Alderfer Auction presents a 2-Day Collectors Auction featuring Asian, Fine and Decorative Art, Jewelry, Pinball Machines, Jukeboxes, Silver, Historical Items and more.

Collectors | Day 2

Alderfer Auction presents the second day of its Collectors sale, featuring an exceptional range of Asian antiquities, fine and decorative arts, and historic items spanning multiple centuries and cultures.

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The Japanese collection showcases museum-quality Meiji era pieces, with particular strength in cloisonne and Satsuma pottery. Notable makers include Namikawa Yasuyuki, whose work appears in multiple lots including miniature censers and jars demonstrating his mastery of gold and silver wire techniques. The Satsuma pottery collection features works by Seikozan, Yabu Meizan, and pieces from the Naruse Seishi Tohaku-en workshop. The sale includes a significant Meiji era bronze elephant by Sano Takachika for Kakuha, along with carved okimono figures and a comprehensive selection of ginbari cloisonne vases.

Chinese decorative arts span from Qing dynasty export porcelain to Republic era pieces, including Canton ware, famille rose, and wucai porcelain. The collection features an impressive copper red dragon vase and multiple jade carvings, including pendants, seals, and figures. A substantial collection of snuff bottles showcases diverse materials from jade and agate to cloisonne and painted glass.

Significant Tibetan thangkas from the collection of William L. Hanaway, Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and an Anglo-Indian kutch tankard round out the antique Asian offerings.

Russian religious art features multiple Imperial Russian icons with silver oklads, including examples by identified makers and assayers from the late 19th century. Travel icons with gilt and enameled decoration represent personal devotional objects from the Imperial period.

The fine art selection includes works by European and American painters such as Rockwell Kent, Christopher G. Willett, Walter Douglas, Melville Stark, Louis Smets, Henry Ward Ranger, and Ray Overpeck, alongside additional American and European painters. Together, these 19th and 20th century artists represent a strong offering of landscapes, impressionist scenes, and modernist compositions that broaden the scope of the sale’s collecting categories.

Designer handbags include Gucci and Louis Vuitton pieces, while the decorative arts section features Herend porcelain, art glass by Craig Zweifel and Rollin Karg, and American art pottery.

Garden sculpture by Susan Opie presents oversized bronze insects with verdigris patina, while Steven R. Snyder contributes worked stone pieces. The sale includes substantial stained glass architectural elements, and French bronze sculptures.

Specialty items include historic documents such as correspondence from Thomas Penn, Civil War memorabilia, and early printed works. The collection also features 17th century celestial maps and other significant archival material, adding depth for collectors of rare historical items. Camera equipment, sterling silver, and diverse collectibles further broaden the appeal of this comprehensive sale.

Sliding Scale Buyer’s Premium for Each Lot

25% | $0–50,000

23% | $50,001–250,000

21% | $250,001–1,000,000

19% | $1,000,001+

Preview | Hatfield, PA
Open-House with No Appointment Necessary

Monday, October 13^th | 9AM – 3PM

Tuesday, October 14^th | 9AM – 3PM

Wednesday, October 15^th | 9AM – 3PM

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Read Before Bidding | Live Online Auctions
Auction is open for pre-bidding until Thursday, October 16^th at 10AM, at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). When the auction goes live, lots will be sold one at a time, in numerical order, by a live auctioneer who will be taking bids from multiple online bidding platforms, absentee and phone bids. During pre-bidding you are able to submit a max (maximum) bid. The bidding platform or our auction staff will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid that you have entered. Once the auction goes live if you wish to increase your bid you will have to wait until that lot opens for bidding and enter any additional bids manually.

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Alderfer Auction

501 Fairgrounds Road

Hatfield, PA 19440

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