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Alderfer Auction Is Coming to Bucks County!

The year 2023 for Alderfer Auction allows us to formally announce our 2nd location at 584 West Swamp Road in Doylestown. It will be a great opportunity to be a part of the community of Bucks County,  a region rich in art, history, modernism and community.

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Fine Art Spotlight: Magdalena Gross & Warsaw Zoo Sculpture

If you’ve ever watched “The Zookeeper’s Wife” (2017) the Czech-British-American war drama film directed by Niki Caro, chances are, you may know who this article is about already. Magdalena Gross (1891-1948)

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An Artist’s Story: Thomas Pollock Anshutz

Learn the story of the of Thomas Pollock Anshutz, an American artist who created a legacy not only with his own breadth of work, but through the art created by the students he instructed during the lifespan of his career, both at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and The Darby School of Art in Fort Washington, PA.

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The 1962 Gibson Les Paul SG

In this blog, we cover the history of the 1962 Les Paul SG, featured in our Musical Instrument Auction on November 17th at 10:00 AM. 

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Artist Spotlight | Elnora Hauser (1922 - 2012)

Read about our current spotlighted artist, Elnora Hauser and view some of her works being sold in the Estate of James Sittig, Collector and Art Conservator | November 22, 2022

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Alderfer Auction Has Redefined Traditional Estate Sales

Looking to downsize or liquidate your personal property? Read about the Alderfer Auction Estate Sale process and how it could potentially be the solution to an overwhelming task!

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The Hand Tool Collection of Fred H. West Jr.

Alderfer Auction is honored to present The Hand Tool Collection of Fred H. West Jr. Fred's, a patron of hand tool woodworkers. Fred West collected and commissioned tools from craftsman around the world. His advocacy and promotion of these hand-crafted tools gave support to the woodworking community as a whole. 

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