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
Antique Dummy Boards
Opera or Theatre Hand-Painted on Wood Dummy Boards, 19th Century
$3,400 / set
H 78 in W 26.5 in D 1 in
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 Early 19th Century Georgian Pinewood Oil-Painted Dummy Boards
$3,377 / set
H 40.5 in W 19 in D 8 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Georgian Pinewood Oil-Painted Dummy Boards
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th Century Georgian Pair of Dummy Boards. Pinewood with oil-painted fine details. Charming
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine, Paint
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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
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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
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Panel
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
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H 10 in W 20 in L 10 in
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
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Country House Dummy Boards in the 17th Century Style
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H 40.16 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 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
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
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
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
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Late 19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine, Paint
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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
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
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
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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
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20th Century Danish Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century Hand Painted Asian Wallpaper Panels
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three mounted hand painted wallpaper panels in simple wood frames. Beautifully and elaborate painted scenes with birds, flowers, butterflies, cats, dogs, squirrels, fruit an...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Paper
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
$500 / item
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Foil
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
$116,897
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
$235,059Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 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
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
$168,761
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with light grey interior. the second one with black interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
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1970s Italian Space Age Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Fiberglass
19th Century Hand Painted Drawing on Indian Cloth
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century hand painted drawing on Indian cloth.
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Paper
Antique English Painted Wood Firescreen Flower Basket Dummy Board
$880Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 21 in D 1 in
Antique English Painted Wood Firescreen Flower Basket Dummy Board
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Englishpainted wood firescreen flower basket dummy board During the 18th and 19th centuries, dummy board fire screens were highly fashionable, especially among the English. ...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
Anthony van DyckPortrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford, c. 1635
$209,040Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
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17th Century Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oil
Large Collection of Carousel Figures, Popeye, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse...
$1,205,435
H 48.43 in W 48.43 in D 48.43 in
Large Collection of Carousel Figures, Popeye, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse...
Located in Mortsel, BE
Large private collection of carousel animals, please send message when questions.
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Early 20th Century Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Stained Glass
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
$132,025Sale Price|20% Off
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Renaissance Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oak
English Painted Wood Dummy Board Depicting a Royal Navy Lieutenant
$950Sale Price|56% Off
H 41 in W 21 in D 9 in
English Painted Wood Dummy Board Depicting a Royal Navy Lieutenant
Located in Southampton, NY
English painted wood dummy board depicting a royal navy lieutenant. Inscribed 'Made in England' on the reverse. Measures: 41" high x 21" wide x 9" deep Provenance: Private colle...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
John De CritzLady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England, circa 1595
$130,650
H 41 in W 34.75 in
Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England
Located in London, GB
Lady Dormer, Mary Browne c. 1592 oil on panel 35 x 29 inches, unframed; 41 x 34.75 inches, inc. frame Inscribed 'Lady Dormore' Mary married Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampt...
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Oil
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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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