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Decorative Puppets and Figures

A variety of whimsical puppets and decorative figures, featuring clowns, gnomes, and nutcrackers, showcasing bright colors and playful designs.

a sweet easter bunny figure with an egg A sweet easter bunny figure with an egg Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13309748
a sweet easter bunny figure with an egg A sweet easter bunny figure with an egg Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13309748
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Clown, Painted wood, cotton, other materials, Brightly painted clowns head. White ruff at neck. Printed top with red skirt and flowered pants. Lace at knees and wrists. Black hose and shoes., England, late 19th century, theater, Decorative Arts, Puppet, PuppetLittle clown figurine and heartTeapot 1882 England. Made by James Hadley, the preeminent modeler at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory, this teapot references the Aesthetic Movement that was fashionable in the late 19th century. The teapot partly capitalized on the success of W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivanís operetta Patience, a satire of the Aesthetic Movement that was first performed in 1881, the year the vessel was produced. Patience prominently featured a poet called Bunthorne, a caricature of writer and aesthete Oscar Wilde. Like Wilde, disciples of the Aesthetic Movement had specific ideas about the most beautiful flowers (sunflowers and calla lilies) and colors (purple), and they subscribed to the notion that by surrounding oneself with beautiful objects one would become beautiful.On the base of the teapot appear the words Fearful Consequences Through the Laws of Natural Selection & Evolution of Living up to Oneís Teapotóan allusion to something Oscar Wilde said while he was a student at Oxford Univwood necklace with bunny wood brown art fashion necklace on jewelry boxes with bunny Copyright: xZoonar.com/FelixxFurox 6208696Garden gnome, hunter smoking a pipeVintage Doll toy, Raggedy Andy, circa 1920sStill life of Christmas toy soldier.Toby Puppet; painted wood, cotton, other materialsCheerful snowman on light backgroundSmall child figurine Ceramic figurine of a small girl in a pose Copyright: xZoonar.com/YannxPoirierx 12344287Lustiger Schneemann Studio Copyright: xZoonar.com/Teamarbeitx 144535a sweet easter bunny figure with an egg A sweet easter bunny figure with an egg Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 13309748Wooden anatomy models of man, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxGold and white Santa Claus figurine wearing scarf, Christmas decorationSanta claus on his sledge without reindeer Old Wooden Nutcracker On White Old handmade nutcracker on an isolated studio background Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxSkatx 10031084Mint green Christmas nutcracker decoration on blue backgroundmonkey with a gift The photo shows a monkey with a gift Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlekseyxKorneevx 8469765Beige plastic toy as a mummy isolated on white backgroundRussian Dolls. Isolated on a white backgroundScared mannequin Scared wooden mannequin isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxEreminx 2442581Porcelain female figurine isolated porcelain figurine of a southern belle Copyright: xZoonar.com/YannxPoirierx 12419039Weihnachtsdekoration Weihnachtsdekoration als Freisteller über weißem Hintergrund *** Christmas decoration Christmas decoration as a cut-out over a white backgroundNutcracker, Bellevue, Washington, USA (PR)Pulcinella Puppet; Italy; carved and painted wood, glass and woven clothDoll from Denmark, 1925-1992Puppet, Painted papier-mché, woven cloth, Red pill-box hat; red cotton flannel shirt with white cuffs and white rabbas., Germany, late 19th century, theater, Decorative Arts, PuppetNutcracker figurine with black felt hatyellow easter bunny figure 3d illustration of a yellow easter bunny figure Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 11614506Green garden gnomeWooden doll, symbolic image for anxiety, pain, sadness, depressionDoll at a flea marketRag doll clown on a white backgroundGnomesGarden gnomeFather Christmas, Sleigh, Christmas, DecorationCartoon character, knightchristmas bear christmas bear on a sledge in the winter Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6717681Close-up of a Santa Claus dollGarden gnome with spade, grass in foregroundToy soldierSeated Peasant Woman Figure; Designed by Natalya Yakovlevna Danko (Russian, b. Georgia, 1892-1942); Made by Ivan Kuznetsov; Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); enameled porcelain; H: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-137Loriot figure carved from wood, sitting on a bench, Altstaedtischer Markt, Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, Germany, EuropeComic figure, head of an executionerMouse figurineSanta Claus with a microphone Santa Claus posing with a microphone. Isolated on white ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxSukhorukovx 5496766 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedVerletzter Teddy mit Stock Verletzter Teddy mit Stock Copyright: xZoonar.com/KramBamx 9157504Child's Hat, 9 1/2 x 9 x 18 in. (24.13 x 22.86 x 45.72 cm), Cotton, metal, metallic thread, paper, ChinaPottery figurine of boy in straw hat with pails of waterSnowman cleaning the street Human snowman is cleaning the street from snow ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 7911729 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedToy spyWooden Cat. Cat figurine made of woodDoll from Canada,Cute snowman icicle ornament hanging on the Christmas treeDoll from Middle East,Heart shaped object in the hand of a wooden man toyPlastic mask 1992-1994, by Romuald Hazoumè (born 1962 in Porto Novo), artist from the Republic of BeninOrnament, Christmas Tree (USA); sugar on cottonCenser second half 18th century Italian, Naples In 1964, Loretta Hines Howard generously presented to the Museum over 140 Neapolitan crèche figures, dating from the second half of the eighteenth century. The varied assortment includes figures from the three traditional scenes of a complete Neapolitan presepio: the Nativity, with angels, shepherds, and sheep; the procession of the three Magi, with their colorful retinue of attendants; and the varied and gay crowd of country and town people thronging the tavern, or inn, of Bethlehem the diversorium mentioned by St. Luke, where on the Holy Night there was no place for Mary and Joseph. Averaging between twelve and fifteen inches in height, according to the position they were to take in perspective in the stage set, the figures are pliable and can be given poses at will, according to their facial expressions. Their bodies are made of tow and wire, their arms and legs are finely carved of wood, and their heads and shoulders are modeled of Spain, Madrid, souvenir miniature figurine of Spanish matadorSad Scarecrow Doll FaceSeal Made 1750-1770 Chelsea. Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and gilding; hardstone and metal mount . Chelsea Porcelain FactoryDoll from Russia, 1925-1992A humorous pumpkin figure on a swing in a cheerful atmosphere, borken, münsterland, germanyClose up of dollSmall teddy bear hugging pillow, German coloursTwo antique nutcrackers Two antique nutcrackers - studio shot on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/FrankxGaertnerx-xwww.facebook.com/franky242x 9379325Christmas decorationA Plant Growing Out Of The Head Of A Unique Planter Like A Male Figure; FranceToy horse Toy horse from the merry-go-round isolated over white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 7410870Pinocchio figure made of woodTinplate PN200 Motorcycle Toy (with box), 1945-1960. Manufacturer: Philip NiedermeierPaper massy doll painted, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxOriginal lamp with the image of the dwarves. Lamp, decorated with figures of dwarves, establishing the birdhouse. GoogleBing Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalinaxxTolochkox 6969650Fir tree-shaped gift bottle with herb liqueurStill life. Simpich Caracter Doll, Santa reading book.Water hydrant painted as a fireman, Ittling, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe3d rendering of a teddy bear isolated in white studio background 3d rendering of a teddy bear on the ground floor isolated in white studio background Copyright: xZoonar.com/HugoxKurkx 14402160Wooden art figurine exercisingNativity figures, Spanish Christmas traditionWooden Pinocchio doll sitting on canvas backgroundDrumming soldier toyRetro rocketship isolated on white background. 3D illustration Retro rocketship isolated on white background. 3D illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/CigdemxSimsekx 21157619Netsuke (mask), 19th century, Unknown Japanese, 2 1/16 × 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5.24 × 2.38 × 3.49 cm), Stoneware, Japan, 19th centurywooden truck with crane wooden toy truck with crane isolated over white Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 7190048Rocking Horse Toy on White BackgroundJar - Inconnu / UnknownFirst Nation aboriginal heritage at the Museum of Anthropolgy; UBC campus (University of British Columbia); Vancouver; British Columbia; CanadaPaper doll, Harriet Blackstone, American, 1864-1939, Brush and oil, graphite on board, Paper doll of a baby with a green bonnet., USA, 1922, figures, Paper doll, Paper dollClown, Arched Top' mechanical bank, c. 1930s, 4 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (10.64 x 7.14 x 3.81 cm), Tin, pigment, United Kingdom, 20th centuryThe coronation.Red mailbox.Preparation for the coronation of Charles IIIKnitted toy caterpillar on a tree in the gardenA red cowboy figure is positioned confidently with a raised finger, set against an intriguing textured background that enhances its vintage charmstatue of a woman with a dog on a white backgroundpicture of tea ceremony master over white backgroundToy deep sea diver with a treasure chest in a fish bowl, illustrationcrop hand holding chinese lucky catVintage food scale with negative film strip and hand on yellow backgroundPaper massy queen painted, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxFairy tale figure Sleeping Beauty, fairy tale, resting, sleeping, sleep, lying, pink, castle park, castle, Lichtenwalde, Niederwiesa, Saxony, Germany, Europe