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Monumental 18th Century Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France
Monumental 18th Century Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France

Monumental 18th Century Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Miami, FL

This richly detailed piece features a lush woodland landscape with delicate architectural elements and meandering waterways inhabited by elegant wading birds. The composition is fram...

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Antique 18th Century French Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA Flamingo Motif Needlepoint Embroidery Mules Slippers 36
CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA Flamingo Motif Needlepoint Embroidery Mules Slippers 36

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA Flamingo Motif Needlepoint Embroidery Mules Slippers 36

By Charlotte Olympia

Located in Switzerland, CH

Made from tactile canvas, this leather-trimmed pair is embroidered with whimsical palm trees and wading birds. Showcase yours with cropped den • Flamingo design • Round toe • Signa...

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2010s Italian Slippers

19th Century Flemish (Belgium) Pictorial Verdure Wool Tapestry Signed A.M.R.B.
19th Century Flemish (Belgium) Pictorial Verdure Wool Tapestry Signed A.M.R.B.

19th Century Flemish (Belgium) Pictorial Verdure Wool Tapestry Signed A.M.R.B.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The composition features a lush wooded scene with layered foliage, a gently flowing stream, and a distant stone bridge and architectural structures, creating depth and perspective. I...

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Antique 19th Century Belgian Tapestries

Materials

Wool

French Greenery Aubusson Tapestry - N° 1675  Bleu, Birds, flower, river, plants
French Greenery Aubusson Tapestry - N° 1675  Bleu, Birds, flower, river, plants

French Greenery Aubusson Tapestry - N° 1675 Bleu, Birds, flower, river, plants

Located in Paris, FR

An arched bridge connects the two banks, while in the foreground, a graceful wading bird stands out amidst abundant vegetation of lush flowers and foliage.

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Antique Bird Print of the Common Redshank by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Antique Bird Print of the Common Redshank by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Antique Bird Print of the Common Redshank by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Located in Langweer, NL

The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Bird Print of a Sanderling by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Antique Bird Print of a Sanderling by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Antique Bird Print of a Sanderling by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Located in Langweer, NL

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman".

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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Woodcock by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Woodcock by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Woodcock by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Located in Langweer, NL

The Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia.

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Bird Print of the Nest of a Spoonbill of the Ibis Family, 1789
Antique Bird Print of the Nest of a Spoonbill of the Ibis Family, 1789

Antique Bird Print of the Nest of a Spoonbill of the Ibis Family, 1789

Located in Langweer, NL

The Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Hutschenreuther Ole Winther Monthly Collector Plates Set + Vase — 6 Plates 2C168
Hutschenreuther Ole Winther Monthly Collector Plates Set + Vase — 6 Plates 2C168

Hutschenreuther Ole Winther Monthly Collector Plates Set + Vase — 6 Plates 2C168

Located in Bordeaux, FR

The matching vase (approx. 10 × 8 cm) — a trumpet-form cabinet vase in the same Ole Winther design vocabulary: a long-necked wading bird among pink flowers, gold scrollwork arabesque...

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20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Ceramic

Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760
Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760

Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760

Located in Langweer, NL

The lower bird is a curlew-like wading bird, recognizable by its elongated body and distinctive long, downward-curving bill, depicted in a feeding posture.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Redshank and Greenshank in Winter Plumage, Antique Bird Lithograph c.1895
Redshank and Greenshank in Winter Plumage, Antique Bird Lithograph c.1895

Redshank and Greenshank in Winter Plumage, Antique Bird Lithograph c.1895

Located in Langweer, NL

Redshank and Greenshank in Winter Plumage, Antique Bird Lithograph c.1895 This fine chromolithograph, printed circa 1900, presents two beautifully illustrated wading birds: the Spot...

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Naumann, circa 1895
Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Naumann, circa 1895

Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Naumann, circa 1895

Located in Langweer, NL

The detail in the plumage is rendered with exceptional skill, showcasing the subtle gradations of grey, blue, and white that characterize this elegant wading bird. Printed using the...

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Shorebirds, Jacana & Water Rail Pair, Brodtmann Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1816
Shorebirds, Jacana & Water Rail Pair, Brodtmann Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1816

Shorebirds, Jacana & Water Rail Pair, Brodtmann Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1816

Located in Langweer, NL

Shorebirds, Jacana & Water Rail Pair, Brodtmann Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1816 This attractive pair of original hand-colored lithographs depicts eight species of wading birds an...

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Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Prints

Materials

Paper

Asian Showa Four-Panel Screen Herons Amid Lotus and Peonies
Asian Showa Four-Panel Screen Herons Amid Lotus and Peonies

Asian Showa Four-Panel Screen Herons Amid Lotus and Peonies

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The serene scene depicts a calm waterside landscape with large lotus leaves, wading birds, flowering peonies, perched songbirds, and a craggy rock formation arranged across a warm go...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Five Hand-Painted Chinese Wallpaper Panels, 18th Century, Distressed
Five Hand-Painted Chinese Wallpaper Panels, 18th Century, Distressed

Five Hand-Painted Chinese Wallpaper Panels, 18th Century, Distressed

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

The branches shelter a few fruits and a variety of wildlife: butterflies, green parakeets, male and female pheasants, sparrows, and woodpeckers, while wading birds flutter near a bod...

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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

Old Hand-Colored Bird Print a Banded Stilt and a Madagascar Jacana
Old Hand-Colored Bird Print a Banded Stilt and a Madagascar Jacana

Old Hand-Colored Bird Print a Banded Stilt and a Madagascar Jacana

Located in Langweer, NL

The Banded Stilt, an elegant wading bird, is depicted with its slender build and distinctively long legs that aid in its foraging along shallow waters.

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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Spotted Redshank and Greenshank, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895
Spotted Redshank and Greenshank, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895

Spotted Redshank and Greenshank, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895

Located in Langweer, NL

Grasses and blooming wildflowers in the background frame the elegant forms of the birds as they wade, forage, and rest at the water’s edge.

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Curlew bird wading, wildlife, nature, green
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Curlew bird wading, wildlife, nature, green

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Curlew bird wading, wildlife, nature, green

By Richard Smith b.1955

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Edition of 20 A bronze sculpture of a Curlew by Richard Smith, with its beak angled downward conveys both elegance and serenity, embodying the essence of this distinctive wader. The ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Redshank and Marsh Sandpiper, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895
Redshank and Marsh Sandpiper, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895

Redshank and Marsh Sandpiper, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895

Located in Langweer, NL

Redshank and Marsh Sandpiper, Antique Shorebird Lithograph c.1895 This antique chromolithograph, printed around 1900, features two elegant wading birds common to European wetlands: ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Ardea Stellaris Rufa – Eurasian Bittern from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1809
Ardea Stellaris Rufa – Eurasian Bittern from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1809

Ardea Stellaris Rufa – Eurasian Bittern from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1809

By M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

This wading bird inhabits dense reed beds and marshes, and is most often detected by the deep booming call of the male during breeding season rather than by sight.

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair Italian Hollywood Regency Carved Wood, Brass & Iron Heron Sculptures, C1980
Pair Italian Hollywood Regency Carved Wood, Brass & Iron Heron Sculptures, C1980

Pair Italian Hollywood Regency Carved Wood, Brass & Iron Heron Sculptures, C1980

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Rising to impressive heights of 59 inches and 49 inches, respectively, the sculptures capture the poised elegance and elongated anatomy of wading birds such as herons or cranes, inte...

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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

Carved Glossy Ibis Sculpture
Carved Glossy Ibis Sculpture

Carved Glossy Ibis Sculpture

Located in North Palm Beach, FL

The Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a graceful wading bird known for its slender silhouette and subtly iridescent plumage.

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1990s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Crystal Claret Ewer, Wheel-Engraved Game Frieze, Possibly Val Saint-Lambert
Crystal Claret Ewer, Wheel-Engraved Game Frieze, Possibly Val Saint-Lambert

Crystal Claret Ewer, Wheel-Engraved Game Frieze, Possibly Val Saint-Lambert

By Val Saint Lambert

Located in Atlanta, GA

The lower half of the body is worked in a crisp Russian cutting (closely spaced diamond-point diaper with high, brilliant facets), above which runs a wide, matte wheel-engraved friez...

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Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Barware

Materials

Crystal

Contemporary Multi-Gem Diamond Pink Opal 18K White Gold Statement Brooch
Contemporary Multi-Gem Diamond Pink Opal 18K White Gold Statement Brooch

Contemporary Multi-Gem Diamond Pink Opal 18K White Gold Statement Brooch

By SCALA GIOIELLI

Located in Marcianise, IT

Technical Details Period: 21st Century / Contemporary Haute Joaillerie Design: Figurative Crane / Heron Wading Bird (Animalier) Metal: 18k White Gold Total Weight: 57.00 grams (H...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold

Scarlet Ibis & Glossy Ibis – Antique hand-coloured lithograph, c.1828
Scarlet Ibis & Glossy Ibis – Antique hand-coloured lithograph, c.1828

Scarlet Ibis & Glossy Ibis – Antique hand-coloured lithograph, c.1828

Located in Langweer, NL

Scarlet Ibis & Glossy Ibis – Antique hand-coloured lithograph, c.1828 Description: This vibrant early 19th-century ornithological print depicts two striking wading birds: the Scarle...

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Antique 1820s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of Plovers and Lapwings from Histoire Naturelle, 1790
Hand-Colored Engraving of Plovers and Lapwings from Histoire Naturelle, 1790

Hand-Colored Engraving of Plovers and Lapwings from Histoire Naturelle, 1790

Located in Langweer, NL

This engraving is a hand-colored copperplate print by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790. The birds shown here belong to t...

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Antique 1790s Prints

Materials

Paper

Elegant Avian Diversity: Illustrations from Buffon's Ornithology, c.1780
Elegant Avian Diversity: Illustrations from Buffon's Ornithology, c.1780

Elegant Avian Diversity: Illustrations from Buffon's Ornithology, c.1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Le Héron (The Heron) – A tall wading bird with gray plumage, long legs, and a pointed beak, shown standing near water. 2.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Life-Sized Spoonbill Print – Dutch Ornithology by Sepp and Nozeman, 1789
Life-Sized Spoonbill Print – Dutch Ornithology by Sepp and Nozeman, 1789

Life-Sized Spoonbill Print – Dutch Ornithology by Sepp and Nozeman, 1789

Located in Langweer, NL

The Eurasian spoonbill is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family (Threskiornithidae) found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Seasonal Plumage of the Sanderling: Selby's Ornithological Study, 1826
Seasonal Plumage of the Sanderling: Selby's Ornithological Study, 1826

Seasonal Plumage of the Sanderling: Selby's Ornithological Study, 1826

Located in Langweer, NL

Description: This refined colored etching showcases the Sanderling, a small wading bird, captured in meticulous detail by Prideaux John Selby.

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Antique 1820s Prints

Materials

Paper

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Crab, Fish, and Marine Life in Net
Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Crab, Fish, and Marine Life in Net

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Crab, Fish, and Marine Life in Net

Located in Long Island City, NY

The centerpiece of the charger features a delicately rendered wading bird set against a striking turquoise blue reserve, surrounded by flowering plants, reeds, and graceful butterfli...

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Antique 1890s More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

19th Century French Japonisme Inkwell, Gilt Bronze Pagoda, Circa 1875
19th Century French Japonisme Inkwell, Gilt Bronze Pagoda, Circa 1875

19th Century French Japonisme Inkwell, Gilt Bronze Pagoda, Circa 1875

By Gabriel Viardot, Maison Marnyhac 1, Edouard Lievre

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The Japanese iris, peonies, bamboos, ki-monos, calligraphy, fish, butterflies and other insects, the blackbirds, cranes and wading birds, the cats, tigers, and dragons were endless s...

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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Inkwells

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Verdure Landscape Tapestry with Birds
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Verdure Landscape Tapestry with Birds

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Verdure Landscape Tapestry with Birds

Located in New York, NY

French, 18th century Verdure Aubusson tapestry handwoven in wool with silk highlights set within a complete floral border. Two birds wade aside a winding stream in this scenic landsc...

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Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk, Tapestry

Modern Wildlife Pictorial Wool Rug with Egret and Crane Motif in Navy and Gold
Modern Wildlife Pictorial Wool Rug with Egret and Crane Motif in Navy and Gold

Modern Wildlife Pictorial Wool Rug with Egret and Crane Motif in Navy and Gold

Located in Norwalk, CT

Featuring a captivating, organic composition of graceful cranes and wading water birds amidst a stylized marshland, this piece serves as a striking focal point for sophisticated cont...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Arts and Crafts Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Camargue Watercolor of Thatched Cottage with Storks and Marshland
Camargue Watercolor of Thatched Cottage with Storks and Marshland

Camargue Watercolor of Thatched Cottage with Storks and Marshland

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Key features include: Authentic Camargue Landscape: The waterfront cottage, rustic fencing, and lush wetland flora create a scene rich in regional character. Elegant Wading Storks: ...

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Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pen

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By Frank W. Benson

Located in Portland, ME

This atmospheric image, showing a hunter with a gun and brace of birds wading to shore as evening falls, is an early Benson print (with the exception of Paff 1, from 1882, the earlie...

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1910s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Iridescent Majesty: Vintage Print of The Northern Lapwing by Von Wright, 1929
Iridescent Majesty: Vintage Print of The Northern Lapwing by Von Wright, 1929

Iridescent Majesty: Vintage Print of The Northern Lapwing by Von Wright, 1929

Located in Langweer, NL

The lapwing's crest, a thin wispy plume, is elegantly portrayed arching from the back of its head, signifying the male during the breeding season when such display features are most ...

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20th Century Swedish Prints

Materials

Paper

Stunning Italian Design Midcentury Modern Antonio Pavia Crane Table Lamp
Stunning Italian Design Midcentury Modern Antonio Pavia Crane Table Lamp

Stunning Italian Design Midcentury Modern Antonio Pavia Crane Table Lamp

By Antonio Pavia

Located in Lisse, NL

This rare lamp with the large and long legged wading crane bird sculpture is even more impressive in real life than in our pictures.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Little Stint – Antique Dutch Ornithology Print by Sepp and Nozeman, circa 1797
Little Stint – Antique Dutch Ornithology Print by Sepp and Nozeman, circa 1797

Little Stint – Antique Dutch Ornithology Print by Sepp and Nozeman, circa 1797

Located in Langweer, NL

Known in Dutch as de kleine zandloper, the species is shown here in two poses—one bird wading on a rocky shoreline and another depicted mid-flight with wings outstretched.

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

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Wading Birds For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of wading birds for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct wading birds — often made from paper, metal and ceramic — can elevate any home. Find 91 antique and vintage wading birds at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Wading birds have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Art Deco, Victorian and Hollywood Regency wading birds are consistently popular styles. Wading birds have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn and Cornelius NOZEMAN are consistently popular.

How Much are Wading Birds?

Wading birds can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.