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Antique Life Buoy

SS Lord Kelvin Vintage Life Ring Buoy
Located in Montreal, QC
resumed service. The ship spent the rest of her life laying cables until taken out of service in 1963 and
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1910s English Antique Life Buoy

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Canvas

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
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Early 20th Century Antique Life Buoy

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Canvas, Foam, Paint

Important Japanese six-fold screen depicting The Tale of The Genji, 17th century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1000 by a court lady known as Lady Murasaki, the novel traces the life and loves of the incomparable
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Life Buoy

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Paint, Paper

Traditional Maritime Harvest: Illustrated Techniques Engraved in 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
resource but also a visual archive of 18th-century life and technology. The images appear to be historical
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1790s Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Lugger Lifeboat Model by Twyman for the International Exhibition, London, 1862
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
securing points, a metal anchor with a buoy and other details, together with a quantity of furled masts and
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1860s English Antique Life Buoy

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Glass, Wood

Road Map Britannia No 25 London to the Lands End, John Ogilby Brown Gilded Frame
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
56cm., 22 ” In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune
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Late 17th Century British Charles II Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map No43 London to Kings Lynn, Royston to Downham, John Ogilby, Britannia
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
gilded frame. In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune
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Late 17th Century British Charles II Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map Britannia No 32 the Road from London to Barnstable John Ogilby Framed
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Length 62cm., 24 1/2 " Height 52cm., 20 1/2" Literature: In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued
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Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map John Ogilby London St David's Britannia No 15 Abingdon Monmouth Framed
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always emerged
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1670s English Baroque Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map, John Ogilby, No 54, London, Yarmouth, Britannia
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always
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1670s English Baroque Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map John Ogilby No 75 Kings Lyn Harwich, Britannia Framed Wallhanging
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always emerged
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1670s European Baroque Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Map Road John Ogilby Britannia No 74 Ipswich to Norwich Cromer Framed
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
¾”. Literature: In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he
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1670s English Baroque Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map Britannia No 15 London to St Davids John Ogilby Brown Gilt Frame
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always emerged
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Late 17th Century British Charles II Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Map Road Strip Britannia Sheet 2 John Ogilby London Aberistwith Islip Bramyard
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
ebonised frame length 49cm., 19" height 36.5cm., 14 1/2" JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676) n a remarkable life John
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17th Century English Baroque Antique Life Buoy

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Paper

Road Map Britannia 1675/6 No 5 Road London to Barwick, London Stilton Grey Frame
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
frame. In a remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he
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Late 17th Century British Charles II Antique Life Buoy

Materials

Paper

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Located in Tarleton, GB
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19th Century Victorian Antique Life Buoy

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Oak

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Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set Spanish, c. 1930 Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm This fine Spanish Art Deco tea...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Antique Life Buoy

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Silver

Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
H 1.19 in W 22.05 in D 13.78 in
French 19th Century Pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme Vases
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Edouard Lievre
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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1870s French Japonisme Antique Life Buoy

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Bronze

Hunger - Lithograph by George Grosz - 1924
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Hunger is an original litograph, realized by George Grosz in 1924, from Hunger Hilfe Von Künstlern, edition of Neuer Deutscher Verlag, Included a frame. In very good conditions....
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1920s Expressionist Antique Life Buoy

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Lithograph

Six Foot Model of Cup Yacht Puritan
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot model of the Boston built America's Cup yacht Puritan. Fine model with planked deck, skylights with brass bars, suit of sails, etc. Mounted on a mahogany baseboard. Overa...
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Early 2000s Antique Life Buoy

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Wood

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum qua...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Life Buoy

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Sterling Silver

18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Life Buoy

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Tin

Japanese Meiji Period, Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A Palace Size Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration. This vase is absolutely beautiful with an incredible array of hand-painted blue decoratio...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Life Buoy

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Porcelain

Monumental Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Censer Urn with Dragons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental Japanese Meiji period bronze censer urn, the elaborate multi-section exhibition piece with large high-relief dragon 'handles' to either side of the ovoid body with two s...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Life Buoy

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Bronze

Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase
By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie, Paul Louchet, Louis Chalon
Located in New York, NY
An Important and Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase, C. 1895 This important and monumental vase was done by four different artists in the late 19th cent...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Life Buoy

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Bronze, Ormolu

Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of large Chinese export canton famille rose thousand butterfly porcelain vases. The vase has a very unusual shape and was most probably made by specific order. The en...
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1840s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Life Buoy

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Enamel

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Landscape
By American Colony Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
The Original American Colony was a colony established in Jerusalem in 1881 by members of a utopian society led by Anna and Horatio Spafford. Now a hotel in East Jerusalem, it is stil...
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Life Buoy

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Photographic Paper

Early 20th Century French Parisian Street Oil Painting on Board Signed R. Malus
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study, living room or den with this beautiful vintage Paris painting featuring Saint Germain des Pres. Created in France circa 1930 and set in the original two-tone wooden...
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Early 20th Century French Antique Life Buoy

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Giltwood

Monumental Sevres Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted 2-Handle Campana Form Centerpiece
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and important 19th century French sevres porcelain ormolu-mounted two-handle campana form centerpiece/vase. This is a truly Sevres masterpiece. Sevres vases of this size...
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1830s French Louis XVI Antique Life Buoy

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Bronze

2 Amaizing Vases Kayser, 'German', 1900, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Kayser Germany
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Life Buoy

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Bronze

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French Asprey 18 Karat Gold Life-Buoy Brooch
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Dorset, GB
This brooch has a wonderful nautical theme, being created in the image of a life-buoy, or lifebelt
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Late 19th Century French Contemporary Antique Life Buoy

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18k Gold

Antique English Copper Life Buoy circa 1895 Label Attached
Located in Houston, TX
ensuring flotation. Beautiful patina to the copper and the life buoy is finished on both sides for display.
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Life Buoy

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Copper

Folk Art Paddle Boat 'Arthur' of Paducah, KY
Located in Culver City, CA
bails of cotton, the buoys are moveable, and the barrels have separate lids. The whistle the on top is
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Life Buoy

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Metal

The Life Line
By Winslow Homer
Located in New York, NY
Winslow Homer created the etching entitled “THE LIFE LINE” in 1884. This is an unsigned impression
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1880s American Impressionist Antique Life Buoy

Materials

Etching

The Life Line
The Life Line
H 23.5 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Glass Fishing Floats
Located in Chicago, IL
them together in large groups to buoy their nets and droplines. Replacing their wood and cork
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Life Buoy

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Blown Glass, Rope

Copper Life Bouy on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Joseph Sankey & Sons Corrugated Copper life buoy on stand used on an ocean liner. Great as an art
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Life Buoy

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Copper

Copper Life Bouy on Stand
Copper Life Bouy on Stand
H 29 in W 29 in D 4 in
Early 20th Century S.S.L.E Hurwitz Alemeda Calif, Life Perserver, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
, including kisby rings, Mae Wests, life buoys, perry buoys, cork jackets and life savers. That last name is
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Early 20th Century American Antique Life Buoy

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Rope, Foam

Road Map, from London to Kings Lynn, Royston to Downham, John Ogilby, Britannia
By John Ogilby
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
remarkable life John Ogilby pursued, several careers, each ending in misfortune, and yet he always emerged
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Late 17th Century British Charles II Antique Life Buoy

Materials

Paper

Victorian Copper Life-buoy
Located in New York, NY
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19th Century English Antique Life Buoy

Antique "Oxford Rowing Club 1922" Painted Ring Buoy Life Preserver
Located in Houston, TX
Recently discovered in Europe, we love these Oxford Rowing Club painted life preserver ring buoys
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1920s English Antique Life Buoy

Vintage 1920s Painted "Oxford Rowing Club" Life Preserver Buoys
Located in Houston, TX
These colorful buoys were found on our latest sourcing trip to France. Emblazoned with the words
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1920s French Antique Life Buoy

Materials

Foam

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Antique Life Buoy For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique life buoy you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique life buoy — often made from paper, canvas and fabric — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique life buoy, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique life buoy, designed in the Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Antique Life Buoy?

Prices for an antique life buoy start at $1,250 and top out at $68,077 with the average selling for $2,456.

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