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Aviation Objects For Sale
Official U.S. Air Force compass of 1915 signed Ceebynite Short & Mason N.Y.
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass in use by 1915 U.S. Air Force officers made of brass in the shape of an onion clock, signed Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor Rochester N.Y. The compass is equipped with ...
Category
1910s Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Art Deco Airplane Model by ART BOIS 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco airplane by Anthoine ART BOIS, France, 1930s. Wood, thuja, metal and marble. Wooden airplane. Thuja ball (earth). Black marble base...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
21st Century Leather Poseidon Round Bathroom Set Made in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
It’s easy to understand why they are called best seller.
This is our Poseidon round bathroom set entirely covered in soft and waterproof genuine leather. Our Rialto tray, together with a round soap dispenser, a toothbrush holder, a cotton pad holder and a small box for rings to create a complete set. Five accessories with simple and minimal design perfect for contemporary and traditional bathroom suites.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Chrome
English mahogany wood decorative airplane propeller from the 1940s.
Located in Milan, IT
English-made mahogany wood decorative airplane propeller from the 1940s. Very Good Condition. Length 200x18x10 cm - inches 78.7x7.1x3.85.
Curiosity
The first airplane proper saw the ...
Category
1940s Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Wood
Concorde Model Supersonic Aircraft
Located in Paris, FR
Model supersonic concorde aircraft
with structure and base in polished aluminum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$417 / item
Sculpture Concorde Model Scale 1/36
Located in Paris, FR
Concorde Model Scale 1/36 sculpture,
in resin fiber, on aluminium polished base.
From Air France Agency.
On base: height 110cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Aviation Objects
Materials
Resin
Constellation Lockheed Aircraft Model
Located in Paris, FR
Aircraft model constellation Lockheed,
reduced model, lightweight wooden frame,
handcrafted in aluminum foil, with engraved
metal rivets. Measures: Base height: 26cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Foil
$1,776 / item
Air Force B-2 Bomber Desk Model
Located in San Diego, CA
Air Force B-2 Bomber desk model, circa 1989. A very cool piece made of high quality plastic measuring 11" wide on a walnut base. The bomber is marked "Northr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Aviation Objects
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Ford Aircraft Model Trimotor in Aluminium
Located in Paris, FR
Trimotor aircraft model Ford handcrafted in aluminum.
Manufactured between 1926 and 1933 by Ford's own
factory. Wingspan: 102cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$1,609 / item
Spitfire Aircraft AP456 Reduced Model
Located in Paris, FR
Spitfire aircraft model AP456 reduced model.
Handcrafted in aluminum foil
with engraved metal rivets, replica from 1936.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$1,609 / item
Ejection Seat from Percival Aircraft Jet Provost by Martin Baker
Located in Paris, FR
A Martin Baker ejection seat from a Percival aircraft BAC jet provost,
royal air force trainer aircraft used from 1955 to 1993.
Exceptional piece.
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Aircraft Target Binocular
Located in Paris, FR
Binocular Aircraft Target on tripod, with adjustable height.
An exceptional and unique pair of WWII 25 x 105 binoculars
by Jos. Schneider & Co, Optische Werke KG, Göttingen. circa...
Category
1940s German Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel
$44,734 Sale Price
20% Off
Stellar Aircraft Engine with Propeller Wall Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Wall decoration stellar aircraft engine with propeller
with Jacobs aircraft engine. From Italy. Handcrafted
chrome engine, exceptional art work on air...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aviation Objects
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage German D.F. 10x80 Luftwaffe Binoculars On Stand 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Vintage German pair of World War Two D.F. 10x80 Luftwaffe binoculars on stand with manufactured code of DKL made by Joseph Schneider & Co, Kreuznach, Germany, circa 1939 in date.
D....
Category
20th Century German Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
DC-3 Dakota Aircraft Reduced Model Scale, Model 1936
Located in Paris, FR
DC-3, Dakota aircraft reduced model scale model.
Handcrafted in aluminium foil,
with engraved metal rivets, 1936.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$1,609 / item
Wind Tunnel Model of a Douglas Destroyer Made by NACA/NASA in 1942
Located in London, GB
A very rare World War II 1/5 scale wind tunnel development model of a Douglas "Destroyer" XSB2D-1 torpedo and dive bomber, circa 1942.
The model was made ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
LMS LNER Loch Awe Original Vintage Travel Poster by Norman Wilkinson, 1930s
Located in Devon, GB
Produced for London Midland & Scottish Railway and London & North Eastern Railway to promote rail travel to the Scottish Highlands, this scarce British quad royal travel poster by No...
Category
1930s British Modern Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Linen, Paper
Boeing 747 Bar Made with Half of a Boeing 747 Air Intake
Located in Paris, FR
Bar Boeing 747 made with half of a Boeing 747 air intake,
in shiny polished aluminium finish, riveted aluminium. With
a round glass top and with one black ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Concorde Model Black Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Concorde model black in fiberglass
in black matt finish. Scale 1/36em on polished
brushed aluminium base. Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Aviation Objects
Materials
Fiberglass
Modernist Airplane Seaplane Desk Model, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic French Art Deco chrome and wood airplane or seaplane model mounted on a stylized wood plinth. A superbly crafted rendering of the legendary quadri-propellers seaplane, st...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
BR Western Highlands Original Vintage Travel Poster by Edward Halliday, 1950
Located in Devon, GB
Produced for British Railways to promote rail travel to the Scottish Highlands, this scarce British quad royal travel poster for the Western Highlands features a picturesque and peac...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Paper, Linen
Junker JU-52 Aircraft Reduced Model Scale Model, 1932
Located in Paris, FR
Reduced Model Junker JU-52 scale model,
handcrafted in aluminium foil with engraved
metal rivets, 1932.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Concord, British Airways Aeroplane Model
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Vintage 1:36 6' British Airways Concorde Aeroplane Model
A very fine and rare vintage fibreglass and resin composite 1:36 scale model of ...
Category
1990s British Aviation Objects
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Scale Model of the KLM DC-8 Know as the The Flying Dutchman
Located in London, GB
A scale model of the KLM "The Flying Dutchman" Douglas DC-8 by Verkuyl of the Netherlands.
On original stand.
Made by Matthys M Verkuyl - B...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Wood and Metal Airplane Aviation Propeller Model, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Art Deco wood airplane propeller model mounted on a geometric wood and metal display. This Art Deco model airplane is crafted from solid wood and features a lovely, warm pat...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal, Copper
British aviation brass glass and Bakelite compass signed SMITHS of 1940
Located in Milan, IT
British brass, glass, and Bakelite aviation compass, signed SMITHS Made in Great Britain Type KCA-1401K from the 1940s, and mounted on wooden board.
Compass diameter cm 11.5-in 4.5....
Category
1940s Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Dunhill Mid-Century Modern Chrome Stylized Sabre Jet Airplane Table Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This chrome table lighter was made by the renowned Alfred Dunhill Company of England and dates to 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The lighter is made in the lik...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Aircraft Engine Gold Speaker
Located in Paris, FR
Speaker Aircraft Engine Gold is inspired by radial aircraft engines
from early 20th-century radial aircraft engines. Structure in aluminum
alloy wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Gold Plate, Chrome
$51,149
Scale Model of Blériot XI BL 242 AG-22 from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
This charming model airplane came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023), perhaps best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the ...
Category
20th Century English Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass and Copper Airplane Jet Aviation Model, France circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning large brass and copper airplane model made in France circa 1960. The piece features an impressive all-metal jet plane model on a thi...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Boeing Bi-Plan Wing Conference Table
Located in Paris, FR
Conference table, made from original structure
of Boeing Bi-Plan Wing from 1934. Original brand
new piece made on order. With top in thick clear
glass. Exceptional piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Aviation Objects
Materials
Wood
Stunning 20th Century Polished Airplane Propeller Blade c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 20th Century polished cast aluminium twin-bladed propeller, complete with a polished central cone and metal wall mounting. A superb and characterful piece, certain to spark end...
Category
20th Century European Other Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Official British aviation pocket compass signed E. KOEHN Geneva, 1915
Located in Milan, IT
British aviation officer's pocket compass signed E. KOEHN Geneva Switzerland V 1915 brass in the shape of an onion clock. The compass has a snap-lock cover with release button insid...
Category
1910s Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Airplane Smoker's Set by J.A. Henckels 1930s
Located in Dallas, TX
Airplane smokers companion set, silver-plated brass, circa 1930 by J.A. Henckels, Germany. The body of the plane has a hinged cover for cigars or pipe tobacco, or medicinal marijuana...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Original Aviation Pencil Drawing Depicting a Hanriot HD 1 WWI Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing depicting a single-seat biplane airplane fighter Hanriot HD 1, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 49 x 31 - inch19.3 x 11.8.
Riccardo Cavigioli was born in ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Paper
Coffee Table Engine from DC4 Aircraft
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table engine from DC4 aircraft by Douglas Aircraft Company.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Pair of ww2 polished steel German rangefinder flak binoculars
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of ww2 polished steel german rangefinder flak binoculars circa 1941.
Good quality pair of binoculars used in the second world war for directing accurate flak fire for anti airc...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Swiss Air DC-8 Chrome Plated Ashtray
By Buhler
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a Collector's Dream: Rare 1960s Swiss Air Chrome-Plated Ashtray with a DC8 Airplane Model!
Are you ready to own a piece of aviation history that's not just functional bu...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Art Deco Mid-century Desk Airplane / Bomber Model 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Midcentury Desk Aircraft model mounted on a stand. The aircraft is a four-engine propeller aircraft, with each engine having a propeller with multiple blades. The model is m...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Pan-Am DC3 Wooden Airplane Desk Model, Midcentury
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / midcentury large DC3 desk aviation model.
Pan-Am wooden airplane model.
It was in an office of the company in South America.
Very good restored conditions. Slight age wear.
History
Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service on this day in 1939. Pan American World Airways, as it was to be known, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal United States international air carrier from the late 1920s until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.
The history of Pan American Airways is inextricably linked to the expansive vision and singular effort of one man – Juan Trippe. An avid flying enthusiast and pilot, Trippe, only 28 years old when he founded the airline, lined up wealthy investors and powerful government officials from his personal acquaintances in the high-society of the 1920s. However, Pan Am’s first flight was an inauspicious start to its epic saga.
In 1927, facing a Post Office deadline for the commencement of mail carriage, Pan Am had no working equipment for its sole airmail contract between Key West and Havana. Fortunately for Pan Am, a pilot with his Fairchild seaplane arrived at Key West and was willing to carry the mail to Cuba for the start up operation. It is fitting that Pan Am’s first flight would be over water, since the airline would Pioneer overseas routes throughout its history.
Pan Am’s fortunes took a turn for the better in the fall of 1927. Through the heavy lobbying efforts of Juan Trippe, Pan Am was selected by the United States government to be its “chosen instrument” for overseas operations. Pan Am would enjoy a near monopoly on international routes. Added to Pan Am’s Cuba route were lines serving Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. Most of these destinations were port cities, which could be reached only by landing on water. Therefore Pan Am made good use of its “flying boats,” the Sikorsky S-38 and S-40. Flights were eventually expanded to serve much of South America as well.
EnlargePan Am’s fleet of Clippers allowed the airline to conquer the Pacific in the mid-1930s. The flying boats would later be put to military use in WWII.
Just a few years later, Pan Am launched its effort to cross the world’s largest oceans. Survey flights across the Pacific were conducted with the Sikorsky S-42 in 1935, but passenger service required bigger and better aircraft. Accompanied by much fanfare, the Martin M-130 was introduced in 1936, followed by the Boeing 314...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Wooden Airplane Propeller
Located in Nottingham, GB
This large wooden airplane propeller is a striking and nostalgic piece, perfect for aviation enthusiasts or anyone seeking a bold, vintage accent for t...
Category
20th Century Aviation Objects
Materials
Wood
Nikon WWII Naval destroyer Binoculars.
By Nikon
Located in Aspen, CO
One pair of WWII Naval Binoculars with a magnification of 20 x 120. Mounted on a period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese...
Category
1930s Japanese Other Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
'Air France Paris' Original Vintage Travel Poster by Bernard Villemot, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
Air France commissioned French artist Bernard Villemot to design this dazzling poster to promote tourism to Paris in 1967. Primarily printed in blue and green, the painterly design f...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Paper
Chrome Rivet Aircraft Bar Trolley
Located in Paris, FR
Aircraft bar trolley chrome rivet, unique design riveted
chrome integral. Trolley on wheels. With 1 drawer in anodized
aluminium and with 3 shel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Aviation Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,034 / item
Mid-Century Desk Model Airplane, USA, 1940's
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid-century desk model airplane - USA 1940´s
Single engine fighter.
Cast aluminium perior aviation model, mounted over a marble base.
Excellent conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage White and Navy Blue Capitan Hat, Europe, 1977
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage Marine Hat, 54 size.
Round outside: 25cm
Inside: 19cm
Very good original condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Cotton, Leather
Sea Vixen Martin Baker Ejection Seat. Certified 1960. Refinished with Hand.
Located in Canterbury, England
An upward fire ejection seat, deactivated, from a De Havilland Sea Vixen, manufactured and issued/ certified 1960. Now, restored and converted into a perfect and fully functioning domestic or office seat...
Category
1960s Other Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
SpaceX Rocket Table Clock
Located in Aspen, CO
An icon from the birth of the space age, This Space X Rocket Clock houses a retro 1950s dial and hand amidst sleek lines of polished aluminum and brass. A...
Category
2010s American Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Two-Seat Aircraft Collector's Item Forain Art Exceptional Piece
Located in Paris, FR
Two seats aircraft Forain Art Collector's item,
metal and painted wood. Year 1930.
Exceptional and unique piece.
Available now.
Category
1930s French Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Wood
Fine Example of Aviary Taxidermy, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
The group consisting of twenty six exotic species of bird, displaying vivad plumage, enclosed in its original glazed mahogany case.
Additional information:
Dimension: Height 86 cm, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Aviation Objects
Large Travel Agency Airplane from the 70s 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large travel agency airplane from the 70s. Very nice airline airplane: Malaysia. Wings and metal base are removable. Excellent condition. Measurements: 1...
Category
20th Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
Pan Am Boeing 707 Model Aircraft, circa 1958
Located in London, GB
An exceptional large scale vintage fiberglass and resin composite promotional model of a Boeing 707 in Pan Am’s iconic livery on original steel and cast iro...
Category
1950s American Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Steel, Iron
Folk Art Model of a Lockheed Constellation Airliner
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large model of a Lockheed Constellation made by Charles Long. The airplane is made of redwood. The propellers are pine. Charles was a captain in...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Wood
1960's Scale Model of a Boeing 720
Located in London, GB
A aluminium scale model of a Boeing 720 circa 1965.
1/60 scale.
On original stand.
The Boeing 720 is a narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a 707 derivat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Brass & Glass Elegant Compass by Spencer & Co London
By Spencer & Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant compass circa 1970's in solid brass with glass bt spencer & Co.
Category
20th Century English Hollywood Regency Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Seaplane model by ART BOIS 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco seaplane on a wave by Anthoine ART BOIS, France, 1930s. Wood and metal. Width : 16"(40.5cm), Length: 13.8"(35cm), Height : 12.4"(31.5cm)
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
Concorde Supersonic Model
Located in Paris, FR
Model Concorde supersonic with light wooden body and
all covered with riveted aluminium foil. On polished stainless
steel base with item's descri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$2,013 / item
Vintage American Airlines Dc-3 Old Chrome Desk Model Airplane
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage American Airlines Dc-3 old Chrome desk model airplane.
Introduced in 1936, the Douglas DC-3 was the first airliner able to undertake ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Concorde Air France Oversized Envelope
By Air France
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Concorde Air France oversized cardboard envelope used as a promotional packaging item to send travel posters to travel agencies.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Paper
World War II Air Crewman's Seat.
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Rare aircrew seat by Aircraft Mechanics Inc. with swivel base. The body is riveted, galvanized, and well patinated. Adjustment levers have faded bright yellow spherical knobs. Ready ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Antique, New and Vintage Aviation Objects
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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