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Eider Decoy
Located in New York, NY
Early Maine decoy with original graphic paint.
Category
19th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
$900
Merganser Decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
Folky, stylized, merganser. Unadorned form by unknown maker. Typical of cork decoys used on Long
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
$1,150
Decoy Ducks
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A pair of decoy ducks.
Cork bodies with well carved heads, original first paint to the heads and
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Cork, Wood
$604
Goose decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Canadian goose decoy is in its original paint and is appropriately distressed. There are two
Category
19th Century Canadian Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
$550
Decoy Duck
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A decoy duck of unusual form with a thoughtful expression.
Naive country folk art item with a
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Decoys
$329
Duck decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
This duck decoy came from the Oregon coast and has all original markings. It sits flatly, enabling
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
$155
Canvas Duck Decoy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Folky homemade stuffed canvas black duck decoy.
Category
19th Century American Antique Decoys
Working Duck Decoy
Located in London, GB
Hand Carved and Painted Wood
Carved with Initials “V V” to Underside
Northern European, c1900
Probably both hand carved and painted by an enthusiastic wild fowler, this small fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Decoys
Folk Art Decoy Bluebill
Located in North Beninngton, VT
I don't usually get many decoys but the sculptural quality of this one got me and the black and
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Beautifully Weathered Merganser Decoy
Located in North Beninngton, VT
This is such an elegantly shaped Folk Art merganser decoy. Hand-craved out of hardwood, still
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Early Hooded Merganser Decoy
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Great surface and very graphic form on this Hooded Merganser decoy from Clam , Virginia , a small
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Original Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in London, GB
Fashioned from solid carved cork
Weathered carved and painted wood and cork.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood, Cork
Golden Plover Shorebird Decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
Handsome cork plover. Origin Long Island.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Primitive Coot Working Decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
Finely crafted and very folky coot in worn black paint. Massachusetts, perhaps Martha's Vineyard, origin.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Working Wood Pigeon Decoy
Located in London, GB
Hand-carved and painted wood
With white glass eyes.
English, circa 1910.
Retaining the original glass eyes and painted decoration, this bird has an individual form and character...
Category
1910s British Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Original Edwardian Antique Decoy Goose
Located in Lancashire, GB
Original Edwardian Antique Decoy Goose.
This is a lovely, English antique goose decoy that dates
Category
Early 1900s Antique Decoys
Profile Decoy ex Mackey Collection
Located in North Egremont, MA
Canada goose profile decoy with Mackey collection stamp, from the William J Mackey, Jr. collection
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Mounted Duck Decoy
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand carved mounted duck decoy.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Flight of Nine Crow Decoys
Located in Sheffield, MA
An unusual collection of crow decoys which show stunningly arranged against a white wall.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Cast Iron Sink Box Decoy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 cast iron hand painted sink box decoy in old paint, surface and condition
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Iron
$1,595
Rare Early Wood Pigeon Decoy
Located in London, GB
A particularly fine and individual hand carved and painted working decoy. This example has a bright
Category
19th Century English Antique Decoys
Good Working Wood Pigeon Decoy
Located in London, GB
Hand Carved and Painted Wood
With White Glass Eyes
English, c.1910
Category
1910s British Antique Decoys
Fine Early Wood Pigeon Decoy
Located in London, GB
With Carved Details to Wings and Tail
And White Glass Eyes
England, c. 1890
Category
1880s British Antique Decoys
Unusual Early Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in London, GB
Hand Carved and Painted Cork With Glass Eyes
French Camargue Region
Category
19th Century French Antique Decoys
Cast Iron Sinkbox Brant Goose Decoy
Located in Sheffield, MA
The use of sink box decoys was banned in the United States with the passage of the Migratory Bird
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Folk Art Futuristic Ice Fishing Decoy
Located in Essex, MA
A vintage Folk Art futuristic looking carved wood ice fishing decoy, painted white, and retaining
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Metal
Lovely Waterfowl Decoy with Glass Eyes
Located in London, GB
In The Form of A Swimming Duck
Hand Carved and Painted Wood
In Original, As Found Condition
Probably by Mason
American, c1900
Alert and with a sense of movement, this well car...
Category
19th Century Antique Decoys
Three Iron Decoy Weights on Museum Mount
Located in Sheffield, MA
This desk sized collection of three decoy weights is rare and a most unusual conversation piece
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Iron
Double Sided Primitive Decoy on a new Steel Stand
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted on tin double sided decoy mounted on a new stand Decoy folds flat for transport
Category
19th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Tin
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
American Folk Art Tole Quail on Stand
Located in Montecito, CA
American Folk Art tole quail decoy on ebonized wood stand, circa 1880.
Category
1880s American Antique Decoys
Materials
Tôle
Early 20thC Painted Papier-Mâché Scarecrow Owl, c.1900-20
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The unique and most certainly charming hand painted decoy model of a stylised barn owl, acting as a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Decoys
Materials
Paper
Pheasant in Flight Trade Sign with custom stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This is splendid Folk Art piece of a Pheasant beginning to take flight. We think this was originally part of a trade sign or an artist piece. It is handmade and you can see how they ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Iron, Steel
Large Carved Wood Sculpture of a Heron
Located in Oaks, PA
Large Carved Wood Sculpture of a Heron Signed JRH, under the tail
Beautifully carved painted and distressed patina of a standing Heron with inset metal crest, on a organic wood base...
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Metal
Crow Decoy
Located in North Egremont, MA
carved solid body crow decoy, wonderful animation, metal eyes, owner stamp, there is some minor
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
$650
collectible decoy ducks
Located in Santa Monica, CA
very collectible wood carved original paint decoy ducks
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Collection of Decoys
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large collection of American wooden duck decoys, circa 1900 to 1940. Priced individually, or as
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Root Head Brandt Goose Decoy
Located in London, GB
genuine late 19th Century hand carved and painted hunter's working Goose Decoy. With branded inscription
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
MONUMEMENTAL FOLK ART FISH DECOY SCULPTURE
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental 1920's St.Laurence River carved wood fish decoy sculpture.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Metal
Unusually Primitive Folk Art Curlew Decoy
Located in London, GB
Of Appealing Form with Exceptional Curved Metal Beak
Hand Carved and Painted Wood and Wrought Metal
Category
1890s French Antique Decoys
Collection of Whimsical French Vintage Decoy Ducks
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Handmade duck decoys mounted on iron stakes. In various styles, as seen in photo. Can be purchased
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Decoys
Materials
Iron
Folk Coat Rack
Located in San Francisco, CA
Folk Art coat rack incorporating a pitch fork and a decoy mounted together on a thick iron plate.
Category
19th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
$1,500
rig of shorebirds
Located in New York, NY
hand carved shorebirds used as confidence decoys in excellent old white washed patina. Will sell
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
$1,500
HUGE pair of Italian Terracotta GREAT DANES 1900
S
Located in Miami, FL
Trade. Were used as decoys on large properties throughout England. This pair is life size, fabulous
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Decoys
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Naive Carved Wooden Folk Art Birds, English Pheasants, Primitive, Outsider
Located in Totnes, GB
, is a bit of a mystery - perhaps decoys but unlikely as they would need to be bigger. What they are
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Pine
19th c. R. J. Horner faux bambo armoire.
Located in Miami, FL
American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints & Decoys, Sale 1787, 18-19 Jan. 2007 Lot 718
Note
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Snow, Samurai, Heike, Ukiyo-e, Floating World
By Toyonobu Utagawa
Located in London, GB
donning his armour and serving as a decoy, successfully taking out the pursuers in the process.
During
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decoys
Materials
Paper
Hand-Carved Duck Decoy
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Hand carved duck decoy
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Decoys
Cast Iron Sink Box Decoy
Located in North Egremont, MA
Canvasback drake sink box decoy, these flat bottom decoys were used to keep sink boxes stabile and
Category
1910s American Antique Decoys
Hand Carved Mounted Duck Decoy
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Hand carved mounted duck decoy
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique 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
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
$6,500
19th Century Decoy Ducks, Folk Art
Located in Sames, FR
Two original painted decoy ducks, 19th century, wood and cork.
Category
19th Century French Antique Decoys
Materials
Cork, Wood
Duck Decoy, United States, circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century American wood and painted duck decoy, circa 1920. Wonderful old surface.
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood
19th Century Belgian Cork Duck Decoy
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very decorative Folk Art duck decoy carved from cork and painted in a wonderfully primative
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Decoys
Pair of Beautifully Weathered Goose Decoys
Located in North Beninngton, VT
These decoys have seen lots of use in their lifetime, but that's what makes them so beautiful. The
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Decoys
Materials
Steel
Pair of Monumental Swan Decoy
s Early 1900s
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of monumental swan decoys carved wood with glass eyes, leather toggle attachment for weight
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century New England Duck Decoy
Located in Cookeville, TN
The details on this wooden duck decoy for the New England area are nice. The duck is painted black
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
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Antique Decoys For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique decoys for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paint and metal, all antique decoys available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique decoys available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique decoys bearing Folk Art or Victorian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique decoys have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Joseph Lincoln, Doug Jester and George Peterson are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Decoys?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $950, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $25,000 highest priced.
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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