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Axel Vervoordt, Catalogue II, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
, Egypt 716BC. Set of 4 "dummy" canopic jars also Egypt, circa 716BC. A torso of Aphrodite, Roman 1st
Category

Early 2000s Belgian Used Dummies

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Burl Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Carved Davenport Desk 1860
Located in Portland, OR
green leather insert, to the inside is a storage well with four interior drawers (two are dummy) with
Category

1860s English Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Burl, Walnut, Satinwood, Maple, Leather

George Nelson for Herman Miller Credenza
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
door to the right is a set of dummy drawers for design balance and has a larger storage area; the other
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Dummies

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
. Fitted with later handles and dummy escutheons, as there is no locks. Expected surface wear and losses
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Used Dummies

Materials

Oak, Pine, Paint

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bow Fronted Bedside Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
opens to reveal a large storage compartment above two dummy drawers with original brass handles standing
Category

19th Century English George III Used Dummies

Materials

Other

Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Davenport
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
side. The left side has dummy drawers and the apposing side has functional drawers with brass handles
Category

1870s European Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
matching leather surface. Dummy drawers to the reverse, which makes this table freestanding. Expected
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Kingwood

Large 18th Century Antique George III Oak Lancashire Mule Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
crossbanded in mahogany which opens to reveal a large storage space, two dummy drawers and four opening
Category

18th Century English George III Used Dummies

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Madison, MS
large working drawers. The top drawer has a working lock and key and the other two drawers have "dummy
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Used Dummies

Materials

Marble

Pair of Impressive English Edwardian Mahogany Revolving Bookcase Cabinets
Located in San Francisco, CA
also with four book shelves. All of the book shelves having dummy books in real. Leather bindings and
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique, Welsh Pot Board Dresser and Rack
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
one dummy drawer. The sides and front apron are beautifully shaped, supported by six leg of which fife
Category

1780s Welsh Used Dummies

Materials

Oak

Antique Painted Bookcase by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
amazing dummy book fronts, this sits on splayed bracket feet with an additional useful lower drawer at the
Category

1960s Philippine Georgian Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

Custom Hammered Brass Doors
Located in Dallas, TX
latches as the handles were dummies and the doors were held in place with a spring-loaded ball joint
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Used Dummies

Antique Mahogany Leather Top Drum Table
Located in London, GB
tooled leather inset top, four drawers & four dummy drawers with original brass handles & sits on a
Category

1920s English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Austrian 1840s Biedermeier Period Five-Drawer Walnut Desk with Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
drawers in the front. Showcasing dummy drawers in the back, the desk is raised on four tapered legs
Category

Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

Karl Lagerfeld Large Moon Stars Fragrance Factice Display Bottle
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in University City, MO
stars. The cap has pewter tone resin cap The bottle is unlabeled is a replica dummy display factice
Category

1990s Unknown Used Dummies

19th Century Walnut Writing or Sofa Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
dummy drawers on the back so the table can be freestanding in the middle of a room, the right hand
Category

1860s English Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th Century French Directoire Mahagony Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
dummy drawers all with brass banding, veneered with mahogany on an oak carcase, with candle slides on
Category

Late 19th Century French Directoire Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
quality figured mahogany top with drop leaves, dummy drawers to the front and sides with original brass
Category

1880s English Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Other

Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Washstand Bedside Table Chest
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
is solid with no loose joints and no woodworm. The 3 (the top one is a dummy) oak lined drawers slide
Category

1820s Georgian Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Fendi Large Factice Fragrance Display Replica Bottle
By Fendi
Located in University City, MO
Fendi Large factice fragrance display replica bottle The decorative dummy bottle is designed as a
Category

1980s Unknown Used Dummies

Late 19th C. Parquetry Poudreuse Vanity Table
Located in Worcester, GB
hinges Two single drawers to the front with four dummy drawers, parquetry inlay. Brass knob handles
Category

Late 19th Century French Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

19th century William IV mahogany roll top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
fitted interior. 8 drawers, 4 of which are dummy drawers and 2 pull out slides for candles. 8 pigeon
Category

Mid-19th Century English William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

1960s Zebrano and Walnut Vintage Sideboard
By Elliots of Newbury
Located in London, GB
three drawers and also three dummy drawers that are actually another sliding door. We have had this
Category

1960s English Mid-Century Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

Games Table With Chess Backgammon Board
By Maitland Smith
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
antiqued finish. The sides are with double drawer fronts, left hand drawer is a dummy drawer. The table
Category

Late 20th Century American Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

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 Dummies

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Inlaid Satin Wood Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
drawers on the front and two dummy drawers on the back, so appears identical from both sides. The satin
Category

1950s English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Satinwood

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 Dummies

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Yew Wood Military Campaign Style Side Tables
Located in London, GB
dummy drawers on the backs, so they can be used as free standing items. The yew wood has a beautiful
Category

1950s British Campaign Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

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 Dummies

Materials

Metal, Gold

Julian Trevelyan Windsor Etching Modern British Art London Print UK Thames
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
Africa and Palestine, forcing the German Afrika Korps to use resources against a dummy army whilst real
Category

1960s Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Julian Trevelyan Richmond Park Etching Modern British Art London Print UK Thames
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
served in North Africa and Palestine, forcing the German Afrika Korps to use resources against a dummy
Category

1960s Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Original Vintage Poster Fashion Week Amsterdam 1948 Dressmaker Midcentury Design
Located in London, GB
great mid-century design of two dressmaker's mannequin dummies in green and red, the one at the front
Category

1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Paper

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 Dummies

Materials

Metal, Brass

18th Century French Marquetry Louis XV Dressing Table or So-Called Coiffeuse
Located in Berlin, DE
an adjustable mirror. The front with one drawer on the right and one dummy drawer front on the left
Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Used Dummies

Materials

Bronze

Opulent Large Factice Perfume Display Bottle with Panther Stopper
Located in University City, MO
Opulent large factice perfume display bottle with panther stopper c 1980 The huge fragrance dummy
Category

1980s Used Dummies

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 Dummies

Materials

Porcelain, Pine

English Bench-Made Mahogany Sheraton Style Serpertine Shape Sideboard with Inlay
Located in North Salem, NY
cupbooard appears as two (dummy) drawers. All with brass locks. The antiqued and lightly distressed French
Category

18th Century English Sheraton Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

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 Dummies

Materials

Brass

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 Dummies

Materials

Wood

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 Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Inlaid Mahogany Georgian Sheraton Folding Vanity Mirror Dressing Table
Located in Portland, OR
place, key is present. The front of the table having a dummy drawer inlaid with satinwood stringing and
Category

1780s English George III Used Dummies

Materials

Bronze

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 Dummies

Materials

Brass

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 Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

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 Dummies

Materials

Brass

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 Dummies

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 Dummies

Materials

Carrara Marble

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 Dummies

Materials

Kingwood

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 Dummies

Materials

Carrara Marble

An early George I Clothes Press Circa 1724
Located in Flower Mound, TX
base to the upper section, and the top pair of drawers are dummies. The lower two drawers are
Category

1720s English George I Used Dummies

Materials

Oak

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 Dummies

Materials

Walnut

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 Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

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 Dummies

Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Writing Library Centre Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. The desk has two spacious drawers on one side, and dummy drawers on the other, all with their original
Category

1850s English Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

¡Que Guerrero! - Original Etching and Aquatint by F. Goya - 1877
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
. Here Goya draws the attention to the figures with the highest symbolic value, like the dummy’s cloak
Category

1870s Old Masters Used Dummies

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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 Dummies

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Lluvia De Toros - Original Etching by F. Goya - 1815/19
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
“Disparate of dummies or of bulls”, this wonderful printing represents some bulls flying or a rain of bulls
Category

1810s Used Dummies

Materials

Etching

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Used Dummies For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of used dummies available for sale. Each of these unique used dummies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Used dummies have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Used dummies made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made used dummies over the years, but those made by Arthur Quisto, Gucci and U.S. Government are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Used Dummies?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,675, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $33,800 highest priced.
Questions About Used Dummies
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.