Woody Auction will offer the outstanding cut glass collection of Harold 'Bill' Sandars on May 16th

DOUGLASS, Kan. - April 24, 2026 - PRLog -- The single-owner cut glass collection of Harold "Bill" Sandars, who curated an impressive and diverse grouping of fine cut glass pieces over the years, will come up for bid in an auction planned for Saturday, May 16, by Woody Auction, online and live in the Woody auction hall located at 130 East 3^rd Street in Douglass, starting at 9:30am Central Time.

"Bill was a familiar face at our auctions over the years," said Jason Woody of Woody Auction. "With something for every cut glass enthusiast, this auction offers both depth and variety."

Highlights include punch bowls, whiskey sets, lamps, ice cream sets, tantalus sets, decanters, jugs, bowls, trays, and more. The makers represented include Hawkes, Libbey, Meriden, Ohio, and Dorflinger, along with sought-after patterns such as Aztec, Imperial, Alhambra, Queens, and Croesus.

More than 300 quality and highly collectible lots will be offered without reserves. A candidate for top lot of the auction is the two-part American Brilliant Cut Glass (ABCG) punch bowl signed Hawkes in the Queens pattern. Included are four matching punch cups signed Hawkes. The bowl has a diameter of 14 ½ inches and the lot has a pre-sale estimate of $3,000-$5,000.

Also expected to do well is an ABCG whiskey set signed Hawkes in the Queens pattern, with original signed Hawkes stopper, hobstar base, and eight 2¾-inch-tall whiskey tumblers to go with the 12 ¾-inch-tall whiskey (estimate: $1,250-$1,750); and a beautiful two-light ABCG table lamp, electrified, 23 ½ inches tall, with three alternating sections of hobstar, crosscutting, nailhead diamond, vesica, prism, and fan motif. Missing is one prism (estimate: $1,000-$1,750).

Four lots carry estimates of $1,000-$1,600. They include a three-part ABCG centerpiece, 14 ¾ inches tall, boasting wonderful form, hobstar, vesica, crosscutting, fan motif and prism cut highlights; and a diminutive Gone With the Wind table lamp, just 17 inches in height, having a diamond cut motif with matching shade and chimney, and original R.H. Macy & Co. font works.

The other two are a 10-piece ABCG ice cream set with four alternating sections of hobstar, vesica, cane, herringbone, crosscutting and fan motif, with a 17 ¼ inch by 10 inch ice cream tray and nine 6-inch ice cream dishes; and a tantalus set in the Marlboro pattern by Dorflinger, with two rare four-sided decanters, 12 ¾ inches tall, in a lockable oak case marked Dorflinger & Sons.

To learn more, visit www.woodyauction.com.