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Antique Fishing Floats

fishing float double buoy glass green rope
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
EXTREMELY RARE, GREEN GLASS & ROPE, DOUBLE FISHING FLOAT, c.1910 Exuding character and injecting
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1910s English Antique Fishing Floats

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Rope, Blown Glass

Antique fishing float double buoy glass green rope
fishing float double buoy glass green rope
H 8.67 in W 15.75 in D 10.24 in
Fishing Float, Early 20th Century, Glass, Rope, Ornament, Sea, Fishermen
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Fishing float, early 20th century, glass, rope, One of a collection of, early 20th century, glass
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Fishing Floats

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Rope, Glass

Fishing Float Buoy Green Glass Rope Sea Nautical
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
RARE, GREEN GLASS & ROPE FISHING FLOAT OR BUOY, c.1910 from a collection of similar floats of
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1910s English Art Deco Antique Fishing Floats

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Rope, Blown Glass

fishing float buoy green black clear glass sea nautical
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
RARE, LARGE COLLECTION OF GREEN, BLACK & CLEAR GLASS & FISHING FLOATS OR BUOYS WITH THE MAKERS
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1910s English Art Deco Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope netting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

19th Century Lignum Vitae Fishermans Priest Turned in Lignum Vitae
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
quality fishing priest, lignum vitae, otherwise known as the Wood of Life is the heaviest wood, the only
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Fishing Floats

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Fruitwood

Antique Print of a Fisherman trying his Equipment by Rogerson (1856)
Located in Langweer, NL
for fishing can be called fishing tackle. Some examples are hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, rods, reels
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Mid-19th Century Antique Fishing Floats

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Paper

Antique Japanese Mingei Yokogi
Located in Point Richmond, CA
of the Shichifukujin. The Seven Gods of Good Fortune, always holds a tai under one arm and a fishing
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Fishing Floats

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Wood

Antique Japanese Mingei Yokogi
Antique Japanese Mingei Yokogi
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H 5.88 in W 14.75 in D 4 in
Old Hand-colored Print of a Dugong, a Narwhal and a Right Whale
Located in Langweer, NL
hunt due to their slow movements, tendency to stay close to shore, and the fact that they float when
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1840s Antique Fishing Floats

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Paper

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Fishing Floats

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Other

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Fishing Floats

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Spruce

American Maritime Copper and Brass Deep Sea Divers Helmet on Stand, NY C. 1930
Located in Hollywood, SC
American maritime copper and brass deep sea divers helmet with the original three glass cross hatched windows, latching bonnet, air line intake with hose, and exterior mounted rear v...
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1930s American American Craftsman Antique Fishing Floats

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Brass, Copper

Set of Five Mercury Glass Ball Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set off five mercury glass ball ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tr...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Fishing Floats

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Wire

Lot of 5 Shadowbox Insect Moth Butterfly Taxidermy Specimen Display Boxes
Located in Dayton, OH
Argema mittrei female - Fanovano, Madagascar / 2 Attacus atlas - Snakehead Moth - West Java, Indonesia / Papilio Torquatus Perou - (Peru) : Morpho Didius - Perou (Peru) : Hebomoia Le...
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Late 20th Century Antique Fishing Floats

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Organic Material

Collections of Butterflies and Insectin Taxidermy from the 60s
Located in Naples, IT
A group of real Brazilian butterflies presented in a beautiful antique wooden box from 1960. These specimens are extremely rare and have been selected from a vintage collection.
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Antique Fishing Floats

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Glass, Wood

1927, Entomology Collection of Fourteen Morpho Didius Butterfly Specimens
Located in Downham Market, GB
A beautiful collection of Morpho Didius butterflies specimens. A wonderful entomology collection of fourteen vivid blue Morpho butterflies in their original glazed wooden display ca...
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1920s British Victorian Antique Fishing Floats

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Glass, Wood

Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Fishing Floats

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Organic Material

1970's British Yellow Illumination & White AC GMT Co. Classic Quartz Wall Clock
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in Yellow Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating. Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our...
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1970s English Industrial Antique Fishing Floats

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Chrome, Steel

Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy Display Case
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy display case A beautiful collection of butterflies presented in a custom-made glazed display case with a rear hanging hook. All fourteen specimens ha...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Fishing Floats

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy Display Case
Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy Display Case
H 12.6 in W 18.71 in D 0.99 in
Antique Robert J Paisley Nautical Maritime White Ship Boat Life Preserver Ring 3
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Robert J. Paisley boat life preserver buoy saftey ring featuring a hard foam core with a white painted canvas cover and hemp rope handles. "The Robert J. Paisley was built ...
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Early 20th Century Antique Fishing Floats

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Canvas, Foam, Paint

Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s
By Alfred Wertheimer
Located in Manzano, IT
Austro-Hungarian period safe F. WERTHEIM & C. with key, 1800s Style Vintage Periodo del design Before 1890s Production Period Before 1890s Year Manufactured 1800 Maker Wertheim & C. ...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Fishing Floats

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Iron

ANTiQUE GEORGIAN TAXIDERMY BUTTERFLIES INSIDE SALESMAN DESKTOP CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning little collectors cabinet in the form of a Georgian chest of drawers which houses four shelves...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Fishing Floats

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Hardwood

Victorian Glass Ball and Claw Black Ebonized Oak Table, circa 1870s
Located in Hastings, GB
Victorian glass ball and claw ebonised table C'1870's Beautiful ebonised side table with turned bobbin legs. There are 4 brass eagle claws holding glass balls for feet, these are ori...
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1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Fishing Floats

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Oak

Antique Cast Iron Penny or Money Bank Boy Fishing Marked "The One That Got Away"
Located in Miami, FL
A nice sized Early 20th century American cast iron piggy, penny bank or money box. This decorative bank features a boy fishing and obtains its original antique painted patina. Funny ...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Fishing Floats

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Iron

Specimen Box Butterflies Coral 1920 Natural History Still Life
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A collection of specimen butterflies and coral, circa 1920 Provenance: Private Collection, Paris Just purchased more information to follow. Measures: Box frame height 50cm Bo...
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1910s French Art Deco Antique Fishing Floats

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Coral

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Early 20th Century Glass Fishing Floats Set
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A set of four glass fishing floats from the early 20th century. Used by fishermen during the
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Early 20th Century Antique Fishing Floats

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Rope, Glass

Antique Swedish Wood Fishing Net Float Identification Tags
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very cool and unusual collection of 58 Swedish carved wood fishing net identification tags. These
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Late 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Fishing Floats

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Pine

Japanese Yokogi, a Fish Shaped Fulcrum, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
and a fishing pole in the other. Ebisu is the God of Daily Food and patron deity of fisherman. The
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Fishing Floats

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Wood

Japanese Glass Fishing Floats
Located in Chicago, IL
Pacific holding up miles and miles of fishnets. Authentic floats like these show signs of a seasoned life
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass, Rope

7 Antique Japanese Blown Glass Fishing Floats Knotted Rope Nautical Buoy Marker
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot 7 hand blown netted blue Japanese fishing floats. Made from recycled glass bottles and used to
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Fishing Floats

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Jute, Glass

Antique Hand Blown Glass Japanese Float Fishing Net Nautical Buoy Marker
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique net wrapped hand blown clear glass Japanese fishing float. Measures: 9".  
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Fishing Floats

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Jute, Glass

Antique Leather, Carter & Sons Fishing Wallet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
compartment for a float line winder and several pockets for casts. The fishing wallet is embossed with the
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1890s English Sporting Art Antique Fishing Floats

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Leather

Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope
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Early 20th Century Chinese Modern Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

19th Century Victorian Fishing Tackle Leather Trunk, Hardy Brothers, c.1890
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
as gunsmiths in 1872 the brothers were soon selling superior fishing equipment in 1876. This fishing
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Fishing Floats

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Leather, Wood

John Varley (1778–1842) - Early 19th Century Watercolour, The Inland Island
By John Varley
Located in Corsham, GB
). Depicted in this detailed lake scene, three gentlemen can be seen leisurely fishing in the lower right-hand
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Early 19th Century Antique Fishing Floats

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Watercolor

Japanese Antique Iron Sphere 1920s-1940s / Flower Vase Ball Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
period (1920s-1940s). A type of fishing tool that floats in the sea. The inside is hollow and weighs
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1920s Japanese Showa Antique Fishing Floats

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Iron

W.T. Copeland & Sons English Majolica Fish Handled Covered Pâté Jar, circa 1875
By Copeland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. The straight sided jar is decorated with a large fishing net strung with floats, draped over a cobalt
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Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fishing Floats

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Earthenware

19th Century French Carved Oak Game Card Table Breton Brittany Flip Top Side Tab
Located in Shreveport, LA
~ Excellent to ‘float’ in the center of a room, as there is not backside! ~ Well built by craftsmen of the
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fishing Floats

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Felt, Wood, Oak

Japanese Antique Glass Fishing Floats Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
Round Blown Glass Fishing Floats-genuine antique maritime works of art. Colors include beautiful
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Fishing Floats

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Glass

Old English Hand Blown Glass Fishing Float
Located in Chicago, IL
An old antique hand blown glass English fishing float, that we purchased in Leek England, as part
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Early 1900s English Country Antique Fishing Floats

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Glass

16 Antique Japanese Hand Blown Glass Fishing Floats Nautical Buoy Marker
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of sixteen hand blown blue-green (and one yellow-brown) Japanese fishing floats. Made from
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Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

Pair fishing float buoy black & clear glass sea nautical
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
RARE, BLACK & CLEAR GLASS FISHING FLOATS OR BUOYS WITH THE MAKERS MARKS FOR SMALL NETS c.1910
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1910s English Art Deco Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

Early 20th Century Japanese Green Glass Fishing Float in Tied Knotted Ropes
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large and heavy early 20th century Japanese green glass fishing float in tied knotted rope
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Fishing Floats

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Rope, Blown Glass

Antique Hand Blown Green Glass Japanese Float Fishing Net Nautical Buoy Marker
Located in Dayton, OH
Net wrapped hand blown green glass Japanese fishing float.   
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass, Jute

Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope
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Early 20th Century Chinese Modern Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

Provisions from Nature
Located in New York, NY
back up and around the silver bowl of apples before dropping through an ovoid fishing float to the
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19th Century American Realist Antique Fishing Floats

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Canvas, Oil

Collection of Huge Glass Fishing Floats
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These 7 enormous glass balls were once used as floats in fishing nets in Maine. Blown and molded
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Fishing Floats

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Blown Glass

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Antique Fishing Floats For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique fishing floats available for sale. Frequently made of glass, blown glass and natural fiber, all antique fishing floats available were constructed with great care. Antique fishing floats have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique fishing floats bearing Art Deco hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Fishing Floats?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $933, while they’re typically $90 on the low end and $4,500 highest priced.