Antique Dummy Boards
Exceptional Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of 18th Century English dummy boards depicting a Cavalier and his Lady, he with
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair of 19th Century English Dummy Boards
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Pair of 19th century English dummy boards. Both figures are dressed in 18th century attire, with
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Late 19th Century Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
Opera or Theatre Hand-Painted on Wood Dummy Boards, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large hand-painted on wood figural dummy boards from a theatre or opera production. American, early
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19th Century American Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Terracotta Entrance Guard Statues
Located in Essex, MA
--Most Likely Used Like "Dummy Boards" which would give the potential thieves pause into thinking that
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Terracotta
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Pair of Reclaimed Bronze Pelican Statues
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of tall verdigris bronze pelican bird statues made in the late 20th century. Finely detailed with intricate feathering, long beaks and webbed feet, each pelican has its own ch...
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Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Terracotta Statue of Woman on Plinth
Located in Hanover, MA
20th century limed terracotta statue of a standing young woman holding a baby lamb supported by a square-form limed terracotta pedestal.
Pedestal 30 x 14 x 14 inches
Figure 38 inche...
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1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Terracotta
Large and Unique Antique French Boiserie with Covered Alcove, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful section of boiserie has been carved from softwood in the 17th century (upper section pieces only). It has been completely cleaned (stripped) and clear waxed at some po...
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17th Century French Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Softwood
H 97.13 in W 110.63 in D 14 in
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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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Lifesize Plaster Sculpture Representing Jeanne d'Arc
By Andre Besqueut
Located in Antwerp, BE
A life size plaster sculpture representing Jeanne of d'Arc as an androgynous girl dressed as a knight and wearing a fleur-de-lys covered cloak, holding a long sword in her hand.
Scul...
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20th Century French Art Deco Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Plaster
17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Spruce
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H 88.59 in W 145.67 in D 39.38 in
Garden Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Statue of a Maiden in classical garment. Raised on a square pedestal.
Overall Height: 87"
Statue: Height 66"
Pedestal: Height 21" x Width 23 1/$" Depth 23 1/4"
CW5191
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1980s European Neoclassical Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Composition
Wedgwood Black Basalt Plates, Set of 6
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of six (6) English black basalt plates by Wedgwood, circa early to mid-20th century, England. Plates could be used a myriad of ways (appetizer plates, dessert, etc., ...
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20th Century English Modern Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of 19th Century Sandstone Lions
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th century French sandstone lion fragments. Well carved and with very endearing features. Though fragmentary, these lions present as important sculptures of the period. Lar...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Sandstone
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman Orator and Statesman
Impressed ‘Wedgwood’ and ‘Cicero’ to the reverse
England
Circa 1780 – 1795
Size: 29cm high - ...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Terracotta
Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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1950s English Renaissance Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
18th century oil sketches for a Baroque interior - a pair
Located in London, GB
A FEAST OF THE GODS WITH VENUS AND BACCHUS
Collections:
With Appleby Brothers, London, June 1957;
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1961;
John and Eileen Harris, acquired from the abo...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Wedgwood Black Basalt Flowerpot in Trellis Pattern, English Early 20th Century
By Wedgwood
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good black basalt small Flowerpot, made by Wedgwood and dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920s.
The piece is well potted in a traditional flowerpot shape with an...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pottery
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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1970s Old Masters Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage statue Sacred Heart Jesus Christ
Located in Udenhout, NL
A vintage statue from Sacred Heart Jesus Christ,
made out of plaster/cement. (Missing one hand.)
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1910s Belgian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Cement
Garden Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of a "near" pair of garden statues depicting children.
The pair is $3500.
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Mid-20th Century Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Composition
Recent Sales
Well Painted Dummy Boards
Located in Derbyshire, GB
Rare actual pair of well painted standing dummy boards
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Mid-19th Century Antique Dummy Boards
Pair of 19th Century English Dummy Boards
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Charming pair of 19th century or earlier dummy boards each with an area for weights in the back
Category
19th Century British Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Iron
Kneeling Angels (Flemmish pair of candlesticks)
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of candle-sticks, the cutout kneeling figures painted in the fashion of dummy
Category
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Panel
Oak Dresser Base, Charles II / William & Mary period, English, circa 1680-1690
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
above three heavily moulded geometric pattern drawers, the centre drawer above twin similar dummy
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17th Century British Charles II Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Elm, Oak
H 35 in W 70 in D 22.5 in
Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good pair of 19th century painted dummy boards, decoated with soliders in Austrian uniform.
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Mid-19th Century Australian Antique Dummy Boards
Two 19th Century Painted Dummy Boards
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rare pair of painted Dummy Boards
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19th Century Antique Dummy Boards
Pair of 19th Century Dummy Boards
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pair of continental 19th century dummy boards.
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Early 19th Century European Colonial Revival Antique Dummy Boards
English Handcrafted Wooden Folkart Victorian Dummy Boards
Located in London, GB
A wonderful set of 3 Victorian handmade dummy boards or companions as they are commonly known
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
Pair of English 1860s Painted Dummy Boards of Boy and Girl in English Costumes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of mid-19th century Victorian dummy boards composed of two life-size flat wooden figures
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
H 10 in W 20 in L 10 in
19th Century English Country House Dummy Boards in the 17th Century Style
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of 17th century style dummy boards, depicting a young boy holding a small lap dog and a girl
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Late 19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine
H 40.16 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
Monumental Late 18th C Italian Theatrical Props
Located in Charleston, SC
These tall, opposing pair of dummy boards/theater props were created in Italy in the late-18th
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1780s Italian Classical Roman Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Linen
George III Pembroke Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
top fitted on side with checkerboard and cribbage boards within a satinwood strung and rosewood banded
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Dummy Boards
Fine 19th Century Victorian Country Oak Dresser And Rack
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Either Side Of The Doors Being Dummies.
Lovely Wide Boards Used For The Back Of The Rack.
Slight
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19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
18th Century Narrow Welsh Dresser Base
Located in Houston, TX
across the top, plus three working drawers to the center (rather than the dummy fronts found on many
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18th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
Pair of English Dummy Boards
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An antique pair of probably English " dummy boards " or summer fireplace inserts. There is plenty
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19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Highly Decorative Painted Dummy Boards
Located in Suffolk, GB
A pair of highly decorative 19th century painted pine dummy boards.
This pair of dummy boards
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair of Victorian Painted Figural Dummy Boards, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Charming Pair of Victorian Carved and Painted Dummy Boards Depicting Children. Ex-collection of
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19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
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Italian 19th c. "dummy board" Woman and children
By Pedro Lara
Located in Natchez, MS
These "dummy boards" were created to put in the windows of villas to make people from a distance
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19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Antique Dummy Boards
Oak Early 19th Century Welsh Dresser
Located in Darwen, GB
above three shelves with painted back boards. The base section having a three plank oak top above an
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Early 1800s Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
Conwy Valley 18th Century Antique Oak Welsh Dresser
Located in Lancashire, GB
drawers along the top with a central flight of dummy drawers, this is flanked by two cupboards, the doors
Category
18th Century and Earlier Welsh Georgian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
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Antique Dummy Boards For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique dummy boards is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique dummy boards — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. Antique dummy boards have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian antique dummy boards are consistently popular styles.
How Much are Antique Dummy Boards?
Antique dummy boards can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,333, while the lowest priced sells for $1,763 and the highest can go for as much as $9,600.
Questions About Antique Dummy Boards
- What is a dummy board?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Dummy boards were flat cutouts of people that were painted to resemble other people in a household. It’s believed that they originated in Holland in the 17th century and quickly became a popular item to have in the home. They create the appearance of other people being in a home and are sometimes called silent companions. Their true purpose isn’t entirely understood. Shop a collection of dummy boards from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a dummy board used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No one is entirely sure of the purpose of dummy boards or if there even was one solitary purpose. Dummy boards were wood cutouts of people and displayed in homes. It’s believed they may have been used to make homes feel larger, to ward off loneliness, to thwart burglars or perhaps just for pure folly. Shop a collection of dummy boards from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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