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18th Century Aubusson Tapestry
18th Century Aubusson Tapestry

18th Century Aubusson Tapestry

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

18th Century Aubusson Tapestry depicting a pair of wading birds beside a stream under a verdure

Category

Antique 18th Century Tapestries

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Early 20th Century Working Decoys
Pair of Early 20th Century Working Decoys

Pair of Early 20th Century Working Decoys

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Pair of very naïve working wading bird decoys, iron bill or nail beak, very distressed remnant

Category

Early 20th Century French Decoys

19th Century Aboriginal Parrying Shield
19th Century Aboriginal Parrying Shield

19th Century Aboriginal Parrying Shield

Located in Greenwich, CT

, scorpions, salamanders, snakes, platypus, wading birds and waterfowl, the reverse with dugout hand hold and

Category

Antique 19th Century Australian Tribal Art

Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin 'circa 1738'
Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin 'circa 1738'

Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin 'circa 1738'

Located in Langweer, NL

), amedium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of French Empire Antique Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Pair of French Empire Antique Bronze Candelabra Lamps

Pair of French Empire Antique Bronze Candelabra Lamps

Located in Sheffield, MA

ornate and finely cast five light Continental candelabra with wading bird and turtle finials, floral

Category

Antique 19th Century French Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Pair Meissen Porcelain Gilt Bird Candelabras German Dresden
Pair Meissen Porcelain Gilt Bird Candelabras German Dresden

Pair Meissen Porcelain Gilt Bird Candelabras German Dresden

Located in Potters Bar, GB

is a type of crane or other wading bird and each is hand painted Perfect and left to this highly

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Vintage 1980s Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

Rare Flamingo Taxidermy Specimen
Rare Flamingo Taxidermy Specimen

Rare Flamingo Taxidermy Specimen

Located in New York, NY

Rare Flamingo Taxidermy Specimen: Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy

Materials

Feathers

Trio of Curlew Decoys
Trio of Curlew Decoys

Trio of Curlew Decoys

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Somme region of France. Curlew are large shoreline wading birds, each of these decoys measure 19" beak

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Antique Late 19th Century French Decoys

Antique Bird Print of the Purple Heron by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809
Antique Bird Print of the Purple Heron by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809

Antique Bird Print of the Purple Heron by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809

By M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Chinese Kangxi Painted Vase, 16th-17th Century
Chinese Kangxi Painted Vase, 16th-17th Century

Chinese Kangxi Painted Vase, 16th-17th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

) porcelain bottle shaped vase with garlic neck painted with dragons and a wading bird in a pond set amidst

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

By J.C. Sepp, Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn

Located in Langweer, NL

wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Fine Taxidermy Hamerkop by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Fine Taxidermy Hamerkop by Sinke & Van Tongeren

Fine Taxidermy Hamerkop by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

Hammerhead (Scopus umbretta) is a medium sized wading bird. The shape of his head with a long bill

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Animal Skin

Louis XVI Style Screen in Carved Wood with Waders
Louis XVI Style Screen in Carved Wood with Waders

Louis XVI Style Screen in Carved Wood with Waders

Located in Paris, FR

decorated with an animal painting on canvas depicting wading birds in their natural environment: cranes

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Wood

Vintage Monumental Garden Cranes in Verdigris Metal, Mid 20th Century
Vintage Monumental Garden Cranes in Verdigris Metal, Mid 20th Century

Vintage Monumental Garden Cranes in Verdigris Metal, Mid 20th Century

Located in Bradenton, FL

silhouette, capturing the quiet stillness and natural poise of wading birds in motion. Each bird is rendered

Category

Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Garden Ornaments

Materials

Metal

"Wading Rosette Spoonbill" Colorful Impressionist Style Bird Painting
"Wading Rosette Spoonbill" Colorful Impressionist Style Bird Painting

"Wading Rosette Spoonbill" Colorful Impressionist Style Bird Painting

By Rene Wiley

Located in Houston, TX

Large impressionist painting of a spoonbill in pink tones with a surrounding green and blue background. The canvas is framed in a silver frame. The work is signed by the artist in th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Set of 9 Framed Art Water Bird Set of Prints 1900s
Set of 9 Framed Art Water Bird Set of Prints 1900s

Set of 9 Framed Art Water Bird Set of Prints 1900s

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

long-legged wading bird, this piece shows a tall white-feathered bird with long black legs. Its bill is

Category

Early 20th Century American Romantic Prints

Materials

Metal, Wire

Vintage Oil Painting, Poole Harbour by Arthur Tivoli
Vintage Oil Painting, Poole Harbour by Arthur Tivoli

Vintage Oil Painting, Poole Harbour by Arthur Tivoli

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

wetland teeming with wading birds with many international protections in place. It is a Ramsar site which

Category

Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Circa 1860 Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Punch Bowl
Circa 1860 Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Punch Bowl

Circa 1860 Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Punch Bowl

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

design ornithological motif. Greek key outer borders define large panels of birds wading, flying & in

Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Wading Bird Sculpture, Short Billed Dowitcher
Mid-Century Wading Bird Sculpture, Short Billed Dowitcher

Mid-Century Wading Bird Sculpture, Short Billed Dowitcher

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Short billed dowitcher wading bird sculpture, circa 1950, Dutch. Composite Concrete and plaster

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Animal Sculptures

1950s Wading Bird Charm Pendant, 18 Karat Yellow Gold
1950s Wading Bird Charm Pendant, 18 Karat Yellow Gold

1950s Wading Bird Charm Pendant, 18 Karat Yellow Gold

Located in Hicksville, NY

1950s Bird Charm Enhancer - 18 Karat Yellow Gold This wading bird has a long, pointed beak and a

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Necklace Enhancers

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Exceptionally Well Carved Late 19th Century Wooden Wading Bird
Exceptionally Well Carved Late 19th Century Wooden Wading Bird

Exceptionally Well Carved Late 19th Century Wooden Wading Bird

Located in Dallas, TX

This very finely hand-carved bird dates to the late 19th century. Each individual feather is

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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Bird Plaque 19th Century
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Bird Plaque 19th Century

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Bird Plaque 19th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

of wading birds landing on a river bank and set within a decorative border. The metal plaque has a

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Pair Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Bronze Vases with Birds, 19th Century
Pair Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Bronze Vases with Birds, 19th Century

Pair Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Bronze Vases with Birds, 19th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

two exotic wading birds, one male the other female meeting each other while another bird flies off

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Standing Bird & Serpent Pocket Watch Holder
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Standing Bird & Serpent Pocket Watch Holder

French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Standing Bird & Serpent Pocket Watch Holder

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Realistically cast and modeled gilt bronze figure of a standing tall wading bird, Possibly holding a Flamingo or

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Kutani Porcelain Charger with Red Hand Painted Designs, 19th Century
Meiji Kutani Porcelain Charger with Red Hand Painted Designs, 19th Century

Meiji Kutani Porcelain Charger with Red Hand Painted Designs, 19th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

wading bird in a garden scene in fine detail with predominantly red tones with gilded highlights. The

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Brass Cranes on Black Marble Bases
Brass Cranes on Black Marble Bases

Brass Cranes on Black Marble Bases

Located in Topeka, KS

black and gold piece of vintage marble. These cast brass wading birds make a fabulous table centerpiece

Category

20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Bird Print of the Glossy Ibis by Goldfuss, circa 1824
Antique Bird Print of the Glossy Ibis by Goldfuss, circa 1824

Antique Bird Print of the Glossy Ibis by Goldfuss, circa 1824

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique bird print titled 'Gatt Ibis'. Large lithograph of the glossy ibis, a wading bird in the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

French Galle or Daum Attributed Textured & Gilded Glass Jug with Heron
French Galle or Daum Attributed Textured & Gilded Glass Jug with Heron

French Galle or Daum Attributed Textured & Gilded Glass Jug with Heron

By Gallé

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

is applied with a large wading bird standing one leg in water amidst reeds. The scene is finely

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Chinese Qing Pair Unusual Guangdong Stoneware Birds on Rocks
Chinese Qing Pair Unusual Guangdong Stoneware Birds on Rocks

Chinese Qing Pair Unusual Guangdong Stoneware Birds on Rocks

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

wading birds with long legs are both perched a rounded rockwork base. The birds are simply yet stylishly

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Estate Diamond Pearl Coral Onyx 18K Gold White Ibis Bird Brooch Pendant
Estate Diamond Pearl Coral Onyx 18K Gold White Ibis Bird Brooch Pendant

Estate Diamond Pearl Coral Onyx 18K Gold White Ibis Bird Brooch Pendant

Located in Miami, FL

Ibis, one of the most numerous wading birds in Florida. Crafted in 18K yellow gold, is a perfect

Category

1990s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold

Charming Jungle Print Cotton Sheath Dress US Size 10
Charming Jungle Print Cotton Sheath Dress US Size 10

Charming Jungle Print Cotton Sheath Dress US Size 10

Located in University City, MO

of exotic wild animals; monkeys, elephants, giraffes, wading birds, and gazelles The collection

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21st Century and Contemporary American Sheath Dresses

Impressive Gothic Revival Oak Fireplace Surround Attributed to Bruce Talbert
Impressive Gothic Revival Oak Fireplace Surround Attributed to Bruce Talbert

Impressive Gothic Revival Oak Fireplace Surround Attributed to Bruce Talbert

By Bruce James Talbert

Located in London, GB

?) depicting cranes and wading birds in riverside scenes with further tiles in green with little winged dragons

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Antique 1880s English Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Oak

Grotesque Spanish Faience Lizard Handled Pottery Oil Bottle
Grotesque Spanish Faience Lizard Handled Pottery Oil Bottle

Grotesque Spanish Faience Lizard Handled Pottery Oil Bottle

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Spanish designs including a bull, a church like building and a wading bird. Painted in colors on a yellow

Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Other Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Annie Ollier Bernard Moore Arts & Crafts Hand-Painted Lustre Glazed Panel Vase
Annie Ollier Bernard Moore Arts & Crafts Hand-Painted Lustre Glazed Panel Vase

Annie Ollier Bernard Moore Arts & Crafts Hand-Painted Lustre Glazed Panel Vase

By Bernard Moore

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

birds, one standing amidst shrubbery, another perched on a branch and the third a wading bird in a pond

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Pottery

Stunning Midcentury Antonio Pavia Pair of Metal Crane Table or Floor or Lamps
Stunning Midcentury Antonio Pavia Pair of Metal Crane Table or Floor or Lamps

Stunning Midcentury Antonio Pavia Pair of Metal Crane Table or Floor or Lamps

By Antonio Pavia

Located in Lisse, NL

pair with two large and long legged wading bird figures each is even more impressive in real life than

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Large French Tapestry After Raphael: “The Miraculous Draught of Fishes”
Large French Tapestry After Raphael: “The Miraculous Draught of Fishes”

Large French Tapestry After Raphael: “The Miraculous Draught of Fishes”

Located in Atlanta, GA

narrative is situated in a lush, stylized landscape, where a trio of long-legged wading birds—likely cranes

Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Hermes Paris Silk Bird Theme Necktie, circa 1990s
Hermes Paris Silk Bird Theme Necktie, circa 1990s

Hermes Paris Silk Bird Theme Necktie, circa 1990s

By Hermès

Located in University City, MO

a series of birds wading in a watery marsh setting with flowering foliage in pastel colors

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Late 20th Century French Ties

Hermes Paris Pelican Bird Silk Print Necktie in Hermes Box Circa 1990
Hermes Paris Pelican Bird Silk Print Necktie in Hermes Box Circa 1990

Hermes Paris Pelican Bird Silk Print Necktie in Hermes Box Circa 1990

By Hermès

Located in University City, MO

illustrated with a series of pelican style birds wading in a tropical marsh setting The birds are perched

Category

Late 20th Century French Neckties

DUSK

DUSK

By Frank W. Benson

Located in Portland, ME

/4 x 10 7/8 inches. This atmospheric image, showing a hunter with a gun and brace of birds wading to

Materials

Etching

Palm Beach Floral Wood Decoupage Box Purse ca 1970
Palm Beach Floral Wood Decoupage Box Purse ca 1970

Palm Beach Floral Wood Decoupage Box Purse ca 1970

By Annie Laurie Palm Beach

Located in University City, MO

illustrated with a pair of exotic birds wading in a tropical marsh The unique handbag is carried with a

Category

1970s American Novelty Bags

Antique Victorian 1883 Aesthetic Style Sterling Silver Card Case
Antique Victorian 1883 Aesthetic Style Sterling Silver Card Case

Antique Victorian 1883 Aesthetic Style Sterling Silver Card Case

By Charles Faraday & Samuel Davey

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

subdivision of grid pattern and incorporates an impressive, applied central copper medallion depicting birds

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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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.