18th & 19th Century Antiques Liquidation: Film Director, GEORGE MARSHALL

moved offsite to warehouse | 3 day sale | 3 days away
Address
The address for this sale in El Segundo, CA 90245 will be available after 9:00am on Wednesday, October 7th, 2026.
Dates
Thu
Oct 8
8:30am to 2:30pm
Fri
Oct 9
8:30am to 2:30pm
Sat
Oct 10
8:30am to 2:30pm

Terms & Conditions

Cash, ATM, and all major credit cards (+ $2 processing fee)

By attending this sale, you agree to absolve property owners, AEL&S, and all persons conducting sale, of any liability as a result injury

Please bring your own boxes. Absolutely no large handbags or oversized purses. For this sale, no children under 12 years of age will be allowed entry.

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This fabulous liquidation sale encompasses the personal property of GEORGE MARSHALL, one of Hollywood’s most respected film Directors whose credits, beginning in the silent film days, include THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES, YOU CAN’T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, POT O’ GOLD, THE BLUE DAHLIA, MY FRIEND IRMA, FANCY PANTS, HOUDINI, THE SAD SACK, and HOW THE WEST WAS WON.


In the 1930s, Mr. Marshall established a reputation for comedy, directing Laurel and Hardy in three classic films, and also working on a variety of comedies for Fox, though many of his films at Fox were destroyed in a vault fire in 1937. Later in his career he was particularly sought after for comedies. He did around half a dozen films each with Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, and also worked with W. C. Fields, Jackie Gleason, and Will Rogers.


In addition to being a prolific Director (with well over 100 film credits), Mr. Marshall was also a very prolific antiques collector. Following his death in the 1970s, much of his personal property from his homes in Ojai and Beverly Hills was carefully packed away. Now, after over 50 years in storage, his family is reluctantly parting with these treasured personal items.


All items have been moved to a motion picture warehouse in El Segundo for liquidation. This is an active company and we ask that estate liquidation visitors not disturb operations.


Francophiles will be especially excited as 80% of the antiques originate from France and Belgium. Some of the many pieces we have slated for sale include:

  1. 1st edition Charles Dickens books
  2. 1st edition Les Liaisons Dangereuses (only 1000 printed/published
  3. 1st edition Mark Twain books
  4. c. 1820 Baccarat crystal “coffin” box
  5. 14k gold Longines presentation wristwatch with inscription from Jerry Lewis (for restoration)
  6. Antique French paper-mache trays with Oriental motif
  7. SS Normandie menus and ship artifacts
  8. French celadon oil lamps
  9. English porcelain oil lamps
  10. Louis XV style French mantle clock
  11. 1920’s Art Deco ladies compacts
  12. Various inkwells dating to the 1780’s
  13. Antique pearl and gold quill
  14. Various 18th & 19th c. framed engravings
  15. Antique early 1800’s silk pictures, framed
  16. Antique early 1800’s dining room table
  17. Antique English porcelain tableware
  18. Late 1700’s Chinese export teapots
  19. Various steamer trunks
  20. Five 1920’s to 1950’s men’s vanity cases (several appear to never have been used)
  21. 1700’s English writing desk
  22. 1700’s French pewter plates (hallmarked)
  23. 19th century Chinese export porcelain
  24. Antique c. 1780 Niderville covered soup tureen
  25. Antique crystal goblets
  26. 1920s-1930s Art Deco dressing table vanity sets
  27. Antique French set of two single beds
  28. Some autographs photos and ephemera (Myrna Loy, Hal Roach, Charlton Heston, Marion Davies, Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, etc).

and considerably more. Check back again in the coming week as I will be posting more content details with photos.


(NOTE: Although we may have some Hollywood memorabilia, very little will be available at this liquidation as a majority of his career artifacts has been donated to the Motion Picture Academy).

Nine 1st + two early editions of Charles Dickens, Victoria-era bound by WT Morrel, London , Sale Picture19th c. French clock, Crookshank movement for Tiffany & Co.Antique 18th-century religious devotional textileSale Pictureantique French Charles X cut-crystal and ormolu-mounted trinket or jewelry casket, likely produced by Baccarat or Le Creusot during the 19th century (circa 1820–1830) Mid-late 1700’s portrait of wealthy gentleman holding a maritime navigation tool - a reflecting octant, also called Hadley’s quadrant Sale PictureSilent-era original photograph, MARION DAVIESSale PictureTrue 1883 1st edition, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI by Mark TwainSale Picture1929 limited edition (1000) set a 37 volumes, complete,THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAIN 1810 Regency-style ormolu-mounted patinated bronze chinoiserie figural candlesticksStunning pair of 1930s electric wall sconces. Louis XVI style in high-quality gilt bronze19th-century French opaline glass perfume bottle or decanter featuring hand-painted floral and gilt decoration in the style of Jean-Baptiste DesvignesSale Picturec. 1780 Wedgwood food warmerSale Picture18th-century Chinese export porcelain tea bowlsCirca 1800 trinket box with painted lid portrait1950s 14k gold gift presentation watch to George Marshall from comedian Jerry LewisSale PictureSale Picture18th or 19th century (Qing dynasty) Canton painted enamel-on-copper quatrefoilSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture19th c. French hand-painted fan, framedLate 18th century stipple-engraving titled “The Monarch Swain“rare 19th-century French satirical engraving titled "Mlle. Des-fleurettes, ou la Terpsichore bourgeoise,"Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Pictureoriginal late 1700’s/early 1800’s pastel interpretation of The Wool Winder (c. 1759) by the French artist Jean-BaptisteEarly to mid 19th century still life pastelInitialed and dated 1843 pastel painting Scandalous 1793 miniature engraving satirizing race relations by L.M. Sacardi.Late 18th century antique silk and wool embroidered pictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture19th-century fashion plate titled "Costume de St. Valery en Caux," after Louis-Marie Lanté and engraved by Georges-Jacques GâtineGeorgian or Regency eras (circa 1800–1830) watercolor portraitLate 18th/early 19th century needlepoint tapestrySale PictureI’m 1780 miniature watercolor portrait Sale Picturearchitectural design portfolio titled Décoration moderne dans l'intérieur by Parisian architect Henry Delacroix, published by S. de Bonadona in Paris around 1935 (we have volumes one and two, sold separately)Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Picturevintage cloth doll depicting Bécassine, the famous French comic strip character created in 1905Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureAntique 3-tune music boxSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture Antique late 19th century French Limoges porcelain lidded pedestal bowlSale PictureSale Picture19th-century tin-glazed ceramic inkwellFrench porcelain desk inkwell with a central lidded ink pot and three quill/pen stands1830-1840 whimsical French inkwell Sale PictureSale PictureAntique Japanese yatate Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Pictureantique 1846 Sèvres porcelain cabinet plate featuring a hand-painted portrait of King Louis XVSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture1720 pewter loving couple plateVintage Pilivite J Chomette France Fine China Casserole Nesting DishesSale PictureSale Picture Vintage 1920’s set of Royal Worcester Melba pattern demitasse cups & saucersAntique 19th-century Old Paris Porcelain gilt reticulated pedestal basket (we have two for liquidation)Sale PictureSale Picture Antique 19th-Century Chinoiserie Papier-Mâché Scalloped TraySale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureAntique 1800’s copper popAntique 1800’s Georgian copper potSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture19th century Honoré Pons French mantle clock & Réaumur thermometer 1740-1788 Seguín French soup tureenSale PictureExtremely rare set of four 1760-1780 18th-century hand-painted French porcelain platesSale PictureAntique 1920’s candlestick telephone Signed card by director/filmmaker HAL ROACHSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureVintage 1930s frame cut away of the SS NormandieSale PictureOriginal pen, ink and watercolor by Betty Guy, 1960

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