Glass Fishing Floats

A wonderful set of 5 colorful vintage glass fishing floats. Made of blown glass.

These hollow glass globes, though handsome, served a utilitarian purpose; fisherman would string them together in large groups to buoy their nets and droplines. Replacing their wood ...

Large collection of six Japanese fishing floats or net buoys in rare large sizes. The hand-blown glass orbs measure from 9 inches (2) 10 inches (3), and one 14 inch float.

Lot 7 hand blown netted blue Japanese fishing floats. Made from recycled glass bottles and used to buoy a fisherman's net when cast into the water.

8 Assorted spherical blown glass fishing floats in rope netting (3.75-5.5")

Japanese Fishing Float made into a pendant light. Simple yet unique design, available in different colors (see other postings).

Japanese fishing float made into pendant light. Bright blue glass,single socket.

Antique japanese fishing float made into pendant light. Original rope and barnacles. UL listing available for an additonal fee. Stem can be shortened or lengthened. Height includ...

Antique net wrapped hand blown clear glass Japanese fishing float. Measures: 9".  

Set of three vintage Japanese hand blown glass fishing buoy floats, featuring red, green, blue, yellow and dark amber graduated glass orbs, divided by cardboard discs and suspended i...

A set of 8 vintage blown glass fishing floats. Lovely colors in pale blue, ambers, red, and cobalt blue.

Japan's fishing fleet started using glass floats around 1910, and glass replaced most other materials used for floats by the 1940's.

A wonderful set of 4 colorful vintage glass fishing floats. Made of blown glass in slightly varying sizes.

Very large and heavy early 20th century Japanese green glass fishing float in tied knotted rope. Glass fishing floats were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to kee...

An old antique hand blown glass English fishing float, that we purchased in Leek England, as part of a collection.

Set of three vintage green hand blown glass Japanese fishing net floats. Measure: 5".  

Lot of sixteen hand blown blue-green (and one yellow-brown) Japanese fishing floats. Made from recycled glass bottles and used to buoy a fisherman's net when cast into the water.

RARE, BLACK & CLEAR GLASS FISHING FLOATS OR BUOYS WITH THE MAKERS MARKS FOR SMALL NETS c.1910 illustrated in the front of the image The clear float stamped 'AT'.

1960s Audoux Minet rope and float lamp. Superb mid-century rope and glass fishing float lamp by the celebrated French design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet.

Japanese fishing float made into a pendant light. Simple yet unique design, available in different colors (see other postings).

A set of three glasses Japanese fishing floats. These large hand blown globes were made from recycled glass bottles encased in tightly knotted rope and were used to buoy a fisherman'...

A pendant light made from three, large, green glass, float spheres from Japan, with the original netting used for fishing.

Antique Japanese fishing floats arranged in a ring and lit with LED lights. The fixture will be built custom for you, chain style may vary. Please contact us with your specifications.

Net wrapped hand blown green glass Japanese fishing float.   

These 7 enormous glass balls were once used as floats in fishing nets in Maine.

This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...