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.
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19th Century American Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
Antique Dummy Boards
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.
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rare Pair 18th Century Polychrome Wood Dummy Boards, Chinoiserie
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional and rare pair of antique polychrome carved wooden figures, executed as so-called “dummy boards” or “silent companions,” dating from the late 18th to early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century Spanish Chinoiserie Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Dutch School, circa 1700, Dummy Board Figur
Located in brussel, BE
Dummy Boards’ are flat, oil painted figures in trompe l’oeil- often life-sized (sometimes smaller), which were placed around the house: in halls, corridors, by fireplaces and on stai...
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Early 1700s Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood Panel
Fine 19th Century English "Silent Companion" Dummy Board
Located in Lincoln, GB
This trompe l’oeil figure is a masterful bridge between decorative illusionism and fine portraiture, depicting a young nobleman in 17th-century Stuart court attire. While many Victo...
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood
Valentino Besarel Pair of Carved Italian Venetian Figures
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Benington, Herts
Also in this tradition are dummy boards, two dimensional painted boards in the form of figures which, according to some, were designed to scare off burglars but are now believed by m...
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19th Century Italian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Walnut
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Well Painted Dummy Boards
Located in Derbyshire, GB
Rare actual pair of well painted standing dummy boards
Category
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 and a iron bar.
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 boards
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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
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 a Van Dyke mustache, sword and leather boots, she with shy expression, string of pe...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine, Paint
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.
Category
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, cut-out and painted in a beautiful and illusionistic manner, depicting a middle-class...
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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 with a parrot.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century French Terracotta Entrance Guard Statues
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Pair of 19th century French Terracotta Statues of Chateau or Bastille Guards or Soldiers --Each holding original spear --Very realistic and Endearing --19th century uniform...
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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
Features In The Base 3 Drawers With 2 Doors Which Open To Reveal A Cupboard The Full Width Of The Base. 3 Drawers Either Side Of The Doors Being Dummies. Lovely Wide Boards Used ...
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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 of info on 1stdibs for those of you that want to know more about this type of item.
Category
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, painted on pine consist of a figure of a young boy dressed in a blue velvet outfit w...
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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 the Art Institute of Chicago.
Category
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 think someone was home.
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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 century and are made of oil on linen, then stretched over board.
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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...
Category
20th Century Danish Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
19th Century English Polychrome Carved Ship Figurehead of Lord Nelson
$67,500
H 60.5 in W 26 in D 20 in
19th Century English Polychrome Carved Ship Figurehead of Lord Nelson
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English carved wooden polychrome large ship figurehead of Lord Nelson.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dummy Boards
Materials
Wood, Paint
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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.
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