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Bunraku Puppet Hand Fragment, Wood, Japanese, Meiji period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Puppet hand fragment, wood, Japanese, Meiji period.
This Meiji period Bunraku wooden arm is a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Bunraku Samurai Puppet, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
Created for Bunraku theatre, this Bunraku, known in Japan as a Ningyo Jorurui, depicts a samurai warrior. He is dressed in full kamishimo, with a kataginu and hakama of rich brocade ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metallic Thread
19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet
Located in London, GB
to late 19th Century Italian marionette puppet in the form of a Knights Templar. Hand carved wooden
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal
Collection of Early 20th Century Hand-Crafted Puppets
Located in London, GB
collection of early to mid-20th Century hand carved/crafted puppets. Made from pine with charming, detailed
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
Vintage Candleholder, Java, Wayang Puppet Theatre, Mid-Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage candleholder, Java, Wayang shadow puppet Theatre, mid-late 20th century.
Offered by Bruce
Category
Vintage 1960s Javanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak, Paint
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
.
The heads and hands of traditional Ningyo Joruri puppets are carved by specialists, while the bodies
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
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
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
String, Pine
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
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
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
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Articulated Horse Puppet
Located in London, GB
An unusual and highly decorative example of an early 20th century horse puppet, a carved wooden
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
Vintage Puppet, Newar People of Nepal, Early 20th Century, on a Metal Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage puppet. Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, early 20th century. Mounted on a metal
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Wood
Burmese wooden puppet head with mouth-opening mechanism, 20th century
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This intricately carved wooden puppet head, originating from Burma (Myanmar), is a captivating
Category
20th Century Burmese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Knight in Armor Puppet from Jamie Wyeth
s Collection
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Puppet with carved wooden head and hands outfitted in gorgeous lacquered brass and orange and gold
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Group of Five Vintage Puppets, Newar People of Nepal, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of Five Vintage Puppets. Newar People of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Other
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
Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wooden Carved Puppet Head from Thailand
Located in Pasadena, CA
Turn-of-the-century wooden puppet head with glass eyes and moveable tongue. The tongue is
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Busts
Early 20th Century Large Carved Wooden Devil Puppet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A very fine example of a professionally carved puppet from Italian theater. Puppet shows very very
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Chinese Carved
Painted Wood Puppet Heads
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese carved wood puppet heads with gesso finish and red and black painted facial features
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Burmese Puppet
Located in Hudson, NY
Burmese puppet, hands, mouth, arm, legs neck, all moveable works from strings.
Category
20th Century Burmese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$350
Wayang Puppet Stencils
Located in San Francisco, CA
Teak stencil plates for creating the flat shadow puppets from Java, Indonesia. Extremely decorative
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Teak
Hand Puppet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese folk character puppet. Carved and painted wood with silk costumes. Mounted on a metal stand
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
$275
Hand Puppet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese folk character puppet. Carved and painted wood with silk costumes. Mounted on a metal
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
$275
Large Puppet Figure
Located in New York, NY
mouth. The puppet is well dressed and in great condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
$2,200
Skeleton Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Scary ghost skeleton puppet. Expressively carved hollow wood head with old paint with stick inside
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$650
Folk Art Puppet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful 1930's European carved wood puppet on stand.
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Toys
Materials
Wood
$1,200
Huge Wooden Indian Puppet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large carved wood puppet from the northern India used to tell stories found in ancient Indian texts
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Americana Ventriloquist
s Puppet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hand-carved and painted wood puppet with fabric arms, jointed knees & hips, with high-heeled black
Category
Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art
Early American Ventriloquist Puppet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hand-carved and painted wood puppet with fabric arms, jointed knees and hips, high heeled black
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African Ram
s Head Wooden Puppet
Located in Summerland, CA
Highly stylized Bambara tribal puppet, made from carved wood, cloth, and metals strips
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
French Folk Art Puppet Sculpture, circa 1820
Located in Port Chester, NY
A whimsical French Folk Art harlequin toy puppet on a natural wood base, circa 1820, made with two
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wood and Leather Skeleton Puppet from Odd Fellows Lodge
Located in New York, NY
Carved and joined wooden puppet with curved leather for rib cage. This skeleton would be able to be
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
1960s Artists Crafted Medieval Knight Puppet by Stan Felman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handcrafted puppet of a Medieval Knight by Californian artist Stan Felman, known for his ceramics
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Aluminum
African Sculpture
Located in Southampton, NY
A carved wood Bamana puppet,
African, 20th century
Size: 26.25" x 10" x 10"
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$3,400
Wood Skeleton Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Well made carved and pieced wood puppet crafted to be articulated by strings coming out of the top
Category
Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
$1,250
Italian Articulated Rod Puppet Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical 19th century antique Sicilian Commedia dell 'arte rod puppet.
The vintage puppet has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Toys
Materials
Wood
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Carved Puppets For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of carved puppets available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, softwood and pine, all carved puppets available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of carved puppets available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of carved puppets to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Victorian and Mid-Century Modern carved puppets are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made carved puppets over the years, but those made by Inuit are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Carved Puppets?
Prices for carved puppets start at $125 and top out at $9,680 with the average selling for $1,683.
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