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American Hunting Decoy Patches with Glass Eyes and Metal Link Latch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Hunting Decoy 'Patches' with Glass Eyes and Metal Link Latch Dimensions: 13" W x 6.75" D x 7" H This American hunting decoy, affectionately n...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Metal

Early 20C Mounted Duck Decoy Heads 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely early 20c mounted duck decoy heads 2. This consists of 5 Duck Decoy heads from circa 1920 mounted on a wooden plinth. This piece came from a wealthy estate in Dallas, TX with the mansion being built by a stockbroker in 1929. He was an avid ‘duck hunter...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Decoys

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Life Size Antique Carved and Painted Swan Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive pair of hand carved Swans which may have at one time been decoys having fine form and presence. In newer white paint with black beaks and eyes. The unpainted interiors clearly showing the marks of hand-carving. Measures: Length 37", depth 12", height 22" Condition: Please see detail photos. The Pair with stable age cracks with one neck repaired, bubbled paint...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Decoys

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Wood

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Decoy Duck Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art decoy duck form A working example of an early 20th century English Folk Art decoy. Hand carved from wood, with lead weight still in place at the ...
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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Pine

Hen Merganser Hunting Decoy attributed to John Dawson Folk Art, Americana
By John Dawson
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and polychromed wood; retains original painted surface. Glass Eyes. Attributed to John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey, 1900-1925. Dawson worked as a ki...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decoys

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Wood

Hand Carved and Decorated Wood Duck Drake by Jean Charles Berruet, Nantucket
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Hand Carved and Decorated Wood Duck Drake Decoy, by Jean Charles Berruet, Nantucket, 1978, a competition grade hand carved and decorated Wood Duck Drake decoy with carved det...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Pine

Pair of Large Black Swans
Located in New York, NY
A pair or large Italian carved wood swans with painted details and glass eyes. 1960’s. Measurements: Height: 20" Length: 30" Width: 10
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1960s Italian Vintage Decoys

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Wood

Pair of Early 20th Century American Eider Duck Decoys
Located in Chicago, IL
A special and whimsical pair of early 20th century American hands-carved wood Eider Duck decoys with black and white painted bodies and eyes.
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1920s American Country Vintage Decoys

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter t...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Wood, Paint

Two Antique Hunting Decoys One-Eyed Jack Black Silver Canvas Back
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two Antique Hunting Decoys: "One-Eyed Jack" & Black and Silver Canvas Back Duck USA, Circa 1900s, Handmade with Glass Eyes, Unmarked This pair of anti...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Metal

Silver Articulated Koi Fishing Lure with Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative silver (probably sterling) Koi fishing lure from Japan. A lovely piece to add to your decorative story on the desk, shelf, or perhaps in the kitchen. A wonderful patinated...
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20th Century Anglo-Japanese Decoys

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Silver

Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Duck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folk Art hand carved wooden duck - a wonderful piece! One of our favorite pieces, the life size shape and graceful angle of the neck give the p...
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20th Century Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Self-Bailing Scoter Decoy by Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938)
By Joseph Lincoln
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Self-Bailing Scoter Decoy by Joseph Lincoln (Hingham, MA: 1859 - 1938), made circa 1910, a hand carved hollow decoy with open back for "self bailing," in old paint with some ...
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1910s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Wood

Canadian Goose Decoy on Rod Nails
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved & painted Canadian goose is on feet and old nails used for the feet.The carver signed the base of the decoy "Charlie Adams " in pencil. The condition is very good an...
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decoys

Materials

Wood

Canadian Goose Decoy on Rod Nails
Canadian Goose Decoy on Rod Nails
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Folky Hand Carved Painted Decoy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved & painted decoy from New England. Fine original painted with a great patina.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decoys

Materials

Wood

Folky Hand Carved 
Painted Decoy
Folky Hand Carved 
Painted Decoy
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original painted heavy wood and canvas covered Canadian goose decoy or floater. It has a wood frame body and head with a heavy canvas cov...
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Late 19th Century American Country Antique Decoys

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Wood

Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Wild Boar Hunting Target
Located in Chicago, IL
This 20th-century Italian wild boar shooting target is a bold and rugged piece of history, crafted from half-inch iron to withstand decades of use in the field. Originally designed for target practice, it would have been placed outdoors, challenging marksmen to test their skills against its lifelike silhouette. Its durable construction has weathered the years, leaving behind a patina that adds character and speaks to its authentic past. Today, this heavy-gauge iron target...
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20th Century Italian Folk Art Decoys

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Iron

Mid-Century Hand-Crafted and Hand-Painted Hardwood American Duck Decoy
Located in Germantown, MD
An Mid Century, large, Hand-crafted and Hand-Painted American life size Duck Decoy measuring 20" in width, 9" in depth and 13" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Decoys

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

3 Painted and Carved Decoy Ducks These are good 19th Century Decoys
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Painted and Carved Decoy Ducks These are good 19th Century Decoys they are carved they do have a little scuffing to the paint and the lead weights have been removed The decoys are...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Decoys

Materials

Chestnut

19th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderfully sculptural working shorebird decoy, found in original paint. Most likely a replacement beak. Later bespoke made stand, France, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Decoys

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Wood

Trio of two Ducks and a Curlew - ancient wood carved and painted decoys
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A trio of two Ducks and a Curlew - ancient decoys used for shooting. Naively carved and painted. The curlew with evidence of gun shot. Hand carved and painted. Paint now faded but a...
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Early 20th Century French Decoys

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Wood

Early 20th Century Hand Painted Decoy Duck, Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Decoys

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Wood, Paint

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Bird Hunting Tool and Decoy
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bird hunter's tool and decoy. This item was placed in the ground and wound up. The hunter would pull a string causing the head of the tool to rotate. With the ref...
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19th Century French Antique Decoys

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

Pair of Vintage Swedish Wooden Decoy Ducks with Original Paint
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Swedish vintage wooden decoy ducks crafted from pine, featuring its original black, light gray and brown paint. Natural wear and a beauti...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Canadian Geese in Original Paint, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of original painted Canadian Geese with wood heads and glass eyes are in good condition. The base is a plank of wood and body is constructe...
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Decoys

Materials

Wood

Canadian Geese in Original Paint, Pair
Canadian Geese in Original Paint, Pair
$1,516 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Folk Art Carved Duck with Cut Outs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky hand carved and painted black duck is in good condition and has odd cutout for drinks or something special.
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Mid-20th Century American Country Decoys

Materials

Wood

White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell (East Harwich: 1862-1952), circa 1910, a hand carved and painted large decoy in the simple paint of a white winged scoter. This is an...
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1910s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Cedar

Paul Gibson Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Swan decoy by Paul Gibson, Have de Grace, Maryland. Paint is smooth and white with black beak and carved black eyes. Paul's decoys were handmade until he bought Madison Mitchell...
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Early 20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hutch Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Hutch swan decoy from Maryland with original paint and glass eyes, yellow pine with gesso and original paint. In as found condition. Splits and cracks but not distracting. Carved by ...
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Early 20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid-Century Hand-Crafted and Hand-Painted American Duck Decoy
Located in Germantown, MD
An Mid Century, large, Hand-crafted and Hand-Painted American life size Duck Decoy measuring 21" in width, 9" in depth and 9.5" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Decoys

Materials

Ceramic, Plaster

Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl – Hand-Painted Telemark Folk Art (1987)
Located in Skien, NO
"One-of-a-Kind" Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl – Hand-Painted Telemark Folk Art (1987) A Stunning Masterpiece of Traditional Norwegian Craftsmansh...
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Late 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Pine

Vintage Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Canada standing Goose Decoy on bent nail legs, by carver of birds and working decoys William "Roy" Mill (1902-1982), Kensington, Prince Edward Island.
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Decoys

Materials

Iron

Elmer Crowell Quarter Sized Canada Goose Decoy, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Quarter Sized Canada Goose Decoy, by J.Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, MA (1862 - 1952), circa 1928 - 1943, a hand carved and painted diminutive Can...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Cedar

Ira Hudson Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Hollow Canada goose decoy, attributed to Ira Hudson, of Chincoteague, VA. Hollow, with original paint - in as found condition. Chip shots and age to spare. ...
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Early 20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood

Wooden Decoy Duck on Stand, circa 1910
Located in Hastings, GB
Beautiful early 20th century French decoy duck. Hand carved in wood and hand painted, the decoy has a movable head that can be turned left or right, it is a...
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1910s French Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Iron

Early 20th century carved hand painted decoy duck
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century carved hand painted decoy circa 1920. Hand painted scandinavian decoy duck, black and white paint scheme with yellow eyes.   Fine example of how things used to be...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Decoys

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Pine, Paint

Schmidt Tole-Ware Decoy Goose
Located in London, GB
Schmidt tole-ware decoy goose We are proud to offer a highly decorative Schmidt tin tole-ware double sided painted decoy goose dated circa 1930. This is a ...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Black Duck Decoy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original 20th century wooden decoy, which is hand-carved and hand-painted. The decoy has a swooped white head with glass eyes. Its back, breast, and belly are painted s...
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20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mason Detroit Grade Canvasback Decoys, circa 1920
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Pair of Evans Factory canvasbacks Item Number: Y606A Pair of Evans Factory canvasbacks. Original paint, hand carved, glass eyes. Were used in Wisconsin. Almost complete wing paint remains. One bottom carved W.E.T. Assume the hunter. Period: Early 20th century Origin: Wisconsin, United States Size: to scale Dimensions: 15" x 5" x 6". Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery...
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1920s American Vintage Decoys

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Wood

Massachusetts Goldeneye Hen Decoy, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage goldeneye ("whistler") hen decoy, from Massachusetts, circa 1920s, having a solid carved pine wide body with sloping tail, the hand whittled head with long neck set on ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Pine

Martha s Vineyard Baldpate Drake Decoy, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Martha's Vineyard Baldpate Drake Decoy, circa 1900, a hand carved and hand painted gunning decoy by an unknown maker on Martha's Vineyard of an American Wigeon in colorful or...
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Decoys

Materials

Wood

Barrow s Goldeneye Drake Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Scarce vintage Barrow's Goldeneye Drake Decoy, signed RAS '76. The Barrow's Goldeneye is a very unusual, rare species to see as a decoy. This is a real ...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

Materials

Pine

Emil Milan 1981 Cherry Wood Triple Bird Sculpture Thompson PA Studio Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decoys

Materials

Cherry

Folk Art Cast Iron Duck Form Lawn Sprinkler
Located in Ferndale, MI
Cast iron duck water or lawn sprinkler. Original worn paint.
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Iron

19th Century Sink Box Decoys
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Pair of canvas back sink box canvasback decoys used by a market hunter on Long Island. Original paint. Over 20 pounds each. Period: Last quarter 19th century Origin: Sanders Foundr...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Decoys

Materials

Wood

Christmas Ornament Featuring A Reindeer Made In Brass 18 Karat Gold From 2023
Located in Lejre, DK
Christmas ornament featuring a reindeer, made of brass and gilded with 18-carat gold, designed by Sanne Lund Traberg for Georg Jensen in 2023. This beautiful ornament is part of Geor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Decoys

Materials

Gold

Daniel Bruffee Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Swan decoy by Daniel L. Bruffee. Came from a New York Collector. Swan is well-carved and smoothly painted with black beak and yellow and black glass eyes. Daniel Bruffee resides in P...
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2010s American Decoys

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of Three Carved Wood Decoys
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of three carved wood decoys hand-painted and inset with amber glass eyes. Dimensions Height 7.5 inches Width 5.5 inches Depth 16 inches.
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Early 20th Century British Decoys

Materials

Pine

Set of Three Carved Wood Decoys
Set of Three Carved Wood Decoys
$1,643 Sale Price / set
51% Off
Folk Art Heron Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Heron Decoy, likely, circa 1960s or 1970s. A stately heron carved in an alert posture with upraised head and elongated neck. Decoy was made in three parts, nicely ha...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Joe Lincoln Scoter Decoy
Located in Stamford, CT
Joe Lincoln scoter decoy, canvas covered with tack eyes, black paint and old gunning repaint. Numerous tears to body. Branded on bottom "H. C. Hunt", circa 192...
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Early 20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood

1940 Dove Decoys Locustville Virginia
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique hand carved and painted folk art dove decoys. Brass plaque reads “Dove Decoys circa 1940 Locustville Virginia”. Set of 5 birds mounted with wooden pegs on paint decorated woo...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Decoys

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Wood, Paint

American Goose Reed Decoy
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Early 20th Century American straw and wood Canada goose decoy. Black paint. 25"L x 14"H x 10 1/2"D Period: Early 20th century Origin: United States Size: 25"L x 14"H x 10 1/2"D Fa...
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Early 20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood, Straw

Pair of Mason Blue Wing Teal Decoys
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Pair of Mason Detroit glass eyed blue wing teal. Great collectors set. Neat signs of use and chip shots. Period: First quarter 20th century Origin: Wisconsi...
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Early 20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mason Blue Wing Teal Decoys
Pair of Mason Blue Wing Teal Decoys
$2,500 Sale Price
54% Off
Handmade Brutalist Sheet Metal Goose
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whether it's a goose or a duck, or some other waterfowl this handmade metal bird is sure to make a splash in any space. Layers of cut and welded sheet metal give a wonderful lifelike...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Decoys

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Hays Grand Prix Pair Mallard Decoys
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Hays grand prix pair of mallards decoys. Exceptional paint. Priced as a pair. Wear consistent with use adds to the age of the set. Period circa 1924 Or...
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1920s American Vintage Decoys

Materials

Wood

Set of 5 Hand Carved and Painted Shorebird Decoys
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Flock of Wayne Baker (Virginia) shorebird decoys. Painted wood consisting of two schematic swans and three flying egrets painted in the round. Each is ...
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1980s American Vintage Decoys

Materials

Wood

Vintage, New and Antique Decoys

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.