Woody Auction features finest quality art glass March 18

Daum Nancy signed French cameo art glass covered jar in a rare shape and with a rare winter scene décor. Woody Auction image

 

DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction is offering a surefire cure for cabin fever with what it’s calling the finest art glass auction ever held at its Douglass gallery, opened in 2015. Offered will be over 350 lots, featuring three core collections of mainly art glass and art pottery. The sale will be held Saturday, March 18, starting at 9:30 a.m. Central time. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Oz books could be bestsellers again at PBA Galleries auction March 9

‘The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book,’ first edition, first state. PBA Galleries image

 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Gary Dollar Collection of the Wizard of Oz headlines the PBA Galleries sale on Thursday, March 9. The collection gathered by Dollar over several decades features the major Oz works by L. Frank Baum and his successors, plus non-Oz works by Oz authors and illustrators, original artwork and more, with many rarities. In addition, nearly 300 lots of captivating children’s books, rare illustrated works, original art, finely bound books and handsome sets, fine press books, miniature books and more round out the sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Army surgeon’s estate at core of huge sale by Roland Auctions NY March 4

Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1839) framed lithograph made for the 10th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, Published in 1928 by K. Kriz, Prague. Estimate: $5,500-$6,500. Roland Auctions NY image

 

NEW YORK – Roland Auctions NY will present a colossal single-day sale of nearly 1,000 lots on Saturday, March 4. Featured in this sale are 500 lots from estate of a former U.S. Army combat surgeon and Purple Heart recipient. Absentee bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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