50% OFF MOST! LAST CHANCE! Beverly Hills Estate Sale of Famed Fashion Photographer Melvin Sokolsky
Aug 17
10am to 4pmAug 18
10am to 4pmTerms & Conditions
Please read and obey parking signs. Limited parking on the street. You might have to park at the bottom of the hill and walk up. There are many stairs inside and around the property.
INFO AND PRICING ONLY DISCUSSED IN PERSON. Please Do Not: call / text / email / or send a raven.
THIS IS A TWO-DAY ESTATE SALE. ITEMS ARE SOLD ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. SOME ITEMS IN PHOTOS AND VIDEOS MAY HAVE ALREADY SOLD WHEN YOU ARRIVE.
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Sign-up sheet will be outside when the address is revealed on Saturday at 7am. Our subscribers receive the address at 6:15am. Head to the main page of our website to become a subscriber. This is for enthusiastic buyers who wish to be among the first inside.
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As a courtesy we provide a "hold" table to hold merchandise while you shop. Hold at your own risk. Sometimes a well-meaning buyer may accidentally buy your item on the hold table. Buyer beware.
NO PURSES, BAGS, OR BOXES PERMITTED. LEAVE YOUR PURSE IN THE CAR. BRING YOUR WALLET / PHONE. SECURITY WILL NOT ADMIT YOU WITH A PURSE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PERSONAL ITEMS.
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Buyers are responsible for removing their own purchases from the premises each day unless otherwise arranged. We are not responsible for items you purchase and forget to take with you when you leave.
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20 shoppers at a time. Smaller rooms will permit a limited number of shoppers at a time. By entering the premises you acknowledge you are entering by your own accord and understand the risks involved and agree to hold Handled and homeowners harmless. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. NEITHER THE HOMEOWNER NOR HANDLED ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES ON THE PREMISES.
ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS. PLEASE INSPECT, RESEARCH AND MEASURE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. Buyers are responsible for removing their own purchases from the premises each day unless otherwise arranged. We are not responsible for items you purchase and forget to take with you. We cannot move or deliver furniture for you, not even to your car. We have a list of movers you can call to help. For security purposes, there is a working video camera recording transactions at the sale.
ABSOLUTELY NO PURSES, BAGS, PLEASE LEAVE IN YOUR CAR. WE CANNOT HOLD THEM FOR YOU FOR SAFETY REASONS. THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING. Also, no beverages, no pets (except service animals) permitted on the premises. Please understand you will be sent back to your vehicle to store your purse or bag or pet or beverage. There are multiple video cameras on the premises recording all activity. Cash and credit cards accepted. We are required to collect sales tax of 9.5% unless you have proof of resale license. Buyers are responsible for removing their own purchases prior to end of sale. Bring tools and help to dismantle and load large items. Any damage caused by negligent moving will be buyer's responsibility. Neither the owner of the home nor Handled (the estate sale company) are responsible for any personal injury.
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Description & Details
This weekend we are pleased to present the estate sale of famed fashion photographer and film director Melvin Sokolsky.
To quote his New York Times Obituary by Alex Williams, “Mr. Sokolsky was an untrained photographer who grew up in a tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, snapping pictures with his father’s box camera as a child. His career in fashion photography imbued cool couture style with high-art surrealism, spanning the explosion of color and creativity of the 1960s. In 1969, he moved on to directing and shooting television commercials, collecting more than 25 Clio Awards and directing memorable spots like Ricardo Montalbán’s “Corinthian leather” Chrysler ads.
Regardless, it was his decade in magazines that became his legacy, helping to redefine what was possible in fashion photography — a period when he produced memorable portraits of Hollywood stars like Mia Farrow and Natalie Wood and earned praise from top models like Twiggy. Many of his images were later shown in galleries and museums, including the Louvre in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Getty in Los Angeles.’
Our favorite story about him comes from actress Ali Macgraw who worked as his stylist in the early / mid 60s. She had been working as Diana Vreeland’s assistant at Harper’s Bazaar and was newly engaged. Her in laws wanted to announce the engagement in the New York Times. She was in need of a professional portrait. Vreeland suggested she speak with up and coming photographer Melvin Sokolsky. She sat for a portrait and he ended up offering her a stylist job with a massive salary increase. She has said working with Sokolsky was the best job of her life.
The sale is set inside his family home in Beverly Hills and includes several incredible art deco furniture pieces, gorgeous decor, the most epic art book collection we've ever seen, select ladies clothing and accessories and for you burlwood-lovers...we've got you! There's a little of every category imaginable.
We’ve got several of Sokolsky’s limited edition art books, gallery cards and even a calendar filled with this works. His photographs, however, can be purchased on 1st Dibs: https://www.1stdibs.com/creators/melvin-sokolsky-1933-american/art/
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