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Set of 33 Antique Wood Bowling Balls, Late 1800's USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This remarkable set of 33 antique wooden bowling balls is an exceptional find, dating back to the late 1800s United States. Each piece is meticulously crafted from Lignum Vitae, a pr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Monumental Los Angeles 101 Freeway Sign, 1988 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool Los Angeles freeway sign retired from the 101 freeway. Made in the the 1980s. This freeway takes you north/ south along the entire west coast of the United States from San Diego...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Double Sided Vintage Marlboro Light Up Cigarette Pack, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the perfect Americana statement piece to add interest to any interior. This incredible vintage advertising light up box by Marlboro is eye-catching showpiece. These lights we...
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Steel
'Donuts Cafe' Neon Sign, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely vintage neon sign that reads Donuts Cafe, perfect for adding a nostalgic touch to your space. Taken down from a Los Angeles restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. This little sign fe...
Category
1990s North American Industrial Signs
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Raised Fist Wood Carving, 1977 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique work of folk art is a spirited profession of solidarity and resistance. Hand-carved from a solid piece of wood revealing the bust of a man. His right arm is raised, beari...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom neon sign with aluminum channel cut letters. COME ON IN, lights up with green neon gas. Just under 6 feet long. Welcoming sign and fun piece of...
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Rattan Mirror with Matching Floating Table, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant rattan mirror with matching table, made in Italy, circa 1950s. Undulating rattan adorns the mirror and table edges. Ovular mirror with rattan link strap for hanging. Mirror i...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Glass
California ROADSIDE BUSINESS Freeway Sign, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Take a trip drown memory lane with this 1950s California freeway sign. Taken down from Nothern California decades ago, the sign features a black background with white lettering and c...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Kiln Fired Clay Sculpture of a Woman, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clay sculpture of a disapproving Woman with her hands on her hips. No signature or known designer. Woman has short hair and a slender frame. Glaze finish with abstract coloring and p...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay, Paint
Goyard Trunk, 1910 France
By Goyard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Astounding vintage Goyard trunk in a rare extra large size. The oldest and largest antique Goyard trunk available for sale anywhere. Completely or...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
California Freeway Sign, 1986 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic California freeway sign from 1986. Two piece sign spanning 8.5 feet long and 6 feet tall. Cats eye reflectors throughout. Retired sign from California highway system. State Route 78 is a California State highway that runs the entire width of the state from Oceanside to Blythe. Green metal sign depicting Oceanside as North and Escondido to the East. Massive statement piece. Great piece of California and transportation ephemera. Stamped 'Property of the State of California...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Oversized Gavel, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Call your next witness and play both the judge and juror with this oversized gavel. Super unique historical piece of art that is perfect for anyone who adores a fun spin on a typical...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Bronze Matchbook Sculpture, 1996 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome, patina'ed bronze statue of a matchbook, signed by artist and dated 1996. Tremendously heavy at approximately 50 pounds. Gorgeous silhouettes throughout and a lovely organic...
Category
1990s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Clay Mask, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural clay mask wall art made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a short rope which ties off on the face of the mask. Hangs from a single screw making ins...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Rope
Mosaic Glass Disco Ball, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medium sized retro disco ball made out of small individually cut square pieces of glass giving it a great look. Good condition. Illuminates beautifully. Has a metal ring at the top w...
Category
Vintage 1980s American More Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Clay Mask, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural clay mask wall art made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a short rope which ties off on the face of the mask. Hangs from a single screw making ins...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Rope
Adnet Style Plaid Waste Basket, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique and fun waste bin in a vibrant red and black buffalo check plaid. Made in the style of Jacques Adnet. Presents well and adds great personality to a room. Made of a hardy pla...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Antiquities
Materials
Plastic
Leather Waste Basket, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome large leather waste bin in a slight conical shape. Circa 1950s. Beautiful tanned leather cowhide with great age and patina. Wear as shown. Good vintage condition.
Located ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Antiquities
Materials
Leather
Adnet Style Saddle Leather Waste Basket, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome large saddle leather waste bin in the style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1950s. Extremely thick cowhide with great color and age. Wear as shown. Great patina. Good vintage condit...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Antiquities
Materials
Leather
Wood Working Chisels, 1950s France
By Blanchard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing set of 3 wood working gouges and chisels. Numbered 2 (long), 3 (medium) and 4 (short). Maple pommel on each with a steel tang running through the handle. Each tool also has a...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Antiquities
Materials
Steel
Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slender "IN USE" lighted box sign dating from the 1980s. Likely used outside of rooms containing X-Ray machines. The box is made of a white powder coated...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Signs
Materials
Metal
'Adopt a Highway' California Road Sign, 2000s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool California "Adopt a Freeway" freeway sign with a bright orange sun at the top and a road lined with trees in the foreground. The metal sign is cut out to the shape of the image on the sign. A star watermark is visible on the image of this sign. Great coloring and condition. Fantastic piece of California and transportation ephemera. Stamped 'Property State of California...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Signs
Materials
Steel
Giant Fiberglass Teddy Bear Head Mold, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and unusual fiberglass teddy bear head mold. 2 feet wide, a foot and half tall. Deep red color. Beautiful and functional object. Excellent vintage condition. No provenance but ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fiberglass
Manhole Cover Prototype Folk Art, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely unique wooden sewer cap prototype. Made by by various wooden cubes and blocks as well as letters nailed to the front of the main ply of the cap giving it its design. The ba...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Signs
Materials
Wood
Goyard Trunk, 1940s France
By Goyard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Goyard trunk. Wooden frame wrapped in the iconic Goyard canvas print with saddle leather and brass hardware. Incredible patina and colori...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Folk Art Male Figure, Early 20th century USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and unusual late 19th/early 20th century antique carved wooden folk art male figure from a small fishing town on the east coast of the United States.
Th...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Milliners Hat Mold, Early 20th Century, USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful handcrafted milliners hat block made in the USA, early 20th century. Has been well used and as a result shows a perfectly aged, primitive patina. Gorgeous piece of milliner...
Category
Early 20th Century Central American Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Handmade Folk Art Articulated Wooden Figure, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting wooden mid-century Folk-Art human form from the American east coast. Teaching model illustrating how to properly life a heavy item. Handmade from pine and chipboard with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Bicycle Stool, 1980s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique bicycle style stool made in France, circa 1980s. Unique design with great contrasting colors from the brown seat to the electric blue body and the black rubber base. Perfect p...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Stools
Materials
Metal
Louis Vuitton Trunk, 1940s France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom vintage Louis Vuitton trunk from the 1940s. Stunning display piece with irregular shape/opening. Perfect for storing papers, books o...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
15 Foot Fair Play Basketball Scoreboard, 1980s
By Fair Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage basketball scoreboard by Fair Play, made in the 1980s. Extremely unusual size with the player stats on both sides. Gre...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Los Angeles Freeway Sign 'Beach Cities"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Los Angeles freeway sign from the 90s. Beach Cities sign showing people which way to Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and other cities. Reflectiv...
Category
1990s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal wire sculpture resembling a woman's face and hair. Huge impact and presence in person. Substantial metal wire is bent, molded and wrapped in order to give this piece i...
Category
2010s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wire, Metal
Humboldt California Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Humboldt County Line freeway sign from Northern California. Made in 1965. Great piece of Marijuana history as well as transportation Americana. 7 feet wid...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
San Francisco Freeway City Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage San Francisco sign that reads "SAN FRANCISCO CITY AND COUNTY POP 793,700 ELEV 61." Dated 1997 on back. Stamped property of California on the back. Some wear to metal on front constant with age. Fun wall art...
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Metal
Los Angeles Freeway City Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super cool Los Angeles freeway sign. Made in the late 1990s. This sign welcomed you as you entered the city of Los Angeles. Stamped "PROPERTY STATE...
Category
1990s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
Massive Hand Painted Varsity High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Varsity track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Horizontal wood slates to hold name cards of record hol...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hollywood Sign Artist Model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun piece of Los Angeles artwork. Hollywood sign made as an artist's model to make larger versions at a later time. Letters are perfect scale. Made of w...
Category
Early 2000s American Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage California Historical Landmark Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting vintage California highway sign for Adobe Rios-Caledonia. This is a California historical landmark and on the National Register of...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage highway sign that reads Report Drunk Drivers Call 911. Stamped "Property of State of California" at the bottom. Blue reflective sig...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering. Retired highway sign letting drivers know there is a place to pull o...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive vintage California lodging sign. Large blue sign with white lettering and white trim. Letters and trim have reflective pieces. Great coloring and condition. Fantastic piece o...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Large Pacific Coast Scenic Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large vintage Pacific Coast Highway sign reading "Pacific Coast Scenic Byway." Green sign that features birds, water, snow-capped mountains, Ever...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Signs
Materials
Wood
Life-Sized 1950s Metal School Girl Speed Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal sign of a school girl letting you know the speed limit in the school zone. 48" tall. Double sided. Great coloring, with grey, light blues an...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Vintage Carnival Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool pair of vintage carnival fun house mirrors. Both are convex mirrors in a black wood frame. Mirrors are made of Lucite not glass. So...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Massive Oversized Jansport Backpacks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive oversized Jansport backpacks. One red. One green. Over 2.5 feet tall. 400% larger than a normal backpack. Cool advertising piece. Great objec...
Category
1990s American Toys
Materials
Fabric
Folk Art Primitive Hand-Carved Bull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primitive hand-carved Folk Art bull made of wood. Great hand work and scale. One Horn has a chip. Great sculptural piece.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Monumental George Bush Sculptural Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental sculptural head of President George Bush. Made of foam, paste and hand-painted. Very unique piece of sculpture. Massive scale. President Nixon...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paste, Foam, Paint
Monumental Bill Clinton Sculptural Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental sculptural head of President Bill Clinton. Made out of foam, paste and hand-painted. Able to be worn on the head. Looks great as a free floatin...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paste, Foam, Paint
Collection of 5 Sculptural T-Shirt Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting set of 5 ceramic T-shirt vases. Great sculptural item. Excellent vintage condition. Set includes two large and three small. Great piece of art.
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Carnival Toss Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool piece of Carnival ephemera. Two hand-painted, wooden blocks with cut-out. Three bean bags. Interesting object and game. Great vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage European Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage European street sign. Deep blue and white. Newly mounted and framed. People at play in the street. Cool piece of wall art.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Signs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Los Angeles Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive yellow pedestrian crossing sign from Los Angeles. Great coloring. Dent going through the middle. Still very presentable.
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Neighborhood Watch Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage neighborhood watch sign. Great coloring and graphics with ominous burglar going through the window. Great vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Porcelain Handicapped Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage porcelain handicapped sign. Great colors. Newly framed and floating in a shadow box. Great vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Signs
Materials
Porcelain
Large Fiberglass Hand Mold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large three dimensional fiberglass mold of a hand. Acts as a functional mold or as a unique and interesting decorative object. Great vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fiberglass
Vintage Los Angeles County Horse Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage sign from Los Angeles County. Massive yellow sign with black horse and rider. Marked Los Angeles County on front. Great piece for ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
California Interstate 15 Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interstate 15 freeway sign. Cool piece of California signage. Good condition. Great coloring and patina.
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Massive Acid Yellow Reflective Pedestrian Road Sign from Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive acid yellow reflective road sign from the City of Los Angeles. Depicting a man and woman crossing the road. Good vintage condition.
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Steel
