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Pine
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
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Pine
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
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Textile, Pine
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
Category
1920s Chinese Ming Antique Marionettes
Materials
Metal
Antique Burmese Marionette of a Soldier Holding a Saber, with Golden Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Burmese marionette from the 19th century of a soldier holding a saber, sold as is
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Felt, Velvet, Wood, Paint
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 Antique Marionettes
Materials
Composition, Metal
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 Antique Marionettes
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
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 Antique Marionettes
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
Hermès The Godfather Cigar Ashtray Porcelain Platinum Special Edition
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Coppola's film "THE GODFATHER" in 1972, featuring the famous marionette logo, released in France on October
Category
1770s French Antique Marionettes
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
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Cotton, Wood
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
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922
By Angelina Beloff
Located in Roma, IT
illustrations, stages scenes and marionettes.Beloff produced most of her work in Mexico, which was mostly
Category
1920s Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Woodcut
Traditional Sicilian Palermo
Opera Dei Puppi
String Puppets
Located in Haarlem, NL
museum: "Il Museo internazionale delle marionette" at Sicillie, Palermo, some of them even
Category
Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Wire
19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere
Located in London, GB
. In England, it was the favoured medium of Grinling Gibbons. The wood is used in marionette, puppet
Category
1880s German Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Stag
s Head Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
used in marionette, puppet making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light
Category
1890s Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood
Euskal Jai Parisien, Pelote Basque, Original Gouache and Pencil drawing
By René Georges Hermann-Paul
Located in Cotignac, FR
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Marionettes
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Bamana Marionette
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From Mali, in West Africa, this circa 1920 Marionette from the Bamana tribe was used at wedding
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Marionettes
$9,000
Italian Marionette #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brilliant Sicilian marionette with original rod.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Mixed Media
$2,400
19th century Italian Marionette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian marionette from Sicily.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Mixed Media
A set of 8 French marionettes
Located in Summerland, CA
Delightfully hand-made from scraps, these folf art marionettes
capture expressions
Category
19th Century French Antique Marionettes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Wooden Marionette Theatre Backdrop
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century painted backdrop for a Marionette theater.... probably for a "traveling" one
Category
1830s Italian Romantic Antique Marionettes
Materials
Alkyd
Albumen Print of Black Minstrel Marionette
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Very cool, spooky looking, albumen image of Negro puppet strumming a banjo. Frame appears to be original, although "opened" by someone in the last 25 years.
Category
19th Century American Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood
Boxed Marionette Theatre Toy, Early 20th Century
Located in Retie, BE
Antique mechanical marionette theatre toy by CK made in Japan.
A clockwork tin - metal swing with
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Marionettes
Materials
Metal, Other
Folk Art Pair of Hound Dogs Marionette, circa Mid-Late 1800s
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a one of a kind, hand-painted 19th century Folk Art pair of hound dogs marionette
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Marionettes
Materials
Leather, Wood
"The Devil Made Me Do It" Mephistopheles Black Forest Marionette, 19th Century
Located in Redding, CA
Fantastic piece for the right collector, not typical of our line of merchandise but,
"The Devil Made Me Do It."
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Marionettes
Artist
s Model Mannequin
Located in San Francisco, CA
anatomical awareness to this marionette suspending in boxed metal cage
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Marionettes
$2,290
Raffaele Frumenti Oil on Canvas, 1922-2002
By Raffaele Frumenti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ability since his boyhood, when for pure fun he used to built some small marionette theatres (subsequently
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Marionettes
Materials
Canvas
Teaching Baby, 19th Century Dutch Oil on Board Genre Paintings by Jan Walraven
By Jan Walraven
Located in Atlanta, GA
determined to grab the small marionette that his mother is moving around. The pendant - companion piece
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Marionettes
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Teddy Roosevelt" Japanese Marionette Head, circa 1906
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally part of a satirical but oddly expressive marionette puppet representing U.S. President
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Marionettes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Vintage Antique Italian Elephant Marionette Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Definitely a fun find! A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Marionettes
Materials
Rope, Wood
Lot of 7 Hand Painted Hand Carved 18th Century French Marionette Wooden Heads
Located in Plymouth, MA
Fabulous and somehow creepy set of 7 very diverse hand carved 18th century French Marionette heads
Category
18th Century French Antique Marionettes
Materials
Iron
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Antique Marionettes For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique marionettes is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique marionettes — often made from wood, fabric and textile — can elevate any home. Antique marionettes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art and Victorian antique marionettes are consistently popular styles.
How Much are Antique Marionettes?
Prices for antique marionettes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique marionettes begin at $211 and can go as high as $10,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,550.