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Vintage Bartlett-Collins Pitcher & 6 Highball Glasses in the Gibraltar Pattern
By Bartlett Collins Glass Co.
Located in Nantucket, MA
glass floats on a fishing net.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury rope lamp by Audoux Minet with a green glass float, circa 1960.
Measures: Height / 14.5".
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Rope, Glass
Vintage Classic Steel & Brass Cocktail Table with Bronze Mirror Top
Located in Hanover, MA
, supports and mounts with forged polished steel frame and serpentine stretchers. New bronzed mirrored glass
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Mid-Century Modern Paul Mayen Style Frosted Glass Top and Copper Drum Side Table
By Paul Mayen, Milo Baughman
Located in Secaucus, NJ
today.
The glass floats on top of the base with clean lines and elegance.
Solidly grounded and
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal, Copper
1960s Audoux Minet Rope & Float Lamp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
1960s Audoux Minet rope and float lamp.
Superb mid-century rope and glass fishing float lamp by
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Rope, Glass
Iittala Ultima Thule 56oz Serving Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
recognized for his glass designs, Wirkkala’s greatest inspiration always came from his native Finland
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass
Vintage Rope Floor Catchall in the Style of Audoux-Minet, 1960s, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
detachable metal dish which floats effortlessly at knee height to create a simple and beautiful accent piece
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Extraordinary Porcelain Teapot in Postmodern Style with a Saw Handle
Located in Doornspijk, NL
basis consists of two "floaters". The saw shaped handle allows you to lift the pot to pour a cup of tea
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Porcelain
Flower Floater Candleholder by Pipsan Swanson Saarinen, 1948
By Eva-Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson
Located in San Diego, CA
Flower Floater candleholder designed by Eva Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson and manufactured by U.S
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Vase "Sea"
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
and marine flora that swim and float in the water have been finely embossed and chiseled
Italian
Category
1970s Italian Other Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Danish Designed Teak Tray by Jens Quistgaard Made by Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in London, GB
design, which appears to float on the surface. With simplistic paired back forms this piece is typical of
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Teak
H 1.66 in W 23.55 in D 11.62 in
Peter Greenwood Art Glass Oval Dining Table
By Peter Greenwood
Located in Hanover, MA
then the second beveled oval glass top floats above it all.
Peter Greenwood was born in Hartford
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
Large green vase, Murano sommerso glass
By Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different styles of glass that are created on the island of Murano. Blown, sculpted or
Category
1960s Italian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Murano Glass
French Chromed Steel & Smoked Glass Cocktail Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage early 1970's chromed flat-bar steel coffee table from France. The original smoked glass
Category
1970s French Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Smoked Glass
Nickel and Glass Vanity, France 1970’s
By Boris Tabacoff
Located in New York, NY
Nickel and glass vanity in the style of Boris Tabacoff with adjustable light, the two-tiered bean
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Nickel
Round Nickel over Steel Floating Glass Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
36" round coffee table comprised of four-leg flat bar nickel over steel base, with 3/4" thick glass
Category
1970s American Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass
Elegant vintage Italian desk with green glass
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
, a lush expanse of green glass that seems to float, perfectly nestled within the wooden frame. It's a
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass
Cenedese Murano Italian 1981 Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1981 art glass fish sculpture by Cenedese Murano. Made in Italy, the abstract sculpture resembles
Category
1980s Italian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight is done with 7
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Sommerso
No Reserve
H 2.88 in Dm 2.88 in
A Round Lucite, Glass and Chrome Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Desert, CA
35.5" diameter, it is a great size for a compact interior; it could also float beautifully in a larger
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Chrome
Memphis Style Glass Top Dining Table Lines Planes Points
By Memphis Milano
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach our for accurate shipping to your location.
Dining Table with Glass top
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Lacquer
Stunning Gilded Brass and Glass Palwa Chandelier
By Palwa
Located in Berlin, BE
with wonderful jewel like glasses, which floats every room in a beautiful warm light. It is fitted with
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass
Huge Gilded Brass and Glass Palwa Chandelier
By Palwa
Located in Berlin, BE
wonderful jewel like glasses, which floats every room in a beautiful warm light. It is fitted with nine E14
Category
1960s German Hollywood Regency Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass, Gold Plate
Chrome and Glass Etagere Attributed to Milo Baughman, 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Doylestown, PA
1970s chrome etagere with four glass shelves attributed to Milo Baughman.
Chrome plated steel
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Gun Metal, Stainless, Glass Etagere Shelves or Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
Gun Metal, Stainless, Glass Etagere Shelves or Room Divider
Offered for sale is a fine-quality gun
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid Century Chrome and Glass Etagere Bookcase Shelving
By Milo Baughman
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century etagere bookcase shelf rendered in chrome plated steel frame with glass shelves
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Handblown Swedish 'Ice Glass' Bud Vase by Lindshammar
By Lindshammar Glasbruck
Located in New York, NY
Handblown bud vase by Lindshammar using the technique of ice glass. Candle may be floated inside to
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass
Large Swedish Chandeliers in Metal and Opaline Glass Shades
By Fagerhult
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fagerhult, chandeliers, metal, glass, Sweden, 1950s.
These wonderful chandeliers are made by
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Glass top entryway console table on lucite wave base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Wonderful in its simplicity entry way console table . Bio-morphic glass top floats on undulating
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Goat Hair, Glass, Lucite
Sculpted Bronze Coffee Table with glass Top 1970's
Located in London, GB
relief balances between the four bronze cast legs. The glass table top floats above the relief and is
Category
1970s European Brutalist Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Hanging Lamp with Glass and Metal 1950s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage hanging lamp with glass and metal 1950s
This is a hanging lamp which is made of
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Traditional Cherry Wood and Transparent Glass Round Coffee Table
Located in Secaucus, NJ
base that sets up the striking profile, making the tabletop appear to float above the base for a
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Large Swedish Chandelier in Metal and Opaline Glass Shades
By Fagerhult
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fagerhult, chandelier, metal, glass, Sweden, 1950s.
These wonderful chandeliers are made by
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Vintage Coastal Modern Reed Coffee Table with Inset Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Coastal modern reed coffee table with inset glass top
Offered for sale is a vintage
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Reed, Glass, Wood
Murano glass chandelier, Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, creating an intricate and captivating composition that seems to float in the air. The glass pieces are
Category
1970s Italian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Free Form Biomorphic Brass and Glass Coffee Table, 1970's
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
free form glass top floats like a cloud on top of the two rounded bases, and the bases can be situated
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Bowl, Orange with Blue Appliques, signed Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
This one of a kind Barovier bowl is special with its turquoise tendrils that seem
to float in the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Murano Glass
Hernán Sosa Nude Watercolor Painting on Paper Framed Under Glass
By Hernan Sosa
Located in Miami, FL
Hernán Sosa nude watercolor painting on paper framed under glass
Offered for sale is an original
Category
Late 20th Century Peruvian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Studio BBPR 'Talia' Floor Lamp in Steel and Glass, Artemide, Italy, 1962
By Studio BBPR, Artemide
Located in The Hague, NL
distribution. The design is completed by the circular hat-like steel ring which appears to float on the glass
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Amethyst & Acqua Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
to float in light blue glass below) is executed in a deep smoked amethyst hue. With its unusual (and
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Italian Cherry Wood and Transparent Glass Round Coffee Table
Located in Secaucus, NJ
striking profile, making the tabletop appear to float above the wooden base for a sophisticated and smooth
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pierluigi Giordani: Exceptional Sculptural Oak & Glass Coffee Table, Italy 1950s
By Pierluigi Giordani
Located in New York, NY
a masterwork of organic abstraction. A biomorphic glass top, inset with delicate brass rivets
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood
H 20 in W 47 in D 25.5 in
Vintage MCM Oak Frame & Smoked Glass Etagere Display Shelf Bookcase
Located in Topeka, KS
fixed, and the bottom smoked glass shelf is raised a bit and appears to float. And the fifth shelf is
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Smoked Glass, Oak
Vintage Modernist White Glass and Red Metal Grid Ceiling Pendant Light
Located in Amityville, NY
A vintage modernist or post-modern pendant ceiling light. A white glass cylinder diffuser shade
Category
1980s European Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Hernán Sosa Nude Watercolor Painting on Paper Framed Under Glass #2
By Hernan Sosa
Located in Miami, FL
Hernán Sosa Nude watercolor painting on paper framed under glass
Offered for sale is an
Category
Late 20th Century Peruvian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
12 seat Vintage Matteo Grassi leather and glass oval racetrack dining table
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Highclere, Newbury
A beautifully designed and constructed Matteo Grassi cream leather and glass dining, or conference
Category
1990s Italian Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Steel
H 29.14 in W 125.99 in D 39.38 in
Hyaline leather and glass armchair by Fabio Lenci for Stendig Italy 1960s, set 2
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Stavenisse, NL
between both glass plates so they seem to float.
The leather and rolls are produced of the highest
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Leather, Glass
H 27.96 in W 29.93 in D 35.83 in
Chrome Desk with Smoked Glass Top by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne, France 1970s
By Gilles Bouchez
Located in Chicago, IL
glass top sits on cork supports, making it appear to float above the frame. Unmarked. Sourced in France
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
H 29.5 in W 72.75 in D 33.5 in
Unique Murano Glass Sculpture, Dino Rosin, Face of Jesus, 20th Century, Venice
By Dino Rosin
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
What. A. Piece. Of. Art. This Murano glass sculpture is just stunning. The head of Jesus is made
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
H 22.45 in W 15.36 in D 13 in
Traditional Cherry Wood and Transparent Glass Round Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Secaucus, NJ
wood and metal base that sets up the striking profile, making the tabletop appear to float above the
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal
Carlo di Carli: Desk in Fruitwood, Brass, and Glass, Italy 1950s
By Carlo De Carli
Located in New York, NY
, fit with a rectangular glass insert that reveals the fruitwood plateau below, has rounded edges and
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass
Tall Swedish Glass Block Candleholder by Goran Warff for Kosta Boda
By Göran Wärff, Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
Tall 1980s Swedish glass block candleholder by Goran Warff.
Votive candle appears to float within
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Table W/ Polished Brass & Brushed Nickel Support
Located in New York, NY
glass top that effortlessly floats atop. With its sophisticated mixture of metallic tones, clean
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass, Nickel
H 30 in W 76 in D 46 in
Black Glass and Brass Teardrop Swivel Cocktail Table by DIA, Signed
By Design Institute America
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black glass and brass teardrop swivel cocktail table by DIA, signed
Signed (Design Institute
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass
Steel / Brass X-Frame Sabre Leg Console Table with Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Steel / brass X-frame sabre leg console table with glass top.
Offered for sale is an elegant two
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modern Italian Cherry Wood and Transparent Glass Square Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Secaucus, NJ
that sets up the striking profile, making the tabletop appear to float above the wooden base for a
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 22.25 in W 24 in D 24 in
Post Modern Curtis Jeré Brass and Smoked Glass Pedestal Signed 1984
By Curtis Jeré, C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Saint Louis, MO
glamour from every angle. This sultry Post Modern pedestal features concave angled sides that float over a
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Brass
Very Elegant & Delicate Hanging Lamp with Smoked Glass Panes, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The frame of the lamp is in gold-colored brushed aluminum. The smoked glass panes literally float
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury Italian Chrome and Opaline Glass Chandelier by Targetti Sankey, 1970
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
chrome frame with nine opaline glass spheres. When lit the opaline spheres appear to float in the chrome
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Chrome
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H 47.25 in Dm 23.63 in
Stainless Steel and Glass Wall Shelf, Bookcase by Peter Ghyzy. FINAL SALE
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Schagen, NL
finished in clear glass. Each glass plate floats within these design brackets, clamped in several places
Category
1980s Dutch Hollywood Regency Retro Glass Floats
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 70.87 in W 34.26 in D 21.66 in
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Retro Glass Floats For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of retro glass floats for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique retro glass floats was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and wood. Retro glass floats have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of retro glass floats to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, modern and Hollywood Regency retro glass floats are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made retro glass floats over the years, but those made by Palwa, Fontana Arte and Alvaro Siza are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Retro Glass Floats?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,382, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $54,882 highest priced.
Questions About Retro Glass Floats
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Authentic glass fishing floats were made to be used, so they’ll generally have some signs of wear. Real examples of these vintage treasures will often include impurities like bubbles and flecks of other materials embedded in the glass. Shop vintage glass fishing floats from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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