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Antique early 20th‑century Italian theatre miniature in good condition, comprising 27 objects including a double‑faced painted wooden stage with 23 period marionettes in fabric costumes and painted terracotta heads, an original pull‑down curtain, and iron‑coloured furniture (two chairs, a table and a sideboard); overall height 75 cm, width 80 cm, depth 45 cm, marionette sizes 10–15 cm.

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Antique puppet theater, early 1900s, made of polychrome wood and paper in good condition, with double-faced decorated backdrops, with 23 contemporaneous marionettes, all different and dressed in fabric, with heads in painted terracotta, typical of theater of the art. With original pull-down curtain. Two chairs, a table, and a colored iron sideboard that are part of the furnishings. The stage is double-faced. Two marionettes are a bit damaged.

Measurements: total height 75 cm
Width 80 cm
Depth 45 cm

Marionettes 10/15 cm

I live in Novara.

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