Vintage U.S. Air Force Sterling Silver Pilot Air Wings Shirt Pin

A very cool U.S.A.F. North American Aviation F-86 sabre bomber / airplane solid wood contractor desk model by Toys and Models Corporation, circa 1980s. The plane is in very good cond...

Beautiful porcelain peint a la main (hand painted) vintage airplane trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.75"W x 3....

A very cool Boeing 727 jetliner / airplane brass and marble desk model / sculpture, circa 1970s. The model measures 6" in wingspan x 9"D x 5"H and sits on a nice 5"D black and white...

Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design. The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons. When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...

This striking WWII-era sweetheart brooch features a detailed Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and is a fantastic addition to any vintage aviation or WWII sweetheart jewelry collection. Craf...

Patriotically chic! World War II era brooch in the form of U.S. military wings … nostalgically referred to as ‘Sweetheart Wings’. The brooch was produced by Coro in a gilt metal wi...

Carved wooden eagle in the spirit of the Artistic carving Co. of Boston's "Louisburg". Very detailed. Painted silver, clutching the great seal. Overall...

Vintage B-25 Mitchell bomber brooch with moving propeller props made from 925 sterling silver. The back of the pin-locking clasp and is signed "sterling". Measurements: 0.75" Tall X...