Asian Marionette
1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$450
H 15.5 in W 9.5 in D 3 in
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,495
H 21 in W 17.5 in D 1.5 in
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
1950s Pair of Oriental Puppet Marionettes with Original Dress
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s pair of Oriental puppet marionettes with original dress.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
$4,549 / set
H 19.3 in W 6.7 in D 4.34 in
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
$495
H 18 in W 8 in D 4 in
Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
craft of village folk puppets in Asia. What sets marionettes apart from conventional puppets is their
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Silk, Wood
$750 / set
H 29 in W 8 in D 5 in
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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
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
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
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning authentic Burmese ornately hand crafted Diety marionette puppet on display stand. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Silk, String, Wood
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Antique Fine Handcarved Oak Gothic Revival Wall Shrine / Chapel for Statuette
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and good condition, Gothic-art shrine for standing or wall-hanging.
This handsome and decorative, Gothic wall shrine is completely hand-crafted out of solid oak and it will loo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$2,573
H 24 in W 11.3 in D 6.1 in
Magnificent All Brass Crown and Canopy Four Poster Bed M4P51
Located in Wrexham, GB
A majestic all brass four poster bed bedstead with crown and canopy. Detailed etched brass posts, displaying ornate brass fittings, support an impressive canopy, with decorative fret...
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Zabihi Collection American Navajo Blanket Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century American Navajo Blanket Rug
Details
rug no. j3080
size 2' 6" x 4' 6" (76 x 137 cm)
Category
20th Century American Native American North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Modern Vintage Cardboard Wiggle Side Chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972
By Frank Gehry
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage cardboard wiggle chair, which is a great design side chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972 for Jack Brogan, USA 1972-1973.
Reissued by Vitra from 1992 as Wiggle ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Paper
$5,028
H 33.08 in W 14.18 in D 23.63 in
Blue Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Yaogangxian Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
The Yaogangxian mine (whose name translates to, “Jade-Mountain god”) is located within a 4 x 2.5 km expanse of a tungsten-tin (W-Sn) deposit in the Hunan Province of China. Although ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Tiffany Studios Spider Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Tiffany Studios geometric leaded glass and bronze table lamp features the iconic Spider shade and its original complementary Mushroom bronze base. The unique form of the spider ...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
English Majolica Geranium Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica Geranium plate, circa 1880.
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Art Deco Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Laura M. GREENWOOD (1897-1951).
Portrait of Woman in Winter Coat
Oil on canvas, 18 x 24.5 inches.
Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Would beneifit from a cleaning. Origina...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Enameled Cast Iron Footed Cover with Stove Inside
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century green and white enamelled cast iron radiator cover with opening access doors to the front and top with installed fully working stove inside.
Very good condition and no r...
Category
Early 20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
$2,370
H 42.13 in W 25.2 in D 18.9 in
18th Century Hirate Clan Samurai Armor with Signed Kabuto Helmet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This is a truly exceptional set of 18th century Samurai armor that is sure to impress any collector or enthusiast. The patinated iron used in its construction has aged beautifully, g...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Iron
$24,067
H 18 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
Vintage Aalto Table Round (Table 91) by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
The Aalto Table conveys a relaxed familiarity that resists categorisation.
With legs and edge-bands of Finnish birch, it radiates natural beauty and warmth, moving easily between p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Louis Kuppenheim 1900 Germany Neo Classic Vesta Oval Box In .900 Silver Pill Box
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
Neo classic vesta box by Louis Kuppenheim.
A beautiful vesta box, created in Germany in the turn of the 20th century, back in the 1900. This superb pocket oval box was carefully cra...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$708 Sale Price
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H 1.81 in W 0.98 in D 0.67 in
Antique Framed Japanese Shunga Woodblock Print of a Couple Making Love
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Shunga woodblock print in gilt frame depicting a man and a woman making love. Created in Japan, this woodblock print called a Shunga and depicting a couple making...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
$1,200
H 13.5 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
Jack-in-the-pulpit Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1906 Yellow
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Jack-in-the-pulpit vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1906, signed
The "Jack-in-the-pulpit" vases represent a special design category withi...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
$25,978 Sale Price
30% Off
H 17.33 in W 9.26 in D 4.93 in
Austrian Secessionist Tole Painted Fire Screen
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Secessionist tole painted 3 panel fire screen with nail head design and trimmed with small brass panels.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Vienna Secession Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Copper, Tôle
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Asian Marionette For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Asian marionette for your home. Each Asian marionette for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and paint. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Asian marionette — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An Asian marionette, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is an Asian Marionette?
The average selling price for an Asian marionette at 1stDibs is $495, while they’re typically $265 on the low end and $4,404 for the highest priced.
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