Again L.A. - Massive Tokio Florist Mansion Estate - Silver Lake - 4 Generations

WE ARE OPEN TODAY RAIN OR SHINE!  

Van Shuttle Service will be running from St George and Maxwell - just north of Rowena all day!

For our last sale of the year – Again L.A. is honored to have been selected by the Kozawa family to liquidate the contents of their turn of the century Tudor Mansion which shared the grounds with their long established florist business in the Los Feliz/Silver Lake area. This massive estate sale is not to be missed as you will find not only spectacular vintage and antique furnishings and accessories – but over 4 generations of vintage to contemporary treasures and household – and a huge array of vintage florist supplies, accessories, pottery, and glassware! The home is surrounded by several outbuildings and a greenhouse filled with treasures and a large number of wonderful potted plants as well!

The history of Tokio Florist begins in 1929 when Mrs. Yuki Sakai, a widow rearing 5 children on her own opened a flower shop on Los Feliz Boulevard to support her family. The original flower shop was very small but quickly grew due to unique and varied offerings to the affluent neighborhood. The family grew many of the flowers they sold and all family members contributed to the growing business and continued even as adults to work with the family business in many different ways. Tokio Florist's unique and beautiful floral designs soon earned them a strong following among locals and soon the shop was frequented by many celebrities as well!

In 1961, Mrs Sakai, now known as “Mama Tokio” to her regulars, her daughter Sumi and son-in-law Frank Kozawa, purchased the large lot and Tudor Mansion which then sat across from the Original Disney Studios (now Gelson's Market). The huge home featured a equally huge porte-cochère on the side which was promptly outfitted with an art deco era floral cooler and the large front porch was soon closed in to add even more sales space! The Hyperion Avenue Entry soon featured a huge selection of landscaping plants (many of which were grown by the enterprising family) and shoppers had the magical experience of entering through a forest of palms and various potted trees and shrubs and walking the path to the family home where an explosion of fresh and cut flowers awaited their new homes!

Mama Tokio eventually retired handing over the family business to Sumi and Frank. Sumi was well known through the community and her own unique and beautiful floral arrangements brought even more fans to the business. Frank was very creative and designed many of the large floral displays for events the couple created….and reared Bonsai Trees along with many of the larger plants the business sold. The business continued to succeed throughout its many years serving the ever growing and changing neighborhood surrounding it. Frank and Sumi retired in 2006 leaving fond memories of Tokio Florist with so many Angelenos ranging from former John Marshall High School students who purchased prom corsages and boutonnieres to flowers for their first loves and eventual weddings to the many area residents who depended on Sumi and Frank for everything from special event arrangements to landscaping plants for their yards. Both of these wonderful Silver Lake figures have moved on to their next journey and the family invites you to share in the many wonderful treasures and memories that Tokio Florist, Mama Tokio, Sumi, Frank, and the Sakai and Kozawa family have left behind!

Due to the massive amount of items to be sold – This Estate Sale will take place over a five day period with progressive discounting until the home is sold out. Parking is difficult at best and we have arranged for complimentary Van Shuttle Service which will continually operate from 9:30am to 4:30pm Daily from street Parking off Rowena and Hyperion. Details below.

SALE DATES: Wed, Thurs, Fri, November 28, 29, 30 and Sat, Sun, December 1, 2, 2018

HOURS: 10am – 4pm Daily

ADDRESS: 2718 Hyperion Avenue, Silver Lake (Los Angeles), CA 90027

TERMS: Cash/CC if Signal Working – CA Sales Tax Applies, - No Resale Accepted

DISCOUNT SCHEDULE: Wednesday–Full Price, Thursday–10% Off, Friday-20% Off, Saturday-50% Off, Sunday-75% Off

RAIN: Rain is currently expected Wednesday Night into Early Thursday Morning – we will be open if this follows the forecast.

PARKING: Parking in Gelsons or Trader Joes Parking Lots will most likely lead to being Towed. There is limited meter street parking surrounding the property. We are offering continuous complimentary van service from the St George and Maxwell Street intersection just North of Rowena by the Rowena Reservoir. From Tokio Florist continue North on Hyperion towards Glendale. You will turn left at Rowena. Take your first right onto St George to Maxwell and park. We will have signs.

LARGE ITEM PICK-UP: You may pick up Large Items by pulling directly up to the gate. After purchasing – you will be issued a receipt for a pass to present to the security guard. We will also be available on Monday for Pick-Ups.

DIRECTIONS: From the 5 Freeway, - take the Los Feliz Exit and go West on Los Feliz Boulevard. You will turn left onto Griffith Park Boulevard. Then left onto Rowena Avenue. Continue on Rowena until you reach St George. Turn left on St George. Van Pick Ups will be at Maxwell and Rowena to take you to the sale.

From the 101 Freeway - take the Silver Lake Boulevard Exit. Go North on Silver Lake Boulevard. Take your first left onto Bellevue Avenue by the Mobil. Continue on Bellevue Avenue and it will dead end into Hoover Street. Turn right onto Hoover. Take the first right that forks off of Hoover which is Lucille. Continue on Lucille up the hill and down to Sunset Boulevard. Cross Sunset continuing on Lucille. Your first stop will be Griffith Park Boulevard. Turn Left onto Griffith Park Boulevard through Silver Lake. You will pass several stop signs. You will hit the light at Hyperion Avenue. Turn Right. The sale will be on your right hand side across from Gelsons. For Parking, continue on Hyperion to Rowena. Turn Left onto Rowena. Then Take your first Right onto St George and park. Van Pickup will be at Maxwell and St George. There will be signs.

WHAT IS THERE? 

SHOWCASES: Sterling Flatware, Sterling Basket, Misc Sterling Jewelry, Fantastic Vintage Amber Jewelry including Buttercup, Egg Yolk, and Baltic, Navajo Sterling Style Amber Necklace, Fun 60s Rhinestone and Other Pins, Earrings, Hermes Vintage 50s Scarf in Box, Porcelain Pincushion Doll, Bakelite and Other Bracelets, Vintage Pens, Cufflinks, Binoculars, Cigarette Cases, Lighters, Old Navajo Coin Buttons, Jade Bowl, Japanese Miniatures, Pipes, French Ivory (Celluloid) Dominos, Soapstone Carvings, Commercial Perfume Bottles, Compasses, Small Banks, and tons more to be added as we price up to sales days!

SMALLS:  So Many Smalls You will not believe it! Fantastic Japanese Ceramics – Stunning Large Vases and Ceramics in Satsuma, Moriage, 1000 Chrysanthemums, 1000 Crane, Cloisonne, Bizen Wares, Blue and White, Mid-Century to Traditional Hand Thrown...Just an Incredible Array! Fantastic Tea Sets, Foo Dogs, Buddhas, Old Ancestor Shrine, Fantastic Japanese Dolls including an old Hina Ningyo Royal Court Doll Set with Original Box/Stand (Traditional Fabric is in Box and Not Shown), Wooden Kokeshi Dolls from an Inch to a Foot Tall, Hakata Dolls, Ichimatsu Dolls, Maiko Dolls and More! Larger Ones are in Glass Cases! Chinese Ceramics, Tons and Tons of Fantastic Contemporary Imari China dating back to 1850, Traditional Nippon Western China, Carved Japanese and Chinese Figures and Gods, Ceramic Japanese Gods Figures, Large Hummel Collection, Tons and Tons of Bells of All Kinds, Tons and Tons of Pottery Vases and More Detailed Below, Lots of Crystal, Colored Glass, Cut Glass and Crystal, English and Japanese Western Style Teacups, Italian Ceramics, Stunning Huge Japanese Majolica Donkey and Basket Planters, Fantastic Tea Pots from Porcelain, to Bizen Ware, to Tinned Copper to Cast Iron, To Terra Cotta, Massive Stunning Antique Japanese Koi and Pond Designed Ikebana Planter on Lacquer Base, California and other US Pottery Figurines, Steuben, Murano, and More! Every Room of this House is just Chock Full of Great Smalls!

FURNITURE/LIGHTING: Stunning Pristine 1920s Jacobean/Wm & Mary Dining Suite including Dining Table with Leaves and 6 Original Mohair Velvet Chairs, Sideboard and Curio/Hutch; 1920s Shaw Spanish Revival Library Table with Hand Forged Ornate Iron Spreader, Art Deco Pink Velvet Sofa, Stunning Antique Leather Savanrola Arm Chair, Pair Handsome 50s Wing Back Chairs Ready to Reupholster, Stunning Matched Pair Empire Drop Leaf End Tables, Regency Leather Top Mahogany Half Circle Coffee Table, Handsome Square Leather Top Regency Gents Smoking Side Table, Stunning Art Deco Birds Eye Maple Side Table, Art Deco Tall Counter Case with Curved Glass Design, 70s Asian Design Expanding Sideboard, Tons of Lamps including Painted GWTW Style Lamps, Arts and Crafts Arm and Side Chairs, Lawyers Bookcase, Antique Singer Treadle Sewing Machine Cabinet with Wrought Iron Base, 60s Upholstered Arm Chairs, Stunning 1920-30s Heavy Upholstered Arm Chairs, Antique Oak Small Table/Desk, Handsome Antique Jenny Lind Poster Bed, Antique Oak Victorian Dresser with Mirror, Antique Chest of Drawers, 1920s Two Toned Wood Vanity with Bench, Jenny Lind Writing Desk/Vanity, Ornate Carved Chinese Chest, Maple Drop Front Desk with Chest of Drawers, Fun Old Decoupaged Antique Tea Crate/Chest, Studded Leather Antique Wood Framed Arm Chair, Maple Chest of Drawers, Mid-Century Side Tables, Two Toned Carved Mahogany Bedroom Suite including Vanity with Bench, Highboy Chest, End Table, Full Sized Bed, and Display Hutch, Old Monterrey Style Wood and Iron Trestle Table and Chairs, 50s Pine High Boy Dresser with Square Wood Handles, Ornate Gold and Green Brocade Wing Back Chair, Big ol 70s Pine Long Dresser with Mirror, Leather Covered Empire Low Bench/Ottoman, Gold Velvet Love Seat, Yellow Striped Love Seat, Wicker Chairs, Big Ol Bloated Early 90s Leather Arm Chair, Monterrey Style Tall Chest of Drawers, Art Deco Tall Chest of Drawers, Tons of Cabinets, Cupboards, Chairs, Side Tables, and More from all Eras!

PIANO: 1920s Steinway Model B Baby Grand – Great Buy – Plays Well!

ART/WALL DECOR: Large 4 Panel Painted Gilt Folding Screen (Wall Mounted), Japanese Hand Painted Wall Scrolls, Antique to Contemporary Paintings and Prints, Vintage Japanese Wood Blocks, Vintage Japanese, Wall Carvings, Vintage Japanese Watercolors, Mosaic Art, Gilt Ornate to Wood to Period Framed Mirrors, Floral Oil Paintings, Huge Framed Taxidermy Moth, Collection of Japanese Carved Noh Masks, Ornate Carved Japanese Bird Panels and Framed Birds, Scary Framed Needlework Clown Picture, Tons of Loose Ready to Frame Japanese Wall Blocks, Posters, Signed Art Prints, and More!

POTTERY AND GARDEN: Fabulous Rare Zanesville Florist Carnation/Cut Flower Vases, Cylinder Vases, Bud Vases, and More! Bauer Ring, Bauer Matt Carlton, Other Bauer. Gladding McBean Oil Jars (1 Mint – 1 As Is), Italian Terra Cotta Company Flower Pots, Period Novelty Flower Vases and Pottery Accents, Vintage Studio Art Pottery, Fantastic Collection of Antique Crocks – Bauer, Redwing, and Ransbottom, Tons of Molded Paper, Glass, Plastic and Other Containers for Floral Arrangements and Plants, Frogs, Vintage Tiles, Pottery Garden Liner Shells, Garden Art, So Much Pottery You Just Will Not Believe It! Lots of Florist Wires, Trims, Lettering, and Tons of Ribbons, Ribbon Dispensers, Kraft Paper Dispensers, Corsage and Other Boxes, and Just TONS of Stuff!

VINTAGE PAPER EPHEMERA:  Lots of PAPER EPHEMERA Including Old Disney Ticket Books from Complete to Used, Wonderful 1902 Hand Tinted Japanese Photo Album, Assortment of Rolled Posters, Maps and Travel Brochures, Great Unframed Art including Wonderful Wood Blocks, Japanese Wood Blocks, and Other Art Prints. Lots of Vintage and Other Calendars, Several Signed Limited Edition Vintage Wood Block Calendars by Listed Seattle Artist John Sollid, Sample Marilyn Monroe Nude Calendar and Rare Painted on Bathing Suit Version of the Famous Marilyn Calendar Pose, Other Vintage Cheesecake Calendar Samples, Vintage Postcards, and More! BOOKS include Time/Life Collections of Various Themes, Readers Digest Condensed Novels, Lots of Cookbooks, Health Related Topics, Japanese Novels, Vintage Children's Books. MAGAZINES include Japanese Magazines, Playboy, Arizona Highway, Motor Trend, LIFE, and Others. Some RECORDS including General Popular Stuff and Some Japanese Records. Some CD's, DVD's, and VHS.

VINTAGE CLOTHING:  Lots and Lots of Vintage Clothing! WOMEN'S Clothing Sized 6-14, Shoes Sized 6-7. Clothing Includes Vintage Kimonos – Silk and Cotton – Some Pre=War, Vintage St John Knitwear, Vintage Dresses and Sweaters 1930s-1980s, Vintage 50s Coats, Vintage Mink and Fox Coats, Handwoven Guatemalan Dresses, Silk Blouses, Vintage Hats 1940s-60s, Vintage Handbags, and More! MEN'S Sizes – Shirts 15 ½-16 32/34 – Jackets 40-44 – Pants/Shorts 36”- 40” with 32” Inseam. Vintage Mens Shirts New In Package and Shirts on Hangers, Vintage Pendleton Jackets, Vintage Army Jacket, Dress Slacks, Sweaters and Sweatshirts, Mens Shorts, Tees, and Other Clothing Items. Mens Accessories, Chinese Dragon Costume, and More!

LINENS AND NOTIONS: Lots of Formal Table Linens and Napkins, Runners, Early 1900s Velvet Mohair Drapes in Near Mint Condition, Embroidered and Novelty Linens, Early 1950s Hand Knitted Christmas Stockings, Tons of Vintage Fabric Yardage Including Rolls of Fabric, Sewing Notions and Trims, Vintage Silk Kimono Fabric, Obis, Japanese Quilts, Vintage Chenille Bedspreads, Hudson Bay Blankets, Lots of Other Vintage Wool Blankets, Throws, Comforters, Sheets, Pillowcases, Towels, Washcloths, and More!

VINTAGE TOYS: Steiff, Gund, And Other Plush Animals – Fun 50s Plush Poodles, Lots of Great Teddy Bears – Many are 80s Collectible Bears Including HUGE Gund Bears, Fantastic Vintage Lionel Train Set – Complete – Featuring Locomotive 646, Tender 2046W, Silver Dawn, Silver Range, Railway Express Agency, Tunnel, Rocket Launcher, Freight Station, and More! Vintage Kids Kendo Bugo Chest Armor, Vintage Tuxedo Junior Wood Sleigh, Vintage Kids Bow and Arrow Sets, 50s Cowboy Outfit, 50s Badges and Cap Gun, Vintage Pellet Pistol, Vintage Baseball Gloves and Other Sports Equipment, Remote Control Ferrari, Vintage Wood Toy Motor Boat with Motor, Science Kit/Living Science Experiment and Research Kits, Board Games, Vintage As Is USAF Republic F-47 Model Plane, and More!

ELECTRONICS, OFFICE MACHINES, CAMERAS: Sony Bravia 55” LCD TV, Sony DVD/CD Player, JVC VCR, Bell and Howell 8mm Projector, Epson Printer, Sony Speakers, Vintage Burroughs Adding Machine, intage Remington Rand Adding Machine, Vintage Motorola Transistor Radio Bell and Howell Electric Eye 8mm Movie Camera, Yashica 8-EIII Movie Camera, Vintage Remington Standard Typewriter, Vintage GELTO Camera, 2 Vintage Argus Brick Cameras, Vintage Projection Screen. Lots of Small Electronics Including Radios, Alarm Clocks and More!

HOUSEHOLD: So Much Household – Tons of Pots and Pans and Such, Kitchen Implements, Stemware, Bake Ware, Small Appliances, Tons and Tons of Japanese Tea Cups, Soup Bowls, Serving Ware, Lacquer Ware, and More! Stemware, General Glassware, Cleaning and Household Supplies, Office Supplies, Entertaining/Catering Supplies, Tons of Mason Jars for Pickling and Food Canning, Extension Cords and Power Bars, Light Bulbs, Lots of Great Wood and Other Cigar Boxes, Walking Sticks and Canes, Canned and Other Food, Tons of Foil and Food Storage Wrap and Products, Oreck and Hoover Vacuum Cleaners, Christmas and Holiday Decor, Tons of Lacquer Wares, Trays and Serving Wares, Candles, Art Supplies, Area and Other Rugs, and More!

WORKSHOP AND OUTBUILDINGS: The Estate Outbuildings are Overflowing – WORKSHOP has Tons of Handyman Supplies Including a Craftsman Mounted ½ HP Bench Grinder, Craftsman Lathe, Lots of Hand Tools, Chatillon Hanging Scale, Chains from 5 Feet to 20 Feet in Length, Buckets of Nails, Screws, and Fasteners, Flash Lights, Hardie Sprayer Pump, Firehose, Barbed Wire, Planet Jr Garden Plow, JB Sebrell Pump, Makita Disc Sander, Makita Cordless Saw, Other Electric Tools, Sears Craftsman Radial Saw, Jack Stands, Ladders, Metal Buckets, Metal Cabinets, Gardening Tools, and More! OUTBUILDINGS: Lots of Iron Garden Pot Stands, Iron Adjustable Height Floor Candelabras, Golf Clubs, 5 Antique Steamer Trunks, Persian Rugs, Aquariums, Ekornes Chairs, Converted Singer Treadle Machine Pottery Wheel, Fantastic Antique HUGE Japanese Tea Chests, Tons of Baskets, Christmas Ornaments, Holiday Ornaments, Picture Frames, Furniture Overruns from the Main House, Duracraft and Other Fans, Tennis Rackets, Starr Richard Baby Grand (As Is), Big Foam Easter Bunny, Garden/Patio Chairs, Old Iron Letters, Antique Iron Candelabra, Tons of Old Wood Framed Mirrors, 100 Pound Potato Burlap Bags, Wooden Stakes, Bubble Wrap, Insulation, Rattan Umbrella, Florist Columns, Flower Cases, Igloo Ice Cooler, Snoopy Type Dog House, Canning Jars, O'Keefe and Merritt Stove, and More!

PLANTS: Potted Trees and Plants Everywhere, Cuttings in Flower Pots, Palm Trees in Pots, Large Bonsai Trees in Terra Cotta Planters, If it is planted in a pot – We Can Sell It!

We hope to see you at this massive estate sale - This one literally has something for Everyone! Let me know if you have any questions!

- Dan and the Again L.A. Team!