Sunday June 27 11am-5pm

(4 streets West of La Brea Ave 4 Blocks South of Melrose)

Thomas Guide: 563-C6                      Purse check in for security.            Numbers out at 7:00 AM Friday

This is a beautiful 3000 plus sq. ft. home placed in the Fairfax area near Melrose and La Brea. This beautifully upgraded home is predominately decorated in the French style with many decorative Asian touches.  Here are the teaser pictures until we finish setting up and take our final ones.

Here, you will see an 8’ taupe overstuffed sofa & 6’ loveseat trimmed in wood, machine area rugs, 5’sofa table, pr ornate armchairs w/gilt trim, tortoise shell lamp on brass base, jewelry boxes—dresser, floor, 6 section India carved wood, 2 pr Amphore covered urns, cloisonné—eggs, vases, sm pitcher, vases. Many boxes—3 Israel Mother of Pearl & ivory, wood, glass, porcelain, & Battersea, Fr. Ceralene china dishes 58 pcs & tureen, platter, vegetable, art glass, several 6” to 18” prs Asian blue & white ginger jars, carved rosewood china curio, ant. porcelain jardinière, coffee table books, Abajour lamp, platters, entertaining serving sets & dishes, Tajine condiment set, Villeroy & Boch and Pierre Deux cachepots, Arthur Court hollowware-figural elephant torte server, chip & dip, trays, bowls, rect. Italian style dining table w/8 chairs & 2 leaves, iron & marble side table, pr faux crackled wood curios (18”D x 24”W x 80”H), silver plate—16 5-piece place settings flatware, trays, candelabras, appetizer lazy Susan, & hollow ware, 3 ivory Africa figurines, lovely table linens, 2  4-panel Japanese standing screens (stone appliqués & one painted), Japanned mirror & 4 nesting tables, Viani ‘Rape of Sabine’ Florence bronze statue by Giambologne,  queen head & footboard w/out mattresses & bedding set, 3 pc marble & brass ormolu clock set, Lucite framed Indian embroidered tapestry, skis & ski boots, 2 executive desks w/chairs, 5 other desk chairs, reception desk, 2 more pair French arm chairs, 3 pc secretary book case/curio cabinet, Jerusalem by Basson watercolor, wood scissor table base w/glass top, some costume jewelry, pine dinette w/4 chairs, Provence knife painting, bar accessories-crystal & glass, 2 Riviera coast oil paintings, 2 entertainment cabinets, Mitsubishi 40” TV, carved tusk, another 8’ taupe sofa, Moroccan parchment lamp, figural draped metal coffee & sofa tables, perfume bottles, Fr country side oils, men’s clothes & ties, women’s designer clothes sz 6-8 & shoes & boots sz 8, reproduction ormolu furniture– commode, desks, round side table, Art Nouveau statue of a woman, abstract plaster mother & child statue, pictures & paintings, KISS pinball machine (not operating), patio & garden. An additional list will be available by Sunday night. No more room on this card!

Well, here it is! The addition to the postcard, and this estate’s many possessions. All the items in this home are original to this home. Gorgeous! (The exception may be jewelry). Be assured that there is much more than we are listing.

There are two framed Chagall signed lithographs and a Salvador Dali framed & signed lithograph. All three are wonderful and a perfect purchase for art investment in this day’s economy. There are several French countryside oil paintings by Nim and other artists. Crystal bowls in abundance—Nambe, pr 18” 3-lite metal candelabras, candleholders, fireplace set in black iron & brass trim, vases, kitchen—sm appliances, double wide Frididare refrigerator in brushed chrome & 5 years new, utensils, dishes, pots & pans, etc. The decorative accessories are beautiful, 16 sets of Noritake tea cup & saucers w/2 sets of sugar & creamers in Kingswood Platinum, 14 glass chargers, French sterling boxed baby cup & spoon by Daniel Cregut, brass cache pot, colorful painted fruit glazed ceramic bowl & platter, figural floral individual porcelain knife rests, cake plates, fine table linens including capiz shell, Pierre Deux, and embroidered, small multi-drawer standing flatware chest, butler’s serving table, lg fruit still life oil by Loving, 36”abstract glazed ‘Mother and Child’ statue, busts, bookends, hall console table, 3 drawer desk, Japanned plant stand, Lucite framed Japanese doll, painted white bookcases w/blue & white toile paper lining, standing picture frames, desk lamps, pine round dinette table & 4 chairs, new 32 bottle Magic Chef wine cooler, whitewashed base & 4 decorative chairs w/glass top table, Italian X bench, side chairs & many pair of Directoire chairs– gilt & white, taupe velvet, brown floral vine, faux crackled finish, Chess & Backgammon sets, painted Asian drop front desk & chair, pr abstract glass candleholders, Decopauge glass plate, decorative Turkish knife, round corner table w/beaded embellished cloths, reverse painted Emperor & Empress pictures, standing & table lamps, mirrors—carved wood, black lacquer, oval, ornate, gray metal w/pr sconce lamps. Still more with excellent condition 19^th c. Singer sewing machine w/bracket that displays the machine and shows the case all at once (very clever!), multi-crystal block quartz candle holder or flower vase, framed Asian embroideries, pictures, pine 3-drawer bedside table,  pie crust table, vintage Pinkie & Blue Boy framed prints, an amazing perfume bottle collection, faux palm tree, ficus, and other plants, 5 framed map pictures, faux fireplace logs on iron rack, framed Disiderata, cute 18”side table commode, ormolu round side table, bamboo side chair w/leather seat, a ‘Leg Magic’ exercise machine, 2-tiered phone table, wood box with key, 2 different 18” plaster columns, lg. shell in Lucite box, 4’simple design black painted cabinet, 2 Venetian & etched standing mirrors, tiered chrome towel stand, overstuffed velvet animal print chaise chair & club chair w/ottoman, man’s valet stand, animal print rugs, Robert Doisneau photo poster ‘The Kiss” 1950’s Paris, portable outdoor bar w/refrigerator, sink, and storage and has a tile top, treadmill, elegant 7 pc patio set w/an unusual arch umbrella, iron tea cart, nice potted plants, patio settee, French wire stand & bench, black Formica bookcases, 2 iron chaises & side table, boy statue, umbrella, 4 sm hanging glass planters, deep freezer and more!

This is sure to be one great sale!  Probably one of our top five! Imagine finding yourself surrounded by American & English antique American primitive furniture and 19^th c. treasures once owned by one of the founders of the Old Treasures Club in 1939. This home is loaded with antiques everywhere you look. The drawers are filled with goodies and linens. The cabinets are stuffed with items too many to mention. The closets are hanging with clothes and hatboxes brimming with hats and walls loaded with Victorian shelves and paintings and china.

The items include in no order: a prime 19^th c. gesso gilt picture frame 48” x 60” surrounding an oil painting copy of Pampeo Batoni in 1850 (The original was destroyed in WWII in a Dresden museum),  tall ships paintings & drawings, gate leg table, many electrified oil/fuel lamps & chandeliers, 19^th porcelain & china including Mason, Villeroy and Boch, McCoy, a mint Steinway and Sons vertical maple piano ‘American Colonial’ style sold at the Penny Ousley Store in Van Nuys, English brass candleholders, sheet music-19th & 20th c., many pieces of 19th c. Majolica dishes &  case clock, Windsor chairs, side & console hall tables, table display case, music stand, cloisonné hollow ware & boxes, dresser chests in flame mahogany, pine, old hardwoods, maple.

Colonial iron pots, antique wood ship models (14”to 40”), corner chairs, 9 travel chests, crazy quilts, side & arm chairs, carved woven basket weave carved wood chair w/turned legs, mahogany drop leaf table w/ 4 sabre leg Victorian needlepoint chairs, Havilland china, silver plate roast dome,18^th c. tall corner cabinet & a ½ cabinet, flow blue dishes, crystal knife rests & goblets, platters, Asian porcelain & Imari, shells, iron scale, 14’ braided rug, hooked &  tribal rugs, kidney shaped table, mirrors, Buddha, 2 tripod tilt top tables, more linens & doilies than any other sale, much antique & depression glass, 1838 Daniel Pratt wall clock to 1870’s Ingraham, Waterbury mantle & wall clocks, 19th c. adjustable students desk, English library step chair signed by Bisset & Brunton Ltd., tapestries, tribal rugs, hundreds if not thousands of old photos, foot stools, copper lustreware export china in tea leaf, blue, and painted, lithographs, antique sofa, WWI & travel posters, small doll house, Toby mugs, By Appt. Royalty English plaque, tankards & steins, 8 Dr. Syntax prints, colonial painted chest-on-chest, thousands of antique books, LPs, 24” pine harvest table w/two 10”drop leaves, 6 chairs, repro Revolutionary War drum, Colonial pine chair & farm house cabinet, folk chest on chest, kitchen cabinet w/etched glass doors, WWI proclamation by George V, pitchers & crocks, dry sink, cactus & other plants, umbrella stands, Hepplewhite arm chair, library table, small parlor chair w/faux grain finish, Martha Washington sewing cabinet, pouch sewing cabinet, faux bamboo chair, farm chair w/original rush seat, tortoise shell & gold cigarette case, double plant stand, dry sink, blanket chests,  foot bench, sm footstools, Hitchcock & bentwood style rockers, pr. wing chairs, steel engravings 1762, adjustable candle holder,Waterloo steel engraving, Limoges fish serving set w/ platter & 10 plates, sewing machine & notions, garage & garden tools, bird bath, patio furniture, pot belly stove, decanters, glass salt cellars, grandfather clock, rope bed (no rope), china cabinet, cannonball bed, embroidery samplers, Wallace Nutting prints, jointed mannequin, ink well, gloves, vanity items, ginger jars, secretary bookcase, horse collar mirror w/embellishments, Williamsburg weaving bed coverlet, what-not shelf, embroideries, smalls & bric-a-brac, copper cookware, Victorian &  20’s women’s clothes some w/old photos of the owner in the dress, 28 pound English scale, salesman samples of Windsor bench & dining table, Victorian chemises, dresses, and other pcs., Japanese prints, travel writing desk, American dessert & tea china setl,  jewelry-real & costume, 19th c. laces and sewing notions, brass frames, Life magazines, 78rpm records, LPs, TVs, receiver, turntable,  plus 50 boxes to empty!

The jewelry is amazing and you won’t be disappointed. Victorian gold, silver, 20’s & 30’s costume jewelry, Bakelite, old shell necklaces, and many pieces are here. The sterling silver is also a thrill and much of it…flatware & holloware. We just unearthed that a few days ago.  The ephemera is extensive. There are 1880’s portraits and many old photos of outings, autos, home and family events. vintage British pamphlets, college 1910’s & 20’s, dance cards & pencils, some political items, home improvement and city permits, prints, signed lithos & steel engravings, postcards, art sketches by Carol (a display designer for J.W. Robinson’s), newspaper headlines, U.S. History items, brochures, antique info and much more.

Sunday May 2^nd – 10:00 to 4:00

Monday May 3^rd — Last Day – 9:00 to 3:00 

We are sorry most of our regulars couldn’t make it. We had a lot of fun in the desert. Very enjoyable people.

Join us for a ‘next weekend’ sale in Palm Desert. It is only two hours away from the San Fernando Valley and closer for others on that new extension of the 210 Freeway that now goes through San Bernardino & Redlands that joins the 10 Freeway. It is a lovely poolside home filled with lots of treasures, household and garage items. One of the former owners was Helen Hughes Reeves Pearson who was best known for her ‘At Home’ television show in the 1970’s in Los Angeles and other locales. The house reflects her entertainment skills as a hostess. The other owner is a well-known U.S. Coast Guard captain, boat owner & Trans Pac racer, USC graduate, businessman, a well-known L.A. philanthropist, honored with many charitable and City donation awards.  He will not be on site at this sale, and will have moved out to a fine, retirement home.

Their antiques include an ornate 19^th c. French inlaid silk-lined armoire said to be owned by Fannie Brice of the Ziegfield Follies, pr gladiator figural lamps, a green painted curved glass china display cabinet, a 20’s gold camel back sofa, a pr. French children’s carved wood easy chairs, a turned stand, 19^th c. mahogany mirror, Victorian castor set w/5 matching bottles, pr cameo ware vases, German colonial figurines stamped with a blue crown and an ‘S’, Victorian silver plate tea pot on warming stand & other old bric-a-brac.

The other furniture includes an ornate 8’carved and whitewashed dining table w/6 chairs & heavy glass top, a 6’whitewashed curved sideboard buffet, another rectangular dining table & chairs w/pedestal bases, 6 chairs & glass top, 8’Century cream silk damask sofa, gesso French mirror w/pr matching sconces, a green lacquered Japanned settee w/matching side chairs salon set, brown reclining leather chair, charcoal/gray striped club chair & ottoman, wood w/beveled glass parson’s table, dinette pedestal table whitewashed w/4 ornate carved chairs, lighted gold tone curio cabinet, side chairs, bed & side tables, entertainment unit, dresser, armoire, vintage painted dresser, glass & iron coffee table, shiny brass/glass coffee table, Chinese fish bowl on brass stand, another Chinese fishbowl on Rosewood stand, 60’s 24” x 42”ornate resin mirror, painted pine wood dual head & footboard w/mattresses, armoire/dresser, & side tables bedroom ensemble, 48” Pioneer floor model big screen TV, pr. ornate French electrified wall sconces, 60’s whitewashed credenza.

Lamps—standing, Asian mud men & man w/donkey, shell, rust ceramic, Chinese foo dog, bisque cherubs & horses. Other goodies are: birds figurine, 9’ x 12’rust and blue Chinese rug (soiled, for garage or out of doors only), 7’ blue Chinese runner, 5’ round green Chinese rug, 2’ x 3’oval Chinese rug, large machine made floral dhurrie style area rug, tubular plastic tea cart, chrome kitchen shelving & tea cart, decorative green iron bistro table (no chairs), small oval painted table, brass & crystal chandelier, 50’s painted china cabinet in white w/green trim, whitewashed office hutch & bookshelves, dark wood credenza/cabinet, 6’folding table, push button electronic lock gun safe by American Security, countertop wine racks, Whirlpool washer & gas dryer, single wide refrigerator w/top freezer, newer Haler wine cooler, 3 small under counter room or counter top refrigerators.

Bric-a-brac and smalls include 4 framed angel prints, vintage 1978 Fitz & Floyd Empress white w/gold trim bar & table accessories-ice bucket, 8 gold goblets, 4 cream pots w/spoons, 2 pr candleholders, 3 duck pate’ dishes w/spreaders, Japanese Obi sash, pr Asian table runners, pr Chinese ceramic ducks on bases, vintage ceramic turkey platter, brass candlesticks and brass bird figurines, pr. 18” cloisonné Chinese bird figurines, lg Limoges colonial plate, Lladro bust of woman (lace mantilla as is), 2 Nadal figurines, Crystal Pieces–Orrefors crystal cat, Kosta Unica vase signed ‘2051 V. Lindstrand’, many goblet & wine sets, ice bucket, bowls, tall vases, & decanters, Silver Plate & Sterling Serving Hollowware–chafing dishes, samovar, ice bucket, wine corker, pr covered vegetable servers, many large handled trays, bowls, gold washed serving trays & 10 chargers, bar accessories and glassware & 20 matching etched glass dessert/salad plates, German tankards, kitchen, foodstuffs, dome clocks, custom wood cigar boxes/humidors, stone Buddha, coral pieces in Lucite boxes, Japanese mud men figurines, pr 5” Chinese or Korean chops, faux plants, picture frames, 2 white embossed platters- 16” & 24”, Mexican cat figurine/doorstop, place mats, linens, bath, and bedding, men’s clothes XXL, many great ties and 9 ½-10 ½ shoes (Mephisto, Cole Haan, Sperry), books, drummer items, jewelry-real & costume, large & small LPs (Shelley Manne, Louis Bellson, Hawaiian, etc.), Cassette tapes, lots of CDs, 28”sealed Bellavista Italy Brut in painted bottle, candles in boxes, vegetable wire cart, 4 card tables.

Ethnic items include boomerangs, carved ebony African woman approximately 20” tall, shark jaw, sea ray rostrum, Pacific Island war club, tusk, tikis, driftwood figurines, carved figural painted fish, beaded artifacts.

Paintings and prints, framed, include a California Plein Air style landscape painting (newer rather than older), 5 Greek framed prints inlaid wood frames, Mexican Cervantes watercolor, vintage ‘European Village’ oil, Ken L. Evan ‘Cabin by Lake’ oil, ‘Australian Snake’ by woman artist in Alice Springs, Australia. A Guy Buffet ‘Tahitian Bar” watercolor, signed litho #186/275 Eugene Valentia, A Barbara Foss copper painting, embossed leaves picture #105/200 and called ‘Indian Summer I’. R.V. McDonald signed duck print, another duck print, pr signed Japanese man and woman, 4 Asian floral silk paintings, an Enrico Caruso print, commemorative restaurant collages, large framed Batik fishes, framed floral, Lucite framed with 2 hats- French Foreign Legion & a Muslim cap, pr poker playing dog prints, signed floral pen & ink.

Patio items include a large propane Turbo BBQ with a grill and a griddle, 4 tubular plastic chaise lounges, tubular arm chairs, metal tables & chairs w/umbrellas, low white laminate cabinets, wrought iron baker’s shelf, tall bar table w/4 tall chairs, stools, 2 wall TVs, shell or Matchbox cars display wall cabinet, chandelier, 5 tall plastic garden cabinets tooled for padlocks, vintage birdcage wall decors.

The two garages are phenomenal. One is full of tools and the other with miscellaneous items & shelving. The TOOL garage is filled with many, many hand and electrical tools all in very good and excellent condition. There are 30 plastic tool boxes, 10 tall metal shelves, 5 tall white laminate cabinets, Delta drill press, Delta scroll saw, Delta joiner, 10” Delta miter saw, Delta sander, 7’ De Walt miter saw stand, Breuer ‘Tornado’ blower & cleaner, new tile saw, woodworker books, Makita sander, Porter Cable profile sander, disk sander, ¼ Porter Cable sanders, ¼ Porter Cable planer, Makita 9.6V cordless 3 3/8” saw, MK170 7” tile saw new in box, framing saw, Stanley router, power drills, hand jig saw, wood clamps, pipe clamps, table saw blades, sliding shaper jig, compressor & motor, machinist vise, 4’ &  6’ & 8’aluminum ladders, 2 pr sawhorses, square sawhorse, Workmate, router base, stack ‘n store bins, right angle drill, ratchet sets, hand tools, T-squares, levels, wrench sets, nails, screws, hardware in drawers and 3 drawer middle chest boxes, sand paper, heat gun, trowels, wood work bench, painting supplies, first aid kits & items, metal countertop tool boxes, woodworking & building books, multiple 4 wheel flat dollies, 2 marine radios in boxes, Navy and Coast Guard pictures, cleansers & chemicals.

The other garage contains 4 tall units tubular plastic garage shelving, Navy & Coast Guard pictures, 2 tall white laminate cabinets, 2 four-drawer short laminate units, two-drawer legal size metal file cabinet, 6’dinette table w/3 chairs on wheels, TV w/wall bracket, small lift top floor freezer about 24” x 30”, extra long Igloo camping cooler, travel bags, luggage, plastic tubs, plumbing fixtures, according files, office items, books, framed posters, gift wrap rack (homemade).

As we discover more items, we will add them to the list. Let’s have fun with many great deals! Let’s bargain! See you there!

Friday/Saturday September 11 & 12 — 8 am to 4 pm

Sunday September 13 — 11 am to 4 pm

Monday September 14 — 9am to 3 pm   

Our next sale is a beautiful 6000 sq. ft. wooded glen estate with gorgeous grounds and an enormous amount of treasures inside. 

Our next sale is a beautiful 6000 sq.ft. wooded glen estate with gorgeous grounds and an enormous amount of treasures inside. Antique 18^th, 19^th & 20^th C. pieces include 6”-20”+ tall candleholders, polychrome pr. altar boy statues & angels sets, 5’torchieres-one Continental silver plate & one carved wood, steel engravings & other pictures, late 18^th C. Scotland Grandfather pendulum clock, 4 large cherub Putto ‘Seasons’ oil paintings, quilt racks, church pew, English silver hollowware & shakers, 2 tiered open side buffet, Stevenson & drop leaf tables, lawyer’s bookcase, pr. cherub & other lamps, grain sifters, oak cabinets, fretwork screens & panels, pr Continental carved wood wall reliefs, 16 small doors ribbon cabinet, folding table, side chairs, figurines & statues, Am. Secretary bookcase, tall pedestal carved by C.A.Looff (famous carousel horse carver), fireplace stands, stools, African wood carved chief door, carved reliefs from S.E. Asia, brass urn, candelabras, men’s dressing vanity, inlaid chess table, 1880’s Bible, pr. needlepoint chairs, decorative accessories & more.

Vintage items & newer furniture include a smoke blue suede L-sofa w/brown pillow trim (4’2”short & 9’5” long sect.), pr. gesso cabinet door wall hangings, Japanned stools, side & coffee tables in black & burgundy, It. Florentine chest & marquetry tea cart, 12-5 pc. Winterling “Mayerling” china set, shabbied gilt armoire 7’3”x56” & 6’ sofa table, 60’s Thomasville dining set-rd. 45” table, 2-20” leaves extends to 85”, 6 caneback chairs, w/lit china cabinet & buffet, hall tables, lg. custom Victorian doll house & furniture, area rugs-tribal lotus & Chinese wool 8’x11’. Wood & metal boxes, white dinette w/pine top & 4 chairs & 2 bar stools, bombe’ chest, pr. oversize Fr. leather chairs, white sofa, pr. vint. architectural pictures by John Hulse, red damask/wood bench, mirrors, 2 new black sleigh double beds (1 in box), 2 new green/brown double bedding sets, black leather & leopard spot fainting couches, 10’ 1930’s zebra skin rug, French style marquetry ormolu desk (Egypt), chic ladies clothes–lingerie, shoes, handbags, vanity items, kitchen, table linens, bedding, bath, garage tools & patio furniture, costume jewelry, books, electronics, CDs, sports, hunting, bric-a-brac.

Here is more of the list…..this estate is packed with goodies! Tall ceramic jar w/faux bamboo & bird of paradise flowers, baskets, faux oil on canvas Renoir painting,  silver plate, china, glass, & crystal pcs., 4 French graphic TV trays on stand, small appliances, Pride Mobility ‘Go Go’ mobile electric scooter, cookbooks, blue square dinner dishes, 32” & 36” Sony TVs, VCR’s, receiver, DVD & CD players, chess board, books & timers, pr high end palm trees, throw pillows & blanket throws, picture frames, framed prints-antique & vintage & contemporary, 60’s cherry wood dresser & matching mirror, 3 small Chinese area rugs, ladies clothes include high end jackets, skirts, vintage blouses, slacks, dresses, camisoles, tops & tees, gym clothes, panties, bras, teddies, pajamas, nighties, handbags, boots, slippers, scarves, mufflers, shoes 5 ½ to 7, clothes size small to large, games, CDs, DVDs, videos, books-history, real estate, some children, self-help, novels, travel, philosophical, Colonial style cherry office desk & chair, king iron canopy bed and mattresses & bed linens, brown leather club chair, pr antique silver plate candleholders, clipper ship print, 2 oak & walnut drop leaf tables, Italian bed bench (matches the canopy bed), brown Asian wicker chair & ottoman, pr dark green recliners-as is, brass lion handles planter, side & coffee tables, fireplace tools, 60’s French style chest-on-chest, office supplies, American girl doll bed, Christmas items, sewing notions & bolts & fabric pieces, crafts, Amana washer that is newer $75 and a running gas dryer $25, 6 foam chests, small under bar Sanyo refrigerator 18” x 36”,  battery weed whacker, camping stuff, lg dog kennel, umbrellas-patio & beach, garden, sports-basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball, paddle tennis, bikes, bike racks-garage & car, weights, croquet, plastic tubs & lids, extension cords, garden blower, electric hedge trimmer, lawn mower & seeder, wood ladders, pair matching wood storage cupboards w/sliding doors,  rope, tools, hardware & wire, brand new shirt boxes SML, new jewelry boxes, garage & house vacuums, push wheelchair, medical re-cooperation items-walker, potty chair, IV stand, 4 Samsonite folding chairs, wheeled garden seat, tons of Christmas wraps & ribbons, Christmas Village houses and accessories, painting items, 6” bench grinder, clamps, desk lamps, 10” bench table saw, saw horses, window Levolors & shades, plants, patio table & chair sets, settee & arm chairs unit, Adirondack chairs, lg newer Italian tapestry, 80’s & 90’s toys, ski clothes (high end), vintage 70’s dyed mink fur coat shearling jackets and more! WOW!

This sale is over. What a great home to stage in.

Our next sale is around July 10th. We will let you all know the details.

Friday: June 19th from 8:00 to 4:00

Saturday: June 20 from 8:00 to 4:00

Sunday June 21st from 12:00 to 4:00

Monday June 22nd from 9:00 to 3:00

 The address is familiar, but the contents of a four-story Century City condo are not. Treasures from this estate are, in our estimation, the best that we have ever presented for sale. These antique 19th-20th century and vintage items and furniture are from the home of the former 12-year CEO of First Interstate Bank. Most pieces are in very good to excellent condition. Sprinkled in are some pieces from other homes. An amazing collection to see and be a part of!

The oldest are exquisite polychrome angels, altar boy statues and 2 torchieres (one is silverplate) from continental churches . Included are a French ormolu buffet w/mirror and marble top, many 19th c. English silverplate hollowware items: food warmers, boxes, 30+ round wonderful Art Nouveau silver overlay trivets from 3″ to 18″ , wine coasters, coffee pot, inkwells, tea strainers, toast racks, tipping teapot, decanter, crumber, epergne, 25″ Fr. mirrored plateau, 19″ tall Art Nouveau crystal bowl on stand, 23″ Baroque cachepot, vases, bridal basket, 19th c portrait of a woman and more.

Many brass candleholders 6″-28″ and wood candleholders 5″-46″ tall. Chandeliers: pr Waterford, sm. silverplate, wood chain-beaded w/sconce, ornate brass and crystal, gate leg sidetable, 6-7 ft. vertical bankers file cabinet, piano, vanity and foot stools, rare 6′ to 7′ French chaise, 2 scales-marble/glass & porcelain/brass, kimono wall hanging, vintage and 80’s/90’s ladies designer clothes (sizes 12-14): Gucci, Chanel, Chloe, Valentino, G. Pal, small church pew, wingchairs, fur coats and jackets, decorative accessories.

Bedroom items are: white washed king headboard, pr tall side table/cabinets, entertainment armoire, bed bench, side chair, pair twin mattress/box spring sets, 5′ tall American wood stand w/brass gong and puffed stick, Ivory Coast carved wood chief’s door, wine coolers, pair ornate carved Japanese screens, unusual large oak lawyers bookcase, pr curved chintz sofas, 4 Victorian sidechairs, American Brilliant and crystal pcs: butter domes, vases, lidded jars, bobeches (candle wax catchers), bowls, tumblers, ice bucket, dishes and carafe. Textiles, embroidery, needlepoint picture, linens, ladies desk w/leather insert and lion pulls, executive desk, pair matching 7 drawer armoires, antique 3-panel glass & wood wisteria painted screen; lamps: archaic bronze jar, brass, terra cotta, carved wood Kwan Lin, milkglass, polished wood statue, amber glass. Wm Hanes bamboo octagonal table, ormolu side tables, carved bases, antique cane seat glider rocker, many pricey brown glazed garland design pots and plants.

ALSO–One of two sets in the world- a Brown & Jordan dining ensemble from ‘ Send Me No Flowers’  staring Doris Day & Rock Hudson (The furniture is white in the movie.). Second one was owned by Jane Wyman, actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan. Set includes painted gold Art Nouveau design pieces and consists of 2 pedestals w/glass top, 4 armchairs, 2 sidechairs, plant stand w/glass top and ornate buffet. Hollywood memorabilia! Also, a double column Italian oval dining table w/10 chairs, w/3-18″ leaves in light satinwood finish.  It is 66″ x 46″ and extends to 10′.

Here is more! There are 14-6 piece place settings of white, fluted Mitterteich china including teacups and coffee cups and some extra pieces. A teacart, 2-tiered oak buffet cabinet and mahogany what not, antique and vintage amber glass pieces, cookbooks, an antique Eastlake secretary bookcase w/ curved roll lid, small English dresser top mirror w/drawer, tabletop checker/chess board w/checkers, many small brass w/bevel glass picture frames, American Victorian travel 8 to 10 drawer jewelry box, ‘dPj’ initialed fluffy towels, modified rectangular red wool area rug with concave corners, pr silk damask arm chairs, antique painted 3-tiered wood clothes dryer rack on stand, 5-tier iron pot rack, 4-legged tall magazine rack, tall tripod wine cork puller, videos, some LPs, quilt racks,  fine 19th/20th c. antique Chippendale style three seat back settee, English cottage watercolors, framed Music Center 25th anniversary poster, late 18c mahogany tall case clock from Scotland, English round wall clock, folding table w/2 chairs, bookends, antique metal/beveled glass, oak mirrors, antique low American oak dresser, lace throw pillows, French mantle clock, baskets-antique and ethnic, American Navaho rugs and textiles, many side chairs, butcher block table, 12″ to 18″ English pie crust table stands, round Victorian table plateau, figural Bowler hat wood ‘bulletin’ board, statues–nudes and couples, lace balloon shades, letter box, 30″ x 30″ floral needlepoint picture, 9′ Fish Eye Bidjar 220 knots per inch Persian rug runner (retails for $17,000), antique crystal hurricane lamp, wall shelves, upholstered easy chair, Victorian sewing box, masks-Asian and ethnic, antique glass and wood linen storage cabinet w/16 small doors (OOPS, it is a ribbon display cabinet), English brass umbrella stand and canes, Sony TV, antique Italian cathedral tapestry adjustable fireplace screen, antique C. A. Looff tall carved wood pedestal (world class, American carousel horse carver), iron stands, 2 graphite drawings by Pratt, kitchen items, sets of china, silver gelatin photo by Ruth Thorne Thompson, bistro chair and table, duck and boy w/ fish statues, carved pedestal bases, iron planters, 6 small wine tasting stools, wrought iron base for table, push wheelchair, A. Mareau Art Nouveau bronze leaf dish, drop leaf side tables and dining table, Barry Eno art glass tree vase, pre-Columbian statues, round English coffee table, Samovar lamp and tray, architectural decorative pieces, footman fireplace stools, ornamental decorative brasses and tassels, 4′ x 4′ signed acrylic floral still life painting by Gunn, multiple volumns of 1781 to 1790 poetry volumns, Ferragamo, Bruno Magli, Ann Kline shoes size 10 narrow ($35.oo a pair)  and more!

The Scoop:This is a classy vintage/contemporary home filled with Asian, Italian, modern, American Indian, Hawaiian, Filipino, French, Victorian furniture, goodies & decorative items. The view is stupendous overlooking the San Fernando Valley to the east.

This client’s passion is entertaining, having parties & enjoying friends. She has recently retired to the Bay area, but leaves her house & many of its contents to be sold.

The furniture is contemporary & of a vintage era, mostly 70’s & 80’s. There is a leather sofa w/worn section, a 7’ textured weave tan sofa, & an 8’ velvet white sofa & 2 white damask chairs, a pair of red Victorian tufted silk salon chairs, many blue & red velvet/gilt Italian decorative accessories, 2 ornate gilt w/marble topped, low side tables, Grand Prix Award 1900 St Louis & Paris Exposition 1903 Award antique Baldwin ebony 70″ parlor grand piano built in 1926, classic TV/hall console, gilt mirrors—8 sided oval, lg. 4 1⁄2’ by 5’ ornate mirror, 3 1⁄2’ by 2’, others in gilt & ebony.

There is a bedroom suite in black w/two side tables, a tall & a long dresser w/huge round mirror, 2 side tables. Also a blue velvet easy chair, modern ottoman, 5 tiered lit curio cabinet w/doors, 60’s off white furniture includes— hi fi, dining table & 4 chairs, china cabinet, buffet cabinet, armoire, desk, side & coffee tables, king headboard, chest of drawers, short cabinets & mirror. Shelving-wall & book, bathroom, basket, metal racks, white cubes, butcher block dinette w/white legs & 4 chairs, lg. floor jewelry cabinet, 2 newer tapestries on rods, 6’ oak desk & office items, swivel office chair, 2 & 4 drawer file cabinets, lamps— 5 tall standing lamps, ceramic, Frank Lloyd Wright Tiffany style, 3- lamp, long cathedral gilt chandelier, lg. 60s wall sconce, 46” floor Hitachi TV w/ rear projection, rugs & runners, bar stools, white wicker love seat, rocker & chair, oak side & coffee table with glass inserts, console TV.

Decorative accessories include faux stained glass sailboat panel, travel dolls, capiz shell bonsai centerpiece, pr rattan stools, many throw pillows, lanterns, wood fruit, wall clocks & table clock, oil paintings, pictures, statues, some books, Brinks ‘on-floor’ safe, glass & crystal goblets & other crystal, gilt Italian statues, figurines, silver plate serving pieces & accessories, many vintage bar accessories, vintage printed glassware sets, decanters, beer steins, 60’s bar glasses, matchbooks, costume & real jewelry( some from last week’s sale), wine racks, brass nautical & Don the Beachcomber items, bar stools tall & short, ladies clothes 6-8/M & L, size 5 1/2M shoes, hats, handbags, dresses, caftans, slacks, blazers, tops, Salton Hot Trays & Salton cart, Graywood Noritake china for 12, chafing dishes, platters, flatware, many cookie jars (one is a Red Wing), newer copper pieces,6 sets daily dishes& the kitchen is a fun one! Brass vanity accessories & perfumes, 60’s Kokura dishes, lots of bedding sets, sheets, towels,bath rugs, 2-60’s clothes valets, garage, old electronics, Christmas, propane BBQ, Southern patio furniture, green semi circle bar w/4 stools, a bar tending stool, & tall matching propane heater, wrought iron table sets, chaises & tables, tiki torches, racks, and over 100 potted plants! Still more as usual!