Antique Dummies

One working drawer and a dummy drawer inlaid with pretty satinwood stringing and original brass knobs.

A French kingwood bureau plat late 19th/early 20th century in Louis XV style, with applied gilt-bronze mounts, the serpentine rectangular top with a green tooled leather inset above ...

Antique Victorian quality ebonised and walnut crossbanded davenport having a stationery compartment with original brass gallery opening to reveal a fitted interior, foure side drawer...

Antique Regency quality rosewood free standing sewing/lamp table having a quality rosewood top with two drop leaves supported by swing out rosewood shaped brackets, two working drawe...

Finished on both sides, with dummy drawers on the back, it can be positioned in the center of a room.

Antique 18th century oak hanging corner cabinet having a shaped moulded cornice above a mahogany freeze, one single shaped oak door cross banded in mahogany opening to reveal three o...

Featuring period concealed wooden castors, this davenport stands on sturdy support while maintaining its authenticity with four active drawers on the RHS (mahogany lined and sliding ...

Outstanding quality antique Edwardian inlaid mahogany reading table having a quality lift up ratchet top with charming satinwood inlaid urns, bows and swags above three frieze drawer...

Having an inset leather top, gilded ormolu mouldings, three frieze drawers with dummy drawers to the reverse, wonderful gilded ormolu mounts to the drawer fronts, raised on elegant c...

A mahogany Regency drum table, the circular original leather lined top of a lovely faded green color, fitted with four drawers between four dummy drawers, all with original handles a...

The case has one small storage drawer and dummy pulls. Provenance: From the Yager Galerie Calistoga, CA.

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut inlaid freestanding davenport having an inlaid burr walnut stationary compartment to the top opening to reveal a fitted interior, burr walnut in...

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut inlaid freestanding davenport having the original brass gallery over lift up lid opening to reveal a storage compartment, sloped writing surface...

A very good quality Victorian period Mahogany drum table, having an inset leather top, four oak lined frieze drawers and four dummy, each with turned Mahogany handles, raised on a ta...

Unusual outstanding quality antique regency freestanding figured mahogany centre table having an outstanding quality figured mahogany top above two working and six dummy figured maho...

Fine quality antique George III mahogany free standing sofa table having a quality mahogany top with two drop leaves, two drawers to the frieze with attractive original brass handles...

The shaped top has a decorative gilt bronze border, raised corner cartouches and an inset gold tooled green leather writing surface, above three frieze drawers on one side and dummy ...

The rear of the frieze has two dummy drawers which enables this piece to be placed in a central position in a room if one so chooses.

The rectangular top with rounded drop leaves, above two frieze drawers and two dummy drawers to the reverse, raised on a faux-rosewood grain painted ring-turned standard continuing t...

Such breaks are typical in 19th-century furniture, where users often pulled on false or “dummy” drawers on the rear of partners’ desks, unaware they were purely decorative.

The top has the original white Carrara marble, the secretary/chest has very finely cast gilded bronze mounts, including a pair of crowned heads supporting the top. The first three 'd...

A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Sofa Table, Having Superbly Figured Two Flap Top Bearing Crossbanded Decoration, Over Two Drawers To Frieze Opposed By Dummy D...

The kidney shaped top with one frieze drawer and an opposing dummy drawer flanked by two cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, with scrolled acanthus leaf gilt-bronze mounts above cabrio...

The face with one drawer on the right and one dummy drawer front on the left side. The center section bears a frieze drawer and a green felt fitted pull out writing slide.

The cabinet is finished to the back with dummy drawer fronts and the underside has a maker's stamp for J Simpson.

The sides are plain and the back presents dummy drawers. The ensemble is raised on four elegant legs adorned with a carved reeded décor.

An unusual early 19th century brass-mounted pollard oak writing table, attributed to Gillows, the hinged rectangular leather-inset writing top with an adjustable writing slope on a r...

Antique George III quality mahogany longcase clock by Dan Williams of Crickhowell having a shaped pediment with three original turned mahogany finials above an arched glazed and maho...

18th century inlaid country oak corner cupboard 18th century corner cupboard made in country oak, it has a panel door enclosing 3 shaped corner shelves, the original paper lining ...

Each side features two frieze drawers, one side has three further drawers in each pedestal, the other side has a cupboard in each pedestal, the doors on this side are modelled with t...

Active mahogany lined drawer to one end and a dummy to the other (as is the norm). The drawer slides freely.

Quality antique Victorian burr walnut freestanding Davenport having a quality burr walnut top with original walnut gallery, shaped burr walnut lift up writing slope with original lea...

Having an inset tooled leather top, an ormolu moulding around, three oak lined frieze drawers, with the locks stamped; Schmit, Paris. Dummy drawers to the reverse. The frieze being ...

There are four useful drawers on one side and dummy drawers on the other, making it not just a symbol of refinement but a practical furnishing as well.

The front of the desk has nice shaped carved cabriol legs with four drawers to the side and dummy drawers the other and the desk stands on bun feet.

Antique regency rosewood lamp table having a quality rosewood top with satinwood inlay ,one drawer and one dummy draw to the frieze with original turned wooden knobs.

There are three drawers on the front & three dummy drawers on the back. This coffee table is a generous size, so very practicable .

The exterior with a long dummy drawer above three oak lined drawers to each side and a secret apron drawer and cupboard to the kneehole.

On closer inspection, the two upper drawers turn out to be dummy drawers. The bottom drawer also does not open when closed.

In the Second World War, he worked as a camouflage officer in the Middle East, building dummies as part of the military deception for Operation Crusader.

Mounted on a custom metal base, the chest exudes a rustic charm and historical significance. The chest features a dummy lock on the front, while the real lock is cleverly concealed o...

To one side there is a cupboard to other side a bank of five drawers the upper drawer is a dummy. Additional measurements: Depth unfolded - 85cm / 33.46" Inches Width Top compartm...

Four real drawers, fitted like the dummy ones with brass hardware, complete the ensemble.

The drawers to one side appear later, possibly converted from dummies, so the fronts look exactly right. Typical historic repairs to the leaf supports (all good now).

Fine quality Antique Sheraton period inlaid mahogany pembroke table having a quality mahogany top beautifully crossbanded in satinwood, two oval drop leaves, one drawer and one dummy...

The drawers are mahogany lined and have original gilt brass handles. The desk has dummy drawers and cupboards to the back and the pedestals have a decorative mould bead to both sides...

The left drawer, inlaid with cross banding whose darker tones compliments the panel's lighter veneer beautifully, is fully functional while the right one is a dummy. They both showca...

One working drawer and a dummy drawer inlaid with pretty satinwood stringing and original brass knobs.

A pedestal desk in the French Empire manner of freestanding breakfront form with everted angles, constructed in birchwood, and burr birchwood, having bronze accents drawn from the...

They are flanked by side cabinets with matching inlay and interiors with further hanging space and dummy drawers. The wardrobe is raised on a plinth base.

The well figured rectangular top, with folding leaves and canted corners, over a panelled frieze with a pair of concealed shallow drawers, with dummy drawers to the reverse. Supporte...

Graceful Pembroke table of generous size and proportion Displays a desirable aged patina with pleasingly aged top Select mahogany offers fine grain interest and deep russet hues P...

His carvings ranged from traditional cigar store Indians to circus wagons and ventriloquist dummies. The wood used for figures, no matter what use they were put to, was carved from s...

The lower section has shaped bowfront top with three drawers above a central arch with recessed tambour door cupboard behind and flanked by a deep cellarette drawer and matching cupb...

The right side opens to a hidden compartment with a built-in tantalus accompanied by three fine crystal decanters, perfect for pouring a drink before a game. The left side is a dummy...

We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1840-1860 in solid mahogany I’ve only ever seen one o...

The frieze with projecting, carved, scroll ornament either side three drawers on each side and two dummy drawers at each end. The drawers with diagonal carving surrounding moulded pa...

Parrish prepared an elaborate dummy or mock-up of the proposed publication, complete with watercolor sketches of the illustrations, and sent it to the publisher early in 1921 …The tw...

The drop-leaf top with rounded corners supported by fly brackets ornamented with foliate scroll carving, above two cock-beaded drawers to one side and corresponding dummy drawers to ...

This fine parquetry writing table has a gilt bronze banded serpentine crossbanded top, above a single frieze drawer, and a dummy drawer to the reverse. The desk is fitted to each sid...