Why You’ll Love It
This lovely Sleeping Beauty marionette is a one-of-a-kind miniature treasure created by celebrated artisan Loretta Kasza and custom commissioned for Maureen's remarkable puppet maker's workshop collection. Designed as a true marionette for a dollhouse doll to manipulate and perform with.
She has a hand-painted porcelain face with closed eyes, rosy cheeks, and exceptionally long, flowing blonde hair trailing down her back. She is dressed in a romantic medieval-style gown featuring large, puffy dusty-pink sleeve caps over tight lavender undersleeves. Her outfit includes an open pink overskirt, a textured lavender underskirt, and a deep burgundy waist sash accented with a tiny gold necklace at the center of her bodice. She hangs suspended by fine white strings attached to a miniature wooden crossbar controller, ready for a dollhouse display or fairy tale collection.
Perfect for a puppet maker's workshop, fairy tale castle, miniature theater, royal court scene, nursery display, storybook vignette, fantasy room box, in a nursery or children's play room.
Details
Materials: Porcelain, wood
Scale & Size: 1:12 scale; 1 ¾” tall (2 ⅜” with strings and controller)
Condition: Excellent vintage condition
Artist: Loretta Kasza
Collection: The Maureen Fukushima Collection
Please Note: The Sleeping Beauty marionette puppet shown only. Other accessories and dolls shown are for staging purposes.
A Note About Value
Every miniature we offer has been carefully evaluated for its craftsmanship, rarity, condition, provenance, and collectibility. Many of the artisan pieces we sell are one-of-a-kind works that may never appear on the market again. While original retail prices provide an interesting historical reference, they rarely reflect decades of appreciation, the artist's legacy, or the scarcity of surviving examples.
Our pricing reflects the miniature's place within today's collector market and the years we've spent studying the artists, histories, and values that make these tiny works of art so special.
A Commitment to Research
Every miniature has a story, and uncovering it is one of our greatest passions. We carefully research each piece, but unsigned or illegible works can remain mysteries. If you can identify an artist or provide additional information, we'd be delighted to hear from you and will gladly update the listing to preserve their legacy.
