Dummy Board
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th Century Decorated Tole Dummy Board
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare C19th decorated tole dummy board constructed as stick stand, depicting a terrier with red
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Tin
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Remington Rifle Life Size Advertising Dummy Board Seated Bond/ Mod Girl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Advertising Dummy Board. This custom store advertising board was created to promote Remington Rifles and
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
H 62.5 in W 34 in D 2.5 in
Figure James Bond 007 Pierce Brosnan Goldeneye Painted Film Dummy Board
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Fun conversation piece - James Bond in your home.
Great dumb waiter or prop, bigger than life size.
For the movie or film enthusiast. Measure: 81"high.
Category
1990s English Contemporary Art
Materials
Plywood
H 80.71 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Dummyboard, Folk Art from Sweden
Located in Brecht, BE
Found in Sweden, this lifesize dummy board is a unique and quirky object,
contemporary art to me.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Oval Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Wilson, NC
This pembroke table has a one board top in the center over 20 inches wide with no cracks or
Category
Antique 1790s English Tables
Materials
Brass
Diminutive French Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Games Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Checkerboard. The other option is to remove the top, to reveal a inset Inch square inlaid Backgammon board
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Period Rosewood Sofa Games Table Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
removed to display a backgammon board beneath, the frieze with a dummy drawer retaining its original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 29.5 in W 54.75 in D 24.25 in
Edwardian Satinwood Hand-Painted Metamorphic Game Table
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Chicago, IL
craftsmanship and ingenuity. From the 17th to the 19th Century, card and board games were means to socialize and
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pierre Le-Tan Trompe l'Oeil Dummy Board
By Pierre Le-Tan
Located in New York, NY
A "dummy board" painted in grisaille by the Paris artist Pierre Le-Tan that represents an ancient
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Tole Flowers Bunch Decoration, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Interesting French tole decoration bunch of flowers in a basket, maybe a dummy board.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
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Naval Ship Combat Painting Framed Rudolf Claudus 1922
By Rudolf Claudus
Located in Sacile, PN
Rudolf Claudus is one of the most important European naval artist.
Born in 1893 in Austria, since his childhood cultivates a passion for visual art and the sea. At the end of the Fi...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Polychrome Dutch Delft Dish Hand Painted with Country Scene Circa 1780
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This is an 18th-century Dutch Delft pancake plate hand painted circa 1780.
The artist used the polychrome colors moss green, red, blue, and manganese brown to create a lovely paintin...
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
British Sailor's Woolwork of Three Royal Navy Ships, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of three royal navy ships
Circa 1885
The British sailor woolwork depicts an unusual scene of three different types of Royal Navy Ships which are all fly...
Category
Antique 1880s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Japanese Antique Door 1860s-1920s / Wall Decoration Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old sliding door made in Japan.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s).
It is mainly made of cedar wood and bamboo, and reinforced with tin.
This composition is ver...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Doors and Gates
Materials
Steel, Zinc
Antique Swedish Country Pine Rocking Bassinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce late 18th / early 19th century Gustavian Period country Swedish farmhouse pine bassinet / cradle with beautifully aged character and warm patina.
Hand-crafted in Sweden, c...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Children's Furniture
Materials
Pine
Paint Oil on canvas Landscape Italy Art18th Century Capriccio Architectural
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Nicola Viso
(active in Naples in the first half of the 18th century)
Architectural capriccio with temple in ruins and scene of the rest of the Holy Family
Neapolitan school of the e...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Money Box "Magdalena" in the Style of Stobwasser Braunschweig
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small money box " Magadalena" in the style of Stobwasser Braunschweig. The piggy bank is made of painted tin and is reminiscent of the tin boxes finely painted by Stobwasser Braunsch...
Category
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Antiquities
Materials
Tin
Antique Swiss Black Forest Carved Dog Head Bronze Hook Hanger Coat Rack, c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique black forest Swiss hand carved dog head sculpture plaque coat rack with a gilt bronze hook, circa 1900. It's perfect for your rustic lodge decor in an entryway for han...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Bronze
H 16.5 in W 11 in D 4 in
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Mother Mary & Jesus, 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring Mother Mary with the crowned infant Jesus Christ (standing on clouds) in her arms...
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Metal, Tin
H 14 in W 10 in D 0.15 in
Early 18th C. Family Crest, Handsomely-Carved Wall Plaque from Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood family crest wall ornament from the early 18th century. This antique wall plaque from Italy has a beautifully-fluid shape, in hand-carved, thick, scrolls adorn...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Hand Painted Pottery Dog Figurine
Located in London, GB
Classic Victorian Staffordshire pottery hand painted dog, with a lovely curled tail. Measuring height 24.5cm / 9.64 inches by width at the base 17.6cm / 6.93 inches, and depth 8 cm /...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Pottery
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Dog Wall Plaque
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th-Century black forest Swiss hand carved sporting dog head sculpture plaque. This handsome plaque is finely carved with exceptional details and expression in the sp...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hollywood Regency Scrolled Brass & Mesh Fireplace Hearthware Screen 37"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage brass and mesh fire screen featuring Hollywood Regency styling with scrolled brass accents and slots for firedog andirons.
Dimensions:
37" x 6" x 29"h
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 29 in W 37 in D 6 in
British Royal Navy Maritime Ships Searchlight/ Spotlight
Located in East Hampton, NY
Incredible and Large impressive nautical architectural salvage fog light or spotlight/searchlight on large and sturdy mounting base. Adjustable knobs. Relief stamped to base MADE IN ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
"The Untitled Experiment (The Mermaid's Dilemma)" by Kevin Paulsen
By Kevin Paulsen
Located in Nantucket, MA
Whimsical painting by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Crafted using pigmented plaster, ballpoint pens, and floor stain, all on velvet laid on board. Unframed, wooden cradle su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings
Materials
Velvet, Plaster, Wood, Paint
Mid 19th Century Swedish Painted Pine Rocking Cradle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted pine rocking cradle circa 1860.
Traditional Swedish painted cradle in original paint. Ideal for use as toy storage or the perfect decorative obje...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
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English Tapestry Dummy Board
Located in Stamford, CT
An English 18th century "dummy board" or fire screen made from an earlier 17th century Flemish
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Art
Welsh Oak Pot Board Dresser and Rack of Small Proportions
Located in Suffolk, GB
An early/mid 19thc Welsh oak pot board dresser and rack of small proportions of good patina (colour
Category
Antique 19th Century Welsh Dressers
Materials
Oak
Dresser
Located in Honiton, Devon
shelves and boarded rack, sitting in the breakfront base.
3 Frieze drawers and 2 cupboards flanking
Category
Antique Early 1800s Dressers
Materials
Oak
English Regency Games Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
central sliding top revealing a leather backgammon board and reversing to an inlaid chessboard of ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Cabin or Map Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
. The well is plain, without dividers and lined in linen. The top section has a dummy drawer to both the
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Dog "Dummy Board"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted board model of dog. "Dummy Board".Some touch up to the paint
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Floral Basket Dummy Board
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Edwardian English Dummy Board in the form of a weaved basket of flowers, painted on timber with
Category
Early 20th Century English Paintings
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Decoys
Materials
Pine
H 40.16 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
Georgian oak pot board dresser base
Located in Salisbury, GB
Antique oak pot board dresser base
Here we are delighted to offer you this George III oak pot
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Oak
18th Century Oak Pot Board Dresser Base
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
proportions.
Three drawers below the top surface with further spice drawers and one dummy drawer below.
Pot
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Dressers
Materials
Oak
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
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Classical Roman Paintings
Materials
Linen
Rare Inlaid Georgian Mahogany Pembroke Games Table, circa 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
exotic woods, the central sliding top revealing a leather backgammon board and reversing to an inlaid
Category
Antique 18th Century Georgian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Rosewood Games Table Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, green-leathered on one side and inlaid with a chess board on the other, which opens to reveal a
Category
Antique 1810s British Regency Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Tole Geranium Decoration, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Interesting French tole decoration geranium in a basket, maybe a dummy board.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
French Tole Tulips Decoration, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Interesting French tole decoration bunch of tulips in a barrel, maybe a dummy board.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
Antique, Welsh Pot Board Dresser and Rack
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique, oak, welsh pot board dresser and rack.
A small South Wales oak dresser with an open
Category
Antique 1780s Welsh Dressers
Materials
Oak
William IV Mahogany and Satinwood Pembroke Table or Games Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
centre of the table has a chess board, surrounded by satinwood inlay and satinwood banding to the edge
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) William IV Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Bureau Plat à TêTes De Guerriers Antiques
By Maison Mottheau et Fils
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
scrolling shell mount clasps. The shaped frieze has three drawers to the front and dummy drawers to the rear
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
Trompe l'Oeil Dummy Board
Located in New York, NY
This dummy board, a trompe l'oeil depiction of a marble vase overflowing with blowsy flowers, is
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
19th Century Painted Dummy Board
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
19th century painted dummy board; of a young lady standing in a full length pink and white silk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Late 17th/Early 18th Century Fireplace Dummy Board of a Little Girl
Located in London, GB
A late 17th/early 18th fireplace dummy board of a charming little girl holding an apron full of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Umbrella Stands
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Sculptures
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rare Cased circa 1932 Ventriloquist’s Dummy by Arthur Quisto
By Arthur Quisto
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
bottom board of the body with peg into which the pin fits giving the head a 360 degree rotation, in tweed
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition
Welsh Oak Pot Board Dresser and Rack
Located in Suffolk, GB
An early 19th century Welsh oak pot board dresser and rack of good patina (color), in good original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Welsh Dressers
Materials
Oak
Oak Dresser
Located in Honiton, Devon
shelves and boarded rack, sitting in the breakfront base.
3 Frieze drawers and 2 cupboards flanking
Category
Antique Early 1800s Dressers
Fine George III Period Pembroke Games Table
Located in Cambridge, GB
Fine George III period Pembroke games table; the top inlaid with a large chequer-board on a richly
Category
Antique 1790s English Game Tables
Excellent Late Regency Burr Elm Games Table
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
chess board on the reverse; the sunken interior incorporating a backgammon board inlaid in maple and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Regency Rosewood Games Table
By John Mclean
Located in London, GB
inlaid chess board to the underside, which reveals a backgammon board below, the frieze with a single and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Dapper Hare Cut-out Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
Painted wood cut-out figure of a dapper hare. (Dummy Board)
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the dummy board you’re looking for. A dummy board — often made from wood, fabric and mahogany — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect dummy board — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each dummy board bearing Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made dummy board over the years, but those crafted by Pedro Lara and Pierre Le-Tan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a dummy board can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $660 and can go as high as $7,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,233.
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- 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.
- 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.
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