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Discovery Art | May 21, 2025 at 7:00PM

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This discovery art auction includes a range of 20th-century and contemporary works across several media. Oil on canvas is the dominant category, with works including a beach landscape, forests and portraits. The print section includes lithographs such as David Cowles’s “Bono” and a historical reproduction of J.J. Baralets’s “View of the Water Works at Centre Square.” Watercolor offerings include landscapes and figure studies by artists like Alma Irene Doyle Burke. Oil on board paintings primarily depict winter scenes and landscapes. Pastel entries include still lifes such as “Apples II” by Beverly Vidal Swartz. Additional media include mixed media compositions and sketch archives like the one by William Micheel. Many pieces are signed, dated, or noted with inscriptions. This sale offers collectors a wide selection of paintings, drawings, and prints across major modern artistic formats and styles.

Under Contract - Real Estate | 6 Reeceville Road, Coatesville, PA 19320

This historic Chester County farmhouse, formerly the Black Horse Inn (circa 1749), offers a unique opportunity for renovation and modernization on a 1.3-acre lot. While retaining original period details like deep windowsills, high ceilings, and fireplaces, the 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home requires significant updates to the kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, and overall aesthetics to bring it into the 21st century. The property features spacious rooms, a walk-up attic, mature landscaping, a horseshoe driveway, and a detached two-car garage with a studio, and it also presents potential for business/office use with a variance. This is a project for those seeking to restore historic charm and create a personalized residence or business venture. 

Sold! Real Estate | 1538 S. Hicks St., Philadelphia, PA 19146

    WE SELL REAL ESTATE! Welcome to beautifully renovated 1538 S. Hicks Street, located in Philadelphia’s popular Point Breeze neighborhood.  Completely remodeled to include new utilities, new windows, all new 6-panel doors, new flooring, baths and kitchen, you need only to pack up your things and move in to this 2-bedroom, 2.5 bath home! Convenient to all the city has to offer, Point Breeze is a vibrant neighborhood filled with historic architecture and located in close proximity to shopping, restaurants, parks and green spaces, as well as public transportation.  Just a few miles south of Center City, the location makes it easy to enjoy the city’s many attractions. 

    Home & Decor | May 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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    This auction features a broad mix of sports memorabilia, pop culture collectibles, and vintage décor. Key sports items include a Danbury Mint Yankee Stadium model, Eagles memorabilia, a 2008 World Series ball, and jerseys from the Yankees and Giants. Athlete-themed collectibles range from Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson bobbleheads to a Babe Ruth commemorative plaque. Entertainment offerings include Peanuts character dolls, New Yorker magazine covers, and Marilyn Monroe prints. Beatles, Springsteen, and Rolling Stones memorabilia also appear alongside Looney Tunes figures. Household items include a handmade star quilt, Coca-Cola lamp, and a table with an aerial view of Yankee Stadium. Apparel lots feature vintage coats, a Dolphins pullover, and themed hats and ties. Americana and vintage-themed pieces include a Zamboni coin bank, decorative clocks, and a Grolsch Beer wall opener. Paper collectibles and stamps related to New York round out the offerings.

    Franklin Mint and Collectible Silver | May 14th at 7:00 PM

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    This premium Franklin Mint collection auction features an impressive array of commemorative medals, coins, and collector sets spanning multiple collecting categories. The auction includes significant American historical pieces, international commemoratives, religious-themed collections, and specialty items. Highlights include the Great Patriots of the United States medal collection, gold and silver American Eagle coins with the classic Walking Liberty design, and the artistically impressive World's Greatest Stamps collection in a display album. Notable religious items feature The 23rd Psalm ingot collection with biblical scenes, while international offerings include Polish commemorative Zlotych proof coins honoring European historical figures. Franklin Mint Sterling Christmas Ornaments with carol-themed medals provide seasonal collecting interest, while a signed Mount Everest commemorative medal bearing authentic Hillary and Norgay signatures adds historical significance. This auction represents a rare opportunity to acquire premium commemorative items from the Franklin Mint and other prestigious issuers, with appeal to collectors of history, numismatics, and fine commemorative art.

    Estate Sale | Jenkintown ,PA | May 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM

    The auction includes a painted cigar store Indian sculpture, an Emil J. Paidar barber chair, a group of antique hand tools, and a chrome vintage smokestand. Additional offerings feature a Lionel Lines O gauge train set, vintage Fisher-Price toys, and a Schwinn Typhoon bicycle. Artwork includes framed wildlife prints and Currier & Ives lithographs, while glassware selections offer Depression glass bowls and Haeger pottery. Tools include a Stanley No. 45 plane, adjustable wrenches, and oil cans. Collectibles include vintage sheet music, Boy Scout memorabilia, and a brass fire extinguisher. Clocks feature a Sessions mantle clock and a wall regulator clock, while lighting includes brass and stained-glass lamps. Additional categories include costume jewelry, vintage purses, copper boilers, leather-bound books, and metal lawn chairs. Garden and industrial lots feature wooden wheelbarrows, watering cans, machinist chests, and metal lockers.

    Collectibles | Toys, Banks, and Clocks | May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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      This auction consists of 103 lots featuring vintage toys, mechanical banks, and clocks from the early to mid-20th century. Tin lithograph wind-up toys by Marx, Strauss, Lehmann, and Distler form the largest category, including Marx's Ham & Sam toy, Strauss baggage handlers, and Lehmann clown cars. Cast iron mechanical banks by J & E Stevens are offered, including their Darktown Battery and Always Did 'Spise a Mule banks. Strauss Corporation's Thrifty Tom's wind-up mechanical bank and Chein tin lithograph still banks are included. The clock collection features Lux animated alarm clocks with organ grinder performers, United Electric clocks from 1933, and Amos and Andy character clocks from 1935 and 1942. Disney-licensed Song of the South clocks and advertising clocks from Gold Dust and Dietz & Watson are offered. Other collectibles include Edward Ives clockwork automata from the 19th century, Japanese celluloid and battery-operated toys, Alps guitar-playing monkeys, Modern Toys rocking bears, and a handmade whirligig.

      Toys | May 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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        The April auction presents a diverse selection of vintage collectibles and toys. Tin toys include a lithographed Idlewild airport control tower with wind-up features, a Japanese Broadway tin trolley, and a green Radar Jeep with tin soldier figures. The Fisher-Price offerings feature a circus play set with red and yellow wagon plus a schoolhouse playset with illustrated walls, clock, and magnetic alphabet letters. Disney collectibles consist of push-puppets, hard plastic nodders, and ceramic figures. Entertainment memorabilia includes Hopalong Cassidy plates and drinkware, Superman peanut butter jars with lids, Wonder Woman club pins, and a Flash Gordon cardboard puzzle. Playskool's Sesame Street items feature a neighborhood playset of 123 Sesame Street and Mr. Hooper's Store with accessories. RCA Nipper collectibles include a tin serving tray and ceramic mugs alongside Sunday Funnies novelty tumblers and a cobalt blue glass Shirley Temple pitcher.

        Estate Sale | Schwenksville, PA | May 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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        The auction includes a selection of furniture, décor, and household items. Highlights include an antique sideboard, a Chippendale-style corner cabinet, a wood dining table with leaves, and splat back dining chairs. Rugs include oriental and Persian-style examples. Art includes framed Andrew Wyeth prints, Da Vinci and Renoir prints, and a Viktor Nikolaev painting. Ceramic and glass offerings include Lenox and Limoges pieces, yellowware bowls, Pfaltzgraff dinnerware, and a Delft jar. Decorative items feature redware plates, a Junghans mantel clock, a Majolica owl pitcher, and various framed textiles. Household goods range from vintage kitchen tools and brassware to stoneware crocks and glass decanters. Cameras by Nikon and Kodak, dolls by Steiff and Madame Alexander, and holiday decorations are included. Additional lots feature a Larkin desk, Suters chest of drawers, Flexible Flyer sleds, and musical instruments like a Bundy trumpet and an Oscar Schmidt autoharp.

        Home & Decor | May 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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        This auction includes a wide selection of antiques, decorative arts, and collectibles. Household items feature a wood and inlaid stone Parcheesi board, a pair of oak swinging doors with stick-and-ball details, and a Victorian Eastlake music stand. A group of copper cookware includes a jug and lidded pot with bail handle. Redware pottery includes Greg Shooner lidded jars with slip and sgraffito decoration, along with additional crocks and puzzle jugs. Stoneware examples include a #2 jug with a metal name tag and crocks with cobalt leaf and border motifs. Carved wooden items include glove forms, loom shuttles, and painted panels. Among the functional antiques are a cast iron and wood singletree, Freeman’s Dairy milk crate, and a group of vintage plant stands with a milk can base. Collectibles include a set of Lionel train cars with original boxes and Plasticville buildings, along with holiday-themed village accessories. A set of Bushnell wide-angle binoculars with original case and paperwork rounds out the group of personal goods. Porcelain offerings include several Lladro figurines and a NAO schoolgirl. Dolls include handmade examples labeled Aunt Susan and Uncle Silas. Printed works include Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Poets, and photographic prints by Albert Arthur Allen

        Sold! Real Estate For Auction | 423 E. Garfield Ave, Souderton, PA 18964 | May 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM

        WE SELL REAL ESTATE! Discover the potential of this 2,400+ Sq. ft. Souderton residence, offering 4 bedrooms, with the potential for 6, and 3 full baths.  This home is thoughtfully designed to accommodate multigenerational living, extended family or adaptable family needs. The property is located in the Borough of Souderton, on a quiet road across from Zion Acres, in the sought after Souderton Area School District.  Convenient Location: Easy access to Route 309, and walking distance to restored downtown Souderton, theater, shopping, and dining.   

        Jewelry | April 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM

        The April jewelry auction offers 167 lots of jewelry and accessories. Featured are several Tiffany & Co. pieces, including sterling silver bracelets, a Paloma Picasso designed heart pendant, and an 18k yellow gold heart pendant with diamond. David Yurman offerings include a sterling silver ring with topaz and diamond accents, and an 18k yellow gold pendant with heart and arrow design. The auction contains 14k yellow gold gemstone pins with rubies, diamonds, amethysts, and pearls in various designs. International items include Bedouin jewelry with pink topaz and jade, plus Japanese Satsuma porcelain and cloisonne pieces with floral motifs. Sterling silver jewelry features numerous earrings, pins, and pendants, including an art nouveau design with "Trinity June 1903" engraving. Costume jewelry collections include rhinestone, scarab, and faux pearl earrings, plus approximately 50 decorative pins. Additional lots offer bracelets in various materials, necklaces with diverse beading, and vintage accessories including a chain purse with engraved initials.

        Sports Memorabilia | April 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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          This auction presents signed sports memorabilia and related collectibles from professional baseball, football, and hockey. Over 150 autographed baseballs are included, featuring Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Aaron Judge, and others. Bats include Louisville Sluggers and Big Stick models signed by Mariano Rivera and Francisco Cervelli. Helmets signed by Mets, Yankees, and Giants players are also offered. Trading cards include a 1962 Mickey Mantle card and signed Hall of Fame post cards. Photographs signed by Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Henrik Lundqvist are included. Other categories feature multi-signed plaques, team caps, and a 38-piece Yankees pin collection. Tickets include Yankees playoff games and Super Bowl XXV. Additional memorabilia includes autographed stadium seats, a Derek Jeter statue, and a Salvino figure. 

          County Line Nursery Equipment Liquidation | Harleysville, PA | April 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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          County Line Nursery was a staple of the Harleysville community for over 60 years! Alderfer Auction is pleased to assist in their transition to retirement by offering a grouping of well-maintained, quality equipment. John Deere and New Holland skid steers, Tail Lift fork lift, Club Car golf carts, GMC dump and box trucks as well as a Mitsubishi Fuso Stake-body truck round out this collection. A few other items such as carts, fuel tanks, building facades and chest freezers are offered as well. Please contact Mike Gribbin at the auction center with any additional questions on the equipment. ***Preview: Friday, April 25, 2025 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM.***

          Equipment and Maytag Hit-and-Miss Engines | April 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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            This auction showcases both modern farm equipment and antique engines and washing machines. Featured farm machinery includes a 2013 John Deere 5300 Tractor (886.2 hours), a 2017 John Deere 4100 with mower deck (349 hours), and a Deutz-Allis 5220 with custom snowblade. Also available: a Thomas T15s Mini Excavator (1721 hours) and John Deere MX6 Rotary Cutter. The auction's centerpiece is its Maytag collection, featuring a Model 72 experimental twin-cylinder engine (one of only 100 manufactured) and a vintage wringer washing machine with Fruit Jar gas engine. The Model 56 miniature apartment-sized washer from 1921 (one of 212 made) maintains its original finish and hand-crank mechanism. Additional items include Maytag engines and washing machines, advertising memorabilia, a 1½ HP upright gas engine, a Bessemer engine, and farm implements like a NorTrac 3-point snowblower for 16-35 HP tractors.