Mid-Century Bavarian Bliss in Rancho Palos Verdes

This week's sale is out of a beautiful, well maintained, Bavarian household in Rancho Palos Verdes  The house is stuffed with gorgeous Mid-Century furniture, decor and accessories including a stunning hand-made walnut HiFi cabinets with very nice vintage audio components and speakers.   The owner was a machinist, WWII Buff, Camera Buff and Audiophile, his late wife was a professional tailor and drapery maker.  The couple immigrated from Germany after the war, bringing along a bevy of high quality German and European crystal, linens, decor items, clothing, tools, pots and pans, clothing, shoes and more. This household has been carefully maintained has been beautifully cared for over the years. 

The Smalls:

• German Crystal – Mid-Century Chandeliers
• 2 – Flat Screen TV’s - 50" plasma & 32" Flat screen
• Clocks, Bulova, Seiko, Vintage Metal German Alarm Clocks
• Large Collection German Cut Crystal – WOW!
• Etched Black Forest Stemware
• Vintage – 50’s/60’s Toys and Games/Train Sets
• Newer toys and child's furniture
• Original Artwork – Lois C. Denton (Listed 1877-1980) and others
• String Sailboat By Benoit 
• Blue Glass Westmoreland Figurines
• Bavarian Porcelain/China/Ceramics
• Vintage Linens
• Vintage Baby Clothes/Blankets/Flannel Diapers
• Limoge
• Mikasa
• 4 Hand Carved Italian Cherubs
• NIB Sets German Wood Christmas Ornaments

Vintage Audio:           

HiFi – Custom made, solid walnut, beautifully matched three piece set.  Center section  has two tambour doors and center fret grill door, turntable is illuminated.  Speaker fronts are removable fret grills. 

Speakers (all speakers have been tested and are in excellent working order)

Pair Altec Speakers –

·         Custom Cabinets – the Audiophile’s home version of “Voice of Theater” set-up

·         Both have been tested, one has been opened to discover serial/model numbers

·         16 ohm - 416A

·         Serial Number 3595

·         N800G Crossovers

·         Cabinets are solid construction, bottom ported, convex wall next to the 416A’s

·         Removable wooden fret grills 

Components in the matching center console – some need work/testing: 

• Fisher Professional Series – TFM 300 & TX 300 – with manuals
• Dual 1229 Turntable w/Shure V15 Cartridge
• Viking 88 Reel to Reel 

2^nd HiFi Components in smaller Custom made cabinet (veneers): 

• Marantz Receiver – needs work
• TEAC 601R Cassette Deck
• Dual CS721 Turntable – works – no cover - Headshell 

External Speakers: 

JBL C-36 “Viscount” Speakers

·         Matched factory built cabinets, original walnut veneer over pressboard

·         Consecutive serial #’s 25973 & 25974

·         16 ohm 130A

·         JBL 075 tweeters

·         N2600 Crossovers

·         Speaker cones in excellent condition

·         No issues with the surrounds nor center caps

·         Cabinet and Aluminum Legs are original Alvin Lustig

Audio Equipment will be sold by sealed bid, highest bidder will be notified at the end of the day on Saturday, May 16 – bids will be accepted Friday & Saturday until 3pm on Saturday Afternoon.

Electronics/Cameras:

• Vintage Still & Movie Cameras, Slide Projector, 8mm Movie Projector
• Binoculars/bushnell telescope
• Small collection of Transistor Radios
• Bakelite Radio
• Portable Cassette Deck in Box

 Furniture/Accessories 

• 2 – Mid-Century Bedroom Sets; Cal King and Full (Baker & Starline)
• Mid-Century End/coffee Tables/Multi-level Plant Stand/Stools
• Kitchen table with leaf/6 chairs
• Collection of Vintage and newer Rugs and Runners
• Provincial Henredon Dining Room Set with China Cabinet
• Rolling Server
• 10’ long and low Mid Century Sofa
• Mid-Century Table Lamp
• Provincial Glass/Wood Parsons or Sofa (back) table
• 2 large Thick Glass Top Coffee Tables (one on wheels)
• Round Game Table and Rolling Club Chairs
• Upholstered occasional Chairs
• Naugahyde Recliner
• 2 - Sleeper Sofas (One 2-piece Mid-Century)
• Bi-level Piecrust table
• Antique Carved Chinese Cedar Chest Brass Corners and Hasp
• Antique Mahogany  Secretary Desk
• Footstools and ottomans
• Curios/Cabinetry – Custom made pieces
• TV Stands
• Vintage Drafting Table
• Mid-Century Desk
• Mid-Century Sewing Cabinet wth excellent vintage Singer Machine

Garage:

The owner was an Electrical Discharge Machinist who participated in the manufacture of the first artificial heart valve.  We have the tools and dies of his trade plus the raw materials, large solid steel pieces and would entertain a pre-sale buyout of this particular lot.  

• Quality vintage/antique some newer hand and power tools – USA & German made
• Custom-Made, Never installed Wrought Iron Gate, Driveway width, flowers in the center
• Full & Half Sheets 1” Plywood and 2”x6”x8’ - Unused
• Hardware/Gardening/pots
• Plumbing/Electrical supplies
• Metal Cabinet

 Appliances:

• 3 – Refrigerators; including a Westinghouse cutie still in working order from the 50’s.
• Vintage Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
• Microwave, blender, toaster etc.
• Washer & Dryer
• Side by Side Fridge
• Smaller Fridge
• Vintage Westinghouse Fridge 
• Meat slicer

Kitchen:

A number of unused and gently used European quality cookware and many vintage enamel pots and pans, utensils. Kuhn Rikon, Fissler, Mardigian Farberware, Chantal, Le Crueset, Scandia, West Bend, Pyrex plus a number of enamel pots and pans, used and unused. Utensils, knives, Flatware, stainless.

Men’s & Women’s Clothing

A HUGE quantity of vintage, used and  quite a lot of New with Tags clothing in mostly size large ( both men and women)  sportswear, business, men’s suits and dress shirts,  Eddie Bauer, Land’s End, Jones New York, Macy’s brands, German & European labels, much unused underwear, hosiery, pretty nighties, a few sets, more wool sweaters some cashmere and more wool blankets) than I have ever seen outside of a Pendleton’s, many high quality and unused or virtually unused European shoes, women’s size 9.5-10, men’s 11.5.

Toys & Games – Kid Stuff:

• Vintage & newer pull toys, Fischer Price, squeeze toys, tin toys, wood toys
• Vintage Unused Model Kits,
• Vintage Tonka Toys Large & Small
• Lionel & Fleischmann Trains sets with Original Boxes
• Toy train table and electronics
• Puzzles,
• Dolls (Vogue in Box),
• Large doll Crib
• Very Clean Stuffed Animals many with tags,
•  Disney Baby Care Play Set (newer) Lionel Train set, 4x8 Vintage Train Table, Train accessories.  Children’s table and chairs, rocking chair
• Double 4 Branding Iron
• Model of the Alamo
• Early Remote car German Mercedes
• Metal Cars 

Household:

European and vintage American  Linens – Pillow Shams (large square), duvet covers, sheets, table linens, wool blankets, goose down quilts, feather pillows. feather duvets, quilts.  Lots of bath towels.

Holiday:

Vintage wire wrapped Mercury glass tree toppers  and glass ornaments.  A large collection of German Christmas and some Easter hand painted wooden Ornaments. A large population of singing or animated  stuffed animals. Lots of other great finds in the Holiday

So Much More!