Antique Bird Decoys
Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
., "American Bird Decoys"
This decoy is one of the finest examples of a Canada goose decoy made by the hands
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Late 19th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Bird Hunting Tool and Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bird hunter's tool and decoy. This item was placed in the ground and wound up
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
decoy makers and bird carvers of all time. The lifelike quality of his three-dimensional portrayals of
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1910s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Cedar
Decoy Bird in Original Paint, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine French decoy bird in original paint, 19th century.
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19th Century Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Decoys with old Japanese paper attached/Bird ornaments/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
figurine that was originally made as a decoy.
Decoys are not only found in Northern Europe, but also in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paper
$800
H 6.86 in W 9.85 in D 4.14 in
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Painted Canvas Covered and Carved Wood Slat Canada Goose Decoy
By Joseph Lincoln
Located in New Hope, PA
spread would include a dozen or more decoys and a pen of live callers. When in the field, the pen birds
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Collection of Four Decorative Swedish Folk Art Wood Cut Birds, Sweden circa 1900
Located in Aabenraa, DK
Collection of four charming and decorative Swedish Folk Art wood cut birds
Sweden circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pine
H 7.88 in W 13.39 in D 2.37 in
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade bird decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade bird decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Antique French Handmade Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
Found in the Provence Region of France, this antique handmade Bird Decoy is mounted on a new custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
19th C. Wooden Bird Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th C. Hand Carved Wooden bird decoys on custom iron stands. Priced individually, measurements
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19th Century Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Iron
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
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
19th c. Folk Art Bird Hunter
s Tool and Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French Bird Hunter's Tool and Decoy. This item was placed in the ground and wound up. The
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal
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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Late 19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
19th c. French Hunting Decoys-Sold Individually
Located in Houston, TX
the decoy mimicking a bird's wings. Birds would fly towards it thinking it was another bird that had
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19th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal
Early Ward Brothers Widgeon Decoy, circa 1920
By The Ward Brothers
Located in Nantucket, MA
(1895-1976) of Crisfield, Maryland created waterfowl decoys and decorative bird carvings for more than
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Cedar
Elmer Crowell Pair of Over-Sized Mallard Decoys, circa 1920, with oval brands
Located in Nantucket, MA
one of the greatest decoy makers and bird carvers of all time. The lifelike quality of his three
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
H 7.5 in W 18.75 in D 7 in
Quirky Folk Art English Bird Figure
Located in London, GB
Quirky Folk-Art English bird figure
We are proud to offer a highly unusual hand carved/painted
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Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Unusual Folk-Art Bird Figures
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century unusual Folk-Art bird figures
We are proud to offer a pair of highly unusual
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1910s British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Small Folk Art Carved Bird Figure, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Small Folk Art carved bird figure, circa 1920
We are proud to offer a highly unusual hand carved
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Metal Sheet Hand Painted Bird Scare Rocker
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century metal sheet bird scare rocker
We are proud to offer a true example of an early
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1910s British Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Sheet Metal
H 17 in W 9 in D 1.5 in
Nantucket Painting "Fall Fishing at Sconset" by James Walter Folger
By James W. Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
combined these talents, carving
scenes of dimensional paintings. He also carved fully modeled
bird
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Early 1900s American Primitive Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Edwardian Black Cat Bird Scarers, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Edwardian black cat bird scarers, circa 1910.
- Price is per piece
- Made from tin
- Glass
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1910s English Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Profile Decoy ex Mackey Collection
Located in North Egremont, MA
of American bird decoys, dimensions given do not include the height of the newly made museum mount
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Max Baker Set of Four Canvas Passenger Pigeon decoys as Folk Art
Located in Madison, WI
Vintage canvas passenger pigeon decoys that now serve as one-of-a-kind minimalist sculptures in
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
Rig of Shore Bird Decoys
Located in North Egremont, MA
Seven carved Yellowleg decoys, with unusual yellow beaks. New Jersey origin, early 20th century
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bird Decoys
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Crafts Hammered Brass
Opaline Glass Mosaic Pendant Light, 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
NOTE. We are pleased to inform you that all shipments to the United States are free from import duties and tariffs and that we arrange the shipping ourselves to ensure a smooth, secu...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal, Brass, Wire
Study for Marjanah
By Alexander Oscar Levy
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful art deco portrait by well listed American Ashcan School artist Alexander Oscar Levy. This piece was featured in the American Art Review article about the Levy retrospect...
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1920s Art Deco Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Board, Oil
Pair of French Bistro Tables
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
French bistro tables with blue stone tops & bentwood bases.
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20th Century French Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Marble, Brass
A Daum Nancy Miniature "Vase Parlant", ca. 1895
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
A miniature french gilt and enameled green cameo glass vase,
signed in gilt "Daum Nancy" and with cross of Lorraine.
Molded with flowers and leafage and with the phrase
"A tout sei...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Glass
Reclaimed Wrought Iron Horseshoe Garden Gate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual reclaimed wrought iron garden gate, creatively constructed from old horseshoes. Matching decorative panel also available.
This reclaimed side gate is traditionally handc...
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Mid-20th Century English Country Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake Decoy, circa 1920, having head with glass eyes and carved mandible, nares and nail on bill, attached to hollow carved two part body (seam i...
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood
Belgian pottery vase with cranes Catteau Boch Freres Enameled circa 1939
By Boch Freres Keramis
Located in New York City, NY
Belgian Boch Freres Keramis faience art pottery vase "Grues" depicting cranes feeding in a marsh. Tri-colored with enameled decoration of cranes and flowers amidst a buff matte terra...
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20th Century Belgian Art Deco Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Pottery
Antique French Art Nouveau Green Glass and Wrought Iron Pendant Light, ca 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French Art Nouveau Green Glass and Wrought Iron Pendant Light, ca. 1920.
Add a timeless touch of elegance to your interior with this Antique French Art Nouveau Pendant Light...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,025
H 23.63 in Dm 14.97 in
Set of Fourteen Mario Papperzini Style Iron Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic and grand set of fourteen patio and garden dining chairs made in the Italian manner and style of Mario Papperzini. The large chairs feature iron frames with a gracefully arc...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Bronze, Iron
$28,000 / set
H 52.5 in W 25 in D 29 in
D.W. Nichol Signed Hand Carved Wood Duck Decoy, Male Cinnamon Teal
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work, a male cinnamon teal, hand carved and painted by renowned duck decoy artist D W Nichol. Beautifully crafted and decorated.
The work is signed "Male Cinnamon Teal...
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20th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Arizona Mirror, Estremoz Marble and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Furniture design at the iLuxury Awards 2021
In the remote location of Coyote Buttes lies one of Arizona’s treasures. The absolutely surreal undulating patterns of ‘The Wave’ in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Marble, Brass
$5,389 Sale Price / item
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H 45.28 in W 33.08 in D 1.58 in
Set of Five Rose Tarlow Style Iron Lattice Garden Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical set of five iron patio and garden armchairs made in the style and manner of Rose Tarlow. The chairs feature large hand-crafted iron frames with a neoclassical style lattice...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Iron
Two Modernist Panels of Wrought Iron Railings, Gates or Screens Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Two modernist panels of wrought iron - railings, gates or screens. Mid-20th century, found in Sweden.
Striking modernist design of folded triangles and rods finished in black paint....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Iron
$2,745
H 31.5 in W 30.71 in D 1.19 in
Vintage Rattan Bamboo Arched Large Wall
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage tropical bamboo rattan arched wall mirror. Ready to hang on your wall. Original natural finish with no flaws.
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
20th Century French Bouillotte Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 20th-century French Bouillotte table exemplifies the timeless elegance of neoclassical design. Crafted from mahogany, the table features a circular marble top surrounded by a pi...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Marble
Antique Inlaid Moroccan Tall Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan tall chest handcrafted in walnut featuring a custom glass top with a scalloped front and matching top drawer over four flat front drawers below having blu...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Bird Decoys
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
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Finding the Right Decoys for You
Vintage, new and antique decoys have become fashionable decor in modern homes.
The history of decoy ducks, shorebirds, geese and other waterfowl as part of the folk art tradition stretches back thousands of years. Tule duck decoys made between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D. by Indigenous people for use in hunting have been found in Nevada that are similar to decoys still in use today.
Waterfowl decoys are now often made of plastic and foam, but vintage duck decoys from the mid-19th to early 20th century were frequently made of wood. Canvas duck decoys were popularized from the 1920s to ’40s as a lightweight alternative. These folk art pieces feature hand-painted feathers and long, flat bodies, lending themselves well to display in living rooms on shelves and in cabinets.
One of the fascinating aspects of handcrafted waterfowl decoys is their regional variation to match the local birds. For example, German decoys are regularly decorated with green and gray paints, making them look like mallard ducks. Scandinavian decoys are typically black and white, resembling the common eider.
Either option could be a rustic treasure for one’s home, adding a touch of eclectic art to any room. Browse antique, new and vintage decoys on 1stDibs today.
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