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19th Century Painting Puppet theatre
By Paul Louis Martin des Amoignes
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
MARTIN DES AMOIGNES, Paul Louis (1850-1925) Puppet theatre on the village square Oil on canvas
Category

1880s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of 10 Antique Prints of Wayang Puppets by Juynboll, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of ten antique prints of Wayang puppets, a traditional form of puppet theatre play originally
Category

Early 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th century puppet figure demon red ornate gold mythological Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in
Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in
Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and
Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and
Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Flat Wooden Puppet (Woman with Comb & White Face) Wayang Klitik, " Leather
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
entertain audiences. The puppet theatre has developed into several different genres amongst different areas
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Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Dolce & Gabbana Teatro Dei Pupi Print Bomber Jacket
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in London, GB
brand's signature collection inspired by traditional Sicilian Puppet Theatre. Featuring ribbed black
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21st Century and Contemporary Jackets

Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 6.7 in
Leon the Ghost Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
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2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Leon the Ghost Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Leon the Ghost Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 6.7 in
Pearl Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Earthenware

Pearl Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Pearl Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
H 8.67 in W 8.27 in D 10.44 in
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
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2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
H 2.76 in W 9.06 in D 12.01 in
Saint Sebastian Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
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2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Saint Sebastian Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Saint Sebastian Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
H 9.45 in W 6.7 in D 8.67 in
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
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2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
H 3.35 in W 11.03 in D 13 in
Dancing Stick Candle Holder Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
in Berlin. She works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and
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2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

40 Days into the Dessert Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
Berlin. She works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic
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2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Tin

Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
H 8.67 in W 8.27 in D 10.44 in
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
animistic culture and ancestor veneration of Indonesia. The shadow puppet theatre originated in 800 AD and
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19th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 2 Swan Candle Holder Bowls by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana Botezatu studied ceramics at the Art and Design University
Category

2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

"Puppet Theater" Japanese Figurative Wood Block Print
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Houston, TX
Jun’ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) Eizo and matsuomaru bunraku (Puppet Theatre) circa 1953. Yoshida Eizō
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

2001. paper, watercolor, 103x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5] The Latvian art historian Laima Slava is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Threads. Paper, watercolor, 100x72 cm
Located in Riga, LV
in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5] The Latvian art historian Laima Slava is
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1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Folk girl. Paper, watercolor, 110x76 cm
Located in Riga, LV
in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5] The Latvian art historian Laima Slava is
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1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Brown Abstraction - The Walls
By Lili Orszag
Located in London, GB
1950 and 1954 - and later between 1960 and 1978 - she worked as a designer for the State Puppet Theatre
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
decorator in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5] The Latvian art historian Laima Slava
Category

2010s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
hairdo, and an original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a
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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
garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
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
garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
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
garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
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
original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each
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
garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Antique Thai Shadow Puppet, Buffalo Hide, Nang Yai
Located in New York, NY
characters. Thai shadow puppets theatre is for audiences of all ages, not just the younger generation. The
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20th Century More Art

Materials

Animal Skin

African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
, from sogo: Animal, meaning “the animal comes forth”. It refers to the mask and puppet theatre that
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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
Category

2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

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
Category

2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
Category

2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

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
Category

2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
garment/ robe with a dragon symbol. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

16 x 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from Commedia dell’arte Theatre
Located in London, GB
Collection of 16 museum quality 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from a Commedia dell'art
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Sicilian Puppets "Marionette Theatre" Height 83 cm (125 cm), 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Sicilian puppets "marionette theatre" height 83 cm, 1960s Structure in beech wood and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Dyeing Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
sometimes text, for at least twenty-two ukiyo-zōshi novels and librettos for puppet theatre between 1703 and
Category

Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut

Drying Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
ukiyo-zōshi novels and librettos for puppet theatre between 1703 and 1711. These included a modernized
Category

Early 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Woodcut

Richard Teschner for Loetz Merman Glass Jug c1906, Uranium Glass Elements
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Richard Teschner
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
influence on the 20th-century puppet revival and the success of rod-puppet theatres in Europe and the US.
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Uranium Glass, Glass

Porter Series: Carte L'Europe (Shower Woman)
By William Kentridge
Located in Palm Desert, CA
involving multimedia performances with Handspring Puppet Theatre (founded 1981) in Cape Town. As is clear
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21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Tapestry, Silk

Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- B A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- A A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head
Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Masks

Materials

Teak

Large Vintage Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
puppet theatre, one of the original story telling methods in the Balinese Hindu culture that may be
Category

Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Silk

Vintage Large Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali
Located in North Hollywood, CA
puppet theatre, one of the original story telling methods in the Balinese Hindu culture that may be
Category

Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Silk

Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
been performed by the New York Public Theatre, for the New City, and the Bread and Puppet Theatre
Category

1950s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Japanese Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu '奥村政信'
Located in Norton, MA
-zoshi novels and puppet theatre playbooks, notably three works also written by him that parodied Tale of
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Paper

Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
(1847) Death; Wimbledon, London, England (1931) British puppet theatre proporietor and puppeteer
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Posters

Materials

Paper, Linen

Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900
By Awaji Pottery
Located in New York, NY
artists seeking retreat and inspiration for centuries. There is a renowned puppet theatre, ningyo joruri
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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Puppet Theatre For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal puppet theatre for your home. Each puppet theatre for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and fabric. There are many kinds of the puppet theatre you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each puppet theatre bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one puppet theatre that is appealing in its simplicity, but Paul Louis Martin des Amoignes produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Puppet Theatre?

The average selling price for a puppet theatre at 1stDibs is $495, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $7,237 for the highest priced.