
Lot # 3 - Facades of Commerce — Four Illustrated Oakland Streetscapes
Opening Bid : | $ 5.00 |
Pickup Instructions: | |
Start Date/Time: | 09-Jul-2025 5:00:00 PM |
End Date/Time: | 17-Jul-2025 6:02:00 PM |
Current bid: |
0 |
Highest bidder: | -- |
This sale will end in: | |
Bid for this item ! |
|
Description :
Facades of Commerce — Four Illustrated Oakland Streetscapes This collection features four finely executed architectural portraits depicting distinct stretches of early Oakland, California. Each piece captures a full street side—rich in commercial character and civic texture—with precise linework and labeled addresses. The illustrations reflect a documentary style that blends visual record-keeping with stylistic flair, revealing the economic and cultural heartbeat of their respective blocks. Accompanying these portraits are alternate views that enhance readability and further detail business names, addresses, and signage. One envelope included in the set references “Something Special” at 3347 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Berkeley, California, which may suggest provenance or past exhibition ties. Individual Portraits: Portrait One Portrait Two · W. M. Watson & Co. under “Mountain Wine Depot” · Cotton Bros. & Co., engineers and bridge builders · Palace Bakery (Wagner & Deibol), offering coffee and tea at modest prices Portrait Three · Blanchard’s Oakland Trunk Factory at 403 · Sturm & Leitch, plumbers at 403½ · Weber House, managed by Mrs. L. E. Song · Santa Rosa Wine Vault at 409 · E. Hook, specializing in lace curtains and upholstery goods at 413 · C. Hofwalter, saddlery at 415–419 Portrait Four These illustrations appear to be a local visual archive created to document Oakland’s dynamic business corridors. Each street segment is rendered with architectural discipline and annotated to reflect active tenants and street life. Businesses range from legal services and engineering firms to bakeries, lodgings, and specialized merchants. The detailed labeling and façade orientation suggest these may have served as promotional or civic reference pieces at the time of production. Materials Made Of: Measurements: 18 1/4" W x 13 1/4" H
Location: East side of Broadway, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets
Features: Buildings with numbered addresses including repeated listings for “J. R. Blow, T. P.”, suggesting legal or technical professional offices. The strip is characterized by consistent façade heights and dense commercial occupancy.
Location: East side of Washington Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets
Features:
Alternate view strengthens signage visibility and the bakery's appeal as a social stop.
Location: South side of Twelfth Street, from Broadway to Franklin Street
Features:
Notable for shared telephone numbers and a variety of trades within close proximity.
Location: East side of Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth Streets
Features:
Includes listings for law offices, shorthand schools, savings banks, and various administrative professionals. Intricate architectural details support the drawing’s archival weight.
Ink and print illustration on paper; envelope with labeled provenance.
Auction History
Nobody has placed bid on this auction yet.
PAYMENT DETAILS
Placing a bid is an agreement to purchase. If you win, you must pick up your item(s). If you default on your purchase, your bidding privileges will be revoked permanently. Do not bid if you do not plan to purchase.If you bid, you MUST be available/arrange for pick-up of purchases on the pick-up date unless you have made prior shipping arrangements. Bring necessary tools and help for picking up large items. Loading assistance is NOT available. Some items may be located on a 2nd floor, out building.
Invoices are emailed to winning bidders once the sale has completely closed.Full payment must be made by 8:00 p.m. the day after auction closes. If total payment is not received before the pick-up date & time, items will be forfeited, and bidding privileges revoked.
Pick-up information will be on the invoice e-mailed after the auction closes.All items not picked up during the designated times will be considered abandoned and may be donated or resold. When possible, and at our sole discretion, an alternate pick-up time may be arranged. If this is possible, an appropriate fee will be charged.
A Buyer's Premium and Sales Tax are added to the winning bid amount when invoiced. Sales tax is waived for licensed re-sellers.
We make every effort to describe lot items as accurately as possible. Expect normal signs of wear associated with antiques, vintage, and used items. We do not list every flaw. All items are sold AS IS WHERE IS. No refunds or returns. East Side Estate Liquidation Company does not guarantee the working order of any clock, watch, electronic or mechanical device. Dimensions given may be approximate.