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A sample of the more than 300 miniature lamps to be sold from the Rick Hornwood collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates images

Little lamps get chance to shine at Jeffrey S. Evans sale May 30

A sample of the more than 300 miniature lamps to be sold from the Rick Hornwood collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates images

A sample of the more than 300 miniature lamps to be sold from the Rick Hornwood collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates images

 

MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Rick Hornwood collection of Camarillo, Calif., forms the backbone of Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ auction of kerosene-period lighting on Saturday, May 30.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

Hornwood amassed over 375 miniature lamps, appealing to collectors, both advanced and beginner. Among the highlights are many figural ceramic lamps, including the group pictured below.

The auction will also have a fine selection of Victorian opalescent lighting from the Robert H. Hefner Jr. collection of Rosharon, Texas (below).

Frank and Karen McWright of Bethel, Conn., collected fairy lamps. Pictured below is a group of their Burmese glass examples.

Early kerosene lamps from a Connecticut private collection are included in the auction.

For details email info@jeffreysevans.com or call 540-434-3939.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.