Hughes Estate Sales

Hughes Estate Sales, Inc
711 West Woodbury Road
Altadena, CA 91001

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Call (626) 791-9600

Highlights

1920s Football Program

This program from a pivotal college game was found tucked away in a closet among old magazines
It sold for $1,400.

Rare 1775 Map of Virgina

We found this map in a box in a garage in Pasadena among various common road maps . It was drawn by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson and was one of the first published maps of the New World.
It sold for $25,000

Very Old and Rare Book

We found this edition of Thomas Hariots Virginia containing plates by Theodore DeBry dating back to 1590.
It sold for $32,000

Important Pollard/Waugh Steuben Moby Dick

One of the most sought-after Steuben pieces.
Estimate: $6000-8000, sold for $19,100

Scarce Limited Edition 1935 James Joyce Ulysses Illustrated by Henri Matisse

Signed by Henri Matisse, includes soft-ground etchings and lithographic drawings on colored paper.
Estimate: $800-1000, sold for $2,325

Early Museum-Condition Gibson Lap Steel Guitar and Matching Amplifier

We found this incredible matching set of early American electric musical instruments buried in a closet in San Bernardino. The set sold for $2,285

1924 Walnut Steinway & Sons Medium Grand Piano

Rescued from being relegated to a framed picture stand, this natural-wood beauty with ivory keys realized $6,400

Early 19th-Century English Microscope Set

This Improved Brass Regency Microscope set by Dollond contained more pieces than the example in Brightons Museum of Natural History.
It sold for $7,076

Fine Signed Hand-Painted Schlitt Mettlach Stein

Sold for $1,061

Rare Macintosh Stoneware Lidded Bowl

Sold for $1,184

Early 19th-Century German Wooden Toy Microscope

Sold for $2,651

Lalique Lovebirds Vase

Sold for $2,850

Antique Field Surgical Kit

Sold for $6,980

Martin 000-28C Classical Acoustic Guitar

This huge-sounding early 1960s example, beautifully crafted with exotic woods sold for $3,350

Pair of Georg Jensen Silver Candleabra

Sold for $4,272

Early Pre-WWI Bavarian Infantry Helmet

Almost thrown in the trash, this highly-collectible specimen was identified by Hughes experts and sold for $668