The Johnny Foam Vintage Design Auction

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Location
Glendale, CA 91207
Dates

Sale Starts

Sun
Aug 10
5pm

Sale Ends

Sun
Aug 10

Terms & Conditions

All sales are final and sold as-is. We provide detailed descriptions and photographs for each item, and buyers are responsible for reviewing them carefully. Nostalgia Estate Sales makes no guarantees regarding the provenance, authenticity, merchantability, or condition of any item. All measurements are approximate.

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Our August 10th auction opens with a curated selection of vintage treasures from the personal collection of costume designer Johnny Foam. Known for his work on That '70s Show, Minx, and GLOW, Foam's keen eye for period detail and visual storytelling extends beyond wardrobe into the world of interiors and collectibles.

This auction features an array of 1950s and 60s barware and glassware, ceramic chalkware, and stylish mid-century ashtrays, including striking Hoowink Vohann ceramic pieces. Also featured are timeless Roseville ceramics, George Briard-style glassware, a sculptural Western Electric rotary phone, and a rare set of Holt Howard cantaloupe bowls.

The auction includes a wide range of estate property: mid-century modern decor, a diamond necklace, cultural antiquities, Lionel and American Flyer toy trains, signed 20th-century lithographs, and 19th Century London Maps. Additional highlights include Hollywood ephemera, antique prints, decorative arts, and vintage home furnishings.

Don't miss the opportunity to explore and bid on pieces from this truly distinctive and curated studio collection.
Sale PictureMCM Ceramic Male Dancer by Treasure CraftStaffordshire Porcelain Hunting Dog and Horse Scene, 19th cAfrican Dancers, Frosted Collins Glass by Federal, set of 4Ryan Graeff, Silkscreened Restitution Press Graphic Zine Vol 11.0, 2007. Numbered 17/75.1959 Holt Howard Cantaloupe BowlsVintage Western Electric Sculpture Rotary PhoneBoston & Sandwich Glass Co. Blown-Molded Cruet/Toilette Bottle, Mid 19th cItalian Uranium GlassLarge Fluted Vintage Uranium Glass Flower VaseMan in Sombrero Portrait Oil PaintingVintage Soviet Sputnik Tea Glass Cup Holder Melchior Podstakannik, Set of 2Bass & Co's Pale Ale Double-Sided Lighted Globe SignageAuthentic MUNI Cable Car Metal Signage from California Street, San FranciscoJohn Hardy Diamond Pendant 925 Silver Necklace w/ 18k Yellow Gold AccentsGreater London Electric Supply Color Reference Map, c 1912Chinese Qing Dynasty Green Celadon Glazed Circular PlateCarved Wood Victorian Wall Shelf, 19th C.Art Deco Crystal Bowl with BasePatterned Blockprint, Abstract Design by Ricardo Villareal, 2024Jean St. Pierre (1942-1991) - Nucma - 1976 - Painted wax encaustic over paint on canvasRed & Black Plastic Watering Can #601 by Quality Molding CompanyMCM Yellow Tulip Ashtray by Charles Chaney for Hoodwink VohannAcrylic Tea Light Candleholder by Trimo Plastic EngineeringPine Cone Blue Ceramic Bowl by Roseville USA Model 427-81960s Naked Truth Novelty Deck of Oversized Playing CardsBluenique Blue Glass Ashtray Set of 3, by Viking GlassViking Glass Bullseye Candle Votive Cube CandleholderMCM Bent Glass Trinket/Key TrayAcrylic 3 Piece Triangular SculpturesKikkerland Space Age Telescoping Alarm ClockMCM Blenko Blue Glass Horseshoe Book Ends by Wayne HustedUmbra Echo Modern Wall Clock1940s Vintage Bakelite 28 Piece Serving Set by CoronaVintage Airline Advertising Glass Tumblers, Set of 9Mid Century Cobalt Blue & Green Lucite Flower w/ White Stamen, designed by J. Corelli, ItalyKitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Bijin with Flute and Umbrella, Woodblock Print (Reissue), JapanMasayoshi Kitao (1760-1824) The Courtesan Hanaogi, Woodblock Print, Edo PeriodP. Vasco (attributed), Untitled (Venice Canal Scene) Watercolor and Pencil, 1972Still Life with Flowers and Fruit by Aida Mulieri DagortAntique Morimura Brothers Tropical Porcelain Condiment Set, Japan 1921Oil Painting reproduction  of "Are You Jealous?" in the style of Paul GauguinWood Block Pulley by Union HardwareVintage 1950s Gull Racing Yacht by Bowman of Norfolk, England, c 1950sKingdom of Ayutthaya, Burmese Bronze Buddha Head 16th c.Hermes Terracota Head, 4th to 2nd century BCE, GreeceJerablus/Carchemish Syrian Primitive Terracotta Bearded Figurine18th century, Qing Dynasty Mille Fleur "Thousand Flower" Porcelain Flower Vases, Lot of 2.Hokusai Life and Work, by Richard Lane. E.P. Dutton, Publisher. 1989Case Study Furniture Arm Shell RockerCase Study Furniture Jadeite Arm Shell RockerHerman Miller Eames DSX Fiberglass Shell ChairChinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period Style 19th c.Hafner Overland Flyer Wind Up Locomotive Partial Set, Lot of 3American Flyer O Gauge #232 Red CabooseAmerican Flyer #229 Box Cars Lot of 2Lionel Toy Train Catalogs, Lot of 3Wuppertal Stadwerke AG Monorail 1974 Press KitTrains Album of Photographs Book III Midwestern Railroads, 1943Trains Album of Photographs No. 15, Great Northern Railway Photo Album, 1946Trains Album of Photographs No. 9, New York Central Railway Photo Album, 1944Trains Album of Photographs No. 10, Modern Steam Locomotives Photo Album, 1945Trains Album of Photographs No. 7, Electric Railways Photo Album, 1944A CENTURY OF MODEL TRAINS by Allen Levy, 19861930s-40s era Rail Travel Brochures, Lot of 3Electroliner Tavern Lounge Car MenuTrains Magazine, Lot of 30. January 1943 to December 1950.Railroad Magazine, 1943-1950, Lot of 53New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Railways by Robert Tufnell, 2000.Theo Kalomirakis' Private Theaters,1997Architectural Theory, Vol I & II by Bernd Evers & Christof Thoenes, Taschen. 2011The Elements of Euclid by Oliver Byrne. Reproduction published by Taschen, 2013Erotic Art Vol 1 & 2 Lot of 2 1968, 1970 by Drs. Phyllis & Eberhard Kronhausen.Manners & Murals in the Age of Optimism 1848-1914 by James Laver, 1966Self Published Poetry Pamphlets and Small Press Anthologies 1980-1984, Lot of 7Specimen `73 Poetry Anthology. Featuring Charles Bukowski. Pasadena Museum of Modern Art.The History of Surrealist Painting. By Marcel Jean, Grove PressThe Naked & The Dead 1st Ed. 1948 Norman MailerCarl Jung, A Man and His Symbols, by Carl Jung w/ M.-L. von Franz. Doubleday & Company. 1964Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul, by Irwin Stambler. 1974The Original Houdini ScrapbookBertolt Brecht's Berlin1975 Press Kit for "Rollerball" MovieA Pictorial History of Jazz No. 1A Pictorial History of Jazz No. 2Berlin: the Politics of Order 1737-1989The Devll's Music, a History of the Blues, by Giles Oakle. 1976Country Music, USA by Bill Malone. 1968Songs from Shakespeare's PlaysEwan MacColl and Peggy Seeger SongbookThe Night They Raided Minsky'sWilliam Faulkner Books Lot of 9The Day The Laughter StoppedKeaton by Rudi Blesh. Hardcover. Copyright 1966Early Film History Books by Kalton Lahue, Lot of 4Charlie Chaplin by Theodore Huff, 1st EditionCharlie Chaplin Books, Lot of 2My Autobiography Charles Chaplin, 1st ed. 1964The Films of Charlie ChaplinMoby Dick by Herman Melville, The Limited Edition Club, 1943Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter, by Richard Schickel, 1974.The Silent Clowns, by Walter Kerr. 1975Lot of 2 books. Automobiles and Automobiling: 189 Color and 120 Black and White Illustrations.Various. The International Encyclopedia of Film - Crown - 1972 - First Am. Edition, Hardcover.Woody Guthrie Books, Lot of 3Baez, Joan - The Joan Baez Songbook - Ryerson Music - 1964 - Softcover.Edward Miller, Paul - Esquire's 1945 Jazz Book - A.S. Barnes & Co. - 1945 - First Ed., Hardcover.John Henry American Folklore Books, Woodcuts by JJ Lankes. Lot of 2Eddie Cantor As I Remember Them, 1963 First Ed.Sanburg, Carl - The American Songbag - Harcourt Brace & Co. - 1927 - Hardcover with Dust Jacket.Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm - Thus Spake Zarahustra - Heritage Press -1967 - Hardcover.Reminiscing with Sissle and Blake, 1st ed. 1973The New Amsterdam: The Biography of a Broadway Theatre. 1997.Hummel: the complete collector's guide and illustrated reference. By Eric Ehrmann. 1976.The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age, by Neil Harris. 2008The Age of Rock, Vol 1 & 2Anything Goes: the World of Popular Music by David Dachs. 1964, First Ed.Jazz Press Giants Books, Lot of 2It's Life As I See It: Black Cartoonists in Chicago 1940 - 1980, Edited by Dan NadelTexas Music History Books, Lot of 2Worley, William S. - Beale Street: Crossroads of America's Music - Taylor Trade - 1998 - Hardcover.Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures by John Wilmerding. 1987, 1st Edition.Great Record Labels: An Illustrated History by Al Cimino. 1992Miles Davis (Black Americans of Achievement) by Ron Frankl, 1996Rock & Soul Books by Arnold Shaw, Lot of 2Hank Williams Books, Lot of 2Rock Books by Greil Marcus & Nick Toches, Lot of 2An A-Z of Rock and Roll. 1971. Southall, Brian. A-Z  of Record Labels. 2003. Lot of 2.Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll -Back Bay Books -2015 -Paperback.Country Music: An Illustrated History -Knopf Doubleday -2019 -Hardcover.Incredibly Strange Music Volume II - Re/Search Pub - 1994. Paperback.Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison Making of a Masterpiece by Michael Streissguth. 2004.Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues, by Alan Govenar. 2010Churchill: A Life, by Martin Gilbert. 1991Cover Me: Stories Behind The Greatest Cover Songs, by Ray Padgett. 2017When The Music Stopped:The Big Band Era - Barricade Books  -1994 - Hardcover.20th Century World Architecture - 1991Paris by Night - Pantheon Books- 1987 - Hardcover.Bouguereau Art BookGothic Art in Bohemia, by Ferdinand Seibt, 1977Top of the City, by Laura Rosen. 19821908 Year Book of the Brooklyn Chapter of the (AIA) American Institute of Architects. IllustratedWilliam Shakespeare Lithographs, circa late 19th c., Lot of 14Hollywood Fan Club Promotional Photo Album (c. 1941–1944)Bound Postcard Album 1907-1921Sale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale PictureSale Picture

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