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20th Century American Folk Art Canada Goose on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This 20th-century American Folk Art masterpiece is a life-size Canada goose that captures the essence of rural creativity and cultural heritage. Its outstretched wings, crafted from ...
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20th Century American Folk Art New in Decoys

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Driftwood

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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 New in Decoys

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Wood, Paint

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 New in Decoys

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Wood, Paint

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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Early 20th Century German Folk Art New in Decoys

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Wood, Paint

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 New in Decoys

Materials

Paint, Wood

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 New in Decoys

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Art Glass, 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 the paint ha...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art New in Decoys

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Wood, Paint

20th Century Original White Painted Hand Carved Canadian Goose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky hand carved and painted Canadian goose is from the forties and probably made in Canada. The condition is good with minor wear on tail feather area and base. Wear is consis...
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20th Century American Adirondack New in 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 New in Decoys

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Pine

Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck. A true example of an early 20th century English estate made decoy duck form, with glass eyes. With a wonderful, moveable head with ...
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art New in Decoys

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Pine

Early 20th Century carved hand painted decoy
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 Folk Art New in Decoys

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Pine, Paint

Set of Five Small American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with ...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage New in Decoys

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Lead

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 New in Decoys

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Wood

Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
H 14.5 in W 10.5 in D 26 in

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.

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