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Fishing Spears

Fishing Spear Wall Thermometer, European, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Fishing spear wall thermometer, European, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Pewter

British Impressionist Painting Man Fishing With Spear
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper, unframed size: 10.5 x 15 inches condition: Fair, minor wear to the edges as is normal for ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 by Toni Frissell 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Archival
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1940s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
By Toni Frissell
Located in London, GB
Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 Sabina spear fishing, 1947. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x
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1940s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Spear Fishing In San Diego Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A spear
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and
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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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C Print, Color

'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1960 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A spear fisherman in a
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1960s Modern Color Photography

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C Print, Color

'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Spear Fishing In San Diego' 1956 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A spear fisherman in a mask
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1950s Modern Color Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spear Fishing In San Diego 1956
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego A spear fisherman in a mask, snorkel and wetsuit, with two boys on a
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1950s Modern Landscape Photography

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C Print, Color

Fishing: Gaffing a Salmon
By Richard Ansdell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
depicts two men fishing, one in Scottish kilt in the midst of spearing a salmon on the end of his gaff
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Late 20th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Original Vintage Travel Poster Antigua BWIA Airline Sunjet Fishing Midcentury
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Antigua Sunjet your way on ... BWIA - featuring a fishing design
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Vintage 1960s Antiguan Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Slovenia Yugoslavia Sea Fishing Swimming Harbour
Located in London, GB
sea holding up a fish caught on a harpoon spear, another boat in front of the buildings in a coastal
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Vintage 1950s Slovenian Posters

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Paper

French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Statue of Two Young Boys Fishing
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 19th century patinated bronze statue of two young boys fishing
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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Flying and Fishing, " Folk inspired Blue Linoleum Block Print of Bird in Flight
By Lisa Houck
Located in Wellesley, MA
Flying and Fishing, Linoleum Block Print, Edition 10, 35 1/4 x 23 1/4 Inches, is one of a series of
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Linocut

Antique Print of a Fisherman trying his Equipment by Rogerson (1856)
Located in Langweer, NL
equipment. Fishing tackle is the equipment used by anglers when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

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Paper

19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Painting
By Albert Bierstadt
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large scale 19th century Hudson River School landscape painting depicting people fishing on a
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Antique 19th Century North American Barbizon School Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Duluth Fish Decoy American Folk Art Carved Painted Orca Killer Whale Sculpture
By Duluth
Located in Forney, TX
"DFD", on a lead weight. circa 1960s/1970s Originally based on lures used for winter spear fishing
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

Pair of Restoration Period Gilt-Bronze Figural Groups. French, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
holding a spear and another blowing a horn; the second representing Fishing, one figure casting a net and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Original Vintage Poster Visitez Primorsko Bulgarie Black Sea Resort Beach Travel
Located in London, GB
swimming in the sea, spear fishing and sailing, camping in tents, playing with a beach ball, exercising by
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Vintage 1950s Bulgarian Posters

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Paper

Inuit Eskimo Life: An 1812 Moravian Missionary's Account from the Labrador Coast
Located in Langweer, NL
-lined parkas. One of them is holding a spear, suggesting hunting as part of their lifestyle
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Antique 1810s Prints

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Paper

'Foggy Mountain', by Unknown, Japanese Antique Scroll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
a bridge upon a body of water and holds an elongated tool, perhaps a spear for fishing. A tree
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Late 19th Century Edo More Art

Materials

Silk, Paper, Watercolor

The First Australian Tourist to Visit England: Bennelong of the Eora Nation 1802
Located in Langweer, NL
fishing in Manly, on the northern side of the harbour. All escaped within a week, except Bennelong, who
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Antique Early 1800s Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Antigua BWIA Airline Sunjet Fishing Midcentury
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Antigua Sunjet your way on ... BWIA - featuring a fishing design
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1960s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Slovenia Yugoslavia Sea Fishing Swimming Harbour
Located in London, GB
sea holding up a fish caught on a harpoon spear, another boat in front of the buildings in a coastal
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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Visitez Primorsko Bulgarie Black Sea Resort Beach Travel
Located in London, GB
swimming in the sea, spear fishing and sailing, camping in tents, playing with a beach ball, exercising by
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1950s More Prints

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Paper

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Brass Curtain Rod Antique Long Fine
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique beautiful brass curtain valance for the room You last the most - It's 139 cm. long, with roses in relief. (internal size 130 cm. x 19,5). refer. nr. O/6787.   
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Arts and Crafts Curtains and Valances

Materials

Brass

Brass Curtain Rod Antique Long Fine
Brass Curtain Rod Antique Long Fine
H 3.94 in W 54.73 in D 9.45 in
Antique 1915 Mahogany Chicago Cable Company Carolina Inner Player Upright Piano
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian player piano by The Cable Company of Chicago which features a Carolina Inner-player. Circa 1915. Includes: I Love Paris and Oh Lady Be Good by Max Kortlander, He...
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Crucifix with A Unique Tree Trunk Style Wooden Cross & Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and perfectly balanced crucifix with a marvelous cross and a detailed corpus of Jesus. This unique design crucifix comes with an incredibly detailed and top quality carved, c...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Religious Items

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Metal, Brass

Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Scottish Highlander Hunters
By Staffordshire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome pair of 19th century equestrian Staffordshire porcelain Scottish Highlander hunters on horseback. Each bearded gentleman is depicted seated on his horse and one with a succe...
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Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

English Artist's Gallery Display or Studio Easel of Turned Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English artist's gallery display or studio floor easel from the 19th century, featuring a sliding brass and mahogany mechanism to adjust the tray height, with turned mahog...
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Antique 19th Century English Easels

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Metal, Brass

“Sunset on the River”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully painted sunset on the river with a single figure in a punt and cattle crossing by the American artist, George Riecke. Most likely a New Orleans scene. Signed lower right....
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1890s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Van Bredael Signed Landscape Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Alexander van Bredael (Antwerp 1663 - 1720) - Signed lower left: A.V. BREDAEL F (ecit), Italian coastal landscape with market scene Oil painting on canvas (70 x 88 cm., framed 95 x ...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century English portrait of an English Jack Russell called Fritz
By John Emms
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 20th Century English portrait of an English Jack Russell, Called Fritz. John Emms was born at Blofield, Norfolk, the son of the artist Henry William Emms. An interest in art t...
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1870s Victorian Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil On Canvas Portrait of an American Brittany hunting dog
Located in Gavere, BE
Old oil painting on canvas Portrait of An orange and white American Brittany hunting dog This oil on canvas is from the 19th century, painted by Léon Viardot (dijon, 1805 – Paris, 18...
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1860s French School Animal Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Staffordshire "Clovelly Donkey", Clovelly a Seaside Town in Devon, circa 1920
By Staffordshire
Located in San Francisco, CA
Staffordshire "Clovelly Donkey". Clovelly, a sea side town in Devon. Circa 1920, Marked England (This is a 1900-1920 mark) This one bearing baskets of flowers. Donkeys are an unusual...
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Ashtray 6 Handle, Wheel
By Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The center wheel spins and is removable for easy cleaning. Created by Chase U.S.A. with a centaur logo.
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Vintage 1920s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Ashtray 6 Handle, Wheel
Ashtray 6 Handle, Wheel
H 2 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
1910s Venetian Coffee Table Nightstand Laquered Wood, Gilt Brass, Pink Onyx Top
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century refined elegant coffee table or nightstand with conical legs in lacquered wood and gilt brass with pink onyx top and underlying crystal top. Salviati Jesurum & Co....
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Night Stands

Materials

Crystal, Onyx, Brass

Antique Wood and Brass Protractor
Located in Norwalk, CT
A really nice example of a handmade tool, this protractor is carved wood and fitted with handmade brass fittings.
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Wood and Brass Protractor
Antique Wood and Brass Protractor
H 39.5 in W 3.25 in D 2 in
Antique French Realist Art Deco Terrier Dog Portrait Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique painting of terrier dogs by Jacques Cartier (1907 - 2001. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 15H x 18L.
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1920s Realist Animal Paintings

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Board, Oil

Incense Burner, France, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Interesting ram's head and hoof design on this brass incense burner with stone base.
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Antique 19th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

Antique Oil of an English Village landscape, with horses, people, a pub.
By John Holland Senior
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful and very unique English Victorian Village scene, with figures, animals, a Pub, and lots more . John Holland Senior was a painter of landscapes and coastal scenes who was bo...
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1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Gannet Print
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Captured in the Shetland Islands, a gannet circles high above the sea, fishing for a meal. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Prints

Gannet Print
H 51 in W 43 in D 2 in
French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
blue border. The clock is surmounted with two putti fishing on rocks with spear, net and musical horn
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century American Wrought iron Fishing Spear on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th Century American wrought iron fishing spear, newly mounted on a custom made ebonized wood
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century American Wright Iron Fishing Spear on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th Century American wrought iron eel or fishing spear ('gig'), newly mounted on an ebonized
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

EARLY AMERICAN WROUGHT IRON FISHING SPEAR, 1 of 3 AVAILABLE
Located in Essex, MA
An early American wrought iron eel and fishing spear mounted on an ebonized wood base. 1 of 3
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

COLLECTION OF MOUNTED EARLY WROUGHT IRON EEL AND FISHING SPEARS
Located in Essex, MA
Wrought iron eel and fishing spears, circa 1780-1880, mounted on ebonized wood bases. Sold together
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Fishing Spears on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
A hardworking and loyal pair of 19th century American hand-wrought iron fishing spears with arrow
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Mounted Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Collection of Antique Fishing Spears
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Collection of Primitive late 18th and early 19th century fish spears, each individually
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Antique Early 19th Century English Primitives

Collection of Antique Fishing Spears
Collection of Antique Fishing Spears
H 11.82 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Vintage French Solid Brass Nautical Design Wall Lights
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of brass wall sconces with two electrified sockets each. The design is an anchor, fishing
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Hardy Fishing Rod, "C.C. de France"
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy Fly fishing rod, the 'C.C. de France'. The Hardy 'C.C. de France' is a split cane
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Vintage 1930s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Bamboo

Hardy Fishing Rod, "C.C. de France"
Hardy Fishing Rod, "C.C. de France"
H 118.12 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Mid-19th C. Wooden Rat Ice Fishing Lure C.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original hand carved wooden ice fishing or spear fishing rat lure with silver metal
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Industrial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid-19th C. Wooden Beaver Ice Fishing Lure c.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original hand carved ice fishing or spear fishing beaver lure with glass eyes, painted
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Industrial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Fly Fishing Rod by Fosters 'The England's Favourite' Split Cane
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, fixed screw reel grip with a cork covered housing and 7' handle with a reversible butt spear. The butt
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Vintage 1960s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage Hardy Fly Fishing Rod, the 'Halford Knockabout', circa 1960, Split Cane
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
screw reel fitting and cork handle. It has a reversible butt spear and the alloy reel ring has Hardy's
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Vintage 1960s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Bamboo

Rare American Folk Art Duluth Decoy DFD Signed Hand Carved & Painted Penguin
Located in Forney, TX
, signed at the underside "DFD", on a lead weight. Based on lures generally used for winter spear
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage American Folk Art Duluth Fish Decoy Dfd Signed Carved Painted Trout
Located in Forney, TX
lures generally used for winter spear fishing through ice holes, see below for the Duluth Fish Decoy
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

American Duluth Fish Decoy DFD Signed Carved Painted Wood Frog Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
Originally based on lures used for winter spear fishing, see below for the Duluth Fish Decoy story
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Lead

English 18th Century Chinoiserie Decorated Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Wells, ME
shelves. The original decoration has many hand painted scenes, among them: young men fishing-one with a
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Corner Cupboards

Materials

Hardwood

Pearl Dragon by BARC the dog, underwater scene, fish, lily pads, pink, green
Located in Jersey City, NJ
in his hand, perhaps a form of improvised spear fishing? Bright shades of pink, green, blue, orange
Category

2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Adventures in the Wilds of the United States, by Charles Lanman, 1856
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
fishing excursions in North America in the 1830s and 1840s. The book includes a trip to the head of the
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Antique 1850s American Books

Materials

Paper

Set Of 5 Wraught Iron Spear Heads For Ice Fishing
Located in London, GB
Set of five wrought iron spear heads for fishing under ice. From the Great Lakes area of North
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite

Eskimo Ice-fishing stool
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Rare spear-fishing triangular standing step stool, used by tribal hunters to attract and hunt seals
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Antique 19th Century Canadian Stools

Eskimo Ice-fishing stool
Eskimo Ice-fishing stool
H 20.5 in W 14 in D 13 in
Inuit Pictorial Fishing Blanket
Located in New York, NY
Unusual embroidered blanket depicting spear fishing in a stream with rock dams. Needlework was
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20th Century American Native American Objects

Amazing Frog Decoy
Located in New York, NY
for ice fishing to attract the big fish to the hole in the ice for spearing. Measuring over 11 inches
Category

20th Century American Decoys

Materials

Wood

Large Sturgeon Fish Decoy
Located in New York, NY
Rare ice fishing decoy of carved and painted wood with tin fins and tail. It is unusual to find
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Sturgeon Fish Decoy
Large Sturgeon Fish Decoy
H 4 in W 32 in D 12 in
Arctic Fisherman Steuben Crystal and Sterling Sculpture
By Steuben Glass
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A solid crystal sculpture with a sterling silver Eskimo ice fishing with a spear designed by the
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20th Century American Glass

Materials

Glass

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Fishing Spears For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of fishing spears is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique fishing spears was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and wrought iron. There are all kinds of fishing spears available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Fishing spears bearing Folk Art or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Fishing spears have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Slim Aarons are consistently popular.

How Much are Fishing Spears?

Fishing spears can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $593, while the lowest priced sells for $331 and the highest can go for as much as $4,350.