A large collection of 1893 World’s Fair antiques and collectibles will be going under the hammer on Monday, April 16. Gray’s Auctioneers “World’s Fair Memorabilia and Collectibles” live auction in Cleveland, Ohio, starts at 11 AM (EDT) and features more than thirty Columbian Exposition items.
Lots 20 through 51 include …
• numerous pieces of decorative glassware, pottery and porcelain, including set of beautiful Libby glass peachblow rose bowls and a pair of ornate vases featuring images of the U.S. Government Building (an early rendering) and the Electricity Building;
• metal novelties, including a Columbus clock, bank, pocket watch, and a “Columbian Safe” toy bank with combination lock;
• books, including William Walton’s Art and Architecture (George Barrie, 1893) and an incomplete set of six volumes of Hubert Howe Bancroft’s The Book of the Fair (Bancroft Co., 1893);
• a collection of Columbiana puzzles and game.
Information about the auction location and how to register to bid in person, by phone, or online, can be found at https://www.graysauctioneers.com/.
2 Vases from Columbian Exposition offered by Gray’s Auctioneers on April 16, 2018.
An iron Columbian safe deposit still bank offered by Gray’s Auctioneers on April 16, 2018.
Two sets of William Walton Art and Architecture offered by Gray’s Auctioneers on April 16, 2018.