Alderfer Auction

The Toys, Trains & Doll Auction features an extensive selection of O gauge and HO gauge model railroading material from major manufacturers. O gauge entries include MTH locomotives, Lionel train cars, Lionel steam engines, and Williams Reading engines, along with freight and passenger cars from Amtrak, Reading, Pennsylvania Railroad, B&O, Santa Fe, New York Central, and other railroads. HO gauge offerings include engines and rolling stock by Rivarossi, Bachmann, Walthers, AHM, Accurail, Roundhouse, Mantua, Bowser, and Athearn, spanning steam and diesel models, commemorative sets, and boxed freight car groups. The auction also includes transformers, power packs, track lots, buildings, signals, bridges, and additional layout accessories in both O and HO gauge. Mixed rolling-stock groupings offer variety for collectors and layout builders. Beyond trains, the sale includes diecast toys from Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Corgi, Tonka, Dinky, and Johnny Lightning, along with action figures, slot cars, model kits, vintage toy groupings, dolls, Steiff, American Girls, and more dolls. This auction offers a strong selection of model trains with supporting toy, diecast, and doll categories, ideal for collectors.

The Mid-Century Modern Auction brings together a strong selection of furniture, sculpture, lighting, artwork, and decorative design. Furniture entries include a Herman Miller LCW chair by Charles & Ray Eames, Niels Koefoed’s “Lis” teak dining chairs, the Hans Olsen Frem Røjle “Roundette” dining set, and American Mid-Century pieces such as the Broyhill “Brasilia” breakfront and Brasilia serving cart. An Edward Wormley for Dunbar dining table adds another well-known designer to the group. Sculpture and art feature prominently with a Harry Bertoia Sonambient sound sculpture, a work by Reg Butler, and Erte’s “Astra” bronze. Artwork also includes prints and pieces by Andy Warhol and Alex Katz, adding important American postwar figures to the auction. Studio pottery appears with the recognizable McCarty’s Pottery hippo sculpture and several other ceramic forms. Lighting and design objects include the Shiro Kurimata for Yamagiwa “K-Series” lamp, along with modern metalwork, table lighting, and mixed-material décor. Additional entries include Murano glass, kiln-formed glass, fused chargers, teak furnishings, rattan seating, tile-top coffee tables, and wrought-iron outdoor pieces. A Jaeger-LeCoultre rhodium-plated Atmos clock adds a technical design component to the sale.

The Coin Auction brings together more than two hundred lots of U.S. and foreign coins, silver groupings, and numismatic sets representing several different collections. Early portions of the sale include So-Called Dollars, foreign coin assortments from the 1500s through the 1800s, and multiple binders containing mixed world coins with silver content. Additional world material is offered through Canada groupings, Mexico groupings, and several multi-country accumulations. U.S. coinage is represented across all major denominations, with groupings of cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, halves, and dollars, along with selections of Indian Head and Lincoln cents, Buffalo and Jefferson nickels, and a wide range of silver dimes, quarters, and half dollars. Numerous folders and albums contain partial runs of U.S. and world coin series. The sale includes proof sets, mint sets, commemorative sets, and specialty U.S. Mint products, along with multiple lots of silver groupings and mixed U.S. and world silver accumulations. Additional offerings include tokens, medals, elongated cents, coin rolls, currency lots, and various estate coin assortments that complete the catalog’s breadth.

The Fine Arts Auction showcases an exceptional mix of jewelry, silver, watches, fine art, tall case clocks, Scotch, and autographs. Jewelry highlights include 14k and 18k gold bracelets, tanzanite and diamond-set pieces, and a standout Van Cleef & Arpels emerald, ruby, and diamond brooch, paired with designer offerings such as an 18k woven-link bracelet by John Hardy. Silver features prominently with the Dominick & Haff / Gorham sterling tea service, supported by a wide selection of pieces including Wallace “Campania” sterling flatware, Welsch 900 silver chargers, a Bailey Banks & Biddle tray, a Georg Jensen bar set, a Georgian sterling epergne, Gorham vases, and multiple American and European sterling services. The watch category offers depth and variety with a 14k gold ladies’ Rolex, Rolex Oyster Athlete, and classic Rolex Oyster Perpetual models, alongside an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph. Breitling is strongly represented with multiple models, including the Emergency, Emergency Mission, B-1, Chronomat, Aerospace, Jupiter Pilot, Old Navitimer, Bentley Motors, and “Top Gun” Navitimer. Additional highlights include a Cartier Santos Galbée and two Eska 18k gold cloisonné dial automatics. The Scotch offerings include the Macallan 25 Year Anniversary Malt, supported by selections from Pride of Islay, Strathisla, Royal Lochnagar, Bowmore, and Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection. Tall case clocks stand out with examples by Peter Stretch, Thomas Stretch, and David Rittenhouse, representing important names in early American clockmaking and Philadelphia longcase traditions. Other clock offerings include David Wood and David Studley shelf clocks, and bracket clocks by Tiffany and Co. and James McCabe. Fine art offerings include works by Alfred Nunamaker, Maude Drein Bryant, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, George William Sotter, Walter Emerson Baum, and Charles William Ward, spanning landscapes, portraiture, and impressionist subjects. Autographs include pieces signed by James Monroe, Henry Knox, Amelia Earhart, and Nikola Tesla, adding historically significant material to the sale.

The Vintage Toys & Games Auction offers a curated collection of classic board games, card games, puzzles, and early printed tabletop entertainment from the Victorian to the Mid-Century eras. The catalog includes titles such as The Game of Naval War, The Game of Pouch Ball, vintage Parker Brothers games, and Monopoly with assorted board games, representing over one hundred years of American game history. Card and quiz games form a large portion of the sale, including Victorian card games, military-themed decks, Old Maid card games, and literature-based card sets. Vintage quiz games appear throughout the catalog, offering a wide range of mid-century trivia and educational formats. Puzzle lots include classic Domino & puzzle games, aviation games, and broader puzzles and games groupings, providing collectors with a mix of boxed activity sets and combination game assortments. One uncommon entry, the Degen & Estes Soldier, Sailor, Tinker, Tailor Game, adds an early mechanical-style format to the auction. The sale also features mixed lots that combine games, puzzles, and books, appealing to those looking for vintage printed graphics and family entertainment in bundled collections. Together, the auction provides an accessible and nostalgic look at classic American tabletop games.

Alderfer Auction's December Discovery Art sale presents paintings, prints, and sculpture spanning multiple centuries and styles. Notable prints include three Salvador Dali lithographs—"Bullfight," "Dream," and "Joan of Arc"—alongside works by Guillermo Silva and Michel Delacroix. Wolfgang Roth contributes multiple circus-themed screen prints from 1973. Regional American artists dominate the paintings with Florence Prince Ewing's Hawaiian and maritime scenes, Melville F. Stark's coastal works, and R. Woolston Rapp's landscape pairs featuring mills and covered bridges. Contemporary art includes substantial groupings from Louis Tavelli's modernist series and Alfonso Caliendo's Pop Art-influenced works. Raymond Rocklin sculpture spans clay, mixed media, and metal pieces in brutalist and surrealist styles. Decorative landscape prints by Peter Keating, Dan Campanelli, and Peter Sculthorpe appeal to Americana collectors. French Art Nouveau advertising posters by Jules Cheret and Asian works including Japanese woodblocks add international variety. This diverse sale offers accessible collecting across multiple price points and artistic interests.

The Jewelry Auction features a wide range of gold, silver, diamond, gemstone, and estate jewelry, offering strong variety across rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and mixed groupings. The catalog includes numerous 14k and 10k gold rings set with diamonds, opal, nephrite, and other gemstones, along with engraved and initialed designs, Masonic rings, and class rings. Earrings include 14k gold diamond earrings, opal earrings, and mixed gold earring sets. Pendant and brooch selections include a 14k white gold cameo pin/pendant, decorative gold pins, and multi-stone designs. Necklaces and chains range from 18k gold chains to sterling and gold-filled chains, along with pendant-accompanied lots. Bracelets appear in gold, gold-filled, and sterling forms. Sterling silver items include rings, bracelets, and assorted jewelry lots, while costume jewelry entries include contemporary and vintage styles, Swarovski pieces, gold-plated jewelry, and ceramic-accented designs. A selection of watches appears throughout the auction, including gold-filled and fashion watches. With gold, sterling silver, gemstone jewelry, and varied estate groupings, the auction offers attractive options for collectors, resellers, and buyers searching for both fine and everyday wearable jewelry.

The Home & Decor Auction brings together more than four hundred lots that span decorative art, furnishings, and collectible household items. The catalog opens with a broad selection of prehistoric and Native American artifacts, including stone projectile points, stone ax heads, and pottery sherds, which introduce the range of materials and eras represented throughout the sale. These early pieces lead naturally into a variety of carved sculptures and decorative objects in wood, metal, and stone. Apothecary chests, dollhouses, and humidors sit alongside a mix of shelves, boxes, and accent furnishings that reflect different domestic uses. Ceramics and glassware make up another substantial portion of the offerings, including porcelain vases, stoneware jugs, cut glass bowls, pitchers, and decorative figurines. Waterford and Kosta Boda crystal and glass table pieces appear with serving dishes, trays, and planters. New York history is represented with portrait prints, state and NYC maps, documents, publications and Masonic regalia. Throughout the catalog, lighting serves as a connecting thread, with brass and glass lamps, sconces, chandeliers, and candleholders appearing in multiple sections. The remaining lots include bookends, baskets, small sculptures, cloisonné items, and various decorative accessories. Together they round out a broad offering that reflects the full scope of home décor, art, and collectible objects included in this auction.