Antique Bird Decoys
Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
., "American Bird Decoys"
This decoy is one of the finest examples of a Canada goose decoy made by the hands
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Late 19th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Bird Hunting Tool and Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bird hunter's tool and decoy. This item was placed in the ground and wound up
Category
19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
Decoy Bird in Original Paint, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine French decoy bird in original paint, 19th century.
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19th Century Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of a Lincolnshire Duck Decoy Made after Lubbock 'c.1860'
Located in Langweer, NL
. Wild duck decoyed into mouth of net covering curving ditch or 'pipe'. Dog trained to drive birds to
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Mid-19th Century Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Paper
H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 0.02 in
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19th Century Brass Reeded Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
A fabulous tall late 19th-century French mirror crafted in a reeded brass frame with wonderful minimalist lines, notable features include original mercury mirror plate.
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Brass
19th Century Convex Mirror with Original Glass
Located in Houston, TX
19th century convex mirror with original glass from the Regency period. Beautiful water gilding.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century, Fragment Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of sconces that have been made with 19th century fragments. They have been electrified with wax sleeves.
Category
19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Zinc Bull's Head Butcher's Sign
Located in Houston, TX
Zinc Bull's Head originally used as a butcher's sign in France. Beautiful detail to the face area. Head has been mounted on a wooden plaque for display purposes.
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Zinc
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
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1910s German Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Paint, Wood
Folk Art Found Object Doll TOTEM by Bill Fink, Bergdorf Goodman
By Bill Fink
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic doll TOTEM sculpture composed of European doll parts, European and American vintage tin tea caddies, fire bell, and topped by a whimsical tin bird. Signed by the artist.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
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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1910s American Adirondack Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Decoy Duck, Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Carved Wood Wooden Black and White Mallard Duck Decoy Glass Eyes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique carved wood wooden black and white 13" mallard duck decoy glass eyes. Item features glass eyes, hand carved and hand painted, solid wood construction, very nice antique item,...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Carved and Painted Black Duck Decoy, by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and Painted Black Duck Decoy, by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1960s, a carved wooden working decoy style black duck with head set well back on shelf in the content posture, w...
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1960s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Hardwood
H 7.5 in W 14.5 in D 6 in
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20C Mounted Duck Decoy Heads 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely early 20c mounted duck decoy heads 2.
This consists of 5 Duck Decoy heads from circa 1920 mounted on a wooden plinth.
This piece came from a wealthy estate ...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Glass, Wood
Louis XVI Period Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Louis XVI period mirror-unique shape.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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Painted Canvas Covered and Carved Wood Slat Canada Goose Decoy
By Joseph Lincoln
Located in New Hope, PA
spread would include a dozen or more decoys and a pen of live callers. When in the field, the pen birds
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Decoy in the Shape of Stork ‘19th Century’ on Its Support
Located in Paris, FR
Polychromatic walnut decoy.
In shape of stork because is the bird symbol of Alsace for decades
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Walnut
Collection of Four Decorative Swedish Folk Art Wood Cut Birds, Sweden circa 1900
Located in Aabenraa, DK
Collection of four charming and decorative Swedish Folk Art wood cut birds
Sweden circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
H 7.88 in W 13.39 in D 2.37 in
Sporting Birds: Quail -- A Covey Rise
By Arthur Burdett Frost
Located in Florham Park, NJ
suspiciously circling, getting ready to stool over the decoys of the nervous hunter whose heart is pounding as
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19th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade bird decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade bird decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
19th C. Wooden Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th C. Hand Carved Wooden bird decoys on custom iron stands. Priced individually, measurements
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19th Century Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Iron
Pair of Early 20th Century Working Decoys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of very naïve working wading bird decoys, iron bill or nail beak, very distressed remnant
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
19th c. Folk Art Bird Hunter's Tool and Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French Bird Hunter's Tool and Decoy. This item was placed in the ground and wound up. The
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal
Trio of Curlew Decoys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Somme region of France. Curlew are large shoreline wading birds, each of these decoys measure 19" beak
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Late 19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Duck Decoy on Custom Stand
Located in Houston, TX
This blue hued vintage duck decoy makes the perfect gift for the hunter in your family. Perched on
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
19th c. French Hunting Decoys-Sold Individually
Located in Houston, TX
the decoy mimicking a bird's wings. Birds would fly towards it thinking it was another bird that had
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal
Early Ward Brothers Widgeon Decoy, circa 1920
By The Ward Brothers
Located in Nantucket, MA
(1895-1976) of Crisfield, Maryland created waterfowl decoys and decorative bird carvings for more than
Category
1920s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Cedar
Early 20th Century French Songbird Working Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Working songbird decoy naïve carving and original paint, even with its naivety the spirit of the
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
RARE FORM 19THC DECOY FROM NEW ENGLAND
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FOLKY 19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED DECOY WITH WOOD HANDCARVED AND PAINTED BODY AND HAND MADE TIN
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19th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
New England Pintail Decoy in Original Painted Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful original painted decoy was found in New England. This pintail bird has a great shape
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Joseph Lincoln Black Duck Drake Decoy, Circa 1900
By Joseph Lincoln
Located in Nantucket, MA
Joseph Lincoln black duck drake decoy, (Hingham, MA: 1859-1938), circa 1900, having a sleekly
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Cedar
Pair of Hand Carved and Painted 19th Century Folky Decoys
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of fat ,folky hand carved and painted 19thc decoys were found in the South and probably
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19th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
Quirky Folk Art English Bird Figure
Located in London, GB
Quirky Folk-Art English bird figure
We are proud to offer a highly unusual hand carved/painted
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Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Unusual Folk-Art Bird Figures
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century unusual Folk-Art bird figures
We are proud to offer a pair of highly unusual
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1910s British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Small Folk Art Carved Bird Figure, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Small Folk Art carved bird figure, circa 1920
We are proud to offer a highly unusual hand carved
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Metal Sheet Hand Painted Bird Scare Rocker
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century metal sheet bird scare rocker
We are proud to offer a true example of an early
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1910s British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Sheet Metal
H 17 in W 9 in D 1.5 in
Monumental Rare Canadian Hand-Carved and Painted Goose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large bird has all the bells and whistles any collector would want! The painted surface is the
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
Fantastic Group of 3 Shorebirds in Original Painted Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
minor loss.One bird has a small hole from use and just as found.The group of three birds are similar in
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Fantastic Early 20Th Century N.E. Hand Carved Wood Seagull on Drift Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful folk art bird was found in the state of Maine and is hand carved wood with original
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
Monumental Hand-Carved Canadian Goose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with age and use. This is a very heavy and solid bird. Wonderful details in the painted surface.
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Early 20th Century American Country Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
Fantastic Lg.& Rare 19THC Original Cream Painted Goose From N.E.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
water.The surface and patina on this big bird is the best .This is great on a large farm table or on top of
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19th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
Nantucket Painting "Fall Fishing at Sconset" by James Walter Folger
By James W. Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
combined these talents, carving
scenes of dimensional paintings. He also carved fully modeled
bird
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Early 1900s American Primitive Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Set of Five Early 20th Century Carved and Hand Painted Duck Decoys
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted circa 1920-1940, the 5 vintage wood and fiberglass duck decoys are of varied sizes and
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Early 20th Century American Country Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Vintage Zinc Bird Sculpture
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage zinc bird sculpture mounted on a metal base. The decoy is from France from the 1900's.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Zinc
Pair Naive Carved Wooden Folk Art Birds, English Pheasants, Primitive, Outsider
Located in Totnes, GB
A pair of naively carved folk art pheasants or similar bird. Their true purpose, if they had one
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
H 15.95 in W 16.54 in D 3.94 in
Long Island Merganser Drake Decoy, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Long Island Merganser Drake Decoy, circa 1910, with sleek low, flat, racy body and head turned at
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Black Cat Bird Scarers, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Edwardian black cat bird scarers, circa 1910.
- Price is per piece
- Made from tin
- Glass
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1910s English Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Profile Decoy ex Mackey Collection
Located in North Egremont, MA
of American bird decoys, dimensions given do not include the height of the newly made museum mount
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Working Duck Decoy
Located in London, GB
owner's intitials "VV" and has old fixing marks for the rig attachments. Made as a working bird it bears
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Early 20th Century Antique Bird Decoys
Working Wood Pigeon Decoy
Located in London, GB
original glass eyes and painted decoration, this bird has an individual form and character. With varying
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1910s British Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Cast Iron Sinkbox Brant Goose Decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
The use of sink box decoys was banned in the United States with the passage of the Migratory Bird
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Max Baker Set of Four Canvas Passenger Pigeon decoys as Folk Art
Located in Madison, WI
Vintage canvas passenger pigeon decoys that now serve as one-of-a-kind minimalist sculptures in
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Early 20thC Painted Papier-Mâché Scarecrow Owl, c.1900-20
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
decoys and tried owls because many birds and small mammals, like rabbits, are frightened of the winged
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Paper
Large Carved Wood Sculpture of a Heron
Located in Oaks, PA
distressed patina of a standing Heron with inset metal crest, on a organic wood base. In two parts, the bird
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal
Root Head Brandt Goose Decoy
Located in London, GB
genuine late 19th Century hand carved and painted hunter's working Goose Decoy. With branded inscription
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Rig of Shore Bird Decoys
Located in North Egremont, MA
Seven carved Yellowleg decoys, with unusual yellow beaks. New Jersey origin, early 20th century
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Wooden Egret Mold Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood mold piece for making egret decoys or sculptural shore birds. The surface is natural
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
1920s Midwest Canvas Duck Boat, Handmade
Located in Madison, WI
. There's a storage well in the bow for bagged birds. What a beauty! You can imagine the frail morning dark
Category
1920s American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Bentwood
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Finding the Right decoys for You
Vintage, new and antique decoys have become fashionable decor in modern homes.
The history of decoy ducks, shorebirds, geese and other waterfowl as part of the folk art tradition stretches back thousands of years. Tule duck decoys made between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D. by Indigenous people for use in hunting have been found in Nevada that are similar to decoys still in use today.
Waterfowl decoys are now often made of plastic and foam, but vintage duck decoys from the mid-19th to early 20th century were frequently made of wood. Canvas duck decoys were popularized from the 1920s to ’40s as a lightweight alternative. These folk art pieces feature hand-painted feathers and long, flat bodies, lending themselves well to display in living rooms on shelves and in cabinets.
One of the fascinating aspects of handcrafted waterfowl decoys is their regional variation to match the local birds. For example, German decoys are regularly decorated with green and gray paints, making them look like mallard ducks. Scandinavian decoys are typically black and white, resembling the common eider.
Either option could be a rustic treasure for one’s home, adding a touch of eclectic art to any room. Browse antique, new and vintage decoys on 1stDibs today.
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