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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 Meiji Used Buoys

Materials

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 Used Buoys

Materials

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 Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Blown Glass

Galanos 1950s Luxurious Silk Floral Ball Gown
By James Galanos, Galanos
Located in Gresham, OR
background, it's full long skirt buoyed by layers of tulle and horsehair underskirting! The close fitting
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1950s American Used Buoys

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 Used Buoys

Materials

Blown Glass, Rope

Nautical Boatswain Whistle of Brass and Copper Made in Uk in the Early 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
perforated barrel-shaped ball, called a buoy, from which the sound comes out. It is held at the height of the
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1920s British Used Buoys

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Brass, Copper

Seascape - Print by Lillo Bartoloni - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
drifts upon a field of brilliant blue, tethered to a buoy, while in the distance stylized red and white
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Early 2000s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Lithograph

1930s Brass and Copper Boatswain Whistle Antique Nautical Tool
Located in Milan, IT
, called a buoy, from which the sound comes out. It is held at the height of the keel, between thumb and
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1930s Used Buoys

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Brass

Butterfly, Modern French Framed Photograph
By Elisabeth Montagnier
Located in Surfside, FL
: a multicolored curtain, a buoy, A globe, butterflies, scoubidous, figurines, plastic skulls ... And
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Used Buoys

Materials

C Print, Color

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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1960s French Used Buoys

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Metal

Elephant with Ballons
By Valay Shende
Located in Porto, 13
-heartedness of a young elephant, depicted in a joyful pose as it seems to ascend, buoyed by a cluster of
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2010s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Stainless Steel

Bouy on Dark Blue
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A trompe l'oeil oil painting of a blue and white buoy on a dark blue background. The buoy is
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Used Buoys

Materials

Oil, Panel

Blackbirds in the Vineyard Fireball
By Sandra Vlock
Located in Napa, CA
-purposed materials. The steel fireballs are plasma-cut vintage mooring buoys. "Blackbirds in the
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2010s Used Buoys

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Steel

Postmodern Artisan Made Desk by Timothy Curtis, D. 1987
Located in Peabody, MA
wedge shaped “wharf’. A jauntily colorful “life buoy” supports the other side. The Art Furniture
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1980s American Post-Modern Used Buoys

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Laminate, Wood, Lacquer

Mariners Chart of Fishers Island Sound by George Eldridge 1901
Located in Norwell, MA
depths, buoys, lighthouses, etc., Shown is Watch Hill Point, Stonington, Mason Island, Noank, Groton Long
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Early 1900s North American Used Buoys

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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 Used Buoys

Materials

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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Early 1900s British Used Buoys

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Iron

Landscape Beach photograph, mounted on aluminum.
By Elisabeth Montagnier
Located in Surfside, FL
multicolored curtain, a buoy, A globe, butterflies, scoubidous, figurines, plastic skulls ... And then she
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Photographic Paper

A very rare Bosun s Whistle made in Birmingham in 1856 by Hilliard Thomason.
Located in London, GB
19th century. The pipe is known as the "gun", the barrel as the "buoy" and the flat plate between them
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Mid-19th Century English Used Buoys

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 Used Buoys

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Folk-art Ships Diorama Model
Located in London, GB
entire ship model with carved wooden buoys at either end of the display, stairs, flags, lifeboats, and
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1930s European Folk Art Used Buoys

Materials

Wood

Leslie Berenson, "Red Trio", Misty Boats in Water, Oil Painting on Canvas, 2020
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
three red wooden boats, two rowboats and one sailboat with a buoy, on a minimal pale blue background
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lowered at Chappy"
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
include animate and inanimate symbols of the nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Seascape with Whale Ship, by J.H. Appleby, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
air, a red buoy and perhaps a whale in the foreground, signed on the reverse and inscribed "Near
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas

Moschino Vintage Iconic Charm Tiered Belt Necklace
By Moschino
Located in Nice, FR
, peace sign, razor blade, thimble and ring buoy embellished with faux pearl. Two tiered chunky textured
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20th Century Italian Used Buoys

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel
Located in London, GB
smaller sailing boats and tug boats reflected on the calm blue sea with a buoy in the foreground, seagulls
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1920s British Art Deco Used Buoys

Materials

Paper

Sunny days - contemporary minimalist painting
Located in New York, NY
, sitting on the springboard of a pool, floating on a buoy or just laying on the beach. Her minimalist style
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2010s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Floating - contemporary minimalist painting
Located in New York, NY
, sitting on the springboard of a pool, floating on a buoy or just laying on the beach. Her minimalist style
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2010s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 Used Buoys

Materials

Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold

Stairway to heaven - contemporary minimalist painting
Located in New York, NY
state of joy, sitting on the springboard of a pool, floating on a buoy or just laying on the beach. Her
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2010s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

British Sailor s Woolwork of a Fleet of Ships Passing a Town
Located in Downingtown, PA
three- masted ship is also under way and a yacht too. Three large buoys are visible also in the near
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1860s English Folk Art Used Buoys

Materials

Wool

Pair of Pierre Paulin Low Chairs
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pompidou at the Élysée. Buoyed by these successes, Pierre Paulin founded the design agency ADSA Partners in
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Pair of Pierre Paulin Armchairs
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
the realization of the private apartments of President Georges Pompidou at the Élysée. Buoyed by these
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Buoys

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Metal

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 Used Buoys

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Canvas, Foam, Paint

Pond Side
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
include animate and inanimate symbols of the nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Buoys

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Linen, Oil

Big White
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
include animate and inanimate symbols of the nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Michel Brosseau, "Race", 35x57 Dynamic Regatta Sailing Oil Painting on Linen
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
, intimate portraits of buoys, each with an intuitive sense of animated personality, single moored boats in
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Michel Brosseau, "Bowspirit", 29.5x61 Regatta Sailing Oil Painting on Linen
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
framing his view of the horizon, intimate portraits of buoys, each with an intuitive sense of animated
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2010s Used Buoys

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Linen, Oil

19th Century Nautical Oil Painting on Panel of British Steamboat and Ships
Located in Shippensburg, PA
buoy, a warning of the land just faintly visible in the leftmost edge of the scene. The ship is of
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19th Century English Used Buoys

Sheep Island, Maine Landscape, Blue Water, Green Trees, White House on Shoreline
By Sophie Treppendahl
Located in Kent, CT
the foreground, a solitary blue canoe with a red buoy floats beside the edge of the coastline in the
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2010s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Michel Brosseau, "Pondside Rowboat", 27x58 Neutral Boat Oil Painting on Linen
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
portraits of buoys, each with an intuitive sense of animated personality, single moored boats in the very
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

2012 Alberto Zamboni Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting "Everywhere"
By Alberto Zamboni
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
is buoyed by references to history’s most innovative practitioners. The skilful juxtaposition of
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2010s Italian Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Paint, Canvas

2014 Alberto Zamboni Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting "Lights in the Shadows"
By Alberto Zamboni
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
is buoyed by references to history’s most innovative practitioners. The skilful juxtaposition of
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2010s Italian Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Paint, Canvas

French Impressionist Fishing Boats at Rest in Misty Harbour Bateaux au Repos
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
boats—perhaps tarps, buoys, or distant figures—while the surrounding dock and buildings fade into
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20th Century Impressionist Used Buoys

Materials

Oil

Leslie Berenson "A Light Morning Fog" Misty Boat Seascape Oil Painting, 2020
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
features a clear view of South Florida’s beautiful waters. Tags: Sailboat, Boat, Buoy, Sailing
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leslie Berenson, "Sitting Still", Misty Boats in Water Oil Painting, 2019
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
features a clear view of South Florida’s beautiful waters. Tags: Sailboat, Boat, Buoy, Sailing, Rowboat
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Reflection of Saint Mary s Cathedral" 2024 Realist oil painting seascape
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
, or skiffs, rest upon the water, tied to their docks with ropes. A single red buoy floats in the
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Used Buoys

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Linen, Oil

King William IV Cup for the Royal Yacht Squadron, 1835
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Gracious Majesty William the Fourth to the Royal Yacht Squadron, 1835’ , below an anchor, chain and buoy
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1830s English Used Buoys

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Silver

Patriot
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Tall Sails (Diptych)" a pair of oil paintings depicting the bow of a ship
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Oil

Happy Days
By Montague Dawson
Located in New Orleans, LA
competing boats are of the same type and size. The buoy on the left of the composition is the mark, which
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20th Century Realist Used Buoys

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Canvas, Oil

Eight
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Tractor Through Chilmark
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Cloudy Day
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Bow
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

Horizon Fields LI (Misty Ocean Landscape Photography of Still Water and Islands)
By Lependorf and Shire
Located in Hudson, NY
extends towards a misty horizon, marked by a distant island. Three buoys toward the left-hand side of the
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2010s Contemporary Used Buoys

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Red Lantern" photorealist oil painting of a red nautical lantern on linen
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
nautical world—toiling sailors, faded buoys with chipped paint, weather-battered rowboats. “Maybe I prefer
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2010s Used Buoys

Materials

Linen, Oil

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Used Buoys For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of used buoys is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect contemporary, Surrealist or modern examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Used buoys available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown, blue and more. Michel Brosseau, Isabel Rock, Benson Landes, Michael Davis and Elisabeth Montagnier took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Used Buoys?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — used buoys in our inventory begin at $117 and can go as high as $425,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,224.