Bodnars held the first estate auction of beloved front row attendee and friend George Durnya on June 23. Several more sales are planned. Durnya attended Bodnars first auction in 1994, where he purchased a Tiffany lamp, and the rest was history. He became a regular customer at sales and was given the nickname Tiffany George for his collections of art glass, bronzes, and lighting, such as lamps, and more. Durnya passed away, and his son consigned the vast collections to Joe Bodnar. Over 300 lots were offered in the first sale, and the top lot was an art glass and bronze Tiffany Studios lamp signed Tiffany Studios New York, which realized $11,505. An art pottery with art glass shade table lamp with electrified base unsigned, in the manner of Tiffany, sold for $7,965. All prices included an 18-percent buyers premium. Several Tiffany shades did well, including an LCT art glass lamp shade selling for $2,124 and another LCT art glass lamp shade marked LCT for $1,534. Several lots really did well and surprised all of us, cheered Joe Bodnar, owner of Bodnars Auction. They included an art glass lamp shade, marking in gold, appearing to be Steuben, (which) flew past its $100-$300 estimate, selling for $1,770. Another shade lot, a group of two art glass lamp shades, one marked E2580, the other unmarked, brought $1,534. An iridescent art glass vase in the manner of Durand with an Art Nouveau base sold for $1,180, and an antique art glass oil lamp with bronze mounts, marked on bottom S427 with Kromos-Brenner Burner, smoked past its $1,000 high estimate to bring $7,080. Another surprise was an art glass tall vase believed to have been Durand; however, the buyer informed the auction house it was Fenton. It sold for $10,620. An Arts and Crafts bronze and stained glass table lamp in the form of a frog holding the shade sold for $2,950. A vintage Tiffany style leaded glass Tulip shade sold for $2,242, and a pair of bronze wall sconces missing mounts, possibly unsigned Tiffany Studios sconces, sold for $2,242. An Erte bronze statue signed 1988 Chalk and Vermilion and Sevenarts and Erte Radiance #154/375 sold for $2,124. An Art Nouveau bronze figurine of a nymph by Francis Renaud (French 1887-1973) sold for $1,298, and another surprise in the sale was an art glass hand blown tall vase with polished bottom, now believed to be unsigned Steuben, realized $5,015. Expect several more auctions with Tiffany Georges estate. The next is scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, and will feature stained glass windows, slot machines and other games. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, and Thursday, Sept. 1, more bronzes, art glass and other related items from the estate will be sold. For additional information, call 866-349-7378 or visit www.bodnarsauction.com.