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Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin
circa 1738
Located in Langweer, NL
), amedium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of French Empire Antique Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
ornate and finely cast five light Continental candelabra with wading bird and turtle finials, floral
Category
Antique 19th Century French Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Pair Meissen Porcelain Gilt Bird Candelabras German Dresden
Located in Potters Bar, GB
is a type of crane or other wading bird and each is hand painted
Perfect and left to this highly
Category
Vintage 1980s Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Rare Flamingo Taxidermy Specimen
Located in New York, NY
Rare Flamingo Taxidermy Specimen:
Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy
Materials
Feathers
Wilma Johnson - 20th Century Gouache, The Sun Dog
Located in Corsham, GB
foot of a mountain as the huge sun blazes overhead. Wading birds stand in the water covering the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Decoys
$1,645
Antique Bird Print of the Purple Heron by Sepp
Nozeman, 1809
By M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Chinese Kangxi Painted Vase, 16th-17th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
) porcelain bottle shaped vase with garlic neck painted with dragons and a wading bird in a pond set amidst
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Hunting Print, Mallards Flying, Driven by The Storm, Archibald Thorburn
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
wading birds by Archibald Thorburn, thought to be one of the greatest wildlife artists of all time
Category
Vintage 1920s British Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Grey Heron by Sepp
Nozeman, 1797
By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Fine Taxidermy Hamerkop by Sinke
Van Tongeren
By Sinke
Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
Hammerhead (Scopus umbretta) is a medium sized wading bird. The shape of his head with a long bill
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Louis XVI Style Screen in Carved Wood with Waders
Located in Paris, FR
decorated with an animal painting on canvas depicting wading birds in their natural environment: cranes
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Wood
Roseate Spoonbill II
, Large Oil on Canvas Animal Photorealist Painting
By Judith Vivell
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Roseate Spoonbill II' in 2017. Featuring an exquisite pink and white colored wading bird, Judith used her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wading Rosette Spoonbill" Colorful Impressionist Style Bird Painting
By Rene Wiley
Located in Houston, TX
Large impressionist painting of a spoonbill in pink tones with a surrounding green and blue background. The canvas is framed in a silver frame. The work is signed by the artist in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Set of 9 Framed Art Water Bird Set of Prints 1900s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
long-legged wading bird, this piece shows a tall white-feathered bird with long black legs. Its bill is
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Prints
Materials
Metal, Wire
Greenshank (St. Augustine, FL) /// Bird Ornithology John James Audubon Seascape
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
To make 'The
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Vintage Oil Painting, Poole Harbour by Arthur Tivoli
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
wetland teeming with wading birds with many international protections in place. It is a Ramsar site which
Category
Vintage 1920s English Sporting Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Greenshank (View of St. Augustine
Spanish Fort East Florida)
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
"The Birds of America" (Havell Edition) - In
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint
Circa 1860 Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Punch Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
design ornithological motif. Greek key outer borders define large panels of birds wading, flying & in
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Wading Bird Sculpture, Short Billed Dowitcher
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Short billed dowitcher wading bird sculpture, circa 1950, Dutch. Composite Concrete and plaster
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Animal Sculptures
Vintage Wading Bird Print, English, Framed Nature Study, Wildlife Art, Heron
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage wading bird print. An English, framed nature study, dating to the late 20th
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
1950s Wading Bird Charm Pendant, 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Hicksville, NY
1950s Bird Charm Enhancer - 18 Karat Yellow Gold
This wading bird has a long, pointed beak and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Necklace Enhancers
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Exceptionally Well Carved Late 19th Century Wooden Wading Bird
Located in Dallas, TX
This very finely hand-carved bird dates to the late 19th century. Each individual feather is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Bird Plaque 19th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
of wading birds landing on a river bank and set within a decorative border. The metal plaque has a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair Antique Signed Japanese Meiji Bronze Vases with Birds, 19th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
two exotic wading birds, one male the other female meeting each other while another bird flies off
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Gilt Bronze Standing Bird
Serpent Pocket Watch Holder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Realistically cast and modeled gilt bronze figure of a standing tall wading bird, Possibly holding a Flamingo or
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Meiji Kutani Porcelain Charger with Red Hand Painted Designs, 19th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
wading bird in a garden scene in fine detail with predominantly red tones with gilded highlights. The
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Brass Cranes on Black Marble Bases
Located in Topeka, KS
black and gold piece of vintage marble. These cast brass wading birds make a fabulous table centerpiece
Category
20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Envolée II - contemporary bronze sculpture of birds taking flight
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
movement of the wading-bird is outlined in a vigorous and light fashion. It dashes with audacity, the neck
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Envolée II - contemporary bronze sculpture of birds taking flight
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
movement of the wading-bird is outlined in a vigorous and light fashion. It dashes with audacity, the neck
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bird Print of the Glossy Ibis by Goldfuss, circa 1824
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Gatt Ibis'. Large lithograph of the glossy ibis, a wading bird in the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
French Galle or Daum Attributed Textured
Gilded Glass Jug with Heron
By Gallé
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
is applied with a large wading bird standing one leg in water amidst reeds. The scene is finely
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Take-Off II by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture of three birds taking flight
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
theme of flight came about during my search for balance." Here the graceful movement of the wading bird
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Qing Pair Unusual Guangdong Stoneware Birds on Rocks
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
wading birds with long legs are both perched a rounded rockwork base. The birds are simply yet stylishly
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Estate Diamond Pearl Coral Onyx 18K Gold White Ibis Bird Brooch Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
Ibis, one of the most numerous wading birds in Florida.
Crafted in 18K yellow gold, is a perfect
Category
1990s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold
Charming Jungle Print Cotton Sheath Dress US Size 10
Located in University City, MO
of exotic wild animals; monkeys,
elephants, giraffes, wading birds, and gazelles
The collection
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sheath Dresses
Flight VIII by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, bird, elegant, pink tone
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
the wading bird's graceful movement is provided. With a wide wingspan and an audacious dash, it juts
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Gothic Revival Oak Fireplace Surround Attributed to Bruce Talbert
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
?) depicting cranes and wading birds in riverside scenes with further tiles in green with little winged dragons
Category
Antique 1880s English Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Oak
Grotesque Spanish Faience Lizard Handled Pottery Oil Bottle
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Spanish designs including a bull, a church like building and a wading bird. Painted in colors on a yellow
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Other Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Annie Ollier Bernard Moore Arts
Crafts Hand-Painted Lustre Glazed Panel Vase
By Bernard Moore
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
birds, one standing amidst shrubbery, another perched on a branch and the third a wading bird in a pond
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Pottery
Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Coastal Wader
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
beautiful shoreline with a wading bird among gentle waves. This painting is part of a series of study
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin, c.1738
Located in Langweer, NL
), amedium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia . This highly
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Stunning Midcentury Antonio Pavia Pair of Metal Crane Table or Floor or Lamps
By Antonio Pavia
Located in Lisse, NL
pair with two large and long legged wading bird figures each is even more impressive in real life than
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Yellow Shanks Snipe (South Carolina) /// Bird Ornithology John James Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Curlew bird wading, wildlife, nature, green
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
conveys both elegance and serenity, embodying the essence of this distinctive wader. The bird is shown in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Greenshank (View of St. Augustine
Spanish Fort East Florida) /// Bird Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
"The Birds of
Category
1830s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Large French Tapestry After Raphael: “The Miraculous Draught of Fishes”
Located in Atlanta, GA
narrative is situated in a lush, stylized landscape, where a trio of long-legged wading birds—likely cranes
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Hermes Paris Silk Bird Theme Necktie, circa 1990s
By Hermès
Located in University City, MO
a series of birds wading in a watery marsh
setting with flowering foliage in pastel colors
Category
Late 20th Century French Ties
Hermes Paris Pelican Bird Silk Print Necktie in Hermes Box Circa 1990
By Hermès
Located in University City, MO
illustrated with a series of pelican
style birds wading in a tropical marsh setting
The birds are perched
Category
Late 20th Century French Neckties
DUSK
By Frank W. Benson
Located in Portland, ME
/4 x 10 7/8 inches. This atmospheric image, showing a hunter with a gun and brace of birds wading to
Materials
Etching
Palm Beach Floral Wood Decoupage Box Purse ca 1970
By Annie Laurie Palm Beach
Located in University City, MO
illustrated
with a pair of exotic birds wading in a tropical
marsh
The unique handbag is carried with a
Category
1970s American Novelty Bags
Antique Victorian 1883 Aesthetic Style Sterling Silver Card Case
By Charles Faraday
Samuel Davey
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
subdivision of grid pattern and incorporates an impressive, applied central copper medallion depicting birds
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Etched Vase with Wading Bird Motif, Signed
Located in Alhambra, CA
Expertly etched heavy glass vase with a wading bird and reeds motif. Engraved initial "K" on the
Category
1990s Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Curtis Jeré "Wading birds in the reeds" 1970
s USA
Located in London, GB
This is a very long and decorative wall art by Curtis Jeré for your modern home above the fireplace forexample
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Art
Polished Bronze Floor Lamp As A Bird, By R. Broissand, Circa 1970.
Located in Paris, FR
Polished bronze floor lamp as a wading bird, by René Broissand, circa 1970. Square brown plexiglas
Category
Vintage 1970s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
English Silver Plated Oval Biscuit Barrel
By Walker
Hall
Located in LAGNES France,, Other
and wading Birds.
Mounted on 4 claw feet
Ivory Knob
Lid shuts firmly.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Early 18th Century Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in London, GB
With three wading birds beside a stream surrounded by tress with two churches in the background
Category
Antique Early 17th Century French Louis XIV Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wool
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Wading Birds For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of wading birds for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct wading birds — often made from paper, metal and ceramic — can elevate any home. Find 91 antique and vintage wading birds at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Wading birds have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Art Deco, Victorian and Hollywood Regency wading birds are consistently popular styles. Wading birds have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn and Cornelius NOZEMAN are consistently popular.
How Much are Wading Birds?
Wading birds can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.








