CENTERLINE, Mich. —“The Oz” did his job - putting together a broad assortment of interesting items - admirably.

After Oscar “Oz” Zamora rounded up the treasures, it was time for the auctioneers - Doug Dalton, Roger Julie and Al Conrad - to take over. And they took to their task with brisk efficiency, bringing a level of excitement to the auction that pleased both buyers and sellers.

It was one of those sales, that good item after good item came up for bid.

A Bradley and Hubbard banquet lamp with a slag tulip shade sold for $350; a pair of Durand threaded glass table lamp bases earned $325; and from 1890 there was a spelter French lamp base in the shape of a female that crossed the block for $110. A 1915 gooseneck desk lamp with a signed Quezal shade sold for $175; a barbershop counter lamp from the Art Deco period sold for $300; and a cranberry hanging hallway lamp (circa 1890) will hang in a new hallway after being sold for $200.

From the Angle Lamp company there was a single-angle lamp with an etched shade and Angle Lamp Co. embossed on the shade that sold for $125; and one with an opalescent swirl shade that found a final selling price of $150.

Curved glass china cabinets are frequently found at an auction and are always well-received. The feature on the one at this auction was the crown with the carved lion heads. Would take a lot of dusting but it was attention-getting. This china cabinet sold for $700.

Another cabinet which stood out was a relief-carved mahogany cabinet by Baker. This piece was from the 1920s. It had a pierced floral basket on the stretcher, carved caryatid legs, and Women of the Harvest carvings in the doors. The final bid for this piece was $625.

From 1905 there was an Arts and Crafts folding oak table with an X frame. When folded down it could be stored in a very narrow place, with it resembling the configuration of a champagne glass. This piece crossed the block for $450.

There were several varied pieces from the late 1800s including a Black Forest walnut corner shelf with a carved lion’s head that sold for $210; an impressive pair of Anglican side chairs that saw $325; a large rosewood tilt-top table with a carved tripod base and porcelain castors that earned $175; and, for the refinisher who has an incomplete Eastlake sideboard, a walnut galley that crossed the block for $200.

An oak salesman’s sample 12-drawer tool chest with a lift top sold for $200; an oak stand from circa 1900 with large ball and claw feet saw $210; and a mahogany curved-glass china cabinet with its original finish and wavy glass earned $225. An oak highboy with a beveled mirror and original finish saw $275; a Victorian divided rollaway stand in walnut sold for $175; and an oak tobacco/liquor cabinet with a beveled glass door from the 1880s sold for $200.

The beautiful glassware pieces up for auction were impossible to ignore. All were in very clean and in good condition. From the 1890s there was an amberina thumbprint ruffled-top vase that sold for $105 and a flow blue pitcher and bowl set by Adams in the Garland pattern that crossed the block for $225.

Pieces from Louis Comfort Tiffany are always beautiful and highly desired. Items from Tiffany included a gold aurene mini-pinch cabinet vase that sold for $225, a gold aurene master salt that saw $265; and a Favrile ginger jar mini-urn that crossed the block for $325.

From Loetz there was a circa 1910 bud vase in a copper stand that sold for $410; and a vase from 1915 that was red with a gold base and had a twisted stem that found a final bid of $600. A blue aurene Steuben salt sold for $260.

Other desirable pieces of glass ware included a very small Royal Bayreuth creamer and sugar that depicted a devil and cards (professional repair) that sold for $125; a Stevens & Williams Zipper pattern glass vase with applied handles that saw $250; and a Wheeling peachblow pitcher with an applied amber handle that earned $450.

This was a piece that could be used at your next open house or dinner party. It was an English silver plate and cut glass sweetmeat epergne (you don’t have to use sweetmeat) with five stations and much more attractive that some of the plastic ones found today. From circa 1885 this piece sold for $250.

Among the clocks one from circa 1840 proved to be the most desirable. This was a pillar and scroll clock with an eagle top, had reverse painted glass doors and had been fully restored. Selling price for this was $300.

A small crock marked Frazer & Bishop, West Virginia sold for $500; a six-gallon crock marked Williams & Reppert, Greensboro, Pa. saw $430; and a two-gallon salt glaze stoneware jug from West Troy, N.Y. with a cobalt beehive sold for $135.

For the person who needed that one special piece to complete the décor in their living room, den, or entryway there a spelter figure of Dante that sold for $225; one of Virgil that earned $275; and one of a hunting dog in the pointing position that saw $205. A bronze figure of a nude sold for $135; and a life-size cast of a female torso and made of resin material saw $85.

Country store items, including advertising, which are from the past, always seem to have several admirers. From the 1890s there was a pair of press-back chairs from the Schlitz Brewery that sold for $260; and from 1965 there was a tin sign for use in a barbershop for Wildroot Hair Tonic that earned $275. A Schmidt’s Beer neon sign in working condition sold for $150; a porcelain thermometer for Nature’s Remedy earned $325; and a Putnam dye cabinet that was filled with dyes crossed the block for $225.

One would have had to look at the back of the 16-inch tin litho charger depicting a young lady with her horse from the turn-of-the-century to know that it was an advertising piece for MO-KA coffee. This piece sold for $275.

A baldric is a belt, quite often quite ornate, that is worn diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite hip to support a horn, a sword, or something similar. The one at this auction was a European military officer’s with two ammo pouches. It was from circa 1885 and sold for $275. A staff and field sword with an etched blade from the 1880s sold for $225; and a 19-inch pair of German sighting binoculars from the World War II era saw $200.

Among the railroad items offered an Adlake railroad signal lamp sold for $275; a Grand Trunk Railroad silver with cobalt glass lantern earned $200; and a railroad crossing sign with jewels that had diagonals indicating the crossing instead of the X usually seen crossed the block for $275.

Other items that found interest included: a cherry 12-drawer document chest from circa 1875 that sold for $375; a J. P. Coats spool cabinet which had been refinished but had the original brass and labels that saw $625; and a Michigan model brass cash register from the early 1900s that sold for $475.

A large two-piece country store upright showcase with a date of 1846 on the mechanism sold for $225; a postcard album with approximately 160 postcards of steamships found on the Great Lakes saw $245; and a full-body rooster weathervane earned $275.

A lovely lady’s Art Deco-style wristwatch in a platinum case with diamond and sapphire bezels sold for $350; an oak dental cabinet saw $250; and a Victorian floral beadwork wreath crossed the block for $145. Loud it was but several wanted it – the train bell mounted on a post! It sold for $425.

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