Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mackey Jr., "American Bird Decoys" This decoy is one of the finest examples of a Canada goose decoy made by the hands of Nathan Cobb Jr.
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.
Art Glass, Wood
White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Crowell was inspired to start his studio by the passage of the latest in a series of federal and state hunting laws aimed at bird conservation. He decided to focus fulltime on making...
Cedar
Unavailable
H 21.5 in W 39 in D 14.5 in
Painted Canvas Covered and Carved Wood Slat Canada Goose Decoy
By Joseph Lincoln
Located in New Hope, PA
A goose spread would include a dozen or more decoys and a pen of live callers. When in the field, the pen birds would call to the birds flying overhead.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Unavailable
H 7.88 in W 13.39 in D 2.37 in
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 Dimensions: H: 12-20cm L: 14-34cm.
Pine
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 iron base.
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 iron base.
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 iron base.
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 iron base.
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 iron base.
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 iron base.
Wood
19th C. Wooden Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th C. Hand Carved Wooden bird decoys on custom iron stands. Priced individually, measurements vary slightly on each.
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 paint.
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.
Metal
Trio of Curlew Decoys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Curlew are large shoreline wading birds, each of these decoys measure 19" beak to tail.
19th c. French Hunting Decoys-Sold Individually
Located in Houston, TX
These items were inserted into the ground and then a string was pulled that would spin the top of the decoy mimicking a bird's wings. Birds would fly towards it thinking it was anot...
Metal
Early Ward Brothers Widgeon Decoy, circa 1920
By The Ward Brothers
Located in Nantucket, MA
They made hunting decoys until the early 1950s, when the introduction of plastic, factory-made hunting decoys and a growing collector demand for their realistic carvings prompted the...
Cedar
Sold
H 7.5 in W 18.75 in D 7 in
Elmer Crowell Pair of Over-Sized Mallard Decoys, circa 1920, with oval brands
Located in Nantucket, MA
Crowell was inspired to start his studio by the passage of the latest in a series of federal and state hunting laws aimed at bird conservation. He decided to focus fulltime on making...
Wood
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 Folk Art bird figure. Hand carved showing Primitive yet characteristic details. Origin...
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 hand carved/painted folk art bird figures. Recently uncovered from a private estate i...
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/painted Folk Art bird figure. Hand carved showing Primitive yet characteristic detai...
Wood
Sold
H 17 in W 9 in D 1.5 in
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 20th century hand painted, metal sheet, double sided, rocking bird scare figure. Wi...
Sheet Metal
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Carved Wooden Duck
Located in Lincoln, GB
Dating from the turn of the 19th century, decoys and bird carvings of this style occupy a celebrated position in European folk art and country house traditions.
Oak
Nantucket Painting "Fall Fishing at Sconset" by James Walter Folger
By James W. Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
He also carved fully modeled bird decoys and other animals, coloring them quite realistically.
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Sold
H 6.86 in W 9.85 in D 4.14 in
Decoys with old Japanese paper attached/Bird ornaments/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce an old Japanese figurine covered with paper. This is probably a duck figurine that was originally made as a decoy. Decoys are not only found in Northern Eur...
Wood, Paper
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 marble eyes - English, 1910 - Measures: 18cm tall x 36cm long. Condition report: ...
Profile Decoy ex Mackey Collection
Located in North Egremont, MA
Canada goose profile decoy with Mackey collection stamp, from the William J Mackey, Jr. collection of American bird decoys, dimensions given do not include the height of the newly ma...
Wood
Max Baker Set of Four Canvas Passenger Pigeon decoys as Folk Art
Located in Madison, WI
Each pigeon has a hole in the underside into which a stick or wire would be installed to hold the bird in place as a decoy.
Rig of Shore Bird Decoys
Located in North Egremont, MA
Seven carved Yellowleg decoys, with unusual yellow beaks. New Jersey origin, early 20th century. nicely painted plumage, painted eyes, some show minor paint loss. unusual large group...
Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake Decoy, circa 1920, having head with glass eyes and carved mandible, nares and nail on bill, attached to hollow carved two part body (seam i...
Wood
$385,635
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child's Teepee
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down throu...
Other
$595,000
H 22.05 in W 29.92 in
Dumbo Screen Print with Hand-Finished Watercolor, Signed, 2014, Pest Control COA
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print & hand-finished watercolor on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Pest Control included. Banksy’s Dumbo is an extremely rare Banksy print. It was never ...
Paper, Screen, Watercolor
$89,500 / set
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Stuart Devlin, Cartier
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented as edition No. 94 out of a limited prod...
Sterling Silver
$123,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 24 in W 1.25 in D 17.25 in
Giant Muonionalusta Meteorite '86 lbs' on Custom Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Truly a museum quality piece, this giant meteorite is a completely solid, natural Muonionalusta Meteorite sliced & polished which boasts its beautiful, metallic Widmanstätten pattern...
Other
Carved Canada Goose by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
Canada swimming goose, hollow carved with glass eyes and lead plate Signed/incised and titled on the bottom, "The Swimmer, Frank S Finney" circa 1980.
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Mechanical Mallard Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Mechanical Mallard Duck Decoy, circa 1920s, by an unknown "factory" decoy maker. The decoy bears a close resemblance to the Evans Standard Grade ...
Wood
$1,136Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.63 in W 12 in D 3.75 in
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, USA owned by Bob Tillbutt
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...
Wood, Paint
Harry V. Shourds Signed Vintage Antique Wood Duck Decoy Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic hand-carved and painted wood duck decoy (possibly a New Jersey Bluebill) by Harry V. Shourds. The piece is signed/branded on the underside. Would be a great additio...
Wood, Paint
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Life Size Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swan decoy from Havre de Grace, Maryland. Original paint. Period: Mid-20th century Origin: Maine, United States Size: 32” x 10” x 17’ Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals ...
Wood
Sioux Beaded Patriotic Doctor's Bag, Early 20th Century
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Patriotic Native American Sioux beaded doctor's bag. 62 American flags and crests. Large doctors bag; Sioux beaded. Came from a trading post in South Dakota; estimate first half 20th...
Leather
Alphonse Mucha's Documents Decoratifs (Complete in Four Portfolios)
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
Suite of 72 lithographic plates on wove paper, many in color, plus expository pages (title page, half-title page, preface) and four covers. Published in Paris in 1902 by Librairie Ce...
Paper
$1,928,179
H 59.45 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Antique French Marquetry, Ormolu and Jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley French, c. 1890 Height 151cm, width 190cm, depth 100cm The Bureau du Roi, also known as the secrétaire à ...
Ormolu
20th Century Sleeping Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 20th century American life-size sleeping Canada Goose decoy with its original paint, a removable head and neck, and glass eyes, on a custom steel mount.
Wood
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.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.