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Carved Shorebirds

Set of 6 Hand Carved and Painted Shorebird Decoys
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hand carved and painted shorebirds by Wayne Baker. Grouping of six wood shore birds with tacked
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1990s American Decoys

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Wood

Set of 5 Hand Carved and Painted Shorebird Decoys
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Flock of Wayne Baker (Virginia) shorebird decoys. Painted wood consisting of two schematic swans
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Vintage 1980s American Decoys

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Wood

Bronze Sculpture -- California Shorebird in the Waves
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
(lost-wax process) and placed on the carved marble. In addition, Doris focuses on abstracted female
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1970s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Carved and Painted Black Duck Decoy, by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
. amongst all her shorebird carvings. The decoy is extremely heavy, as if carved from a solid block of
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decoys

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Hardwood

Elmer Crowell Quarter Sized Canada Goose Decoy, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
1928 - 1943, a hand carved and painted diminutive Canada Goose goose decoy signed with Crowell's
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Decoys

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Cedar

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Bushel Basket by George Gardner
Located in Nantucket, MA
staves, a carved wooden heart-shaped handle which is deeply notched above and below the rim and extends
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan, Wood

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Pair of Mason Detroit Grade Canvasback Decoys, circa 1920
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pair of Evans Factory canvasbacks Item Number: Y606A Pair of Evans Factory canvasbacks. Original paint, hand carved, glass eyes. Were used in Wisconsin. Almost complete wing pain...
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Vintage 1920s American Decoys

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Wood

Hen Merganser Hunting Decoy attributed to John Dawson Folk Art, Americana
By John Dawson
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and polychromed wood; retains original painted surface. Glass Eyes. Attributed to John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey, 1900-1925. Dawson worked as a kiln operator at the Scamme...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decoys

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Wood

1910s Antique Mallard Drake Factory Duck Hunting Decoy Forest Green Head
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very old Mallard Drake decoy with original paint; green head, and faded black body. Minor gunning wear, and split to bottom of body.  
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Vintage 1910s American Adirondack Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Wood

Morning Gun - British Old Master naval marine seascape ships art oil painting
By Peter Monamy
Located in London, GB
This superb British Old Master marine oil painting is attributed to Peter Monamy. Painted circa 1730 it depicts Morning Gun - A morning gun is a gun fired at the first note of revei...
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1730s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Taxidermy The Spectacled Owl & Snake by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The Spectacled owl is the largest owl to be found in the dense tropical rainforests of South America. It will eat everything that moves and is not too heavy to fly away with. It wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Taxidermy

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Animal Skin

Pair of Life Size Antique Carved and Painted Swan Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive pair of hand carved Swans which may have at one time been decoys having fine form and presence. In newer white paint with black beaks and eyes. The unpainted i...
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Massachusetts Goldeneye Hen Decoy, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage goldeneye ("whistler") hen decoy, from Massachusetts, circa 1920s, having a solid carved pine wide body with sloping tail, the hand whittled head with long neck set on ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

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Pine

French Louis XVI Style Plume Swan Carved Green Painted Leafy Etched Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XVI Style Plume and Swan Carved Green Painted Leafy Etched Wall Mirror. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 42" H x 34" W x 1.5" D.
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood

Georgian Mahogany Drum Top Library Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very fine quality late George III period mahogany central standing drum top library table, having attractive old gilt tooled leather inset to circular rotating top, over frieze wit...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Satinwood Tall Chest Dresser w/ Swans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Satinwood Tall Chest Dresser with Swans. Item features a shaped rouge marble top, carved swan accents, 6 legs, curved sides, satinwood mahog...
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Vintage 1920s Louis XVI Dressers

Materials

Marble

Swan Decoy by Wild Fowler
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Very nice hollow carved swan in the style of Madison Mitchell by Wild Fowler Decoy Factory Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Original cream white paint. Period: Mid-20th century Origin: N...
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Mid-20th Century American Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Swan Decoy by Wild Fowler
Swan Decoy by Wild Fowler
H 20 in W 10 in D 32 in
Late 19th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century working shorebird decoy found in his original painted finish, unusually with his original iron beak, France, circa 1890. Later bespoke stand, measurement not inc st...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decoys

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Late 19th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in D 3.15 in
Hand carved swans necks bench, France, 1940s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Graceful French bench from the 1940s with hand-carved swan necks, made in ivory lacquered wood. The cushion seat is newly upholstered in a graphic fabric by Dedar Milano. It would ...
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Vintage 1940s European Art Deco Benches

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood, Lacquer

Hand carved swans necks bench, France, 1940s
Hand carved swans necks bench, France, 1940s
H 21.66 in W 28.75 in D 22.05 in
19th Century French Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine French full bodied gilt copper rooster weathervane, with expressive face, fully formed tail and fantastic verdigris surface, on contemporary cast iron base
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Antique 19th Century French Weathervanes

Materials

Copper, Iron

19th Century Large French Pottery Savoie Rooster Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Large French Pottery Savoie Rooster Platter. Country style.
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Antique 1890s French Country Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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Early Shorebird Decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
Working shorebird decoy, unusual in that rather than carved from wood, it is fashioned from canvas
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

Flight of Three Primitive Shorebird Decoys
Located in London, GB
Retaining original long beaks Solid carved cork with original painted surface.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Cork, Paint

Flight of Three Primitive Shorebird Decoys
H 12.5 in W 9.25 in D 2.5 in
Pair Carved Shorebird Decoys as Table Lamps
Located in NYC, NY
beautiful pairs of shorebird decoys now mounted as lamps. Birds rest on cork, rope and wooden base
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Cork

Early 20thc Signed "Randall" Original Carved & Painted Shorebird on Wood Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early original hand carved & painted shorebird on original wood block. This bird is signed
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Vintage 1930s American Decoys

Materials

Pine

20th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Carved, painted working shorebird decoy. First layer original paint, Baie de Somme France, Circa
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Mid-20th Century French Decoys

Materials

Wood

20th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
20th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
H 13.78 in W 13.78 in D 3.94 in
Pair of Primitive Working Shorebird Decoys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of primitive working shorebird decoys, both with iron bills or beaks, carved painted wood. As
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Mid-20th Century French Decoys

Materials

Wood

Pair of Primitive Working Shorebird Decoys
Pair of Primitive Working Shorebird Decoys
H 8.27 in W 7.88 in D 2.76 in
Trio of Small Working Shorebird or Dipper Decoys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Trio of small carved and painted wood shorebird or dipper decoys. Later bespoke stands. Baie de
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Mid-20th Century French Decoys

Materials

Wood

Pat Gardner Carved and Decorated Spotted Sandpiper, 1977
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pat Gardner Carved and Decorated Spotted Sandpiper, 1977, a rare Nantucket "peep" hand carved and
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Carved and Polychromed Killdeer by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, 1973
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and Polychromed Killdeer by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, 1973, a carved wooden alert shorebird
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Carved Natural Plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1970
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Natural Plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1970, a carved wooden plump plover in
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decoys

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Maple

Carved and Polychromed Plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, 1974
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and polychromed plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, 1974, a carved wooden plump plover with
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decoys

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Wood

Working Wading Bird Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Working Sandpiper Shorebird decoy, carved wood in original paint. Glass eyes, later stand. Baie de
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Vintage 1950s French Decoys

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Wood

Working Wading Bird Decoy
Working Wading Bird Decoy
H 11.03 in W 9.06 in D 2.76 in
Primitive 20th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Working Shorebird decoy, naive, however the carver has captured the sculptural silhouette
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Mid-20th Century French Decoys

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Wood

Primitive 20th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Primitive 20th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
H 10.24 in W 11.03 in D 2.37 in
Elmer Crowell Widgeon Drake Decoy, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
hand carved and painted Widgeon or Baldpate drake decoy, signed with Crowell's rectangular stamp on the
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Cedar

Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
his work, and all the copies, this one has sunken relief carved pectoral fins (where Ceeley had no
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
his work, and all the copies, this one has sunken relief carved pectoral fins (where Ceeley had no
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

rig of shorebirds
Located in New York, NY
hand carved shorebirds used as confidence decoys in excellent old white washed patina. Will sell
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

rig of shorebirds
rig of shorebirds
H 9 in W 9 in
Original Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in London, GB
Fashioned from solid carved cork Weathered carved and painted wood and cork.
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood, Cork

Original Working Shorebird Decoy
H 12 in W 9.5 in D 2.5 in
Unusual Early Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in London, GB
Hand Carved and Painted Cork With Glass Eyes French Camargue Region
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Antique 19th Century French Decoys

Unusual Early Working Shorebird Decoy
Unusual Early Working Shorebird Decoy
H 12.25 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
French Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in London, GB
Of Minimal Reductive Form Hand Carved and Painted Cork Probably French,c1900 14” high x 13
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20th Century Decoys

French Working Shorebird Decoy
French Working Shorebird Decoy
H 6.5 in W 13 in D 4.5 in
Delightful Original Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in London, GB
With Exceptional Detailing To The Tail Hand Carved and Painted Wood French, Camargue Region
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20th Century French Folk Art Sculptures

Swedish Shadow Box Diorama with a Hand Carved and Painted Wood Shore Bird
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charming vintage Swedish pine diorama/shadow box. Hand carved and painted shorebird with a naive
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

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Carved Shorebirds For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of carved shorebirds for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique carved shorebirds was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, cedar and hardwood. Carved shorebirds have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Carved shorebirds made by folk art designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Carved Shorebirds?

Prices for carved shorebirds start at $475 and top out at $8,200 with the average selling for $2,600.

Finding the Right folk-art for You

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.