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Antique Circus Clown with poseable arms and caracterful smile
Located in brussel, BE
An intriguing example of a fully articulated circus puppet marionette, in the form of a clown. This
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20th Century Other Art Style Used Marionettes

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Wood

Surrealist Flying Fantasy Figure, Cleveland Woman Artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, suggesting that
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1970s Surrealist Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil

Vintage Framed Silkscreen Print
Located in London, GB
beautifully executed and has an interesting theme, depicting a lady playing with Marionettes. It has wonderful
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

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Brass

MCM Abstract Pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" by Pat Keck
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
as a metal lever used to move the mouths of the marionettes. The pair are made of the highest quality
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

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Metal

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large pair of vintage 1950s string marionettes, these magnificent Rajasthani Kathputli puppets came
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Used Marionettes

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Textile, Silk, Wood

Portrait of Caroline and her Puppets - British 1930s theatrical art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
'. It is a three-quarter length portrait of a woman, Caroline, dangling a puppet or marionette in front
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1930s Realist Used Marionettes

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Oil

Gustave Baumann Color Woodblock - Rancho de Taos
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Phoenix, AZ
prints, and also became a carver of saints and marionettes, working the Marionette Theater, and carving
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Mid-20th Century Used Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

Antique Circus Clown with Poseable Arms and Caracterful Smile
Located in Leuven , BE
An intriguing example of a fully articulated circus puppet marionette, in the form of a clown. This
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20th Century French Used Marionettes

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Wood

The Puppet Master by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin
Located in München, BY
statue looks like a marionette. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Archival Pigment

The Puppet Master by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin
Located in München, BY
statue looks like a marionette. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Archival Pigment

The Puppet Master by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin
Located in München, BY
statue looks like a marionette. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Archival Pigment

Janet and Bill, Surrealist Painting of Woman and Cat w/ Party Hats
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, suggesting that
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1970s Surrealist Used Marionettes

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Oil

Richard Teschner for Loetz Merman Glass Jug c1906, Uranium Glass Elements
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Richard Teschner
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
stage designer; he opened his own marionette company in 1906. In 1913 he created the marionette
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Used Marionettes

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Glass, Uranium Glass, Art Glass

Portrait (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
professional marionette company in the United States. Wynnyk designed and created puppets, which she considered
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1930s American Modern Used Marionettes

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Copper

Petrushka. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Silver Leaf

Pair of Indian Handmade Vintage Rajasthani Kathputli Puppets
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Indian Handmade Vintage Rajasthani Kathputli Puppets Lovely Vintage pair of Marionette
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1950s Anglo-Indian Used Marionettes

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Silk

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden s Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
41". Early Vaudeville Marionette, Automata and Mannequin poster with vibrant colors, another one
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Used Marionettes

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Paper, Linen

The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi, Illustrated by F. Richardson, 1927
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Collodi, Carlo. The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of a Marionette. Philadelphia: The John C
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1920s American Art Nouveau Used Marionettes

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Fabric, Paper

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Vertical-Horizontal Composition…., XXe Siecle, 1956 (after)
By Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Located in Southampton, NY
and applied art through abstract embroideries, textiles, marionettes, stained glass, furniture, and
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1950s Abstract Geometric Used Marionettes

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Lithograph

Gustave Baumann Color Woodblock - Three Pines
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Phoenix, AZ
of saints and marionettes, working the the Marionnette Theater, and carving his 'little people'. He
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Mid-20th Century Used Marionettes

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Paper, Color, Woodcut

Two Red Chairs and Pinocchio - realist, interior, Ukrainian, Israeli, oil/canvas
By Dmitry Yuzefovich
Located in Bloomfield, ON
them. The viewer’s eye is drawn to a child’s wooden marionette— ‘Pinnochio’ in an orange cap and shirt
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Canvas, Oil

Man with Feather in His Cap 20thc Figural Abstract Cleveland School Woman Artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
construction of her figures. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs
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Late 20th Century Used Marionettes

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Oil

Oil Painting on Canvass by Josep Moncada Titled : Where Are You Taking Me?
Located in London, GB
, depicting a marionette over a human leg, in what appears to be a bedroom scene. It is signed by the artist
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Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

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Canvas

Cheers! - Woodcut by Hermann Paul - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black
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Early 1900s Modern Used Marionettes

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Woodcut

Cycladic Wind Abstract Original Painting Large Modern Art Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
career in the mid 90s at the National Puppet Theatre, Blagoevgrad as a set designer and marionette maker
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2010s Impressionist Used Marionettes

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Canvas, Oil

Moon River Abstract Original Painting Large Modern Art Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
career in the mid 90s at the National Puppet Theatre, Blagoevgrad as a set designer and marionette maker
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2010s Impressionist Used Marionettes

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Canvas, Oil

Moon River II Abstract Original Painting Large Modern Art Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
career in the mid 90s at the National Puppet Theatre, Blagoevgrad as a set designer and marionette maker
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2010s Impressionist Used Marionettes

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Canvas, Oil

Cycladic Wind II Abstract Original Painting Large Modern Art Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
professional career in the mid 90s at the National Puppet Theatre, Blagoevgrad as a set designer and marionette
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2010s Impressionist Used Marionettes

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Canvas, Oil

Black Girl in Origami Dress with Rooster II. Framed
By Efren Isaza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
the ballerinas look like marionettes. Their dislocation recalls the puppets Hans Bellmer featured in
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2010s Other Art Style Used Marionettes

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Acrylic, Archival Pigment, Mixed Media

Sphinx and Moon (Self Portrait) 1980s Pastel, Cleveland School Artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, suggesting that
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1980s Surrealist Used Marionettes

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Pastel

The Expectation - Drawing by Angelina Beloff - Early-20th century
By Angelina Beloff
Located in Roma, IT
teacher, a marionette show creator and had a number of exhibits of her work in the 1950s.
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1930s Modern Used Marionettes

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Pencil

The Sicilian Pupi - Etching by Giuseppe Megna - 1980
By Giuseppe Megna
Located in Roma, IT
very good condition, Image Dimensions: 24.5 x 11 cm. The artwork represents the Sicilian marionette
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1980s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Etching

Large framed abstract original oil on canvas by Etta Benjamin Cien
Located in Kleinburg, ON
were famous for their marionette act "The LeRoy Brothers" during the vaudeville era and opened for
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1960s American Used Marionettes

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Canvas, Paint

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight)
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
and toys lends insight into the construction of her figures. Many figures have marionette like
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1970s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Oil

Nantucket High-Ways, By-Ways and Not-Ways Decorative Map by Tony Sarg, ca 1930
By Tony Sarg
Located in Nantucket, MA
extremely important as the reviver of marionette theater in America. In 1935 he also designed the first
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1930s American Other Used Marionettes

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Paper

Large, Dynamic 1960s Mid-Century Abstract Painting by Robert (Van) Warren Hoople
Located in Chicago, IL
marionette act, the LeRoy Brothers. They opened for such headlining acts as Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante and
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1960s Abstract Used Marionettes

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Acrylic, Board

Indira with Red Hair. Color Photograph mounted on aluminum and plexiglass
By Efren Isaza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Schlemmer’s triadic ballet make the ballerinas look like marionettes. Their dislocation recalls the puppets
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2010s Other Art Style Used Marionettes

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Metal

Mobili Veneziani Laccati, Venetian Lacquer Furniture, 2 Volume Set First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
, plant stands, wall brackets, mirrors, screens, pianos, one bathtub, marionettes, magic lantern
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Mid-20th Century Italian Used Marionettes

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Paper

Lady Gaga
By Pablo Cano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Lady Gaga marionette sculpture is made of found objects in Pablo Cano's signature style. Some
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Found Objects

Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
$5,600 Sale Price
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"Petrushka", Hand Ground Pigments on Canvas
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

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Silver Leaf

L Absolution - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
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Early 1900s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

Polichinel Ex-Roi - Rare Book Illustrated by A.-J. Lorentz - 1848
Located in Roma, IT
a book satirizing Louis-Philippe ('Louis-Philippe, ex-roi des marionettes, ou Polchinel devenu
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1840s Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper, Photogravure

A Pair Of Bronze Modernist Andirons By Wah Chang Signed Ca 1950 s
By Wah Chang
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
assistant in several of Sloan's marionette theatres as well as in productions for the Hollywood Bowl Ballet
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

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Bronze

"M with Bra", Black and white photograph intervine by the artist
By Efren Isaza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
seem borrowed from Oskar Schlemmer’s triadic ballet make the ballerinas look like marionettes. Their
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2010s Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

En Attendant l Ami - Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper, Pencil

Two Men - Watercolor Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper, Watercolor

Versail - Ink Drawing by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

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Ink

Le Jeu - Woodcut Print by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

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Woodcut

Un Grise sur les Bleus - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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Early 20th Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Noblewoman - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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Early 20th Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Bridge - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large
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Early 20th Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Colonialism- Lithograph by Hermann Paul - 1903
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper, Lithograph

Portrait of an Old Man - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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Early 20th Century Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper

The Great Picador - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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Early 20th Century Modern Used Marionettes

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Paper, Gouache

Beyond Reproach - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1890s
Located in Roma, IT
relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Hommage des Artistes à Picquart - Lithograph by Hermann Paul -1899
Located in Roma, IT
define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those
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1890s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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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.