Hancock Park/Mid-Wilshire
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!
Sherman Oaks Estate
Thank you for coming. Hope you all enjoyed the home.
Here are the sale dates for Sherman Oaks:
Friday and Saturday – May 1st & 2nd – 8 AM to 4 PM
Sunday – May 3rd – 1 PM to 5 PM
Monday May 4th – 9 AM to 3 PM
It is the former home of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Slattery. He was an actor in the 1940’s & the announcer on Art Linkletter’s House Party from 1952 to 1970…including ‘Kids Say The Darndest Things’. A great show for those of us old enough to remember it! A large & close family household, with an enthusiastic set of parents, there are many things from over 60 years of family outings to paper collectibles to decorative items & furniture. This is an antique & vintage household that is a fun one to see.
Hancock Park/Mid Wilshire Estate April 3rd-6th
Friday & Saturday, April 3rd & 4th — 8am-4pm
Sunday April 5th — 1pm-5pm
Monday April 6th — 9am-3pm
This is a unique opportunity to find some wonderful antiques and vintage furniture in this 3000 sq. ft. lower level remodeled 1920’s duplex. This home is a lovely garden estate filled with furniture, decorative accessories and art.
The antique & some 19thcentury Italian furniture includes Italian armchairs, ruins commode, urn w/elephant head handles (as is), 4 small & other side & arm chairs, pr. gilt/mirrored figural shell candle sconces, pr. faux grained columns, curved armchair, Ormolu pcs. — mirror 30″ x 54″, table clock, 3 drawer dresser, 36″ marble urns, hall stand, pr. claret ewer lamps, Majolica boy w/turtle fountain, pr. Victorian armchairs & sofa, Venetian glass mirror, brass/marble plant stand, ‘R’ Minton platter & tureen, ornate Kimball light mahogany 5′ turned leg grand piano, oak hall seat, 4 painted scene wall plaques, 4′ x 6′ mahogany dining table, oak arm desk chair, Italian statues-Hermes and others, pictures, wood boxes, quilts, Napoleon smalls, pr. electrified oil lamps, Beidermeier side cabinet, 3 panel 4′ gesso/glass screen, pr, bistro armchairs 8″ metal prophyre.
Vintage items pr. grey suede loveseats, 70’s Italian armchairs, 12″iron tables w/tile inserts, 3 pr. compo sidetables & urns, pr. 7′ concrete obelisks, side tables & chairs, dozens of monkey figurines, decorative Greek, Asian, Egyptian pcs., 24″ iron, serpentine, Hermes & other candleholders, lamps, tridacna maxima clam light w/brass mount, lg. bronze, porcelain, ceramic, terra cotta garden cache pots, coffee table books, china—sets for 6 & 12, ‘R’platter & tureen, many obelisks—marble, stone, crystal, Belkin 1965 oil, pr. 48″ metal sculpted 60’s trees, ivory Italian dining table w/6 leather chairs, étagère, demi-lune cabinet, mirror & tea cart.
Others items metal It. table basket, glass & crystal hollowware& goblets, china plates & misc., pr. silver plate candelabras & side table w/marble insert, oil by Richauro 1963, king tufted headboard.
Men’s clothes —Lg. & X-Lg. polos, tuxedos, sport coats, Lauren Country flannels.
Women’s clothes—7 racks, 80’s designer & lots of it—M, L, 14-16 Neiman Marcus, Oscar de la Renta, G. Pal, Dior, Chanel and Ferragamo shoes sz 10, kitchen, etc.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS NOT ON POST CARD OR EMAIL: 2 & 3 seat folding theatre seats, pair white bear skin rugs, brown calico dishes, Italian garden pots, Maryuka porcelain Russian boxes, patio or breakfast table w/brown glass–30″ x 36″, ceramic bowls & cache pots, ornate Kimball 1920’s turned leg piano w/ornate stool, needlepoint pillows, obelisk wall shelf, quilt rack, pair black & white French club chairs, antique/vintage Italian plateau desk & chair, pair faux snake skin book cases, Juan M. Sanchez landscape, faux zebra skin rug (stenciled cowhide), silverplate side table w/marble inset, apothecary bottles, chandeliers (Waterford and others).
Vanity items–small perfume bottles, inlaid vintage wood card table, ebony black coffee table, 36″ alabaster ‘David’ statue, 3 Lucite nesting tables, Domingo Huetos Oil of young boy, antique 16″ apothecary stoppers, 4 Peter Duffy New York firs + others, barware and accessories.
American hat racks, signed Italian religious figurine,dozens and dozens of cook books, vintage Italian Faunce pottery set, Hall China ‘Golden Glo’ ramekins, custard and casserole bowls, vintage Rosenthal China ‘Sun Ray’ chintz china, pair kitchen oil painting ‘Mushrooms’ by Tak.
Kitchen–small appliances, cookware, copper fish poacher. Antique oak wardrobe w/beveled glass doors, 2 plaques ceramic Lavabo, pair Italian style stools, Italian table w/marble top, side tables, Italian Ramhead side chair, wrought iron plant stands, concrete garden statuary, small 24″ green patio table, iron chairs.
Laboratory glassware–flasks, test tubes, jars, beakers, etc.
Woodland Hills – Jan 23 2009
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!
Leimert Park – Los Angeles
This estate sale will prove to be one to remember, and one of our best! It is a beautiful, architecturally detailed house, in an older, tucked away L.A. neighborhood. The contents are amazing and designed in an ornately appointed décor. It has a stupendous volume of treasures. It contains a three generations collected by a grandmother, mother and daughter.
It includes 20’s antiques, 30’s-50’s mahogany & upscale furniture, real and costume jewelry, ethnic art & collectibles, new clothes (sz 8 & med), glitzy & casual shoes (sz 9), silver plate & crystal decorative accessories and vanity items. There will not be enough room on this card to mention it all. Check Monday for the additional list of items. Antiques include: a carved polychrome Italian cherubs bas relief wall plaque, a celluloid tagged Ralph & John Widdicomb (1897-1951) English flip top game table, pr. 36” harlequin 20’s lamps, 19th c. Victorian & Italian arm chairs & pr. electrified cranberry hurricane lamps, carved sofa & chair, mirrors, English display case w/side to side slide door & key, tea cart, paintings, pr. 36”metal Chinese cat statues, Asian & European figurines & accessories, china, copper pots, etc. 1930’s mahogany furniture include 2 round foyer tables, 2 tiered tables, (leather & marble tops), Lane Deco cedar chest, a 30’s bedroom suite— dual headboard, side tables, vanity, chest on chest, coffee table. Vintage produced repro, period pieces include a French marquetry dining table w/10 chairs & matching tall china cabinet and commode, mirrored coffee table, chandeliers, 3 Asian wall shelf ensemble, pr. tall columnar cherub lamps, 60’s Florentine pieces, lamps— Capo di Monte, crystal, porcelain, 9 Tiffany style, metal. Also, king bedroom set, dressers, clocks, 16 footstools, stools & ottomans, area, round & rug runners in Chinese & Persian style, rag rugs, 2 sofas, hi fi’s, Emma Jane’s, carousel horses & pig figurine collections, Ethnic accessories—shields, busts, framed masks, pillows, instruments, Strongwater style glitz boxes, classic & Ethnic art—signed & numbered lithos, prints, posters, pictures, etchings. French tapestry w/carved rod, hats, handbags, perfumes, bedding, dolls, Lavabo, kitchen, stained glass panels, patio furniture, planters, plants, bistro tables, benches, arbors, gliders, stands, statuary, Christmas & garage. This is the addendum to the postcard. Dolls include newer harlequin, woodland nymphs, Moroccan, Kenya, Raggedy Ann & Andy, cloth and vintage Japanese. There are many elaborate masquerade masks with holding sticks. Large and small European and American clear and colored crystal pieces, Chinese carved fireplace fan & other Chinese accessories, repro black glass chandelier & sconces, pairs of ginger jars, gilt framed prints, what-not shelves, antique and vintage silver plate tea service, samovar, serving pieces, and flatware, pr. small painted kidney shaped side tables, wall shelves, white-washed carved Chinese coffee table w/6 stools, dozens of ornate throw pillows, 5 tiered gilt metal stand, Chinese fish bowls on rosewood stands, vintage bar accessories, Alley Cat figurines. Mirrors include gorgeous Asian, gilt, rococo style, etched, American, ducks, modern and others. Lamps are tall floor lamps in the Tiffany style, modern column, stacked box style and metal with the rawhide look. Also, decorative grapes, fans, tea pots, crystal and other candlesticks, large decorative boxes, carved & painted side tables, camel saddle, electronic items, 3 pc leather Deco sofa set, red suede easy chair, entry and hall tables, enameled & rhinestone encrusted Strongwater style boxes also include figurines and perfume bottles, goblets, shelving for books, painted hampers, 30’s phone table w/phone book slots, corner shelves, decorative bottles and paperweights, patterned glass items, weavings, small cabinets in white Formica, baskets with metal frames, split bamboo and wood. African busts and elaborately framed masks, Chinese cabinet and 4 Chinese stone panels, newer pine desk & chair w/pine letter file, 2-4 drawer metal file cabinets (legal size), several large iron wall ‘sun’ plaques, safe that sits on the floor, vases, cup and saucer sets, Victorian painted bowl, Asian lazy Susan, office supplies & miscellaneous, some books, Chinese & Indian tables, more arm & side chairs, gorgeous 3-panel painted landscape screen, antique corner cabinet, 2-50’s bar cabinets, kitchen center cabinet, dishes, misc. kitchen decorative items, Lexmark X73 Inkjet scan/print/copy machine, 6 painted wood/metal TV trays, set of stainless Wolfgang Puck Bistro cooking pans-many pieces, vintage canister set, watermelon baskets, humongous 5 feet tall by 4 feet wide blue and white ginger jar w/one handle missing, ice cream table set, working, composition garden fountain, tile tables, high end, faux stone backyard BBQ unit with refrigerator. There are also bar rattan bar stools, iron garden table with 4 chairs, demi-lune wood jewelry box, antique side chair, king bedroom set includes headboard, long dresser with tri-fold mirror, 2 side tables and an armoire. In another part of the house, we have round Chinese rugs, black wrought iron coffee table and a hall table with glass tops, vintage carved Chinese trunk, basket chest, 2 rocking chairs, large brass India wall platter, stuffed animals, hat boxes, ladies boots, furs—faux and real, table mirror, shawls, storage containers and zipper closets. The clothes are very nice. Most of them are new and bought off of QVC or Home Shopping Network. Most still have their original tags. Sizes 6 and 8. Small and Medium There is so much more! We look forward to seeing you.
