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Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful green sphere is an early 20th century glass float used by fishermen to keep their
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Floats
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Nova Floater Bramble Pattern Golf Ball
By Nova
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Bramble Golf Ball, Large NOVA Floater.
A good example of 'Large NOVA Floater' bramble patterned
Category
1910s Antique Floats
Materials
Rubber
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
Category
1910s English Antique Floats
Materials
Rope, Blown 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
Category
1910s English Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Rope, Blown Glass
Beautiful Silver Plate Vintage Compote with Aqua Floats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
tarnish. Pretty collection of light aqua glass floaters are included.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Floats
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Category
1910s English Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Rope, Glass
Rare Antique Religious Engraving of a Horse Drawn Float, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of a horse drawn float with religious figures. Double page with joined sheets and
Category
18th Century Antique Floats
Materials
Paper
HMS Nairana. Royal Navy Seaplane Carrier. Float Plane.Tasmania & Melbourne Ferry
By Vincenzo D'Esposito
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Vincenzo D’Esposito.
Italian ( b.1886 - d.1946 ).
HMS Nairana, Royal Navy Seaplane Carrier.
Gouache on Paper. Signed.
Image size 7.7 inches x 12.2 inches ( 19.5cm x 31cm ).
Frame si...
Category
Early 20th Century Photorealist Antique Floats
Materials
Paper, Gouache
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 0.79 in
Antique Chinese Shadow Agate "Floater" Snuff Bottle Jadeite Inlay 18c-19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese banded shadow agate snuff bottle "floater", very well hollowed and raised on a
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Floats
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H 2.09 in W 2.01 in D 1.11 in
Remarkable Antique Print of a Horse Drawn Float with Religious Figures, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of a horse drawn float with religious figures.
Double page with joined sheets and
Category
1770s Antique Floats
Materials
Paper
H 15.56 in W 30.71 in D 0 in
Antique Engraving of a Religious Float for Saint Rumoldus or Rumbold, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of a float with religious figures. This print originates from 'Prael-treyn
Category
18th Century Antique Floats
Materials
Paper
H 11.82 in W 13.98 in D 0 in
French Antique 3.5 Ft Console Table w/Orig. Paint, Floatable as All Sides Carved
Located in Atlanta, GA
3.5 feet in length, and is a great option should you need a table with the ability to be floated
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Floats
Materials
Wood
H 30 in W 23.25 in D 43.75 in
19th Century Lignum Vitae Fishermans Priest Turned in Lignum Vitae
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
one that doesn't float, the priest needs to be heavy to be efficient
The Priest is 16” long and 2.5
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Floats
Materials
Fruitwood
Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Couture Large Side Table or Entry Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
the wood and a recessed espresso finish on the bottom allowing the base to float. Finished with a
Category
1920s Mid-Century Modern Antique Floats
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century American Aesthetic Period Grain Painted Stool with Upholstered Seat
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
upholstered seat floated above the frame. Wear to paint, later upholstery.
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Floats
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Empire Painted Meridienne Daybed 18Th. C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Empire Period Mahogany Painted Meridienne, Daybed, late 18Th C.
This Meridienne can float
Category
18th Century French Empire Antique Floats
Materials
Mahogany
California Ranch Mid Century Wrought Iron Torchiere Standing Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Twisted wrought iron pillar supports four arms and floats on a high arched tripod base
Patina from age and
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Floats
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th century Sikes hydrometer set
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
. These instruments where used to measure the alcohol content in liquid. Complete with weights and float
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Floats
Materials
Brass
Set of six engravings of Biblical figures by Jacques Callot, 1631
By Jacques Callot
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Saints and Apostles. The works are float mounted with a deep beveled archival mat and framed in mahogany
Category
17th Century French Antique Floats
Materials
Paper
19th C. Bleached Oak X-Leg Table or Desk, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
fabulous desk floated within a room.
Category
19th Century French Antique Floats
Materials
Oak
Antique Lillian Rug with Blue Floral Designs
Located in New York, NY
The star field displays rosettes and leaves in the corners, and float a stepped, hexagonal buff
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Antique Floats
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Art Déco Panther Sculpture in Dynamic Movement Cast Bronze Silvered 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
powerful body is rounded, the tail in the air to balance the movement.
The animal literally floats on the
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Metal
H 10.04 in W 16.93 in D 6.7 in
19th C Louis XVI Style Ebonised Desk with Brass Mounts and New Leather Top
Located in Troy, MI
be floated in a room. Unknown maker.
Very good antique condition with new professional ebonised
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Floats
Materials
Brass
H 30.75 in W 59 in D 29.5 in
French Art Deco 'Dress' Table Lamp in Pewter, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
depicts a woman whos dress floats down and creates the base. It was made in France circa 1920-40. It comes
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Pewter
Antique French Desk Table Renaissance Revival Barley Twist Carved Tiger Oak 19C
Located in Tyler, TX
pulls~~recessed panels on sides and back~~will float in the center of a room~~sturdy and stable barley
Category
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Floats
Materials
Oak
H 29.5 in W 45 in D 23.5 in
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Side Table with Rimmed Parquet Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
an excellent table to “float” in any room! The versatile table size is perfectly balanced by graceful
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Floats
Materials
Walnut
H 18 in W 23.25 in D 19.5 in
Dutch Marquetry Empire Settee, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
upholstered as well allowing this fine canapé to float in the middle of a room if needed. A lovely piece to
Category
19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Floats
Materials
Cotton, Twill, Upholstery, Satinwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Large Mahogany Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Troy, MI
five feet wide, this desk is finished on both sides and can float in a room. Front has three dovetail
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Floats
Materials
Brass
H 12 in W 63.12 in D 34.75 in
Art Deco Diamond Drop Pendant Necklace
Located in Hummelstown, PA
A bright-white brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 1.03 ct, floats from within a platinum halo
Category
1920s Antique Floats
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Victorian Vintage Turquoise and Diamond Navette Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
French for "little boat" but this alternative engagement ring floats like an ocean liner on your hand
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Floats
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
French, Louis Philippe, Walnut Standing Desk or Lectern, ca. 1835-1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This special desk is finished around so that it could float in a room, perhaps a lectern, a point
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Floats
Materials
Walnut
Antique Spanish Trestle-Leg & Iron Stretcher Desk, Elaborately Carved
Located in Atlanta, GA
in length, and would make a wonderful statement piece floated within a room!
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Floats
Materials
Wood
View of the Palazzo Pamphili and Piazza Navona in Rome by Le Geuy, 1767
Located in Kenilworth, IL
November 12, 1750
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside London 1767
The work has been float mounted on
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1760s British Antique Floats
Materials
Paper
Antique Art Deco Diamond & Pearl Buttercup Bangle Bracelet
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
float above the finely polished white gold rails.
Condition: Very Good
Era: Art Deco
Year: 1915-1935
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique French Breton Carved Oak Sofa Table Writing Library Desk Louis XIV
Located in Shreveport, LA
button pull. Table is carved and trimmed on all sides, therefore perfect to “float” in any room, as there
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Floats
Materials
Oak
H 31.25 in W 35.5 in D 23.75 in
Antique English Sofa Side Table Barley Twist Ebonized Library Desk Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
strips on the corner blocks. (An excellent choice to ‘float’ in the center of a room, as there is no
Category
1790s British Louis XIII Antique Floats
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 40 in D 27.5 in
Large Glazed English Pharmacy Cabinet
Located in Downham Market, GB
with shelved interiors. The doors all retain their original 'wavy' floated glass & all the handles are
Category
Early 20th Century British Industrial Antique Floats
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Fratino Table w/Drawers & Forged Iron Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
sides-making it an piece which could be floated within a room. The lyre-carved trestle legs terminate
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Floats
Materials
Wood
H 34.75 in W 55.25 in D 29.25 in
Collection of Four Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by François Nicolas Martinet
By François Nicolas Martinet
Located in Houston, TX
. Published in Paris 1771-1786 by the Imprimerie royale. Engravings are float-mounted and framed in maple
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floats
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 14.75 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
French Art Deco Sideboard in Amboyna
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
four drawers, the design is both practical and elegant. The centre section floats gracefully above the
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Amboyna
Antique Persian Luri Bakhtiari Flatwoven Salt Bag in Cotton, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
contrast throughout. Small rosettes punctuate the entirety of the field, crisply formed through weft-float
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Floats
Materials
Cotton
French 19th c. Smaller-Sized Table w/Drawer, All Sides Carved & Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
French table, with it's fully carved skirt and legs, makes it an idea piece to be floated within a room
Category
19th Century French Antique Floats
Materials
Wood
H 27 in W 33.5 in D 21.5 in
O-Poth-Le-Yo-Ho-Lo by McKinney & Hall, 1842
Located in Kenilworth, IL
work has been professionally cleaned and float mounted on a ready-to-frame mat.
American, Philadelphia
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1840s American Antique Floats
Materials
Paper
Louis Xv Transitional to LouisXvi Tulipwood Parquetry and Marquetry Floral Case
Located in Nashville, TN
table with ample storage .
Presents very well and finished in the surround ( it can float in middle of
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Floats
Materials
Tulipwood
H 30.25 in W 43.75 in D 22.5 in
19th Century Antique Lesghi Caucasian Rug
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
figures float amidst a cosmos of geometric symbols and human and animal figures. Although there are signs
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Antique Floats
Materials
Wool
Antique French Side Sofa Hall Table Carved Dark Oak Renaissance End Table
Located in Shreveport, LA
an excellent table to ‘float’ in a room, as there is no backside. Quality throughout with dovetailed
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Floats
Materials
Oak
Pair Blue and White Chinese Jars Qing Dynasty Circa 1875
Located in Katonah, NY
display.
Leafy peony scrolls float over the surface of the baluster-shaped jars.
The covers are similarly
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Floats
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 important Asian armchairs with Bats and Cranes, Indochina, Circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
lilies float .
In good condition, small traces of use, small losses.
Indochina (Vietnam) or South China
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1880s Vietnamese Japonisme Antique Floats
Materials
Wood
H 36.62 in W 26.38 in D 19.69 in
Spanish Antique Small Wooden Desk w/Unique Carved "Trunk" Appearance from Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
trunk! Perfect for it being floated within a room. The working side of this desk houses four drawers set
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Floats
Materials
Wood
H 29.5 in W 44.75 in D 21.5 in
Antique English bubble glass paper weight, with a Jack Russel dog, England 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
carved from the back and then painted to create a three-dimensional figure that appeared to float within
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Floats
Materials
Glass
H 1.25 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Jar with Gilt Decoration by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
elaborately decorated float cart in a festival parade. A group of people are seated within the float with a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Floats
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. Floated on linen and set behind glass.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Floats
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Pigment
Antique Persian Bibikabad Carpet, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
The dark blue stepped Herati sub-field floats on the tone-on-tone camel ground with a small hexagon
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Early 1900s Persian Tribal Antique Floats
Materials
Wool
19th Century French Walnut Bedside Commode Cabinet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
original marble cabinet liner.
Finished on all sides so it can float away from a wall.
Excellent condition
Category
19th Century French Antique Floats
Materials
Marble
18th Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
standard and overstuffed in a neutral soft velvet, with float buttons and close nailed. Raised on old brass
Category
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Floats
Materials
Mahogany
H 38.59 in W 27.17 in D 26.38 in
Antique Suffragette 23g 18K Gold Rhodolite Garnet, Peridot & Pearl Hinged Bangle
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
peridots, which have been bezel set and appear to float. The peridots are a soft green colour, and the
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Floats
Materials
Garnet, Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Art Deco 18K White Gold 1.5ctw Old Cut Diamond and Pearl Openwork Panel Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
to float at the centre of a diamond shaped panel, set with 2 glittering rose cut diamonds. To the
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Floats
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Small Antique French ROUND Center Side TABLE Barley Twist Renaissance Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
“float” in the middle of your room because there’s no “backside”.
Measurements: 32.25” ht. x 21” x 21
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Floats
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Cherry Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
can float in any room, this charming French table retains its beautiful rich color and patina
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Floats
Materials
Cherry
H 30.5 in W 66.5 in D 26.5 in
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An assortment of antique floats is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique floats — often made from glass, blown glass and natural fiber — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique floats available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique floats made by Art Deco designers — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique floats over the years, but those made by Nova are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Floats?
Prices for antique floats can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique floats begin at $125 and can go as high as $3,411, while the average can fetch as much as $750.
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