Past Auctions

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.

This auction includes a range of vintage and antique offerings across major categories. Furniture selections include a mahogany tilt-top pedestal table, Henkel Harris cherry chest, and a C.L. Prickett secretary desk. Chairs feature upholstered and leather examples, including Hickory Chair Co. armchairs. Decorative arts are represented by brass sconces, candlesticks, a croquet set, and wall mirrors. Art and needlework include framed botanical prints by George Cooke and samplers with floral motifs. Ceramics and pottery offerings include Turtle Creek Potters redware lamps, Trenton Pottery ironstone pitchers, and cobalt-decorated stoneware crocks. Lighting includes Dietz lanterns and ceramic garden stools. Books and media lots feature art-themed volumes and vintage vinyl records. Other highlights include a Yamaha CR-420 stereo receiver and porcelain pieces such as a Lenox amber vase.