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Antique Quality 19th Century Mahogany Writing Side Table Desk
Antique Quality 19th Century Mahogany Writing Side Table Desk

Antique Quality 19th Century Mahogany Writing Side Table Desk

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

(two active and the central one is a dummy). Would look great in the right location! A charming

Category

19th Century Used Dummy

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Antique French Marquetry Poudreuse or Ladies Vanity
Late 19th Century Antique French Marquetry Poudreuse or Ladies Vanity

Late 19th Century Antique French Marquetry Poudreuse or Ladies Vanity

Located in New Orleans, LA

. There are two operational drawers for make-up, pencils and note paper and three dummy drawers along with

Category

1890s French French Provincial Used Dummy

Materials

Metal, Gold

William IV Mahogany and Satinwood Pembroke Table or Games Table
William IV Mahogany and Satinwood Pembroke Table or Games Table

William IV Mahogany and Satinwood Pembroke Table or Games Table

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

a dummy drawer to match. The table stands on elegantly turned and fluted legs terminating on brass

Category

Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) William IV Used Dummy

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

George III Revolving Table Drum in Mahogany Attributed to Gillows, English 1790
George III Revolving Table Drum in Mahogany Attributed to Gillows, English 1790

George III Revolving Table Drum in Mahogany Attributed to Gillows, English 1790

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Rome, IT

four full and four dummy frieze drawers, original brass castors and ring handles, English, circa 1790

Category

1790s British George III Used Dummy

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bureau Plate by Krieger

By Antoine Krieger

Located in Brighton, Sussex

frieze drawers, dummy drawers to the reverse and an inset leather top. Stamped: Kreiger Maison

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Used Dummy

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Country English Provincial Pine Farmhouse Dining Table
19th Century Country English Provincial Pine Farmhouse Dining Table

19th Century Country English Provincial Pine Farmhouse Dining Table

Located in Rio Vista, CA

with two working storage drawers centered by a false or dummy drawer in the middle. The top is

Category

19th Century English Country Used Dummy

Materials

Porcelain, Pine

Fine Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table
Fine Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table

Fine Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table

Located in Benington, Herts

dummy effect drawers to each end. Raised on an elaborately carved stretcher base terminating on

Category

1820s English Regency Used Dummy

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Diminutive French Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Games Table
Diminutive French Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Games Table

Diminutive French Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Games Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

drawer is a 'dummy drawer' that is not an actual working drawer. No game pieces are included

Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Used Dummy

Materials

Brass

Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Pagoda Writing Table or Vanity
Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Pagoda Writing Table or Vanity

Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Pagoda Writing Table or Vanity

By Grosfeld House

Located in Rio Vista, CA

storage drawers flanking a center dummy drawer where the mirror is hidden. The drawers have aged patinated

Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Used Dummy

Materials

Brass

Antique Small 19th Century Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk
Antique Small 19th Century Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk

Antique Small 19th Century Marquetry Cylinder Bureau Desk

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

bottom 3 are dummies) and 3 drawers to the front of the piece. Good shape and proportions. A great

Category

19th Century Used Dummy

Materials

Wood

Antique Regency Style Mahogany Sofa Table
Antique Regency Style Mahogany Sofa Table

Antique Regency Style Mahogany Sofa Table

Located in London, GB

mahogany has a beautiful colour and patina, this is finished identically on the back with dummy drawers, so

Category

1910s English Regency Used Dummy

Materials

Mahogany

William IVth Mahogany Pedestal Side Table Single Drawer, English circa 1830
William IVth Mahogany Pedestal Side Table Single Drawer, English circa 1830

William IVth Mahogany Pedestal Side Table Single Drawer, English circa 1830

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

to the front with a dummy draw to the rear therefore this piece could be used as a center table. The

Category

Early 19th Century English William IV Used Dummy

Materials

Brass

Good Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat or Writing Table
Good Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat or Writing Table

Good Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat or Writing Table

Located in Lymington, GB

with excellent quality asymmetrical gilt bronze mounts. Double sided, with working and dummy drawers

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Used Dummy

Materials

Kingwood

Antique Scottish Wash Basins
Antique Scottish Wash Basins

Antique Scottish Wash Basins

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

are locks present, but no keys. The middle drawer is a dummy draw. The plunger basin is under

Category

20th Century Used Dummy

Materials

Carrara Marble

Gorgeous Ornate French Empire Style Pedestal Desk
Gorgeous Ornate French Empire Style Pedestal Desk

Gorgeous Ornate French Empire Style Pedestal Desk

Located in London, GB

dummy drawers and cupboards that match the front. There is no mistaking the sophisticated quality and

Category

Late 20th Century Used Dummy

Antique Scottish Wash Basins
Antique Scottish Wash Basins

Antique Scottish Wash Basins

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

are locks present, but no keys. The middle drawer is a dummy draw. The plunger basin is under

Category

20th Century Used Dummy

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Top Desk
Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Top Desk

Antique Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Top Desk

Located in London, GB

all graduated in depth & there is one drawer in the middle. The left hand pedestal has four dummy

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Used Dummy

Materials

Mahogany

High Victorian Freestanding Burr-Walnut Davenport Desk England, 1870
High Victorian Freestanding Burr-Walnut Davenport Desk England, 1870

High Victorian Freestanding Burr-Walnut Davenport Desk England, 1870

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

drawers and a book slide, with four corresponding dummy drawers on the other side, ornately decorated

Category

1870s English Victorian Used Dummy

Materials

Walnut

Maison Margiela "Study for a Dress" Couture Drapery Study S/S 1997
Maison Margiela "Study for a Dress" Couture Drapery Study S/S 1997

Maison Margiela "Study for a Dress" Couture Drapery Study S/S 1997

By Maison Martin Margiela

Located in London, GB

ideal couture body. The inanimate linen tailoring dummy or ‘Stockman bust’ used by Parisian haute

Category

1990s Used Dummy

Brights of Nettlebed Double Sided Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Desk
Brights of Nettlebed Double Sided Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Desk

Brights of Nettlebed Double Sided Inverted Breakfront Pedestal Desk

By Brights of Nettlebed

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

drawers are actually dummy’s, they are joined together and when opened reveal cupboards which house

Category

20th Century English Victorian Used Dummy

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Secretaire Pedestal by Maison Millet, circa 1880
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Secretaire Pedestal by Maison Millet, circa 1880

Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Secretaire Pedestal by Maison Millet, circa 1880

By Maison Millet

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

floral marquetry. The dummy front to the second drawer opening to reveal a leather writing surface and a

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Used Dummy

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th Century
Antique George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th Century

Antique George III Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th Century

Located in London, GB

with a further three drawers in each pedestal to one side, the opposing side having dummy drawers and

Category

1790s English George III Used Dummy

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat Desk 19th C

Located in London, GB

green leather writing surface above three frieze drawers on one side and dummy drawers on the other

Category

1860s French Used Dummy

Materials

Ormolu

Antique William IV Writing Library Table Johnstone and Jeanes, 19th Century
Antique William IV Writing Library Table Johnstone and Jeanes, 19th Century

Antique William IV Writing Library Table Johnstone and Jeanes, 19th Century

By Johnstone, Jeanes & Co.

Located in London, GB

the base and feet. The desk has two spacious drawers on one side with dummy drawers on the other

Category

1840s English William IV Used Dummy

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

XVIII Century Indo Portuguese Baroque Writing Table
XVIII Century Indo Portuguese Baroque Writing Table

XVIII Century Indo Portuguese Baroque Writing Table

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

on each side and two dummy drawers at each end. The legs with a variety of ring and barley-twist

Category

18th Century Portuguese Baroque Used Dummy

Materials

Wood

Tom on the Red Floor
Tom on the Red Floor

Tom on the Red Floor

Located in New Orleans, LA

Arts Award for Young Talent, and was shortlisted for Kassel Dummy Book Award 2020. The book

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Dummy

Materials

Photographic Paper

Aleksandr Standing
Aleksandr Standing

Aleksandr Standing

Located in New Orleans, LA

Arts Award for Young Talent, and was shortlisted for Kassel Dummy Book Award 2020. The book

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Dummy

Materials

Photographic Paper

Tom (Arching on the bed)
Tom (Arching on the bed)

Tom (Arching on the bed)

Located in New Orleans, LA

Arts Award for Young Talent, and was shortlisted for Kassel Dummy Book Award 2020. The book

Category

2010s Contemporary Used Dummy

Materials

Photographic Paper

19th Century Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk
19th Century Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk

19th Century Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk

Located in London, GB

stationery and everything else you may need. The other side is fitted with dummy drawers so that it does not

Category

1860s Used Dummy

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Knot No. 4 - Yellow Red
Knot No. 4 - Yellow Red

Knot No. 4 - Yellow Red

By Wolfgang Leidhold

Located in New York, NY

, created another dummy for the recent group of big and small knots. The electrician’s material was surplus

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Used Dummy

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Oil

Superb Victorian Style Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk
Superb Victorian Style Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk

Superb Victorian Style Burr Walnut Partners Pedestal Desk

Located in London, GB

drawer and three dummy drawers which open to reveal a cupboard with a shelf. In addition there is a

Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Used Dummy

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair
19th Century French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair

19th Century French Empire Ormolu Mounted Desk and Chair

Located in London, GB

shorter drawers on each side. There are ‘dummy’ drawers mirrored on the opposite side, meaning this desk

Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Used Dummy

Materials

Ormolu

3 Graces
3 Graces

3 Graces

By Johnny Taylor

Located in Los Angeles, CA

often incorporates excerpts of lorem ipsum, a dummy text used to demonstrate the graphic elements of a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Used Dummy

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Color, Mixed Media, Panel, Permanent Marker, Spray Paint

Highway Gothic
Highway Gothic

Highway Gothic

By Johnny Taylor

Located in Los Angeles, CA

often incorporates excerpts of lorem ipsum, a dummy text used to demonstrate the graphic elements of a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Used Dummy

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Regency Style Mahogany Ormolu Library Centre Table
Regency Style Mahogany Ormolu Library Centre Table

Regency Style Mahogany Ormolu Library Centre Table

Located in London, GB

drawers and four dummy drawers, each with elegant brass lion's head drop handles. The table is

Category

Late 20th Century Used Dummy

Early 20th Century Louis Revival Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat
Early 20th Century Louis Revival Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat

Early 20th Century Louis Revival Writing Table Desk Bureau Plat

Located in London, GB

frieze drawers on one size and together with three ‘dummy’ drawers on the other which means that this

Category

1920s French Used Dummy

Materials

Ormolu

Tar Wax Study
Tar Wax Study

Tar Wax Study

By Jeffrey Keith

Located in San Francisco, CA

1997 Tools/Toys, B.MOCA, Boulder, CO 1996 Voyage of the Dummy, ZIP 37, Denver, CO 1993 A Death in the

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Used Dummy

Materials

Mylar, Wax, Tar

Bureau Plat à TêTes De Guerriers Antiques
Bureau Plat à TêTes De Guerriers Antiques

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

19th Century French Louis XV Used Dummy

Materials

Bronze

Trompe l'Oeil Dummy Board
Trompe l'Oeil Dummy Board

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

1780s Italian Neoclassical Used Dummy

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ventriloquist Dummy
Ventriloquist Dummy

Ventriloquist Dummy

Located in Summerland, CA

Ventriloquist Dummy 20th century Hand-made dummy with childrens clothing and shoes

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Used Dummy

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper

Ventriliquist's  Dummy
Ventriliquist's  Dummy

Ventriliquist's Dummy

Located in Pasadena, CA

Wild dummy! Pull the wire and the lower jaw moves to expose a magnificent set of carved choppers

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Dummy

Materials

Wood

Tailor's Dummy
Tailor's Dummy

Tailor's Dummy

Sold|$2,650

Tailor's Dummy

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

A French Tailors Dummie with carved wooden head

Category

Early 20th Century French Used Dummy

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    No 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.