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New Sales Posted - March & April 09

2009-02-22T14:07:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, we have two sales coming up that we're very excited about.

The first will be in March in the Pasadena area (towards the end) and is a fabulous find - a 3 Bedroom, Den, Living, Family, Dining home filled with everything from patio furniture to kitchen ware, china, books, costume jewelry, collectibles from the Ronald Regan White House (was the press sec for RR), electronics, home decor and really nice items you're sure to be excited to find!

The second is up in the Bay area the first of April - check out our listing on our upcoming sales site for more photos and info.

As always we hope you come early as we start @ 7 AM and make us an offer!!

December Consignment Items - Italian Antiques - Bedroom & Dining Room Furniture

2008-12-16T11:57:00.000-08:00

here will be no better place for you to find high-end designer furnishings.

We have prices these items to sell fast - at over 65% off retail. This sale is extra special with new furnishings coupled with Italian antiques, Vere Antichita Artitalia Antiques, and 18th Century Antiques.

We are offering these high-end items for less than 65% off as the owner wants us to liquidate the furnishings to make way for the new owners. Designers, Dealers and others are encouraged to contact us ASAP to see these items as they are priced to sell and won't last long!

Please contact us via our website or call us at (800) 516-7841 or send us an email inquiry@estatesalespro.com

Private Parties: Cash or Credit Cards - No Checks!

Designers / Dealers Checks Credit Cards Accepted

A Tale of a Bistro Set

2008-12-10T11:40:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time, a shopper went to Rite-Aid and purchased a box set of an iron table and two chairs. She took them home and put them together and used them merrily out on her patio for nine blissful years...

Then one day she decided everything must go. She hired an estate sales company who placed this set in the entry of the home where it was seen by all who passed. A strange man with double glasses (one set clear and one set dark) came through the doors and wanted to purchase the set. He did not want to pay the $40 asking price, but struck a bargain for $25 cash. He carried them away as quickly as he arrived.

It was just an hour later that the shopper went for a ride and here at the neighborhood antique store, out front, by the entrance as it was at the sale she was having that very day, were the table and chairs, with a sign for sale. She returned home to share a laugh with the estate sales company and friends.

Life has a way of putting us through different sets of emotions, but as we experience them, we need to keep our perspective and always remember this -

Yes, the sign on this lovely set is $60 as pictured in the photo taken later that day by the estate sales company.

Crescent Heights High End Designer Estate Sale - Save Thousands on Antiques & High End Designer & Customer Furniture

2008-11-16T13:15:00.000-08:00

ONE Day Only: early bird pre-sale encouraged!
On-site date: Saturday, December 6th from 7 AM - 1 PM:
Rain Date Sunday, December 7th from 8 AM - 2 PM

There will be no better place for you to find high-end designer furnishings than at this sale. We are offering these beautiful antiques and furnishings prior to the sale and will have special showings. Please don't hesitate to contact us via email or phone to set up a time to view and purchase these lovely items.

This home has recently been sold and the lovely appointed furnishings were purchased and staged in this home for the viewing. The new owner has their own items and these must be sold - over $200K in value, save thousands and buy these LIKE NEW items.

This sale is extra special... this home is filled with new furnishings coupled with Italian antiques, Vere Antichita Artitalia Italian Antiques, Bach baby grand piano, beautiful accents and 18th Century Antiques.

We are offering these high-end items for less than 60% off as the owner wants us to liquidate the furnishings to make way for the new owners. Designers, Dealers and others are encouraged to contact us ASAP to see these items as they are priced to sell and won't last long!

Please contact us via our website or call us at (800) 516-7841 or send us an email inquiry@estatesalespro.com

For this and other Estate Sales, please visit Estate Sales Pro.

Richard D'Amore Art Work Available from Family Estate Sale

2008-11-13T13:04:00.000-08:00

On this special occasion, we are offering 6 framed original pieces of Art from Richard D'Amore's family.

Richard D’Amore’s work has been published in numerous publications (a small selection is enclosed), and has been collected by a both eclectic and well known number of private collectors.

Richard D’Amore
(d.14 Dec 2006)

View High Res Photos here

Selected Exhibitions
Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France.
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, California (Auction).
Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado (Auction).
Sotheby Park Bernet, Los Angeles (Auction).
Phillips, New York (Auction).
FNAC, Paris, France.
Gallery Jacques Damase, Brussels, Belgium.
Centre Culturel Canzy, Reims, France.
Gallery Jacques Cherix, St. Christoly, France.
Gallery Loplop, Paris, France.
Photo Hartz, Belgium.
Gallery Nadar, Pisa, Italy.
Stephen White Gallery, Los Angeles.
Status Gallery, Laguna, California.
Hartman Gallery, New York.
Woodman Gallery, NJ.
Bert Hartkamp Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Michael Caden Gallery, Santa Barbara, California.
Kamp Gallery, St. Louis, MS.
Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Rex L’Itelier, Los Angeles.
Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles.
Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles
Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, Utah.
Pasadena College of Art Gallery, Pasadena, California.
Works Gallery, Costa Mesa, California.
Fine Art Center of Kershaw County, Camden, SC.
Morris Gallery, Columbia, SC.
Gail Michael Collection, Studio City, California.
Stark-Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, California.

Selected Private
Collections

Farrah Fawcett
Michelle Pfeiffer
Robert and Louise Towne
Kelly Preston
Ann-Margaret
Burt Lancaster
Melissa Gilbert
Joan Cusack
Sally Kellerman
Ted Danson
Amy Madigan
Rob Lowe
Alan Levin – Madelin Coit
Jane Rosenthal
Dolly Parton
Charlie Sheen
Irvin Kershner
Judd Hirsch
Bert Hartkamp
Evzen Kolar
Jacques Renoir
Henry Buehl
Michael Ripps
Kathleen Quinlan
Steven White
Nancy Travis

About His Art:
Hand Tinted: Hand tinting a photographic print is done by using a color transparent oil directly on the surface of the black and white print. The result is a blend of subtle coloration that mixes with the image, creating a unique and original work of art.

CYANOTYPE PRINTS: created through a hand made printing process that was used by photographers in the latter part of the nineteenth century. It is unmistakable because of its wonderful cool blue hues. This is achieved by hand coating a fine art paper with ferric ammonium citrate (iron base metal), and potassium ferro cyanide in a solution. The paper is then exposed in sunlight and dried, after which it is washed in water. The typically wonderful blue print is the result.

PLATINUM PRINTS: The platinum print is one of the richest, and most expensive form of photographic print making. A platinum print is created by hand coating a sheet of fine artist's paper with the emulsion of photosensitive platinum metals. The platinum emulsion is absorbed, therefore becomes part of the paper itself. Each image radiates a three dimensional warmth. Platinum prints are unique and are the preferred medium of master printmakers.

For more about this and other estate sales, please contact Estate Sales Pro.

Estate with a blend of Swiss and Eastern Treasures | Two Days Only: Friday & Saturday, November 21st and 22nd from 8 AM - 2 PM

2008-11-10T12:58:00.000-08:00

Two Days Only: Friday & Saturday, November 21st and 22nd from 8 AM - 2 PM
You can find lots of one of a kind items at this lovely home located in Forest Knolls near Twin Peaks in San Francisco.

View Photos Here

Estate of long time San Francisco Resident. Much of this household was shipped here from Switzerland in the 1950's when the family moved here. You will find an assorted collection of Asian art and collectibles along with a household of nicely appointed items, old books, costume jewelry, coins and more...

This sale features the entire contents of a household that has lived in the residence for 40+ years. Much of this household was shipped here from Switzerland in the 1950's when the family moved to the U.S. You will find an assorted collection of European art and collectibles as well as Asian art and collectibles along with a household of nicely appointed items, including: old books, costume jewelry, coins, furniture, luggage, vintage clothing, kitchen contents and more... The sale also includes furniture from the warehouse of the family’s son-in-law, one of San Francisco’s leading interior designers.

Something for everyone priced to sell! Cash only, Sold as is where found. Come early - these items won't last past lunch!

For this and other Estate Sales, please visit Estate Sales Pro.

2008-11-05T14:48:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Estate Sale - Laurel Canyon 11/8/08

2008-10-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

One Day Only: Saturday, November 8th from 7 AM - 1 PM

You can find lots of awesome items at this lovely home located off of Laurel Canyon near Mulholland. Zip 91604

From watches to Original Italian Vintage photos to beautiful teak outdoor furniture and china:

Impex Powerhouse Power Station Multi-Exercise System /EVO Treadmill

Villeroy & Boch Black Pearl China / Set

Gruppo Valli & Valli Door hardware

Men's Bvgalri, Concord, Rolex, and a bunch of vintage (early 90's) Swatch Watch

Something for everyone priced to sell! Address will be listed on the 7th of Nov. Cash only, Sold as is where found. Come early - these items won't last past lunch!

Visit our website to see the photo gallery - it is extensive!

Savvy shoppers inherit bargains at estate sales

2008-10-29T09:28:00.000-07:00

Amateurs vie with the pros in the hunt for undervalued household treasures. Doing your homework can help you compete.

By Leslie Earnest LA Times May 04, 2008 in print edition C-1

If you’re willing to wade through the remnants of another person’s life, you can find bargains at an estate sale. You just may have to knock a dealer out of the way to get to them. ¶ Antique sellers, book collectors and EBay users show up to these events early. Often they’re armed, with magnifying loupes to scrutinize figurines, research books on vintage furniture or an iPhone to check price comparisons. ¶ The professionals are looking for the same things you are: deals. These days, estate sales – and more prosaically named yard and garage sales, along with swap meets, flea markets and auction houses – seem to be full of them. The slumping economy has pushed prices down, as has competition from Internet sites, a dwindling interest in antiques and furnishing trends that veer toward the sleek and uncluttered. ¶ “It’s definitely a buyer’s market,” says Billy Humphries, the co-owner and main auctioneer at South Coast Auction in Santa Ana. “What we were selling 10 years ago for $500 we’re selling for $150 now.” ¶ Although the term “estate sale” often is used loosely, it’s generally expected to mean that all the contents of a household can be purchased, minus, perhaps, items collected in advance by family members. (In some parts of the country, they’re called “tag sales” because items are tagged with prices rather than auctioned off to the highest bidder).

Some people conduct partial estate sales when only some of the furniture is up for grabs. Alternatively, sellers sometimes combine merchandise from several estates in one home.

Death often prompts the estate-sale dispersal of personal possessions, but so can divorce, downsizing and bankruptcy. People empty their homes for a variety of reasons – maybe because they’ve fallen in love with Danish Modern and can no longer bear anything Early American.

Then there are foreclosures.

“With the economy being the way it is, people are losing their houses,” says Sanford Cohen, owner of Estate Sales Los Angeles. “I’m going in and selling the contents.”

In an estate sale, the stuff of day-to-day living is usually laid out in the intimacy of a home. Sheets, skillets and steak knives. Dressers, jewelry and bone china. You might find a sweet surprise. An antique harp, maybe, or a cookie jar like your grandma used to have. Then again, you might find boxes of bras and underpants.

“Sometimes it’s really high-end stuff,” says Sherry Marks, a Los Angeles bargain hunter who prefers shopping on Craigslist and EBay. “Sometimes it’s really garbage.”

Everyone hopes for the same thing: a blunder – a watercolor tagged for $50 but worth $50 million.

“That’s the whole game,” says Dan McQuade, co-owner of Estatesales.net, an advertising site for estate sellers. Once in a while, a dream comes true. When it does, McQuade says, both the buyers and professional sellers can benefit. “Now there’s going to be 10 more people waiting in line, hoping to find that next mistake.”

Perhaps that’s why estate sales, which sound ever so genteel, can turn nasty.

“You see people fighting over tchotchkes,” says Jose Figueroa, a documentary producer from L.A.

Grabbing something out of somebody else’s hands can be a losing strategy.

“I’ve bought stuff I didn’t even want a time or two because somebody like that was trying to get it from me,” McQuade says.

You increase you odds of winning if you educate yourself. Many of the events are run by estate sale companies that typically charge commissions of 25% to 45% (some charge additional fees as well). The companies, many with websites, make information about their sales available to the general public, so boning up in advance can be fairly easy.

And, of course, you can find information elsewhere on the Internet by plugging the key words “estate sales” into a search engine or site such as Craigslist.com.

Determine if it’s a first-come, first-served event. Do you need to get a number showing your place in line?

Then find out when, or if, prices will be negotiable. Some professional estate sellers will consider a counteroffer on the first day, though others won’t budge until at least the second, when you may get what you want for half price. On the last day of the sale, try anything.

And if you’re after something specific – say, Reed & Barton sterling silver flatware in a Francis I pattern – you can get on what sellers call the “want list.”

One recent Friday, about a dozen people lined up outside a Pasadena apartment complex waiting for the 8 a.m. opening of a sale.

Almost all of them were men in a hurry because other sales were starting at 9 a.m.

When the complex gate opened, they rushed in, grabbing cardboard boxes set out for their use.

A few were allowed to enter the apartment, which was filled with furniture, china, kitchenware, a tattered lace dress still on a mannequin and a collection of hats capped with feathers, bows and flowers.

Others busied themselves outside, rifling through jewelry, books and flatware. It took Paul Johnson, who works for Cliff’s Books in Pasadena, about 5 minutes to collect 37 books that cost 25 cents each.

“OK, I’m ready,” he said. “I’m going to the next one.” (Later, Johnson returned to see the more expensive books inside the apartment. “Within an hour, 100 to 150 books were gone,” he said. “You’ve got to be right there.”)

Another man snagged a set of Limoges china for $100. He asked not to be named because he hoped to resell it on EBay for at least five times that much.

At another sale in the same city, classical pianist Tom Tyler of Altadena was rummaging through the freezer collecting frozen lamb chops that were for sale – with mixed feelings.

“Here is your entire life being ravaged by vultures,” Tyler said. “But here I am in the freezer taking lamb chops.”

Estate sales that follow a death are depressing to some people, reminding them of something that they would love to forget. You really can’t take it with you.