PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A selection of glass and lamps at James D. Julia’s recent Portsmouth auction grossed just over $1.1 million.

The firm, based in Fairfield, Me., features miniature lamps, Victorian art glass, cut glass, early lighting, French glass, Tiffany, English cameo, Twentieth Century lamps from Handel, Pairpoint and Tiffany at these specialty sales.

From session one, collection of miniature lamps amassed over a period of 25 years by the late collectorWilliam Young included a rare skeleton figurative mini lamp, which sold for $7,745. Another rare mini lamp, thought to be Webb manufactured glass, with bluish pink coloration to yellow-gold base, also brought $7,745.

A cranberry optic mini lamp featuring a ribbed pattern and crystal edging sold for $4,025, while a diamond patterned eight-inch cranberry glass lamp with applied feet exceeded its $1,4/1,800 estimate, going for $3,680.

A rare, cased glass mini lamp in deep red with embossed shell and ribbed swirl pattern also topped its estimate, selling for $2,760. A scarce amberina mini lamp fetched $3,737.50.

Larger lamps took center stage later in Session One, including an unsigned Sinumbra lamp that measured 341/2 inches to the top of its shade, which soared past its $6/8,000 estimate and sold for $14,375. A blue-cut-to-clear Sandwich banquet lamp standing on a double-step marble base brought $10,925, and an astral lamp featuring a brass font and blue-cut-to-clear stem doubled estimate when it sold for $3,220.

After a gross of over $245,000 on the first day of the sale, there was a feeling in the air that Session Two would be strong, and it was, with three Tiffany lamps leading the list of top sellers. A signed antique Tiffany Studios poinsettia lamp nearly doubled its estimate at $36,800; a Tiffany Studios spider web lamp, signed “Tiffany Studios New York #337-4,” sold for $34,500; and a Tiffany crocus lamp captured $21,275.

Other top sellers included a rare and signed Handel desert scenic lamp for $23,000, and a Sandwich banquet lamp, standing 201/4 inches high, exceeded its $12/16,000 estimate, selling for $21,850.

The sale offered French art glass, including a rare Daum paperweight technique vase featuring a panoramic autumn landscape. The six-inch vase sold well over its $6/8,000 estimate, at $25,300.

An early signed Galle cameo and enameled vase in pale amber glass with an overlay of deep amber decoration. It went out at $9,487.50 against an estimate of $1,5/2,000. Other pieces of French art glass from well-known makers like Galle, Daum, Le Verre Francais, Lalique and Durand were sold throughout the day, along with examples of Mt Washington, English cameo glass, amberina, Steuben, Quezal and American cut glass.

With a full house and a fleet of phones standing by, Session Two opened with a wave of Wavecrest including a rare portrait vase featuring a young woman riding a butterfly, which sold for $2,300. A rare Wavecrest clock brought $2,702.50, and a large, signed Nakara vase, $2,185.

A selection of Mt Washington Crown Milano followed, including a rare Venetian scene vase at $5,750 and a rope-handled ewer with a gold-encrusted farmyard scene, in excellent condition, for $4,600.

A few pieces of Royal Flemish were also offered. A jeweled “peacock” vase topped the list. An example of one of Mt Washington’s most sought-after pieces, with a gold peacock and 26 “jewels” set in the peacock’s tail feathers, the vase was in excellent condition and sold for $14,950.

A rare Mt Washington Royal Flemish “Snow Geese in Flight” vase, in very good condition, sold for $6,900.

Among the lots of Burmese glass was an epergne with Prunus flower decoration, bud vases and a main center bowl, which sold for $5,750. A fine Burmese footed bowl with applied glass border exceeded its $2,5/3,000 estimate at $4,025, and a rare Burmese fairy lamp, with a base signed by Taylor Tunnecliff, sold for $2,012.50 against an estimate of $800/1,200.

A New England Glass Co. 83/4-inch plated amberina tankard pitcher that burst through a $9/12,000 estimate to reach $16,675. A New England Glass Co. plated amberina pitcher with amber loop handle sold for $9,200, followed by the matching sugar bowl that doubled its $7/9,000 estimate to reach $16,100. Another Agata [u1]cream sugar set also doubled estimate, reaching $3,77.50.

Of the first 20 pieces of French glass sold, half exceeded their estimates as bidders in the hall and on the phone actively pursued lots. Among the pieces to exceed estimate was an important Daum Nancy fully wheel-carved cameo vase in excellent condition, which sold for $17,250 against an estimate of $2/2,500. Another signed Daum Nancy vase featured wheel-carved mushrooms and sold for $11,500.

An 113/4-inch vase with daisy motif and mottled blue background revealed the skill of the Daum brothers; it sold for $10,350. A signed Daum Nancy wheel-carved vase featuring tulips and leaves carried an estimate of $2/2,500 and sold for $17,250.

Later, a selection of rare, signed Galle vases included a blown-out hyacinth vase at $9,200 and a rare, signed early Galle vase with an estimate of $1,5/2,000 that brought $9,487.50. A Daum Nancy handled ewer sold well over the estimate for $10,925, while a rare, signed Durand Moorish crackle vase with an iridescent finish easily exceeded its estimated $1,5/1,800 to reach $2,702.50.

Several Daum scenic vases included a monumental banjo form winter vase, which stood 20 inches high and brought $10,350. A rare cameo and enameled “Blackbirds in the Snow” winter vase, standing only 51/4 inches high, brought $9,966.25.

A signed G. Argy-Rousseau Pate de Verre vase standing ten inches and featuring an unusual wolf motif, however, was a “no sale.”

An 113/4-inch Quezal vase in watermelon green brought $6,325. A Quezal Jack-in-the-Pulpit vase sold for $3,105.

A peacock blue Tiffany bowl was signed “L.C.T.” and doubled its estimate when it sold for $3,450. A signed Tiffany favrile finger bowl featuring pond lilies and leaves brought $3,565, while a more subdued example of the form went out at $2,300.

Handel offerings included a desert scene lamp, which sold for $23,000, and a rose bouquet lamp that featured a classic Handel tree trunk base, which brought $16,675.

A signed Tiffany leaded lamp with Tyler scroll sold for $13,800. An Art Nouveau floor lamp base sparked a bidding war as the price rose from its estimated $2/3,000 to a final price of $11,730.

Pairpoint lamps included a signed Pairpoint puffy tulip shade lamp, which sold for $9,430; a Venetian harbor scenic lamp with a 14-inch shade, which sold for $8,625; and a scarce lilac table lamp featuring a Palermo shade, which brought $7,475.

All prices include the 15 percent buyer’s premium charged.