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A Fine Regency Rosewood and Inlay Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
, above two short frieze drawers and two dummy drawers opposing, on square end supports raised on sabre
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

20th Century Abstract Double Opening Ceramic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
ceramic ridged body with abstract glazed hand painted design. Unique shape with two dummy openings near
Category

20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Used Dummies

Materials

Ceramic

A George III White And Polychrome-painted Writing Table
Located in New York, NY
The serpentine top above a writing slide to the front frieze above a dummy drawer, the side fitted
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

Satin Wood Drum Table, Regency Style
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Elegant satin wood drum table with four drawers and four dummy drawers. The wood has a great
Category

Late 20th Century English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Satin

Early 19th Century Period Rosewood Revolving Bookcase
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The faded rosewood top sits above six graduated tiers with later replaced dummy books as divisions
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1820s English Used Dummies

Period Sheraton Painted Serving Table
Located in Wilson, NC
center drawer is a dummy. The knobs are carved and painted.     
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Early 19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Wood, Paint

George IV Period Rosewood Drum-Table of Diminutive Proportions
Located in Cambridge, GB
-lined drawer and three dummies with original knob-handles; on a tapered shaft with a carved stylized
Category

1820s English Used Dummies

Regency Mahogany Sofa Table
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
drop-leaf top over two drawers and two dummy drawers, raised on twin end supports and four saber legs
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Early 19th Century English Regency Used Dummies

George III Period Cabinet with Concave Sides
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
concave side sections having one dummy drawer each. With inlaid stringing around each drawer and along the
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Used Dummies

George IV Rosewood Side Table of Shallow Proportions
Located in Cambridge, GB
-figured and richly-colored timber, fitted with two mahogany-lined drawers and corresponding dummies with
Category

1820s English Used Dummies

A Pair of Satin Birch Tables
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
galleried top. One has two draws to the front the other has dummy drawers. English mid 19th Century
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20th Century English Used Dummies

Maple Leather Library Desk Large Standalone Writing Table
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
. The frieze dummy drawer facade crossbanded in coromondel and raised on double X shaped supports united
Category

Mid-20th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Maple

Anglo Indian Rosewood Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
surface with nice antique brass hardware. Two drawers on either side of a dummy drawer that is accessed
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

George III Period Mahogany Night Table
Located in Cambridge, GB
gallery above a cupboard enclosed by a pair of doors with inlaid circular panels and two lower dummy
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18th Century and Earlier English Used Dummies

Sofa Table
Located in Cambridge, GB
stringing; the two mahogany lined drawers and corresponding dummies fitted with original turned knob handles
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Sofa Table
Sofa Table
$13,200
Georgian mahogany night stand bedside cabinet
Located in Chelmsford, GB
a single cupboard door below a dummy drawer ,with single drawer to the bottom . The top has two
Category

Early 1800s English Georgian Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

George III. mahogany Beau Brummel dressing table Ca. 1760
Located in New York, NY
opening to fitted interior, dressing mirror, above four short dummy frieze drawers, long drawers, raised
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

English William IV Period Carved and Gilded Sofa Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
figured, drop-leaf top above two concealed drawers and two dummy drawers resting on gently curving legs
Category

Early 19th Century English William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

European Pine Three-Drawer Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This pine blanket chest was constructed with three dummy drawer fronts. The interior has the
Category

1860s European Used Dummies

Materials

Brass, Steel

Fine 18th Century Pembroke Table
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
cross banded and box wood inlaid top, a box wood edge to the legs, a single drawer and a dummy drawer
Category

1790s English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Pembroke or Supper Table
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
top above a frieze drawer and opposing dummy drawer, both retaining their original handles, standing
Category

Mid-18th Century English George II Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

18th Century George III Period Sheraton Mahogany Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
above a dummy drawer with brass handles, lifting to reveal a compartment, the whole raised on turned
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Used Dummies

Victorian Burr Walnut Davenport
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
further four dummy drawers to the other raised on bun feet.
Category

Late 19th Century English Used Dummies

Unusual George III Mahogany Demilune Serving Table
Located in Stutton, GB
frieze with three drawers and two dummy drawers with original brass handles, standing on square tapering
Category

18th Century European George III Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

George III Period Mahogany and Satinwood Banded Miniature Pembroke Work Table
Located in Cambridge, GB
with three small mahogany-lined drawers, and on the other with three dummy drawer-fronts concealing a
Category

Early 19th Century English Used Dummies

Regency Period Sofa Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
4 sabre legs. The drop leaf top features two working drawers with two "dummy drawers" on the
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19th Century Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

George III Period Mahogany Writing Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
reverse with dummy drawers, finely turned and fluted supports, inset leather top which is old and probably
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19th Century British George III Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Writing Table with Leather Top, England, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Matching Dummy Drawers. England, 19th Century (Restored) 50 inches wide x 30.5 inches deep x 30 inches
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19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Metamorphic Mahogany Writing Table C. 1820
Located in London, GB
. Original brass handles and locks with key. Five drawers at the front with dummy drawers to sides and back
Category

19th Century British Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Regency Centre Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
, the frieze incorporating two drawers the reverse with dummy drawers, the top supported on four finely
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19th Century British Used Dummies

Materials

Rosewood

Early 20th Century Mahogany Campaign Drum Table
Located in London, GB
inset upon an octagonal mahogany drum, having four drawers and four dummy drawers, each with sunken
Category

Early 20th Century English Campaign Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

A Mid-19th Century Palisander Wood Writing Desk
Located in London, GB
side with dummy drawers, the whole raised on square tapering legs terminating in their original brass
Category

19th Century French Used Dummies

Bookcase Revolving
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
sits above six graduated tiers with later replaced dummy books as divisions and open bookshelves. The
Category

Mid-19th Century George IV Used Dummies

Georgian Mahogany Freestanding Sofa Table
Located in Stutton, GB
, below are two oak lined drawers and two dummy drawers, raised on turned columns, supported by inlaid
Category

19th Century European Georgian Used Dummies

Fine 18th Century Hepplewhite Fiddleback Mahogany Butterly Pembroke Table
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Bournemouth, GB
dummy drawer to the other. The elegant square tapering legs leading to the original leather casters and
Category

1780s English Hepplewhite Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Oval Writing Table, England, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Brown Leather Top on Tapered Legs with Carved Foliate Design; Two Working Drawers and Six False "Dummy
Category

20th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

George III Period Mahogany Worktable
Located in Cambridge, GB
-banded border, enclosing a compartment behind two dummy-drawers, above a drawer with six adjustable
Category

Early 1800s English George III Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XV Style Lacquered and Bronze D Ore Bureau Plat Circa 1880
Located in Louisville, KY
opposing dummy drawers), a shaped apron, and raised on bronze mounted cabriole legs. www.TraceMayer.com
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19th Century French Used Dummies

Materials

Bronze

A Fine Quality Regency Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Sundridge, GB
four oak lined drawers, with original locks and four dummy drawers. The banded top with leather insert
Category

19th Century British Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century George III Period Mahogany Rent Table
Located in London, GB
surface upon a frieze of four drawers articulated by four four dummy drawers each with circular brass
Category

19th Century English George III Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine 17th Century Portuguese Rosewood Center Table
Located in New York, NY
front, though the drawers are "dummies" and do not open. 49 inches long x 30 inches deep x 30.5
Category

18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Used Dummies

Materials

Rosewood, Ebony

English Regency Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
, satinwood and ebony stringing, fitted drawer with opposing dummy drawer, brass knobs, raised on turned legs
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

George III Satinwood Pembroke Table
Located in Towcester, Northamptonshire
banded in kingwood and with purplewood stringing, above a single drawer frieze and dummy opposing false
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Late 18th Century English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Boxwood, Kingwood, Satinwood

Regency Mahogany Sofa Table
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
drawers with brass knob handles, with opposing dummy drawers, center stretcher and downswept moulded legs
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1810s English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Regency Period Mahogany Sofa Table
Located in Cambridge, GB
fitted on each side with one real and one dummy drawer with original brass sphinx's head ring-handles, on
Category

Early 19th Century English Used Dummies

Late 18th Century Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
keys, the rear face with dummy drawers, all raised on square tapering legs and terminating in brass
Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

19th Century Regency Mahogany Corner Wash Stand
Located in San Mateo, CA
center open shelf with a single frieze drawer flanked by two dummy drawers. The Stand ends on square
Category

19th Century English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Fine Seventeenth Century Portuguese Rosewood Desk/Center Table
Located in New York, NY
the drawers are "dummies" and do not open. 49 inches long x 30 inches deep x 30.5
Category

18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Used Dummies

Materials

Rosewood, Ebony

Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat 19th C
Located in Miami, FL
opposing four dummy drawers, all outlined with brass borders. Each side tooled leather lined writting
Category

19th Century French Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Kettering, GB
edges over a single drawer, with working key, a dummy drawer matching on the other side, over square
Category

18th Century British George III Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Mahogany French - Style Lingerie Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
SINGLE DRAWER. THE FRONT OF THE CHEST APPEARS AS THOUGH THERE ARE 5 DRAWERS BUT TWO OF THEM ARE "DUMMIES".
Category

1930s American Used Dummies

Materials

Metal

19th century pair of Antique satin walnut bedside chests of drawers nite stands
Located in Chelmsford, GB
original pair one have dummy drawers to reveal a cupboard with a single drawer above and the other has four
Category

1870s English Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Cherrywood Ebonized Coffer/Blanket Box
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
neoclassical coffer/blanket box with lift up lid for storage. This coffer features two dummy drawers to the
Category

1780s French Louis XVI Used Dummies

Materials

Cherry

Wonderful 1930 s English Drum Table Swivels
Located in San Francisco, CA
. With tooled Black leather surface, and two drawers and two dummy drawer (alternating), graceful reeded
Category

1930s English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Burl

Oak Dresser
Located in Honiton, Devon
central back of dummy drawers. Height 86 inches or 219 cms Depth 19 inches or 48 cms Width 67
Category

Early 1800s Used Dummies

Fine George III Period Pembroke Games Table
Located in Cambridge, GB
boxwood; the wide oak-lined drawer and its corresponding dummy with original turned knob handles, on
Category

1790s English Used Dummies

Wonderful 19th century Bank of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, comprising a set of 81 working (with one of them been a dummy) drawers, will suit most places, offering
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

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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.