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Early 20th Century Viennese Bronze Pen Wipe Pig Figurine, circa 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bronze pig figurine as a Pen Wipe, early 20th century – patinated
This finely crafted, unpainted Viennese bronze or brass figurine is believed to date from the early 20th ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fountain pen Ballpoint pen Tray and Letter Opener for Desk Set enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Luxurious Desk Set
Description:Elevate your workspace with this sophisticated set of desk objects, comprising a ballpoint pen, fountain pen, tray, and letter opener, all crafted from...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Viennese Bronze Pen Wipe Figurine, circa 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bronze wild boar figurine as a Pen Wipe, early 20th century – patinated
This finely crafted, unpainted Viennese bronze figurine is believed to date from the early 20th cen...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Christmas Ceramic Houses for Candle Light Deco in Shape of a Village Around 1970
Located in Wien, AT
Handcrafted Christmas ceramic houses for candle light deco in shape of a village around 1970s
The church dimensions are:
Hight: 25cm
Wide: 11cm
De...
Category
1970s German Art Deco Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Baccarat Rare Concentric Close Pack Mushroom Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...
Category
1850s French Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Cool Ink Well designed as a Godin iron stove from the late 19th Century
By Godin
Located in Knivsta, SE
Cool Ink Well designed as a Godin iron stove from the late 19th Century. Made in France in cast iron and painted with a beautiful patina. Probably an advertising item...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
Fountain Pen in Sterling Silver fired Enamel Guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain pen in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. With 14 carats gold nib and ink cartridge. Diameter mm. 10.5 Total length cm. 14. Weight gr. 45. ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
$925 Sale Price
20% Off
Cast Iron Dog Nut Cracker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black painted cast iron dog nut cracker. The condition is very good and in working order.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Shipping Free, 19th Century Silvered Bronze Inkstand Signed Boin Taburet, Paris
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Lisse, NL
Louis XV style inkstand with chinoiserie design, lacquered top.
This rare and stylish inkstand is a work of the house Boin-Taburet, goldsmith in Paris. This impressive size inkstand...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fabulous, tall Tiffany Style stained Glass and bronze adjustable Banker’s desk lamp or Table lamp, France, 1950-1959. Beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade made with the Tiffany tec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,634 Sale Price
20% Off
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Table Lamp Model BN25 in Aluminum, Markaryd 1960s
Located in Lisse, NL
Highly elegant and timeless Scandinavian table lamp, designed for a desk, side table or reading corner.
There is a certain quiet sophistication to rare lighting designs from the 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Fountain pen Ballpoint pen and pocket magnifying glass Set enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Luxurious Desk Set
Ballpoint pen, fountain pen and small pocket magnifying glass in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent polychrome fire enamels on guilloche in an early 1900s A...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Box Designed for Tauck World France
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round trinket box.
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round map box designed for Tauck World, Made In France.
The porcelain lid cover ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well attributed to Anthoni Pennis
By Delft
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Ink Well and Desk Stand attributed to Anthoni Pennis, beautifully decorated in the chinoiserie style.
Marked to the base with the Blu...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Chalky White Rocchetta Tray with Leaves
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Rocchetta Tray with intertwined leaves design.
Elegant and serene, this hand-painted Rocchetta tr...
Category
2010s Italian Other Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Desk Set stripes enamel Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen and Tray.Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels with two-tone stripes on guilloche and hand engravings, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pe...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Napoléon III. Inkwell from Bronze and Porcelain, Paris, France, 1839
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique Inkwell with rich bronze ornaments and three porcelain vessels.
The ink jars are painted in a beautiful rich green and embellished with gold colour.
France, 1839.
On the lid is written "ENCRIER BOUQUET" "MEDAILLE D´ARGENT...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Wood Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Wooden nutcracker Tiroler figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Country Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Middle Eastern Moorish Style Photo Album, 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Qajar style Moorish picture photo album, with hand painted miniatures on the cover.
This fine Middle Eastern Moorish style scrapbook is hand painted with 22-k...
Category
Late 19th Century Moorish Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Vintage White Marble Jeweled Elephant Sculpture Paper Weight
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage jeweled elephant sculpture paper weight wearing traditional ceremonial costume.
Finely hand painted animal sculpture of an elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Antique Sévres Bleu Celeste Porcelain Jewelry Casket with Gold Ormolu Details
Located in Toronto, ON
A breathtaking example of French artistry, this Antique Sèvres Bleu Céleste Porcelain Jewelry Casket epitomizes opulence and refinement. Crafted in...
Category
Early 20th Century French Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Craftsmanship Hand Painted Porcelain Tray Blue and Gold Colors
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Italian craftsmanship pocket tray decorated with 4 different horses gold and blue border.
Entirely made in Florence by our master craftsmen.
Artecornici design produces hand colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Fountain Pen Sterling Silver and 14kt Gold Nib Fire-Enamel Art Deco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain p en in 925/1000 sterling silver and 14 kt gold nib, with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Diameter mm. 11, length cm. 14. Silver weight gr. 53. . Designed by Giorgio Salimbe...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Herend Porcelain Roses
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Herend porcelain salmon orange roses with green leaves and vine/stem decorative object, 2001, Hungary. Marker's mark on underside as shown in last image. Dimensions: 6" x...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage Christmas candleholder handmade and hand-painted in wood. Decorated with three different figures all in wood and handpainted. The handma...
Category
1950s German Country Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Roy COX Thimble Drone Race Car in Fine Original Condition
By COX
Located in Ferndale, MI
Cox Thimble drone race car. Never been motorized. Appears to not have been played with. Fine condition in original paint .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Tiffany Style Leaded Glass Bankers Desk Lamp Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tiffany Style Banker’s desk lamp, France, 1950-1959. Fabulous, tall adjustable desk or table lamp with a beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$1,634 Sale Price
34% Off
Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Pyramid Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage christmas candleholder pyramid handmade and hand-painted in wood. Two different figures with candles all handmade in wood and handpainte...
Category
Late 20th Century German Country Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Painted Porcelain and Hand Carved, Gold Leaf Wood Frame, Signed "Épanouissement"
By Angelo Asti
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain and hand carved, gold leaf wood frame, signed "Épanouissement", Vienna, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
Royal Doulton Porcelain Figurine, "The Mendicant"
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Royal Doulton The Mendicant, Moroccan figurine of a man wearing a turban and playing a tamburine.
High glazed, finely modeled bone china with exquisi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA . VERY LARGE Louis XIV style bouillotte table lamp in fine gold color on bronze With a beautiful detai...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Tin
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Hollywood Regency Style Gold Edge on Black Tissue Box Holder
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add a neoclassical touch to your countertop or nightstand with a gold gilt edge, finished in black -- galvanized tissue box cover. Add fashion and protection for your facial tissue....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Tin
Set of 2 Vintage Christmas Figures Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of 2 vintage boy and girl christmas figures from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of handcrafted christmas decoratio...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Middle Eastern Qajar Style Picture Photo Album
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Qajar early 1900s Persian style picture photo album, with hand painted miniature on the cover.
Middle Eastern scrapbook is hand painted with 22-karat gold, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Staffordshire Dalmatian Pen Holder, Circa 1960's
Located in High Point, NC
Vintage 1960's pen holder in the form of a Dalmatian made in the Staffordshire region of England. The Dalmatian is recumbent, with front legs crossed in an elegant fashion, and sitt...
Category
1960s English Victorian Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Sterling and Enamel Floral Dresser Set, 6 Pieces by Saart Brothers
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Deco Saart Brothers, sterling silver and white guilloche enamel with a floral vanity, dresser brush set. Marked with Saart Brothers hallmark and ster...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th C Pair of Hand Painted Wooden Finials in the Shape of a Vase with Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century pair of hand painted wooden finials in the shape of a vase with handles.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Black and White Pottery Vase with Eye Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful black and white ceramic pottery vase with 'eye' design. A great addition to any room. Dimensions: 5.75" Height
For chair shown searc...
Category
2010s Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860
Located in Bath, GB
Wonderful to find a top-notch, highly decorative and most unusual desk set, French in origin dating to around 1860. Made from nutty coloured burl Walnut, all three pieces are mounted with the most wonderful polished brass mounts all inset with fabulous hand painted porcelain plaques.
Our restorer had to remove all the mounts to professionally clean and on doing so found the name of the figure depicted on the plaques, "Ninon De Lenclos" a French Author, Courtesan, Freethinker and Patron of the Arts.
The set is made up of a Stationery box with brass swing handles each side; the box complete with a working tasselled key. The box opens to reveal the wonderful original gilded leather lining with the original paper lining the sides of the dividers. The lock and hinges are beautifully engraved, a true sign of quality.
The next piece is a hefty large oval Walnut Inkstand with a large glass inkwell...
Category
1860s French Victorian Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$3,015 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French “Bleu de Nevers” Faience Smoking Service Tray, by Montagnon
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely French “service fumeur en faïence”, or earthenware smoking service, has five pieces: a tray, and four pots of various sizes. Although every smoking set is unique, we presume theses pots are a tobacco pot to store the dried leaves, an ash receptacle, a pot for holding papers to hand roll cigarettes and/or cigars and a pot for keeping matches.
Our set was produced in Nevers, France in the 19th century by Montagnon, the oldest earthenware factory in France. Originally called manufacture du Bout du monde (“End of the World factory”), the factory was founded in 1648. By 1875, the factory had fallen on hard times and was bought by Antoine Montagnon. Within the five years, it was the only faïencerie left in Nevers. Montagnon was successful for over a century but eventually ceased operations in 2015. The production date of our smoking service set is from the late 1800s.
Glazed earthenware was introduced from Italy to Nevers in the mid-16th century. The town already had existing porcelain factories and the area was flush with clay deposits that could be used in pottery. This allowed the influx of Italian potters in Nevers to begin producing Faience pieces. For the next 300 years, Nevers was the center for French Faience manufacturing.
This smoking set has been decorated with painted birds, rinceaux of flowers and ornamental motifs. The blue background color is called Persian blue, and was extensively used as a ground color on Nevers Faience...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Faience
Set of Two Porcelain Bowls Easter Decor Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of two completely handmade and hands-free painted porcelain bowls with a Easter decor. Rimmed with a fine platinum line. Handmade in Bavaria/Germany b...
Category
2010s German Country Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
French Blue Gold and White Porcelain Desk Letter Mail Holder from Paris
Located in New York, NY
A French white porcelain desk letter or mail holder with small flowers and leaves in the Rococo design style, circa mid-20th century, Paris, France. Piece with scalloped edge is hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Porcelain Inkwell With Gilt Bronze Mount
Located in Greven, DE
Chinese Porcelain Desk Vessel with Gilt Bronze Mount
Origin: China, made for the European export market
Material: Porcelain, overglaze decoration, glass liner, gilt bronze
Date: Lat...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Toleware Painted Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French hand painted toleware tray of the Napoleon the III era, circa 1850's. The hand-painted French metal tray is decorated with flowers and leaves o...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Alpine Mountain Chamois, Ceramic Fat Lava Glazed Dish, Italy 1960's
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wonderfully hand painted alpine scene of a lone chamois atop a snow covered mountain
Fat lava glaze, the interior is rich forest green with white artwork
- exterior of the bowl is wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Lladró Rhinoceros Beetle Figurine, Matte White
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Rhinoceros beetle in white porcelain, from the awesome insect collection. The insects that made a successful debut decorated in intense colors are no...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Ballpoint Pen Modern Contemporary Style Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ballpoint Pen cylindrical for large Desk.
Ballpoint Pen in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats.
Ballpoint Pen with translucent fired enamels on guilloché Modern Contemporar...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
60s Italian Modern Aldo Londi Ashtray & Cigarette Holder by Bitossi Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful combo of Ashtray and Cigarette Holder designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for the retailer/importer Raymor. The hand painted and decorated portion of the pieces...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$304 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fountain pen, Ballpoint pen & Tray for Desk Set enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Craftsmanship Hand Painted Porcelain Tray Teal and Gold Color
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Italian craftsmanship Pocket tray decorated with 4 different horses gold and teal border.
Entirely made in Florence by our master craftsmen.
Artecornici design produces hand colore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An extremely rare, so-called, Rotterdammer tile, with the decoration of a sailboat.
Country: The Netherlands
Place: Rotterdam
Date: circa 1615 - 1620
Workshop: Claes Wijtmans
This tile comes from one of the most rare and sought after tile series...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Rare Brass, Metal & Wood Art Deco Mushroom Hat Table or Desk Lamp Sign M. Sabino
Located in Lisse, NL
100% Unrestored and original condition, mushroom design table lamp.
This very unusual and modernistic work of lighting art comes with the maker's mark M. Sabino in the base and it is another one of our latest great 'finds'. Similar work is mentioned in Janneau "Le lumiere francaise" and since it has the entire natural wear showing its long history of usage, we decided to leave it exactly as is. Both the metal shade and the wooden base have been 'marble painted' and the wear has made this rare light extra special too look at. Over the many decades this timeless, layered mushroom design table lamp has also developed an incredibly rich patina. This hand-crafted and documented table...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Stil life with vase and fruit, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1700
A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a still life painting of a vase with leaves and grapes and an apple on the sides.
The scene is painted without corn...
Category
1690s Dutch Baroque Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Royal Worcester Art Nouveau Blush Porcelain Desk Stand Dated 1894
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and moulded in low relief with trailing floral designs dated 1894. The stand is of recta...
Category
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Fayence Inkwell By Henri Delcourt, 1925s, France, Monogram HDV
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful heart shaped faience inkwell by the french artist Henri Delcourt.
Monogrammed at the bottom " HDV".
One tint cup and three holes for feather pens.
Faiences are open-pored ...
Category
1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Faience
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Pikier, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
Circa 1625 – 1650
A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Dutch soldier from the period of the 80 Years War. This soldier could be a member of t...
Category
1620s Dutch Baroque Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Victorian Cherub Bookends
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Cherub bookends. Made of black metal and of the Victorian time period. Price is for the pair.
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$200 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 Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
19th Century Napoleon III Letter Rack with Lacquered Panels and Bronze Mounts
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful 19th century letter rack from the French Napoleon III period. The letter rack is made of bronze with wooden panels. The wooden panels are decorated with red traditional lac...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Petite English Victorian Period 19th Century Carved Wooden Bird Sculpted Group
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite antique English Victorian period small carved wooden sculpted group from the 19th century depicting two small birds nesting with each other and accented with orange paint. C...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Painted Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
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