Highlights from three upcoming auctions, including a great cupboard, a dragon wind vane, and a Russian samovar

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1 Group of Four Geoffrey Rose Frozen Moments Resin Drinks - these make me laugh! // 2 Japanese Gold Thread and Embroidered 4-panel Screen - an elegant aesthetic movement object //3 Rococo Style Giltwood Console d'Applique - a very dramatic shelf to add to a modern room//4 Richard Ginori 'Perugia' Porcelain Partial Service //5 William and Mary Style Walnut Sofa - would look great in a kitchen //6 Pair of Chinese Gilt-Metal Mounted Porcelain Swans - these made me laugh - so over the top!

Doyle is offering two great auctions next week: More is More and Less is a Bore: The Iris Apfel Collection Parts I on Tuesday, March 4 and then Part II on Wednesday, March 5, featuring over 600 lots of apparel, jewelry, furniture, and decorative arts owned by the fashion icon in her Palm Beach home. There are two distinct pleasures to this kind of auction - the first is that you get to see the fascinating and beautiful things someone surrounded themselves with. The second is that you get a sort of echo o…