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Christian Louboutin

designer heels

Christian Louboutin When I first heard ‘Christian Louboutin’ I thought someone was mispronouncing Louis Vuitton. Christian Louboutin was born in January 1964.  He’s a french fashion designer whose high-end high heels brought him to fame and great fortune world wide.  His unique, shiny red-lacquered soles have become his signature.   Louboutin started out freelancing for various designers like […]

Frank Lloyd Wright Furnishings

table

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American designer, architect, writer, and educator. He was known for designing structures that were in harmony with the surrounding environment. One of his best examples of this was the Fallingwater home in Pennsylvania, which has been called “the best work of American architecture”. In addition to designing homes, Wright also […]

Cappellini furnishings

chair

Cappellini The first time I heard the name Cappellini I thought it was pasta. Turns out it is now one of my favorite design firms.  Based in Italy, obviously, Cappellini is a luxury design house that offers furnishings and accessories. They often collaborate with other designers like Pucci to create the most unique and memorable […]

Tom Ford Designs

designer clothing

TOM FORD Tom Ford was born in Austin Texas on August 27, 1961. He is most known for designing luxury clothing for brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent and his own personal brand “Tom Ford”.  He is also a screenwriter, film director and producer. Not many people realize he directed films ‘A Single Man’ […]

Musical Instrument Collections

violin

Musical Instrument Collections Often we are approached by an estate or individual that has a collection of musical instruments they would like to sell.  It can be a large collection that was curated over 20-30 years or a lifetime, instruments handed down in an inheritance, or just a piece of two with significance. Either way, […]

Beautiful collectibles brooches

brooch

You don’t have to be Queen Elizabeth to wear and love broaches. I remember my grandmother always having a brooch on her coat, dress, sweater, or jacket, not only when she left the house, but around the house! She also wore false eye lashes into her 90’s, and I never saw her without lipstick, so […]

Sports and Hollywood Memorabilia Auction

celebrity memorabilia

Sports & Hollywood Memorabilia Al Capone, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Derek Jeter, Micky Mantle, Yogi Berra, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and more.  These are just a few of the exciting personalities represented in the Sports and Hollywood memorabilia auction on Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The auction will include hundreds of […]

Movie Poster (Lithograph) Auction

lithograph

HUGE Movie Poster Auction If you have an appreciation of movies, movie posters, fine art, lithographs, or Hollywood, you won’t want to miss our upcoming auction of over 300 lithographs. Not only are they investment grade, they are fun for a pop of nostalgia in any home.  These prints made the old fashioned way since […]

Lionel Train Collections

trains

Lionel is an American firm that manufactures toy trains, model trains and parts out of North Carolina. It was subsequently purchased by Richard P. Kughn, Detroit-based real estate developer (and railroad enthusiast) in 1986. Then in 1995 it was purchased by The Martin Davis Investment Group. Then Lionel changed hands again in 1995, when Kughn sold […]

Collectible YSL Designs

ysl bag

The icon YSL brand was founded in 1961 by Yves Saint Laurent along with his partner Pierre Berge.  In these beginning years they made safari jackets, thigh-high boots, smoking jackets and the tuxedo suit for women popular.  One of his most famous muses was Catherine Deneuve. The brand added a cosmetic line in 1978 and […]