Sale Description:
Hughes Estate Sales is proud to announce a sale of estate property of Dr. & Mrs. Albert R. and Marka O.Hibbs on March 19th-20th at the Hibbs’ 1909 Craftsman mansion in Pasadena.
Dr. Albert “the voice of JPL” Hibbs began his career as a physicist in1950 and later helped build the Explorer I, United States’ first Earth orbiter. Hibbs wrote more than 70 scientific and technical papers and textbooks including Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals, which he co-authored with his friend Richard P. Feynman, the Nobel physicist.
Marka Oliver Hibbs was a fine artist, who studied printmaking under Shiro Ikegawa and devoted two decades of her life as librarian for Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada Flintridge. Mrs. Hibbs was known to host lavish and wild parties which included a salon of scientific bigwigs and art-world eccentrics such as Carl Sagan, Jirayr Zorthian, and Timothy Leary. She was a supporter of the arts and her home housed their collection of paintings, prints, and sculpture by numerous local artists as well as several incredible kinetic sculptures designed and constructed by Dr. Hibbs himself.
This is a very interesting assortment of fine art and quality furnishings - a great opportunity to own a piece of Pasadena’s rich cultural history.
FURNITURE:
ANTIQUE:
1920s bedroom suite with double bed, dresser, and vanity, antique tea cart, a variety of wooden chairs, large antique chest
COOL MID-CENTURY PIECES:
Brown-Saltman walnut side table, 1950s modern walnut coffee table with beveled edges, 1950s walnut dinette table with four custom chairs, Charles Eames Molded Plywood Chair, pair of upholstered armchairs, long, low dresser with marble top, Danish Modern teak nightstands, Architectural Pottery planter, blue velvet upholstered chaise lounge
ART:
Kinetic sculpture and paintings by Dr. Hibbs and a nice collection of works by listed artists such as:
Conrad Buff (1886 - 1975)
Leonard Edmondson (1916 - 2002 )
Shiro Ikegawa (1933 - )
Helen Pashgian (1934 - )
Julian Walbridge Rix (1850 - 1903)
Jirayr Zorthian (1912 - 2004)
COLLECTIBLES:
BOOKS:
An extensive collection of books on a wide variety of subjects, such as science texts and reference books relating to early outer space exploration, astrology, and physics, JPL in-house publications, A 9th edition Encyclopedia Britannica set from 1882, Books on Art and Photography, Classics, and interesting reading on a variety of subjects
RECORDS:
78s and LPs, recordings of 1940s - 1960s Jazz and blues, Pop, and Classical music
ELECTRONICS:
Bolex and Bell + Howell 8mm projectors, several Kodak carousel slide projectors, Akai 8-track recorder, Teac reel-to-reel Model A3340S, Tascam 6-Track mini-studio, Sony 6-channel mixer, model MX7, Dual turntable, model 1019, Vintage Zenith radio, Tektronix cathode ray oscilloscope, type 535 on wheeled stand with manual included, Homemade electronic components, mysterious boxes with knobs
A selection of vintage cameras and photography equipment
Interesting collections of powder horns, small sculptures and carvings, music boxes, pewter mugs and beer steins, decorative eggs, Russian chess pieces, carved pipes, beautiful seashells, vintage and ethnic jewelry, cufflinks, perfume bottles and pill boxes, studio pottery, Stuart Crystal stemware and china by Haviland Limoges, Wedgwood, and Tiffany & Co., silver serving pieces
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:
Vintage clothing, toys, and posters, Singer Featherweight sewing machine, Quality bed linens, model ships, a very nice “Go” board game, and much more not shown in photos
See you there!
Hughes Estate Sales