Shapiro Auctions announces sale of European, Asian and Russian art

Where else can you find the following under one roof -- Jewish happiness, a famous Russian ballerina, Chinese and French nudes, a sculpture of Czar Peter the Great, and a Stalin-era Soviet propaganda papier-mache desk set? These items are among Shapiro Auctions ' more than 300 lots of European and Asian paintings, Russian sculpture and fine art, Faberge, rare books, militaria, Soviet posters, and inscribed photographs. Shapiro's spring sale takes place at the company's headquarters in New York City on Saturday March 18. The auction's highlights include works by Chinese artists from the estate of Milton Gelfand in Pound Ridge, New York.