HUGE ADAMS MANSION SALE - Antiques, Vintage Radios, & Tons More! ALL MUST GO!

This weekend we must sell the contents of Mr Robert's Big 'Ol Victorian Mansion in the Adams District of Los Angeles over by USC.  Mr Robert was an avid collector and somewhat of a hoarder who lived in this home for well over 40 years!  His passions were Vintage Radios and Phonograph Players - Old Jazz and Blues - and Antiques and Collectibles!  Seeing the potential beauty and interest in items led to a somewhat kooky collection of vintage and antique items - that and a flat out inability to throw anything away!  :-)  After a few weeks of work - we have emptied the attic - emptied the basement and pulled all of his treasures our for you to dig through!  Although we are posting a ton of pictures - believe it or not, they do not capture all that is in this fun kooky house!  So come on out and be prepared to shop and have fun and we bet you will find a treasure!  Everything in the home is priced to go...and discounts will build each day till everything is sold!

WHAT IS THERE?

SHOWCASES:  Very Little Jewelry.  Lots of interesting small collectibles and vintage novelties.  Nice Ray Bans and other Vintage Sunglasses, Vintage Decks of Cards, Vintage Automobilia, Carved Bakelite Pin, Fashion Grade Watches, Small Toys, Guy Oriented Stuff.

FURNITURE:  Fantastic Empire Server,  Gorgeous RARE Spanish Revival Baby Grand Piano with Iron Spreaders, Empire Sofa, Borghese Marble Topped Console, Custom Italian Scissor Legged Small Console, Gorgeous Lyre Backed Arm Chairs, Neat Victorian Boudoir Chair in Original Mohair Velvet with Boule Fringe, Several Nice Victorian and Antique Side Tables, Two Player Pianos, Really Nice Victorian Era Orchestral Piano Player, 1950s Blonde Dining Table, China Hutch, and Server.  1950S Blonde Coffee Table and Side Tables, Several Fantastic Vintage Upholstered Chairs great for re-upholstery, Lots of Miscellaneous Chairs from Different Eras, Fun 60s Gold Chest of Drawers, Matching Upholstered Contemporary Chairs, Various Cabinets, Various Side Tables, Funky Victorian Upright Chest painted hot pink and orange, Gorgeous Victorian Eastlake Hall Tree, Fabulous Blue Fench Styled Sofa/Hall Table with Glass Display Top, Fun Painted Blue Italian Bedside Tables and Small Coffee/Low Table, 30s Vanity with Carved Accents and Round Mirror,  Wicker Twin Sleigh Bed, Wicker Plant Stands, Neat Italian Ormolu Plant Stand, and Lots More Stuff!

RADIOS/PHONOS/ELECTRONICS:  Fantastic Collection of over 50 Upright Cabinet Radios and Radio/Phonographs from the 1920s through the 1950s – Just about every Major Brand of the Eras represented.  Cool Shortwave radios, Several Nice Table Top Radios including gorgeous metallic blue Crosely and a rare gold lucite Bullseye Crosley made in limited numbers for a jeweler.  Boxes and Boxes of Old Tubes, Vintage Radio Magazines from the 20s-30s, old Radio Books and Radio Repair Manuals.  Lots and Lots of more contemporary Electronics – many of which are collectible.

VINTAGE SMALLS:  This runs the gamut...lots of small interesting items including neat old Antique  Silver-Plate Candlesticks, Antique Turned Wood and Wood and Brass Candlesticks, Deco Spelter Figural Lamps,  Neat Pair Old Japanese Pigeon Blood Cloisonné Vases with Rose Design, Several Neat 1920s-1950s Vintage Alarm Clocks in Lucite, Chrome, Mirror, and More, Vintage Smoking Ephemera and Lighters, Fun Unusual 50s Colored Aluminum Wares, Pottery including Mexican, California, McCoy, Muncie, and others, Old EAPG and Crystal, Other glass, Neat Pink and Gold Murano Bowl, Murano Candlestick, Brass and other Metal Ware, Occupied Japan, Majolica Pitcher and Glass Set, Some Depression Glass, Huge Set 50s Japanese Cut Wheat Designed Glassware, China, Figurines, and more!

MISCELLANEOUS:  Boxes and Boxes of Lamp Parts, Vintage Chrome Auto Parts – Grills, Tail Lights, Hub Caps, and more, Parts and Pieces of Different Things – Great for Assemblage Artists, Knick Knacks, Victorian Ball and Stick Brackets, Old Luggage, Kitchenwares, Tools, Hardware, Trunks, Metal Wares, Clock Parts, Racks, Frames, Neat Vintage Wallpaper, and more!

ART/MIRRORS:  Huge 1880-1910 Neo-Classical Oil Painting Unsigned, Neat 1920-1930 Studio Oil Painting of Courtiers, Several Old Oils in Various State of condition – all needing cleaning and restoration, more contemporary oils, Big Sofa Size Prints including a very cool Railroad Scene, Very Nice Victorian Era Round Framed Prints of Courtiers, Several loose prints including old hand tints to more contemporary prints, Gorgeous Large 1930s-40s Plumed Rectangular Mirror with Inset Mirror Accents, Turn of the Century Wall Mirrors, Contemporary Mirrors, Funky Art Collage of Nude Men Drawings, and more...

LIGHTING:  Fantastic Old Art Deco Chandelier with Original Drop Glass Shades, Lots of Vintage Glass Lighting Shades, Lots of Neat Lamps including a pair of Old Spelter Della Robbia Lamps, Deco Figural Lamps, Cut Ruby Flash Lamp, 1920s Iron, Floor Lamps, and Lots of other Neat Table Lamps, Old Wall Sconces, Old Brass Ceiling Fixtures, and more!

RECORDS/TAPES/CDs/MOVIES:  Literally 1000s of old 78s most of which are old blues and jazz and such, Lots of 33s and 45s as well. Some CDs, No DVDs, Beta Gay Porn, Swedish Straight Erotica 8mm Films in Packaging. Maybe a couple of DVDs if I remember right...

PAPER EPHEMERA/MAGAZINES/BOOKS:  We have some VERY VERY COOL paper here....Lots of Old Photos WWII era up, Neat Old Automobile Handbooks, Neat Old Automobile Selling Materials including old Bentley, Rolls Royce and Cadillac and Others, Old Menus, Old Cruise Ship Stuff, Vintage LA and such, Some Post Cards, Old Gay 70s Stuff, 60s/70s Gay Culture Who Am I and Why Type Books, Vintage Straight and Gay Cheesy Erotica Paperbacks,  Cool Old Magazines including lots of Packard Collector Newsletters/Magazines, Vintage Car Magazines, Vintage Popular Mechanics – Science- and Such Mags, Vintage Ladies Mags, Some Vintage Gossip and Hollywood Mags, Old Ebony's and Other Black 70s Mags, Lots of 1930s on Radio Mags, Some early 1900s Magazines for Ladies and Such, More Contemporary Mags as well, Nice Books including Fiction and Non-Fiction, First Editions include Edgar Rice Burroughs and others, Very Nice Multi Volume Set History of Slavery and Slavery Papers – Limited Published Edition, Lots of Vintage Automobile Manufacturer Repair Manuals, BMW Motorcycles Vintage Repair Manual, Other Automobile Books dating form the early days of autos. Smattering of Historical Architectural Books and such. 

VINTAGE CLOTHING/LINENS:  Vintage Clothing is primarily Mens and Smaller sizes – Eras represented are primarily 1950s – 1970e with some 80s, Fun Funky Ties including quite a few neat “skinny” ties, Great Jackets, Some Very Fun Stuff Here!  Some Vintage Womens Bras, Corsets, and Slips, Vintage Women's House Dresses, Three Rolling Racks of Clothing Overall Some Vintage Yardage on Rolls, Lots of Smaller Yardage of Vintage  Cottons and Such great for Pillows and Projects,  Old Velvet Drapes great for Cutting Up for Projects, Various Curtain Panels, Covers, and More.  Some Crochet and Needlework.  Several Tassels from Antique to Contemporary, Contemporary and Vintage Pillows, and more...

VINTAGE APPLIANCES:  O'Keefe and Merritt Stove, Vintage Green and Beige 1920s Detroit Gas Range, Several Vintage Washers, Vintage Mangler, 2 All Copper Antique Washers, Old Kelvinator with Top Motor,  Old 1930s Gas Refrigerator, 1940s Refrigerator, 1920s Popcorn Popper, 1920s-1950s Toasters,  and more!

YARD:  The Yard is FUN!  The Back Yard is chock full of Project Furniture, Lighting, Old Built-Ins, Doors, Statuary, Patio Stuff, Pots, Shelving, Huge Bird Cage, Parrot Stand, 50s Dinette, Iron Work, Door Knobs, Hardware, AS IS, and More...

Come on out and give us a hand getting Mr. Robert's House emptied.  Unfortunately - we didn't get everything photographed...so there is way more than you see here!  :-)  If you have any questions - Let us know!