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By Eric Bransby
Located in Denver, CO
-saw puzzle; as in a theatrical production, whether of actors or marionettes, each figure needs to be
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Marionettes

Materials

Pastel

The Old Fiddler (Old Chris)
By Eric Bransby
Located in Denver, CO
marionettes, each figure needs to be ready to take make its entrance and take its position in the right place
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1940s American Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Egg Tempera

1930s WPA Plaster/Resin Sculpture Petit Trianon at Versailles
Located in New York, NY
Marionette and Music Sculpturing and Casting Model Making (32) In June of 1938, just three years
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1930s American Louis XIV Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint, Plaster, Wood

1930 s WPA plaster/resin sculpture Petit Trianon at Versailles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
/> Architecture and Research Art and Photograph Marionette and Music Sculpturing and Casting
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1930s American Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint

Sicilian Marionettes
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial watercolor still-life showing a view of various marionettes leaning against packing
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1970s Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique French Marionette
Located in Houston, TX
We found this wonderful 19th century French marionette in Rouen France. The puppet, and its art
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Used 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
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19th Century Burmese Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Wooden Puppet Marionette Don Quixote
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable vintage wooden puppet marionette - Don Quixote. The marionette is operated by 5
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1970s Spanish Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hand Carved Marionette Style Mask
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage hand carved wood marionette style mask. Whimsical subject matter, would make a wonderful
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1970s Tribal Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Marionette - Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Marionette is an original hand-watercoloured drawing, realized by an italian artist of the 20th
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1930s Used Marionettes

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Dance of the Marionette, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
of a dancer controlled like a marionette," says artist Gary Leonard, "with a mysterious hint of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil

German Vintage Carved Wooden Moose Marionette Puppet
Located in Barntrup, DE
An adorable wooden moose marionette puppet. Germany, circa the 1950s. This lovely wooden moose
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1950s German Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Metal

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
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19th Century Italian Folk Art Used 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
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19th Century European Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970
By Jane Knight
Located in Amarillo, 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 Used Marionettes

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper, String, Wood, Wool

Masks and Marionettes Oil Painting by Joe Caruso
By Joe Caruso
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Oil an canvas of masks and marionetts white wood strip frame.
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Late 20th Century Italian Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas

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
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Used 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
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19th Century French Folk Art Used 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
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19th Century Italian Used 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
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19th Century Italian Used 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
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19th Century Italian Used 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
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19th Century Italian Used 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
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19th Century Italian Used Marionettes

Materials

Textile, Pine

Large Cubist Color Lithograph "Les Marionettes Humaine" 1950 s French
By Ossip Zadkine
Located in Surfside, FL
Ossip Zadkine (Russian 1888 – 1967) was a Russian-born artist who lived in France. He is primarily known as a Cubist sculptor, but also produced paintings and lithographs, Zadkine wa...
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1950s Cubist Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

Two carved wooden marionettes depicting Hanuman and Ganesh. Indian c.1890
Located in London, GB
Two carved wooden marionettes depicting the deities Hanuman and Ganesh painted with natural
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1980s Indian Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

20th Century Folk Art John Carr s Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot Pierette
Located in Lowestoft, GB
wife Eva costumed the puppets, the marionettes where made around 1935/1945 and performed into the early
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1930s English Used Marionettes

Materials

Silk, 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
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1920s Chinese Ming Used 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
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19th Century Burmese Used 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
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Used 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...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used 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...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used 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...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Used 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
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1770s French Used 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
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Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Used 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
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Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Ralph Culpepper Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas
By Ralph Culpepper
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Depicting a marionette as a drummer draped over an antique chair. Signed and dated '54 lower right
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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
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Early 20th Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Valet Stand "Pinocchio", 1940s Italian Design
Located in Hamburg, DE
an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Folk Art Litho
Located in Sheffield, MA
Marionettes on stage, Folk Art lithograph by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was a Portuguese abstract
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20th Century Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Abstract
By Etta J. Benjamin (Cien)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with the creation of the nationally known "The LeRoy Brothers" marionette act during the
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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1920s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Woodcut

Tony Sarg Bicycle Map of Nantucket, 1930s
By Tony Sarg
Located in Nantucket, MA
artist on Nantucket and in new hope, PA. A marionette puppeteer, children's book illustrator and author
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1930s American Other Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper

Abstract in Green
Located in New Orleans, LA
recent years. Etta and her husband gained national acclaim for "The LeRoy Brothers," a marionette act
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1960s Abstract Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Burmese wooden puppet head with mouth-opening mechanism, 20th century
Located in Benalmadena, ES
mouth-opening mechanism, which was used in performances of Burmese marionette theater, known as yoke thé
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20th Century Burmese Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood

Jean Dubuffet New Orleans Jazz Band (No Text) 1990
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. The New Orleans Jazz Band painting, part of his larger "Marionettes of the City and Country" series
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1990s Used Marionettes

Materials

Offset

"M with Bra", 2010
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

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
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Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art Used Marionettes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wire

"Dancer on a Pedestal" Oil Painting by Mary Spain
By Mary Spain
Located in Palm Desert, CA
. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, suggesting that
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1980s American Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood, Canvas

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 Used Marionettes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Black Girl in Origami Dress with Rooster I. Framed
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 Other Art Style Used Marionettes

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Pink Lady
By Mary Spain
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. Many figures have marionette like qualities with blocky, out of proportion limbs, suggesting that
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1960s Expressionist Used Marionettes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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1880s German Used 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
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1890s Used 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
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Late 19th Century Realist Used Marionettes

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Enrico Baj - Original Lithograph
By Enrico Baj
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
marionettes created for Alfred Jarry's "Ubu Roi" in 1984. A restless artist and intellectual, Baj constantly
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1960s Modern Used Marionettes

Materials

Lithograph

An Original Painting By American Artist Agnes Sims (1910 - 1990)
By Agnes Sims
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. She managed a traveling marionette theater before establishing herself as a textile and needlework
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1960s American Prehistoric Used Marionettes

Materials

Paint, Wood

Marionette
By Joyce Howell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract painting, unframed. Oil on canvas. 72 x 48", vertical.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Marionettes

Materials

Oil

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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.