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A Forgotten Flying Machine - Romanian French Surrealism
A Forgotten Flying Machine - Romanian French Surrealism

A Forgotten Flying Machine - Romanian French Surrealism

Located in London, GB

This oil painting by Romanian artist Jules Perahim is hand signed by the artist "Perahim" in the lower right image. It is also dated “78” [1978] next to the signature. The work is ...

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1970s Surrealist Vintage Flying Machines

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Canvas, Oil

T.B Beamont Lithograph
T.B Beamont Lithograph

T.B Beamont Lithograph

$1,325

H 26.25 in W 20 in D 1 in

T.B Beamont Lithograph

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Design For A Flying Machine Signed, Editioned print size 13" x 19".

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1970s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Curtis Jere Hot Air Balloon Wall Sculpture
Curtis Jere Hot Air Balloon Wall Sculpture

Curtis Jere Hot Air Balloon Wall Sculpture

By Curtis Jeré

Located in Asbury Park, NJ

flying machine.

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Metal

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

$1,706

H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

You Only Live Twice

Located in London, GB

, surrounded by girls, Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying machine, and Connery inside the volcano. The

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1960s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

$2,457

H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in

You Only Live Twice

Located in London, GB

by girls, Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying machine, and Connery inside the volcano. The

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1960s American Vintage Flying Machines

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Paper

Original French Re-Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1980
Original French Re-Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1980

Original French Re-Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1980

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

, Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying machine, and this poster with Connery inside the volcano

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20th Century French Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

$4,778

H 45 in W 59.3 in D 0.1 in

You Only Live Twice

Located in London, GB

by girls, Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying machine, and Connery inside the volcano. This

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1960s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Victor Olson Impasto Oil on Board of Arabs
Victor Olson Impasto Oil on Board of Arabs

Victor Olson Impasto Oil on Board of Arabs

$1,665Sale Price|76% Off

H 33 in W 17 in D 1 in

Victor Olson Impasto Oil on Board of Arabs

Located in Redding, CT

. Sikorski's attempt to construct a vertical flying machine for his first solo flight in Bridgeport. Also, a

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson
Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson

Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson

Located in Redding, CT

flying machine for his first solo flight in Bridgeport. Also, a painting by Mr. Olson of a typical New

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1950s North American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Wood, Paint

Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson

Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson

$2,225Sale Price|65% Off

H 20 in W 35 in D 1 in

Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson

Located in Redding, CT

. Sikorski's attempt to construct a vertical flying machine for his first solo flight in Bridgeport. Also, a

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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Canvas

Original "Keep 'em Flying!" vintage poster, 1941
Original "Keep 'em Flying!" vintage poster, 1941

Original "Keep 'em Flying!" vintage poster, 1941

By Cecil Calvert Beall

Located in Spokane, WA

Keep 'em Flying!, artist: C. C. Beall: original linen-backed, excellent condition, World War Two

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1940s American Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Offset

Coffee Table Bronze Base Flying Horse of Gansu, Han Dynasty by Maison Charles
Coffee Table Bronze Base Flying Horse of Gansu, Han Dynasty by Maison Charles

Coffee Table Bronze Base Flying Horse of Gansu, Han Dynasty by Maison Charles

$2,885Sale Price|58% Off

H 18.12 in W 47.64 in D 47.64 in

Coffee Table Bronze Base Flying Horse of Gansu, Han Dynasty by Maison Charles

By Maison Charles

Located in Andernach, DE

Very large & impressive square/octagonal coffee table featuring four ''flying horse of Gansu

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1970s French Chinese Chippendale Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII
Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII

Original Vintage War Home Front Recycling Poster Bones Make Explosives WWII

By Reginald Mount

Located in London, GB

Royal Air Force spitfire plane firing its machine guns whilst flying through the blue sky leaving white

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1940s British Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Film Poster The War Of The Worlds H. G. Wells Belgian Release
Original Vintage Film Poster The War Of The Worlds H. G. Wells Belgian Release

Original Vintage Film Poster The War Of The Worlds H. G. Wells Belgian Release

Located in London, GB

spacecrafts flying over the town in California attacking earth from their flying war machines against a dark

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1950s Belgian Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

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Joseph Burlini Motorized Flying Machine
Joseph Burlini Motorized Flying Machine

Joseph Burlini Motorized Flying Machine

By Joseph A. Burlini

Located in Chicago, IL

This early sculpture has an intricate construction. Battery operated, different pieces move, but go nowhere. It is lightly accented with colorful enamel. The base measures 14 x 1...

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1970s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Steel

You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice (1967)

You Only Live Twice (1967)

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H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in

You Only Live Twice (1967)

Located in London, GB

Little Nelly flying machine, and Connery inside the volcano. This style C, bathtub, poster is the most

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1960s Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

You Only Live Twice, Original Poster, 1967
You Only Live Twice, Original Poster, 1967

You Only Live Twice, Original Poster, 1967

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H 40 in W 30 in D 0.1 in

You Only Live Twice, Original Poster, 1967

Located in London, GB

, featuring Sean Connery in the bathtub (surrounded by girls), Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying

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20th Century British Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

James Taylor

James Taylor

By Jack Robinson

Located in Memphis, TN

“Kootch” Kortchmar, Taylor moved to New York and they started a band together, The Flying Machine. In

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1960s Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Flying Machine II
Flying Machine II

Flying Machine II

By Leonard Edmondson

Located in Santa Monica, CA

LEONARD EDMONDSON (1916-2002) FLYING MACHINE II, 1956 Color aquatint and etching. Signed and

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Intaglio

Wall Sculpture Fantastic Flying Machine
Wall Sculpture Fantastic Flying Machine

Wall Sculpture Fantastic Flying Machine

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H 32 in W 32 in D 5 in

Wall Sculpture Fantastic Flying Machine

Located in Miami, FL

SOLD AUG 2011 Utterly charming "Fantastic Flying Machine" large metal Wall Sculpture of a stylised

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1970s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Metal

Vintage Steampunk Kinetic Fantasy Flying Machine
Vintage Steampunk Kinetic Fantasy Flying Machine

Vintage Steampunk Kinetic Fantasy Flying Machine

By Serge and Claudia Reynaud-Marchesin 1

Located in Hanover, MA

Humorous Steampunk Kinetic sculpture of a fantasy flying machine in the spirit of Chitty Chitty

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1980s French Folk Art Vintage Flying Machines

Original French Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1967
Original French Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1967

Original French Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1967

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

bathtub, surrounded by girls, Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying machine, and with Connery inside

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20th Century French Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Hans Erik Johansson "Saturn" Sofa for Westbergs Möbler, Midecntury Design, 1960s
Hans Erik Johansson "Saturn" Sofa for Westbergs Möbler, Midecntury Design, 1960s

Hans Erik Johansson "Saturn" Sofa for Westbergs Möbler, Midecntury Design, 1960s

By Hans Erik Johansson

Located in Wrocław, Poland

the design can possibly be found in Johansson’s interest in flying machines and the Swedish air force

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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Aluminum

Charles Faust Sand Cast Wall Sculpture
Charles Faust Sand Cast Wall Sculpture

Charles Faust Sand Cast Wall Sculpture

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H 19 in W 16.5 in D 2.5 in

Charles Faust Sand Cast Wall Sculpture

Located in South Charleston, WV

is one of the few deviations from these themes and depicts a machine outfitted flying man atop a

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1980s American Renaissance Revival Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Sandstone

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948

By Riccardo Cavigioli

Located in Milan, IT

on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo Cavigioli

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1940s Italian Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948

By Riccardo Cavigioli

Located in Milan, IT

on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo Cavigioli

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1940s Italian Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948
Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948

Watercolor Aviation Sketch of a Poster for Gran Premio Milan 19th September 1948

By Riccardo Cavigioli

Located in Milan, IT

on 19th September 1948, depicting three types of flying machines, made by Riccardo Cavigioli

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1940s Italian Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Paper

Victor Olson Sunset Scene of Sailboats Oil on Canvas
Victor Olson Sunset Scene of Sailboats Oil on Canvas

Victor Olson Sunset Scene of Sailboats Oil on Canvas

Located in Redding, CT

. Sikorski's attempt to construct a vertical flying machine for his first solo flight in Bridgeport. Also, a

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Mid-20th Century Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Hermès "Les Folies du Ciel" Silk Scarf by Loïc Dubigeon, circa 1984.
Hermès "Les Folies du Ciel" Silk Scarf by Loïc Dubigeon, circa 1984.

Hermès "Les Folies du Ciel" Silk Scarf by Loïc Dubigeon, circa 1984.

By Hermès

Located in Banner Elk, NC

inventive French flying machines that never made it off the ground against a rich red background. This

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1980s French Vintage Flying Machines

Motorized "Flying Machine" Sculpture by Joseph Burlini
Motorized "Flying Machine" Sculpture by Joseph Burlini

Motorized "Flying Machine" Sculpture by Joseph Burlini

By Joseph A. Burlini

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Motorized "Flying Machine" sculpture by Joseph Burlini, 1977. The base measures 6.25" tall.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Steel

“L’Adventure” Kinetic Mobile by Claudia Marchesin & Serge Reynaud, 1989
“L’Adventure” Kinetic Mobile by Claudia Marchesin & Serge Reynaud, 1989

“L’Adventure” Kinetic Mobile by Claudia Marchesin & Serge Reynaud, 1989

By Serge and Claudia Reynaud-Marchesin 1

Located in Hanover, MA

create fantastic flying machines, taking inspiration from Icarus to Leonardo da Vinci. Image number 10

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1980s French Steampunk Vintage Flying Machines

Mid-Century Modern Space Age Flying Saucer Styled Desk or Table Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Flying Saucer Styled Desk or Table Lamp

Mid-Century Modern Space Age Flying Saucer Styled Desk or Table Lamp

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

in the United States in circa 1965. The lamp is done in the space age, flying saucer style with a

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Metal

Concord, British Airways Aeroplane Model
Concord, British Airways Aeroplane Model

Concord, British Airways Aeroplane Model

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H 37.8 in W 66.93 in D 28.75 in

Concord, British Airways Aeroplane Model

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

, Thunderbirds, Space 1999, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, James Bond

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1990s British Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

Folk Art Flying Machine
Folk Art Flying Machine

Folk Art Flying Machine

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H 9 in W 9 in D 10 in

Folk Art Flying Machine

Located in San Francisco, CA

Terrific and home spun folk art flying machine.

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1960s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Metal

Huge Lighted Flying Machine
Huge Lighted Flying Machine

Huge Lighted Flying Machine

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H 50 in W 109 in D 39 in

Huge Lighted Flying Machine

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Hand wrought Leonardo DaVinci inspired automatron has multiple moving parts, and serves as a chandelier.This piece of folk art is a one of a kind.

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1960s American Vintage Flying Machines

Materials

Iron, Metal

"Cours D'Aviation, " by Andrew Sinclair

"Cours D'Aviation, " by Andrew Sinclair

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H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in

"Cours D'Aviation, " by Andrew Sinclair

Located in London, GB

Andrew Sinclair: ‘These were the early flying machines in the South of France - the first time we

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Late 20th Century English Vintage Flying Machines

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Vintage Flying Machines For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage flying machines is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct vintage flying machines — often made from metal, aluminum and paper — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of vintage flying machines available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage flying machines to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Scandinavian Modern, mid-century modern and Art Deco vintage flying machines are of considerable interest. Many vintage flying machines are appealing in their simplicity, but Louis Poulsen and Riccardo Cavigioli produced popular vintage flying machines that are worth a look.

How Much are Vintage Flying Machines?

Vintage flying machines can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,263, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $207,813.