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First Class Airline

1950s Pan Am's First Class China Service for Trans-Atlantic Flights, 69 Pieces
Located in Austin, TX
Noritake. It was used on the iconic airline's trans-Atlantic flights in the 1950's, for First-Class
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Five Vintage Continental Airlines Snack Dishes
Located in San Diego, CA
first class passengers and are made of white stoneware with the red continental airlines logo. The snack
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Late 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair Designed for Sabena Airlines, Belgium, 1958
By Alfred Hendrickx, Belform
Located in The Hague, NL
chair was a custom design by Hendrickx for the Sabena Airlines first class lounge in Zaventem Airport
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Wood

American Airlines Boeing 747 Jumbo Jetliner / Airplane Contractor Desk Model
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool American Airlines Boeing 747 jetliner / airplane desk model by Aero Mini of Japan
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Late 20th Century Japanese Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Alice Gavalet, Unique Large Table Lamp, Loulou, 2015
By Alice Gavalet
Located in Paris, FR
assistant. Freelance product designer since 2003: Art of the table range for A380 Singapore airlines first
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21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Scale Model of the Short Brothers Flying Boat the Golden Hind
Located in London, GB
Scale model of the Short Brothers S.26 G-Class flying boat G-AFCI the Golden Hind. The Short S
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Mid-20th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum

Alice Gavalet 2016, Unique Ceramic and Gold Leaf Gueridon, La Josephine
By Alice Gavalet
Located in Paris, FR
Singapore Airlines First Class and Givenchy's Business Class. Tableware objects for Kenzo House. Limoges
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Iron

Modern Ultima Thule Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, Finland 7 Glass Bowls
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Miami, FL
, used Ultima Thule glassware for their first class service in the 1960s. One can also see its use on the
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchairs, Belform, Belgium, 1958
By Alfred Hendrickx, Belform
Located in The Hague, NL
chair was a custom design by Hendrickx for the Sabena Airlines first class lounge in Zaventem Airport
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Wood

Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, Cubist Sculpture by William Slattery
By Bill Zuro
Located in Buffalo, NY
, apprenticed as turner and fitter at Wit Nigel Gold Mines from 1946/47, attended evening classes in drawing and
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Art Deco Busts

Materials

Limestone

PAIR OF FINE B&B ITALIA METROPOLITAN HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER SWIVEL ARMCHAIRs
Located in GB
first class Dimensions Height:- 71cm Width:- 85cm Depth:- 70cm Seat height:- 38.5cm Please note
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile

Set of Three Silver Plated Candleholders by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool zig-zag pattern silver plated tapered candleholders designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Each holder holds 12 tapers. Two are stamped France and the other is stamped Japan.
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Victorian Taxidermy Bird of Paradise Attributed to Rowland Ward, 1848-1916
By Rowland Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A taxidermy case with Raggiana’s bird of paradise (Paradiseae raggiana) with trade label to the underside reading ‘The Jungle, Rowland Ward’ London, circa 1900-1910 With a collect...
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Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Large Travel Agency Airplane from the 70s 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
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: 140 x 130 x 120cm Beautiful.
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20th Century Modern Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
Renzo Franchi, Lounge Chairs, Light wood, Blue Velvet, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of highly modernist lounge chairs. Designed by Renzo Franchi, Italy, 1950s. Restored and reupholstered in a brand new blue velvet fabric in recent time. Other designers of th...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People
By Wedgwood
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark unde...
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Vintage 1960s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

Art Deco Genebra Armchair in the Style of 1930's Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Genebra armchair, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The Genebra armchair is designed to give your living room a sophisticated vintage look. The armch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Wedgwood Fine Bone China Dinnerware Patrician Pattern England 165pcs
By Wedgwood
Located in Miami, FL
A very popular design from 1927 - 1986 for Wedgwood of Eutria & Barlaston, the Patrician Pattern of fine bone china dinnerware was produced in a mold of embossed flowers and scrolls ...
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Mid-20th Century English Romantic Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Silver Salt Shaker, A Pair of Antique Salt Shaker Crystal Swann Moving Wings
Located in Hampshire, GB
Silver Swan Vintage Salt and Pepper, Set of 2 w/ Moving Wings. Antique valuable silver salt and pepper shaker or Decorative tableware pressed, cast and chased pair of swann. Oval, do...
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Hollywood Regency Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Silver Leaf, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver

Japanese antique table / 1900〜 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle. Things are placed inside the mortar). The table was made by fitting a blac...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Set of 12 Elaborate Noritake Hand Painted Bone China Service Dinner Plates
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of 12 elaborate Noritake hand painted bone China service dinner plates. 10 1/2" in diameter. Beautifully decorated. I found just very minor gold wear on one dish on the rim.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

86 Pc Vintage Japanese Noritake Sri Lanka Culeton Floral China Dinner Set 2692
By Noritake
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of thirty two vintage Noritake Sri Lanka Culeton 2692 dinner and salad plates featuring silver rim with a floral motif of blue, green and yellow. "large platters (2)- 13.625""...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Work board used by a lacquer craftsman/20th century/Like an abstract painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way tha...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Art Deco Gio Ponti Richard Ginori Withe Porcelain Coffee Set, Italy 1933
By Richard Ginori, Gio Ponti
Located in Sacile, PN
"Barbara White Porcelain with Gold accents coffee set by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori. "Barbara" coffee set , designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori in 1933, consisting of: Coffee...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Vintage Ceramic and Platinum "United Airlines" First Class Dinnerware Set of 18
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century ceramic and platinum dinnerware set of 18 pieces by, Wessco for United Airlines-First
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Late 20th Century American Dinner Plates

Materials

Platinum

Swiss Air Airlines Silver Logo Wine / Bottle Stoppers
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Cincinnati, OH
condition the perfect way to class up the bar or first class up the bar.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver

Alice Gavalet 2016, Unique Ceramic and Gold Leaf Gueridon, L'antoinette
By Alice Gavalet
Located in Paris, FR
Singapore Airlines First Class and Givenchy's Business Class. - Tableware objects for Kenzo House
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21st Century and Contemporary French Gueridon

Materials

Steel, Gold Leaf

Alice Gavalet, Unique High Floor Lamp La Pavlova, Ceramic, Signed
By Alice Gavalet
Located in Paris, FR
designer since 2003: Art of the table range for A380 Singapore Airlines First Class and Givenchy's
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21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Gold Leaf

Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair, Belgium, 1958
By Belform, Alfred Hendrickx
Located in The Hague, NL
chair was a custom design by Hendrickx for the Sabena Airlines first class lounge in Zaventem Airport
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair, Belgium, 1958
Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair, Belgium, 1958
H 28.35 in W 26.78 in D 30.71 in
Washington D.C. National Airlines Vintage Travel Poster, circa 1960s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
matching the poster’s aesthetic. National Airlines operated from 1934 to 1980 and was the first FAA
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Vintage 1960s American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Set of Eight Pan Am Destination Glasses
By Pan American Airways
Located in New York, NY
, Peking, Peru & The Azores. Pan Am's "Clippers" were built for first class luxury trans-oceanic flights
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Modern Ultima Thule Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, Finland 7 Glass Bowls
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Miami, FL
, used Ultima Thule glassware for their first class service in the 1960s. One can also see its use on the
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Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Alice Gavalet 2018, 21 St Century, Paris, Pair of Side Tables, Pink
By Alice Gavalet
Located in Paris, FR
Singapore Airlines First Class and Givenchy's Business Class. Tableware objects for Kenzo House. Limoges
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2010s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Sandstone

Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair
By Belform, Alfred Hendrickx
Located in The Hague, NL
The three-legged S3 chair was a custom design by Alfred Hendrickx for the first class lounge of
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair
Alfred Hendrickx S3 Armchair
H 28.35 in W 26.78 in D 29.93 in
Cini Boeri Strips Sofa for Arflex, Italy, 1968
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Airbus A300 and the interiors of the first class cabins of the aircrafts of several other airlines. Boeri
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Cini Boeri Strips Sofa for Arflex, Italy, 1968
Cini Boeri Strips Sofa for Arflex, Italy, 1968
H 25.6 in W 35.44 in D 82.68 in
Oscar Bach, Arts & Crafts Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Pedestal, 1900s
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in New York, NY
technically skilled and commercially successful figures in the field of decorative metalwork during the first
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Wrought Iron

Oscar Bach, Arts & Crafts Gilt Bronze & Enamel-Painted Metal Wall Mirror, 1900s
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in New York, NY
figures in the field of decorative metalwork during the first half of the 20th century. His design and
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Wall Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Lounge Chairs Created for Sabena Airlines by Hendrickx
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in New York, NY
. These lounge chairs where created by Hendrickx for the first class lounge of Sabena Airlines in Brussels
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Lounge Chairs Created for Sabena Airlines by Alfred Hendrickx
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in New York, NY
. These lounge chairs where created by Hendrickx for the first class lounge of Sabena Airlines in Brussels
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

A Rare Pair of Chairs By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in New York, NY
. These lounge chairs where created by Hendrickx and produced by Belform for the first class lounge of
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

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First Class Airline For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic first class airline available at 1stDibs. A first class airline — often made from ceramic, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. Find 6 options for an antique or vintage first class airline now, or shop our selection of 6 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the first class airline you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A first class airline is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made first class airline over the years, but those crafted by Alice Gavalet, Alfred Hendrickx and Belform are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a First Class Airline?

Prices for a first class airline start at $200 and top out at $210,000 with the average selling for $4,335.