Alderfer Auction

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 & Décor Auction presents a broad selection of artwork, ceramics, pottery, Fenton glassware, decorative objects, historical memorabilia including the New York World's Fair, and interior accents sourced from multiple collections. The sale includes framed wall décor such as 19th-century documents, official certificates, and portrait miniatures. These pieces provide options for wall display and reflect varying periods and formats. There are offerings to add to anyone's collection. This includes Coca-Cola memorabilia, vintage license plates from 1912 through the 1940s, barometers, clocks, vintage radios, toys, Fiesta Ware, match books, beer collectibles and more.

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.