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Vintage Buoys

Boat and Buoy
By Julian Cardinal
Located in Provincetown, MA
draws inspiration from vintage subject matter, especially early 20th century French fashion, an
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2010s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

SS Lord Kelvin Vintage Life Ring Buoy
Located in Montreal, QC
The British SS Lord Kelvin was a cable-laying ship which served during the Second World War. Initially owned by the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, Lord Kelvin was completed in 191...
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Vintage 1910s English Nautical Objects

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Canvas

Conny Goelz Schmitt "Buoy In Disguise" Vintage Book Parts Sculpture
By Conny Goelz Schmitt
Located in New York, NY
"I create geometric collages, assemblages and sculptures with vintage book parts. My work is a
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Nautical Day Shape Metal Signal Buoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
A ship's metal day shape signal buoy from the 1970's. This is a diamond shape with one end black
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Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

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Metal

Buoy Landscape IV, Mixed media signed/n limited edition Ab Ex relief print
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam Buoy Landscape IV, 1982 Color relief print, etching, screenprint, drypoint, aquatint
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Vintage 14K Gold Sailor Spring Ring Clasp Rolo Chain Bracelet
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A lovely vintage 14 karat gold sailor spring ring rolo chain bracelet. Each round link has a
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Late 20th Century Dutch Contemporary Chain Bracelets

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14k Gold

Large Vintage Edwardian Street Painting, English, Original, Oil, Cornish School
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Edwardian street painting. An English, original oil on canvas in giltwood
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage GIA Certified 6 Carat Ceylon Sapphire Engagement Ring
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
striking composition buoyed by the lustrous 18k yellow gold mounting. *Shown by appointment Photography ©
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1990s Contemporary Engagement Rings

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Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold

Original Vintage Water Sport Poster for Grand Meeting International Motonautique
By Geo Ham
Located in London, GB
Original vintage water sport poster for the Grand Meeting International Motonautique held on 12 and
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Vintage 1940s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage Industrial Antique Victorian Claw Foot Cast Iron Singer Sewing Stool
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
Isaac Merritt Singer. Buoyed by its success, Singer took the initiative in 1910 by marketing specially
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Antique Late 19th Century British Stools

Materials

Iron

Original Vintage Poster Make Selling Plain Sailing Motivation Sport Theme Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sales motivational poster - Make selling plain sailing - featuring a great
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Vintage 1960s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Elisabeth Montagnier Untitled, Vintage Red Rose #2 Mounted to Aluminum
By Elisabeth Montagnier
Located in Surfside, FL
"that spoke to her" : a multicolored curtain, a buoy, A globe, butterflies, scoubidous, figurines
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Set 6 Vintage Industrial Original Singer Sewing Spring Back Factory Chairs Stool
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
. Buoyed by its success, Singer took the initiative in 1910 by marketing specially adapted furniture: a
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Early 20th Century British Chairs

Materials

Iron

Kay Bojesen Sterling Silver Grand Prix Curved Butter Knife
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hellerup, DK
. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Modern Hallmarks: Marked with the Kay Bojesen buoy
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20th Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Kay Bojesen Sterling Silver Grand Prix Lunch/Salad Fork
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hellerup, DK
. Additional information: Material: Sterling silver Styles: Modern Hallmarks: Marked with the Kay Bojesen buoy
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20th Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

lamp table yewwood racing yachts pair 13" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
VINTAGE, YEWWOOD, TABLE LAMP, WITH TWO RACNG YACHTS WITH ADJUSTABLE SAILS, SAILING AROUND A
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Yew

Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
and used just like a modern buoy. Because these floats were commonly produced from recycled bottles
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Audoux Minet Rustic Nautical Rope & Green Glass Ball Table Lamp, circa 1960
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
– a green blown glass ball modeled on the buoys used by French fisherman on the Côte d’Azur to float
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rope, Blown Glass

Original Vintage Water Sport Poster For Grand Meeting International Motonautique
By Geo Ham
Located in London, GB
Original vintage water sport poster for the Grand Meeting International Motonautique held on 12 and
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1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Make Selling Plain Sailing Motivation Sport Theme Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sales motivational poster - Make Selling Plain Sailing - featuring a great
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1960s More Prints

Materials

Paper

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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Mid-20th Century English Campaign Desks

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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 Nautical Objects

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The Red Flame
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Author Karen Elson, Foreword by Edward Enninful and Tim Walker, Contributions by Grace Coddington One of fashion's most iconic redheads pens a moving coming-of-age story chronicling...
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The Red Flame
H 11.3 in W 9 in D 1 in
Campaign Style Safari Chairs, M. Hayat & Bros. 1960-1970
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Located in Rochester, NY
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Metal, Brass

Olive Burl Black Lacquer Asian Modern Campaign Style Brass Accent Server Dry Bar
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Located in Chattanooga, TN
Dorothy Draper style campaign server bar cart on casters made by esteemed US furniture maker Century circa 1970s. Old growth flaxen flared grain olive burl from top to bottom, front ...
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Vintage 1970s American Campaign Buffets

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By Luigi Lucioni
Located in New York, NY
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Vermont Barn
By Robert Cardinal
Located in Provincetown, MA
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2010s Landscape Paintings

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Original Vintage Buy British Poster - Merrie England Once Again! - British Trade
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - Merrie England once again! Buy British and put a smile back into British trade - featuring a great illustration of a bright orange sun smiling o...
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Vintage 1930s British Posters

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Paper

Warm Inviting Large Country Apothecary Cupboard Sideboard
Located in Hopewell, NJ
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Antique 19th Century American Country Cupboards

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Located in BUSSUM, NH
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Antique Early 1900s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

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19th Century Hand Carved Ship's Carved and Gilded Trailboard
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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pair of carved column pilasters, richly carved and lacquered, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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French Carved Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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Early 20th Century French Side Tables

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Marble

French Carved Lamp Table
French Carved Lamp Table
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"Orange" Buoy
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Highly graphic, vintage, marine buoy having an extremely eye-catching orange color palette with an
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Vintage 1940s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Orange" Buoy
"Orange" Buoy
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Prada demi-couture Trompe L'Oeil Gown
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Located in New York, NY
. Dress is belle époque in style with an interior corset and a train buoyed by layers of a nude colored
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Gowns

3 Stacked Japanese Hand Blown Glass Fishing Buoy Floats Net Marker Nautical 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three vintage Japanese hand blown glass fishing buoy floats, featuring red, green, blue
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Nautical Objects

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Jute, Blown Glass

Moschino Vintage Iconic Charm Tiered Belt Necklace
By Moschino
Located in Nice, FR
MOSCHINO by REDWALL vintage iconic gold toned belt/necklace featuring charms : golden balls, heart
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20th Century Italian Belts

Original Vintage Travel Poster Norway Fjord Fishing Boats Mountains Scenic View
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Norway as a tourist destination featuring a great
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Posters

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Paper

Original Antique Vintage Industrial Singer Spring Back Factory Work Chair Stool
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
. Buoyed by its success, Singer took the initiative in 1910 by marketing specially adapted furniture: a
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Early 20th Century British Chairs

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Iron

Pair Vintage Antique Industrial Victorian Claw Foot Singer Sewing Stool Stools
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer. Buoyed by its success, Singer took the
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Antique Early 1900s British Stools

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Iron

Elisabeth Montagnier Untitled, Vintage Red Rose #2 Mounted to Aluminum
By Elisabeth Montagnier
Located in Surfside, FL
"that spoke to her" : a multicolored curtain, a buoy, A globe, butterflies, scoubidous, figurines
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

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C Print

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cruise ship travel poster for Nelson Lines advertising regular fortnightly mail
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Set Run 5 Antique Industrial Original Vintage Singer Sewing Factory Chair Stools
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
. Buoyed by its success, Singer took the initiative in 1910 by marketing specially adapted furniture: a
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Early 20th Century British Stools

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Iron

Vintage Cream Leather Corbusier and Perriand LC4 Chaise Longue for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Highclere, Newbury
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Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Chaise Longues

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Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Abstract Sculptures

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Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
netting and used just like a modern buoy. Because these floats were commonly produced from recycled sake
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Meditteranean Metal Fishing Float - Bouy
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Meditteranean Metal Fishing Float – Bouy A lovely original handpainted metal fishing float – buoy
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Meditteranean Metal Fishing Float - Bouy
Meditteranean Metal Fishing Float - Bouy
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By Sandra Vlock
Located in Napa, CA
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2010s Fireplaces and Mantels

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Rolex Yacht-Master 42 18 Karat Gold Black Dial Ceramic Bezel Men's Watch 226659
By Rolex
Located in Aventura, FL
between two buoys – is also a key component in the model’s distinctive visual identity. Like all Rolex
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Wrist Watches

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Pair of Vintage Metal Buoys
Located in High Point, NC
This pair of bicone-shaped metal buoys was made in Belgium, circa 1950. Both buoys hang from chains
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Nautical Objects

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Steel

Pair of Vintage Metal Buoys
Pair of Vintage Metal Buoys
H 34.6 in W 17.7 in D 17.7 in
Set of Ten Colorful Vintage Fishing Buoys
Located in Chicago, IL
This set of ten colorful vintage fishing buoys are from India.
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20th Century Indian Nautical Objects

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Plastic

Vintage Painted Wood Authentic Lobster/Crab Trap Buoys Maritime Nautical Décor
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome set of eleven (11) authentic wood lobster or crab trap buoys. Each is painted with their
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20th Century American Other Nautical Objects

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Wood

Pair of Red and Green Nautical Buoys
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nice pair of vintage red and green American nautical buoys. Original hand painted surface. Found in
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Vintage 1960s American Country Nautical Objects

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Wood

Pair of Red and Green Nautical Buoys
Pair of Red and Green Nautical Buoys
H 15.5 in W 5 in D 5.25 in
3 Vintage Green Japanese Blown Glass Fishing Floats Nautical Buoy Marker
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three vintage green hand blown glass Japanese fishing net floats. Measure: 5".  
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Mid-20th Century Japonisme Nautical Objects

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Blown Glass

Early 20th Century Cape Cod Cast Iron Nautical Ocean Buoys
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Objects in images appear much bigger in person! Substantial cast iron nautical ocean buoys with
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Early 20th Century American Steampunk Nautical Objects

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Iron

Rare Vintage Flos Macrame and Murano Globe Pendant Light
By Flos
Located in East Hampton, NY
Very much looking like a marina floating buoy, this Murano glass globe is wrapped in beautiful
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rope, Murano Glass

Antique Vintage Industrial Original Singer Sewing Table Desk Task Lamp Light
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
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Early 20th Century British Industrial Table Lamps

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Japanese Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
netting and used just like a modern buoy. Because these floats were commonly produced from recycled sake
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Early 20th Century Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Tehnicolor
By Jack Pierson
Located in Buffalo, NY
attachment to the distant idolization of others. In his well-known appropriation of vintage texts, Pierson
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper

Spinnakers Out - La Trinité Regatta
By Maurice EMPI
Located in London, GB
to the imaginary starting line - often delineated by buoys - all the while enduring the force of the
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Original Vintage Travel Poster Norway Fjord Fishing Boats Mountains Scenic View
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Norway as a tourist destination featuring a great
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1960s More Prints

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cruise ship travel poster for Nelson Lines advertising regular fortnightly mail
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1920s Art Deco More Prints

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Paper

1889 Sea Chart Map of Delaware Bay by George Eldridge, Chart No. 11
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, including soundings, shoals, lighthouses, buoys, compass roses, and shoals. It also offers sailing
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Antique 1880s Maps

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Paper

Buoy Moderne
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Wonderful abstract sculpture of a time worn vintage buoy. Casting a clean and contemporary form
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Sculptures

Buoy Moderne
Buoy Moderne
H 13 in W 23.5 in D 9 in
"Buoy" Lights
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of highly sculptural and amusing lights composed from free form stacks of vintage, miniature
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20th Century American Table Lamps

"Buoy" Lights
"Buoy" Lights
H 29 in W 9 in D 7 in
Geometric Iron Buoy
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Architectural and sculpturally appealing vintage iron nautical buoy. Great time worn surface and
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Vintage 1940s American Sculptures

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Iron

Geometric Iron Buoy
Geometric Iron Buoy
H 25 in D 15 in
Vintage White & Blue Lobster Boat Model
Located in New York City, NY
A pristine handmade lobster boat model with mahogany and brass details, and moveable traps, buoys
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Vintage 1940s American Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Vintage White & Blue Lobster Boat Model
Vintage White & Blue Lobster Boat Model
H 16.75 in W 9 in D 25.5 in
Vintage Rower's Gold Awards Plaque Pendant circa 1920
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage 10K gold pendant is an awards plaque medal from the Central Association Regatta, an
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Vintage 1920s American More Jewelry

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9k Gold

Tugboat Half Hull Ship Model
Located in New York City, NY
A vintage tugboat half hull in a unique yellow with hanging buoy detail. 1970’s; American.
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Vintage 1970s American Models and Miniatures

Tugboat Half Hull Ship Model
Tugboat Half Hull Ship Model
H 17.5 in W 51 in D 5 in
Handblown Glass Japanese Fishnet Float
Located in Madison, WI
Vintage glass fishnet float from Japan. These translucent, sea-green floats were once used on the
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20th Century American Garden Ornaments

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Glass

Charming Set of Six Vintage Buoys
Located in New York City, NY
Charming set of six vintage buoys. Vibrant color combinations with natural wear (including cracks
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20th Century American Nautical Objects

Charming Set of Six Vintage Buoys
H 12 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
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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Vintage 1920s French Nautical Objects

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Foam

Vintage Half-Hull Ship Model
Located in New York City, NY
A unique vintage half-hull model ready to hang with beautiful cargo and buoy detail. “C-7341”.
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Late 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Vintage Half-Hull Ship Model
Vintage Half-Hull Ship Model
H 11 in W 41.5 in D 4 in
Vintage Half Hull Model Ship
Located in New York City, NY
cargo and buoy detail. “C-9342”
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Vintage 1970s Models and Miniatures

Vintage Half Hull Model Ship
Vintage Half Hull Model Ship
H 16 in W 37.5 in D 3.5 in
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Vintage Buoys For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage buoys available for sale. The range of distinct vintage buoys — often made from paper, blown glass and glass — can elevate any home. Vintage buoys have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage buoys bearing mid-century modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage buoys are appealing in their simplicity, but Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet and Geo Ham produced popular vintage buoys that are worth a look.

How Much are Vintage Buoys?

Prices for vintage buoys can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage buoys begin at $117 and can go as high as $10,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,855.