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Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers
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Beth Lauver
Mary Engelbreit Studios
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Nov. 21, 2006 (St. Louis, MO) – Mary Engelbreit is selling a selection of her original illustrations through St. Louis-based Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers in their Winter Gallery Auction. The event will take place on Dec. 2 and 3, 2006. Absentee and telephone bids will be accepted.

This is the first time in years that a group of Engelbreit's original drawings has been available through one event. A total of 18 illustrations divided into 7 lots will be sold. The illustrations offered were initially created for Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine as well as the artist's popular wall calendars. See the catalogue listings.

About Mary Engelbreit
Mary Engelbreit is known throughout the world for her colorful and intricate designs, which adorn 14 million greeting cards and 1 million calendars sold each year. Engelbreit holds license agreements with dozens of manufacturers to reproduce her popular illustrations on nearly 6,500 gift and home décor products including books, best-selling children's books, stationery, fabric, crafts, kitchen accessories, dinnerware and other home accents. Thousands of retailers worldwide (including The Mary Engelbreit Store in the Saint Louis Galleria) have sold $1 billion worth of ME products. Engelbreit is also editor-in-chief of a national 525,000-circulation magazine, Mary Engelbreit's HOME COMPANION. www.maryengelbreit.com.