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Antique Dummy Board of a Lady
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Antique Dummy Board of a Lady

19th century
Description

A very decorative 19th.Century pine dummy board figure of a young woman dressed in a blue and yellow dress with lace ruffs, a bonnet and carrying a basket of flowers all in vibrant colours and very good condition.

Dummy board figures were thought to have originated in the 17th century and remained very fashionable until the 19th century, they were sometimes life-size but mostly smaller and were placed around houses, the figures usually resemble servants, soldiers, children or animals. Dimensions :- Height:... 45''/ 114.5cm. Width...17.75’’/ 45cm. Depth: 6.75''/ 17cm

Delivery to most of U.K. mainland £42.

Physical Dimensions
Height
114cm (44.88")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Declaration

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Antique Painted Dummy Board to the 19th Century.

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SA489324
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21752
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Description
A very decorative 19th.
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Century pine dummy board figure of a young woman dressed in a blue and yellow dress with lace ruffs, a bonnet and carrying a basket of flowers all in vibrant colours and very good condition.
John Howkins Antiques
fig 1. A painted wooden dummy board cutout depicting a lady holding a basket filled with fruit, mounted on a rectangular timber base.
fig 1. Antique Dummy Board of a Lady

Dummy board figures were thought to have originated in the 17th century and remained very fashionable until the 19th century, they were sometimes life-size but mostly smaller and were placed around houses, the figures usually resemble servants, soldiers, children or animals. Dimensions :- Height:... 45''/ 114.5cm. Width...17.75’’/ 45cm. Depth: 6.75''/ 17cm

Delivery to most of U.K. mainland £42.

Height
114cm (44.88")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Antique Painted Dummy Board to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA489324
Dealers Internal Ref
21752
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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Archive I A painted wooden dummy board cutout depicting a lady holding a basket filled with fruit, mounted on a rectangular timber base.

Antique Dummy Board of a Lady

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Telephone 01508 498335 or 07770 311 611
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The Grange
Hempnall Green
Norfolk
NR15 2NR
United Kingdom
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A painted wooden dummy board cutout depicting a lady holding a basket filled with fruit, mounted on a rectangular timber base.
Antique Dummy Board of a Lady
Ref: SA489324
A painted wooden dummy board cutout depicting a lady holding a basket filled with fruit, mounted on a rectangular timber base.
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  • ObjectDummy Boards
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country House
  • MaterialWood, Oil Paint
  • ColourMulticoloured
  • MotifsTrompe loeil paintwork, Fruit basket detail, Bonnet headpiece, Rectangular plinth base
  • SizeH 114 cm (45 in) x W 45 cm (18 in) x D 17 cm (7 in)

This nineteenth-century English country house dummy board figure depicts a young woman in a bonnet, holding a fruit basket. The carved pine cutout wears a blue and yellow dress with a white lace ruff and stands on a rectangular timber plinth base. Vibrant oil paint decorates the surface in shades of blue, yellow, red, orange, and purple, bringing the trompe l'oeil details of the dress and fruit to life. The figure measures 114 cm high, 45 cm wide, and 17 cm deep. Traditionally placed in domestic settings to surprise or amuse visitors, this figure fits naturally on a fireplace hearth or against an empty wall in a living room, hallway, or study today. The painted surface displays rich colouration and preserved details across the bonnet, drapery, and woven basket handle. Positioned on the floor, the vertical shape brings character and traditional folk art charm to an interior space without requiring hanging hardware.

FAQs

A dummy board, often referred to as a silent companion, is a flat wooden figure cut out and painted in a realistic or trompe loeil style. Originating in 17th-century Europe, these life-sized or scaled figures were placed in residences to decorate hearths, corners, and hallways.

Traditional dummy boards were constructed from solid pine, oak, or deal boards, which were shaped using hand saws, bevelled along the rear edges, and coated with gesso before being finished in oil paints.

Authentic pieces display hand-cut bevelled edges along the reverse, age-appropriate craquelure in the oil paint surface, and evidence of hand-forged nails or early joinery on the supporting timber plinths.

A dummy board can be positioned beside a fireplace hearth, placed in an empty hallway nook, or styled atop a sideboard to introduce historical visual texture to contemporary spaces.

Dust the surface gently with a dry microfibre cloth or a soft-bristled brush, avoiding water or chemical solvents that could dissolve or strip original oil paint pigments.
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