MT. CRAWFORD, VA.- Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will auction the second group of rare miniature lamps from the esteemed collection of Marge Hulsebus of Redlands, California on May 31. Ms. Hulsebus collected over 1,200 miniature lamps of all categories, including examples of unusual form, such as a white and pink skull, a Santa Claus blown in yellow and brown glass; and a grinning dwarf.

Other miniature lamps from the Hulsebus collection being sold are blown and molded in rare hues, such as a quilted air-trap lamp in teal blue, as well as cameo glass examples in yellow and pink. Many of the Hulsebus lamps were featured in her two reference volumes, Miniature Victorian Lamps published in 1994 and Miniature Lamps of the Victorian Era published in 2004.

This sale features more than 300 lots comprising selections for the beginning to advanced collector. Yvonne Lynch is serving as agent for the Hulsebus estate and providing the primary catalogue entries and photography of the collection. Part I of the Hulsebus Collection sold on October 26, 2013, to much acclaim, and Part III will sell on Saturday, October 18, 2014.

This auction is on view May 28, 29 and 30 from 10 am to 6 pm, and the day of the auction from 8 am until end of the sale. The next auction at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is the semi-annual Americana and Fine Antiques sale, on June 21.