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Antique George III period mahogany and satinwood drum table
Located in London, GB
, ebony line inlaid throughout, having 4 real and 4 dummy drawers to the frieze, all boxwood & ebony line
Category

Late 18th Century English Sheraton Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Regency period Maltese specimen marble top centre table.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
urn with flowers + butterflies. The frieze having four drawers and four dummy drawers with brass
Category

Early 19th Century Maltese Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Marble

Georgian Satinwood Pembroke Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
by dummy drawer to reverse, retaining original brass handles, raised on elegant square tapering legs
Category

Late 18th Century English Sheraton Used Dummies

Materials

Padouk, Satinwood

Regency Davenport Desk Flame Mahogany 1830s Georgian Freemans Fine Country House
By Jeremiah and William Freeman, William Freeman
Located in London, GB
locking drawers to the left side with dummy drawers to the right and a pull-out inkwell drawer complete
Category

1830s British Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Sofa Side Table, circa 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
turned columns. circa 1800 The top comprising of 2 working drawers and 2 dummy drawers.
Category

Early 1800s Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Carved Slate Miniature Chest of Drawers. Welsh, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A charming miniature chest of drawers made from carved slate With dummy drawers and Prince of
Category

Late 19th Century Welsh Folk Art Used Dummies

Materials

Slate

Outstanding Pair of Red Laquered Bureau Plat Desks
Located in Swadlincote, GB
, three opening drawers to one side and dummy drawers to the opposite side, dark brown leathers, oak
Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Used Dummies

Materials

Oak

19th century Sheraton revival leather top library table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
further decorative stringing.  Further dummy drawers to each end complete the 360 appearance.   Inlay to
Category

Late 19th Century English Sheraton Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Victorian French ladies quality marquetry inlaid kingwood dressing table
Located in Ipswich, GB
centre flanked by two storage compartments above drawers and dummy drawers with the original brass knobs
Category

Early 19th Century Early Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Kingwood

Early 18th Century George I Period Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
retained for originality. This leads down to an arrangement of drawers, the top dummy drawer with a looper
Category

Early 18th Century British George I Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th century Regency davenport writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
side with pull out pen tray, mirrored on the opposite side with dummies. Standing on plinth base with
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Palisander

Early 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Library Writing Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
-lined drawers—two on each side—comprising one dummy drawer and one working drawer on each side. All
Category

Early 19th Century British William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

WOMEN OF THE IDF Large color Photograph LITAL
By Ashkan Sahihi
Located in Surfside, FL
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine, Der Spiegel, Dummy and GEO, he photographed subjects like prisoners on death row
Category

Early 2000s Used Dummies

Materials

Masonite

WOMEN OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES Large Photo NETA
By Ashkan Sahihi
Located in Surfside, FL
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine, Der Spiegel, Dummy and GEO, he photographed subjects like prisoners on death row
Category

Early 2000s Used Dummies

Materials

Masonite

Antique French Louis XVI Style Occasional Side Table
Located in London, GB
are finished identically with a dummy drawer on the back, so this could be used against a wall or as a
Category

1930s French Louis XVI Used Dummies

Materials

Bronze

19th century early Victorian mahogany sofa table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
desk. Freestanding with dummy drawers on the reverse to mirror the front. 2 deep drawers to the front
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Work Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
. The reverse side features dummy drawer fronts, enhancing its symmetry and balance. The table stands on
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

A Quirky Retro Faux Wooden Mannequin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Quirky Retro Faux Wooden Mannequin This beautiful mannequin or tailors dummy torso is covered is
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Polystyrene

1820s RESTORED ENGLISH ANTIQUE PEDESTAL PEMBROKE DROP LEAF TABLE WITH DRAWER
Located in Pulborough, GB
, with the opposite side fitted with a dummy front for balance. The drawer construction, with hand-cut
Category

19th Century British Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Early 20th century English leather top desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
fitted with dummy drawers on the back and sides, all fitted with the same swan neck handles. Very much
Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

19th century William IV mahogany library desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
molding.  Dummy drawers to the reverse, making this desk free standing.  Raised on a pair of scrolled
Category

Mid-19th Century English William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Large Color Photograph "Women of the IDF" Ashkan Sahihi
By Ashkan Sahihi
Located in Surfside, FL
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine, Der Spiegel, Dummy and GEO, he photographed subjects like prisoners on death row
Category

Early 2000s Used Dummies

Materials

Laminate, Masonite

Bill Blass Vintage Black Sequin Suit With Removable Fox Collar Cuffs Size 6-8
By Bill Blass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
believing the Allies were positioned in fake locations, for example by using dummy tanks. He served in this
Category

1970s American Used Dummies

Antique c.1825 Regency Mahogany Pedestal Sofa Dining Table Quality 19th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
superior to most examples of its kind. The table features active blind drawers on one side and dummy
Category

19th Century Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

Viennese Art Nouveau cabinet by school of Josef Hoffmann ca. 1900
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
lower section of the pillar cabinet consists of a drawer and a cleverly designed “dummy front” that
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Bill Blass Custom Emerald Cocktail Strapless Dress Vest for Martha PB Size 8
By Bill Blass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
example by using dummy tanks. He served in this unit at several major operations including the Battle of
Category

1990s American Used Dummies

Fine Quality 19th Century Mahogany Burgundy Leather Top Drum Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
dummy drawers, all fitted with brass lion-head ring handles. The table is supported by a refined gun
Category

19th Century British Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine Quality Antique Edwardian Figured Mahogany Free Standing Sofa/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
crossbanding and attractive original brass handles, two dummy drawers to the rear. It is raised on delightful
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Used Dummies

Materials

Other

The Songs of Songs, Hand-Signed Lithograph Poster after Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
section of one of the preliminary dummies for the large picture, "The Song of Songs III". This poster was
Category

1970s Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Lithograph

François Linke French Louis XVI Ormolu Kingwood Bureau Plat Desk, c.1889
By François Linke
Located in King s Lynn, GB
reverse. Such breaks are typical in 19th-century furniture, where users often pulled on false or “dummy
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Used Dummies

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique English Regency Rosewood Lady s Writing Desk Occasional Side Table 19Ct
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Dublin, Ireland
legs and trestle supports, ending on bun feet complete with original castors Back view with a dummy
Category

Early 19th Century British Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Antique Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Davenport Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
corresponding dummy fronts, maintaining visual balance.The desk stands on four compressed bun feet, each set on
Category

1860s English Victorian Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

Very Fine 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Inlay Revolving Work Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
, which is complemented by two dummy drawers and one working drawer adorned with turned brass handles
Category

Early 19th Century British Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique William IV Writing Table / Desk
Located in London, GB
opens smoothly and has very fine, hand cut dovetailed joints. The back of the desk has a dummy drawer so
Category

1830s British William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

Pair Regency period Sofa Tables, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, gilded ormolu beaded mouldings, star back plate handles to the two Mahogany lined drawers and dummy
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Period Small Mahogany Drum table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
mahogany top. The frieze includes four oak-lined swivel drawers and four dummy drawers, all fitted with
Category

18th Century British George III Used Dummies

Materials

Brass

Regency Rosewood Center Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
well figured rosewood top, with two drawers below and two dummy drawers on the opposing side. Standing
Category

19th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Rosewood

20th Century Edwardian Mahogany Drum Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
a dummy drawer. This is above a turned column which stands on splayed legs terminating with brass
Category

Early 20th Century English Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century, Bureau Plat, by Francoise Linke.
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
three frieze drawers to one side, dummy drawers to the reverse, inset Moroccan leather top and raised on
Category

1890s French Louis XV Used Dummies

Materials

Kingwood

Early 19th Century Sheraton Satinwood Writing Table
Located in Worcester, GB
dummy drawer fronts, allowing the table to be positioned freely in a room. Raised on square tapering
Category

19th Century European Used Dummies

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Empire Style Secretary with Brass and Marble Top mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
articulated front with library dummy and brass rim sockets. On both sides slightly conical pilasters ending in
Category

20th Century French Empire Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

Chanel Allure Homme Huge Glass Factice Display Bottle
By Chanel
Located in University City, MO
Chanel Allure Homme huge glass factice display bottle The large glass collectible dummy display
Category

Early 2000s Unknown Used Dummies

Late Georgian Reeded Leg Drum Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
caps and castors. Four drawers, including divided drawer, alternating with dummy drawers around
Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Used Dummies

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Post War 1953 Very Unusual Trencher Art Bookends In Bronze And Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Bookends with 1953 US Navy AER-53 Dummy Artillery Rounds Elusive and historical pair of bookends
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Bronze, Aluminum

Julian Trevelyan, Notre Dame de Paris, etching and aquatint
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
Palestine, forcing the German Afrika Korps to use resources against a dummy army whilst real tanks were
Category

1960s Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

19th Century Sheraton revival Satinwood desk.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
decoration and their original ring-drop handles, dummy drawers to the reverse, the sides having quartered
Category

Late 19th Century Sheraton Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Shagreen Side Table with storage - Attributed to R&Y Augousti - Made in France
By R Y Augousti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Brass lock missing key. We have a dummy provided with tassel. Attributed/In the Style of R&Y Augousti
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Regency Used Dummies

Materials

Silver Leaf

Antique William IV Occasional Side Table
Located in London, GB
has one drawer on the front and a dummy drawer on the back, so it looks identical from either side. It
Category

1830s British William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

Julian Trevelyan, Holland, etching and aquatint
By Julian Trevelyan
Located in London, GB
German Afrika Korps to use resources against a dummy army whilst real tanks were disguised as more
Category

1960s Modern Used Dummies

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Antique Georgian Style Cabinet / Chest on Legs
Located in London, GB
regular chest on chest, but three of the upper drawers are actually dummy drawers that open as a door to
Category

Early 1900s British Georgian Used Dummies

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI style bureau plat.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
decoration. Three oak lined frieze drawers, each with scrolling foliate rococo style handles, dummy drawers
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Used Dummies

Materials

Ormolu

Dive deep inside yourself
Located in Zofingen, AG
world. A person turns into a wooden dummy, living on automatic. People do not remember themselves and do
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Used Dummies

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William IV Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous William IV freestanding desk with dummy drawers on the rear Period William IV circa 1820
Category

1820s William IV Used Dummies

Materials

Mahogany

French 18th Century Louis XV Poudreuse (Vanity Table) by “Hache Fils a Genoble”
Located in New Orleans, LA
for storage. While the left side is deeper with a dummy drawer on the front, the right side is more
Category

18th Century French Used Dummies

Materials

Walnut

Antique 18th Century William Mary Oak Geometric Mule Chest of Drawers 1700
Located in Portland, OR
enclosing a storage area for bedding or clothing, the front drawer is in fact a dummy panel with geometric
Category

Early 1700s English William and Mary Used Dummies

Materials

Oak

Unusual Antique George III Quality Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
sides with dummy drawers and one door with original brass handles standing on 6 hexagonal shaped legs
Category

18th Century English George III Used Dummies

Materials

Other

Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Ormolu Marble Top Secretaire Desk Chest 1860
Located in Portland, OR
gilded cast bronze garland decorated lock escutcheons, three of the drawers are dummy & form the fall
Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Used Dummies

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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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.
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  • 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.