Past Auctions

This auction features decorative and functional furnishings including garden pieces, seating, tables, sculpture, and storage. Garden highlights include an aluminum 3-tier fountain, cast iron urns with decorative bases, and aluminum urns with swan motifs. Seating examples range from a white cast iron grapevine bench and chairs to wooden folding chairs and wrought iron patio armchairs. Tables include a brass and wood end table, a scrolled metal console table with glass top, and ceramic-tiled plant stands. Additional items include concrete busts on plinths, a carved wooden figural stand, and a metal heron garden statue. Storage pieces include a wooden corner cabinet, a wrought iron baker’s rack, and a vintage glass-shelved étagère. Lighting offerings include wrought iron candleholders and a glass and metal lantern. A carved wood mirror also appears in the sale. Materials across the catalog include cast and wrought iron, aluminum, wood, marble, and glass, supporting a range of uses in both indoor and garden environments.

Featured in this auction are standout pieces from Gravely, including a Model LI Tractor and multiple attachments—rotary tillers, snow blowers, disc plows, and more—perfect for collectors or working farms. Additional highlights include a trailer dolly with seat, metal lawn rollers, and a red metal hay rake. The catalog also includes rustic furniture, framed art, barn décor, and handcrafted items bearing Florence Prince Ewing adding aesthetic and collectible appeal. With over 100 lots, this auction offers high-value tools, farm equipment, and Americana collectibles. Ideal for hobby farmers, restorers, or anyone seeking authentic rural décor.

In this Wayne estate auction, Alderfer's is selling items from the collection of Dr. William L., Jr. and Lorraine Hanaway out of their home of over 50 years. A distinguished scholar of ancient Persian language, literature, and culture, Dr. Hanaway was a longtime professor at the University of Pennsylvania. During Bill’s career, they lived at various times in Iran, England and Italy. In addition, Bill traveled extensively in Iran, Afghanistan and around the Middle East.   Bill and Lorraine shared a love of New York City, and of books, walking, opera, world travel, and the outdoors.  This estate auction highlights two main collecting areas: Furniture and Ceramics. The furniture selection includes carved wood pieces such as a credenza with floral panels, a pair of tilt-top tables by OneidaCraft, and a marble top cabinet with brass pulls and interior storage. The ceramics category features Japanese and English porcelain, including a floral tea set, a Johnson Bros dinnerware group, and various blue-and-white and floral-patterned serving pieces. Additional offerings span a range of decorative and historical items, including a gilded wall mirror, a red upholstered armchair with rope-twist detailing, and a framed Metropolitan Opera display with a 1940 playbill and Kirsten Flagstad signature. The auction reflects a tastefully curated household with an emphasis on traditional furnishings, global tablewares, and cultural memorabilia.

Alderfer Auction’s Berwyn sale offers a variety of estate furnishings and household décor spanning furniture, clocks, art, and decorative objects. The catalog features a wide array of traditional and antique furniture, timepieces, and household décor from an 18th c. PA farmhouse.Highlights include a John Deere LV4100 tractor with 410 front loader, an Eldred Wheeler Dutch Cupboard, Warren Chair Works windsor chairs, a Hendredon Dining Table, and Maitland Smith Dining Room Chairs. Highlights include a John R. Airdrie tall case clock with painted dial. Furniture spans categories such as cabinets, dressers, seating, and tables, including a carved wood loveseat set and a corner cabinet with glass-paneled doors. Decorative objects include brass candlestick lamps, a ceramic bird-motif lamp, and carved wooden sculptures. Art offerings include framed prints and paintings, such as a floral still life oil on canvas. Additional pieces include mirrors, occasional tables, and chests in wood, brass, and ceramic. The auction showcases traditional and vintage designs from the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Ambler auction features vintage furniture, architectural salvage, tools, and decorative arts. Wood materials include barn doors and tongue-and-groove planks. Furniture selections feature mahogany and drop-leaf tables, a full bed frame, and slatted-back dining chairs. Tools include a Central Machinery cement mixer, Dewalt table saw, and a metal tool chest. Hardware offerings include iron hinges and bridle holders. Books and media cover themes like classic fiction and equestrian subjects, with titles by Ernest Hemingway and Dick Francis. Decorative lots feature a Logan ceramic pedestal, a Gorham silverplate butter dish, and reproduction statuary such as the Winged Nike of Samothrace. Additional items include a Gravely 5265 tractor, kitchen appliances, and metal buckets. This diverse auction presents items suited for home furnishing, restoration, and collecting across categories including wood, tools, furniture, ceramics, and prints.