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Vintage Air Race

Hot Air Balloon Race Metal Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal sign from an old air show. Great colors and content. Sign was advertising a hot air
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1980s American Vintage Air Race

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Aluminum

Vintage Hot Air Balloon Race Metal Sign, 1980s USA
Hot Air Balloon Race Metal Sign, 1980s USA
$3,800
H 48 in W 72 in D 0.2 in
Goodyear Trophy Race Award, National Air Races, Art Deco Panel by Chambellan
By René Paul Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important and historic plaque, one of Goodyear's early trophy race awards for light
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Air Race

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Bronze

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Douglass "Skyknight" Print
By Charles H. Hubbell
Located in Houston, TX
Thompson Trophy Air Race. This was the beginning of a long career as Thompson's free-lance artist, for whom
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1940s American Vintage Air Race

Vintage Douglass "Skyknight" Print
H 13 in W 15.5 in D 0.01 in
U.S. Army Helicopter Print
By Charles H. Hubbell
Located in Houston, TX
Thompson Trophy Air Race. This was the beginning of a long career as Thompson's free-lance artist, for whom
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1940s American Vintage Air Race

Vintage U.S. Army Helicopter Print
H 13 in W 15.5 in D 0.01 in
Air Race Globe
Located in Napa, CA
Wonderful mid-century tin travel game globe. Spinning the arrow selects your move on the base.
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1950s American Vintage Air Race

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Tin

Air Race Globe
Air Race Globe
H 12 in Dm 8 in
Agassiz Chronograph 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Owned by Wiley Post
By Agassiz
Located in Dallas, TX
to national prominence for winning the National Air Race Derby, from Los Angeles to Chicago, on the
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20th Century Swiss Vintage Air Race

Agassiz Chronograph 14K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch Owned by Wiley Post
By Agassiz
Located in Dallas, TX
to national prominence for winning the National Air Race Derby, from Los Angeles to Chicago, on the
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20th Century Swiss Vintage Air Race

Pair of Piero Fornasetti Hot Air Balloon Race Porcelain Plates Vintage
By Rosenthal, Fornasetti
Located in North Miami, FL
whimsical. They are for a hot air balloon race from 1784. Fun and great for serving. They are from the 1960s
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1960s German Classical Roman Vintage Air Race

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Porcelain

The Hulton Getty Picture Collection - Aviation Book by Peter Almond, 1997
Located in Atlanta, GA
Century, the world shrank. Vast distances were traversed by air, technology raced ahead and whole new
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1990s German Modern Vintage Air Race

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Paper

Moon Shot, Official NASA Apollo 8 Mission Commission (75 x 85 inches)
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Fairfield, CT
. The 1960s was a period of rapid technological innovation against the backdrop of a space race that
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1970s Photorealist Vintage Air Race

Materials

Canvas, Oil

De Havilland Comet Aeroplane
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
designed for the MacRobertson International Air Race, which was from RAF Mildenhall England, to Melbourne
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20th Century British Vintage Air Race

Materials

Sterling Silver

De Havilland Comet Aeroplane
De Havilland Comet Aeroplane
H 5 in W 9 in D 6 in

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Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929. Birch. Stamped. This rare dining set by the Finish design icon Alvar Aalto is characterised by the combination of...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Air Race

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Birch

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vintage Air Race

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
$82,801
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 13.39 in
Fabergé Glass Box
By Peter Carl Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully rare, this superb silver-mounted cut glass toilette box was crafted by legendary Russian jeweler and artisan Peter Carl Fabergé. The rounded cut glass box features a pris...
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19th Century Russian Vintage Air Race

Materials

Silver

Fabergé Glass Box
Fabergé Glass Box
$9,850
H 4 in W 4.38 in D 4.38 in
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
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Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Vintage Air Race

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Malachite, Silver

C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
By C.J. Vander
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pristine and immense in its breadth, this 994-piece silver set, created by the renowned C.J. Vander of London, is in a class of its own. When silver was the coinage of Great Britain,...
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20th Century English Vintage Air Race

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Silver

C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
$298,500 / set
H 34 in W 38.25 in D 19.88 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Other Vintage Air Race

Materials

Silver, Vermeil

Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
A rare and very fine bronze corpus of Christ after a model by Michelangelo, cast ca. 1597-1600 by Juan Bautista Franconio and painted in 1600 by Francisco Pacheco in Seville, Spain. ...
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16th Century Renaissance Vintage Air Race

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Bronze

Art Deco Model of a Boeing 314 Clipper Airplane Circa 1938
Located in London, GB
A superb Art Deco Model of a Boeing 314 Clipper Aeroplane Circa 1938. The Boeing Clipper was a long range Flying Boat made by the Boeing Aircraft Company in 1938 - 1942. They were b...
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1930s American Vintage Air Race

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century White Marble Statue "Le Triomphe D'Ariadne" from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Neoclassical carved white marble sculpture, "Le Triomphe D'Ariadne," signed J.B. Clesinger, Rome (Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, French, 1814-1883), dated 1866, showing Ariadne sea...
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Mid-19th Century French Vintage Air Race

Materials

Marble

Lladró Oriental Horse Sculpture by Salvador Furió. Limited Edition.
By Lladro, Salvador Furió
Located in New York City, NY
Limited edition sculpture of an oriental battle horse in matte white porcelain with brown, ochre and blue tones. This majestic and elegant animal is inspired by traditional art of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vintage Air Race

Materials

Porcelain

Lladró Oriental Horse Sculpture by Salvador Furió. Limited Edition.
Lladró Oriental Horse Sculpture by Salvador Furió. Limited Edition.
$28,850 / item
H 22.441 in W 25.984 in D 12.598 in
Gatsby Car Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Gatsby car all in casted aluminium in polished finish with solid polished brass details. Exceptional piece in limited edition, available on order.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Vintage Air Race

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Aluminum, Brass

Gatsby Car Sculpture
Gatsby Car Sculpture
$14,177
H 2.76 in W 18.82 in D 4.85 in
Gaddi Torso Marble Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A sculpture in precious white Carrara marble reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great arti...
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2010s Italian Vintage Air Race

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Carrara Marble

Gaddi Torso Marble Sculpture
Gaddi Torso Marble Sculpture
$69,930 / item
H 33.86 in W 25.99 in D 13.39 in
Historic London Street Plaque Dated 1706
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Historic London Street Plaque Dated 1706. The stone plaque reads “Crowne Cowrt in Poltney Street 1706” in gold lettering and it has been mounted onto a bespoke steel stand. We believ...
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Early 18th Century Vintage Air Race

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Limestone, Steel

Historic London Street Plaque Dated 1706
Historic London Street Plaque Dated 1706
$6,143
H 29.53 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredibly rare and extraordinarily beautiful cologne bottle from Mt. Washington Glass Works features a dense yellow foliate motif overlaid above rich red glass. The overall eff...
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Late 19th Century American Other Vintage Air Race

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Art Glass

Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle
Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle
$8,850
H 7.13 in W 3 in D 2.75 in
Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
Monumental gilt and patinated bronze candelabra by Beurdeley French, late 19th century Measures: Height 273cm, width 90cm, depth 90cm This opulent, monumental pair of candelabra...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Vintage Air Race

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley
Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley
$482,134 / set
H 107.49 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important set of four large Porphyry Obelisks. Each obelisk is of square section tapering form with a spiked orb finial and embellished with carved roundels of the twelve Rom...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Vintage Air Race

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Porphyry

Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks
Important Set of Four Large Porphyry Obelisks
$164,753
H 76.78 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
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Vintage Air Race For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic vintage air race available at 1stDibs. A vintage air race — often made from metal, paper and aluminum — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage air race, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage air race made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vintage air race that is appealing in its simplicity, but Elise Asher, René Paul Chambellan and Vitra produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Air Race?

The average selling price for a vintage air race at 1stDibs is $2,325, while they’re typically $500 on the low end and $250,000 for the highest priced.