Aviation Compass
Vintage 1930s British Colonial Aviation Objects
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Antique Early 1900s European Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1930s Industrial Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1940s Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Aviation Objects
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20th Century French Posters
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Scientific Instruments
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Late 20th Century Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Chairs
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Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
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2010s Dutch Sofa Tables
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Scientific Instruments
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Models and Miniatures
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20th Century French Scientific Instruments
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
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Early 20th Century French Desk Sets
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Scientific Instruments
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20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Early 20th Century British Aviation Objects
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Antique Early 1900s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1930s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1950s French Posters
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s American Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s English Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1920s American Aviation Objects
Vintage 1910s American Aviation Objects
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
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Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
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Vintage 1910s American Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1960s French Posters
Paper
Vintage 1910s Scientific Instruments
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Gueridon
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Vintage 1940s American Aviation Objects
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Aviation Compass For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right aviation-objects for You
Indulge in the thrill of flight without leaving your home. Find a collection of antique, new and vintage aviation objects on 1stDibs that will unquestionably elevate your interior design.
Whether you’re drawn to scale models of airplanes or detailed technical drawings that depict 20th-century aircraft engineering in general, vintage aviation collectibles are bound to stir conversation and add character to any shelf space or barren wall in your home. As decorative flourishes or sculptural statement-making additions to your home office, living room or elsewhere — from desktop trinkets to authentic fighter-plane propellers positioned as conspicuous wall art that demands attention — aviation objects pay homage to a long history of innovation as well as to the childlike excitement and sense of wonder that persists every time we board a plane.
We’ve trained our eyes on the sky, dreaming of flight, for centuries. While history shows that pioneering aviator duo the Wright brothers wouldn’t leave the ground for a sustained flight in a powered aircraft until the early 1900s, inventors, venturesome industrial designers and artists all over the world were ready for one much sooner.
During the 16th century, Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook drawings of birds as well as human mechanical flight and famed blueprints for a “flying machine” captured imaginations and inspired future artists. Modern-day aviation fans might take to framing technical drawings and sketches of aircraft for a salon-style hang as a tribute to the history of air travel in their home. The breathtaking mid-century artwork of Italian aviation advertising draftsman Riccardo Cavigioli also makes for rich vintage aviation wall decor, telling stories of human ingenuity in watercolor paintings and pencil sketches.
On 1stDibs, find vintage aviation collectibles made from wood and metal in all shapes and sizes to meet any furniture style and decor plan that you may already have in place.
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