Released on = April 21, 2007, 5:04 am

Press Release Author = Fred and Gail Taylor

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Press Release Summary = The first in a series of sales to dispose a very large
collection will be conducted in Lakeland, FL on May 18 and 19 by Kale Albritton.

Press Release Body = Veteran Florida auctioneer Kale Albritton, owner of Albritton
Auctioneers in Lakeland, FL, met with the family of a deceased Miami collector
several years ago to begin the dispersal of the thousands of antiques and
collectibles in the estate. He held two small initial sales after that but could
never get the family organized enough to complete the task. When he retired four
years ago he still held out hope that he would get the opportunity to conduct the
entire sale. That opportunity has now presented itself and Albritton has come out of
retirement for this series of sales.

He has worked for months out of a series of storage buildings and houses where the
collection has been stored for the last thirty years and still has no idea how many
total lots will be in all the sales. The first sale on May 18 and 19 will consist of
approximately 600 lots of art, antiques, silver, art glass and bronzes. Albritton
has identified at least 92 bronzes and 75 lots of art glass, including Tiffany,
Galle and Daum and large selection of period American and English sterling hollow
and flatware to be included in the first sale.

The silver will include sterling bowls by Tiffany, a wine cooler, serving bowls,
compotes, a 240 piece service of "Faneuil" flatware, a Samuel Kirk tea and coffee
service (c.1840), Sheffield silver, Britannia casters, sterling serving trays,
goblets, standing salt cellars, Georgian serving spoons by Peter, Ann and William
Bateman, coin silver, 167 pieces of Francis I flatware, ornate plated/crystal
epergnes, sterling vases, trays, goblets and many others.

Significant art includes a work by Edward W. Cooke (English 1811-1880) entitled
"Good Luck Fires" painted while Cooke was on vacation in New Mexico. Other works
include "Calais Pier" by Thomas Bush Hardy (English 1842-1897), "Sheep in Pasture"
by G. C. Wiggins (American 1883-1962) and "Young Girl" by Charles T. Phelan
(American 1840) plus many more.

The art glass and crystal category includes a 17in tall Favrile lamp signed "L.C.T."
on the base, Steuben Rosaline engraved plates, a pulled feather design art glass
epergne with Sheffield silver plated base and flint glass inserts, many pieces of
Moser, an acid-cut Baccarat vase, five Galle vases, a major three piece center set
of a dark amethyst glass pedestal and an 11in by 6in bowl with a matching pair of
13in candleholders decorated with gold cameo bands of Amazon warriors, signed Moser,
Karlsbad.

The sale will include three Audubon Elephant books entitled "Viviparous Quadrupeds
of North America" lithographed and printed by J. T Bowen, Philadelphia, 1845, a good
selection of Majolica, a Tiffany desk lamp, many bent slag glass lampshades with
table, floor lamps and ceiling fixtures, many stained and leaded glass shades and
bases, a pair of Sang de Boeuf table lamps, Kutani table lamps, wicker floor lamp,
Phoenix glass table lamp and Galle lamp, figural bronze lamp of a lady marked P.
Terczkszuk (Austrian) with an 8 x 4¾in Galle shade among others. Also crossing the
block will be a wide selection of 18th, 19th and early 20th century furniture
including game tables, stands, desks, work tables and much more.

This will be an absolute auction conducted without reserve. It will be held at Sikes
Hall in the Lakeland Center, 701 W. Lime Dr. in Lakeland, FL beginning at 5:00PM
Friday May 18 and will continue at 10:00AM Saturday May 19. Preview will be at the
Center on Thursday May 17 from 1:00PM to 8:00PM. Seating can be reserved by phone at
(863) 686-7653 or by email to kalealbrit@aol.com. Phone and absentee bids will be
accepted. For more information call the number above or visit the website at
www.albritton.net.

Web Site = http://www.albritton.net

Contact Details = Albritton Auctioneers
Kale and Sue Albritton
420 Howard Ave.
Lakeland, FL 33815
863-686-7653
kalealbrit@aol.com