Fine and Decorative Arts - March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Listing ID#: 834985

Sale Location
Hatfield, PA 19440

Sale Dates and TimesSALE IS COMPLETED
Bidding Starts: Thursday Mar 5, 9:00 AM Bidding Ends: Thursday Mar 19, 10:00 AM

Sale Type
Online Auction

Company Information
Alderfer Auction Contact: Ranae Gabel Phone: 215-393-3000 Email: ranae@alderferauction.com Website: AlderferAuction.com EstateSale.com ID#: 9105 View company information and listings

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Listing Information
Our upcoming March Fine Art Auction features a strong selection of American paintings, including works by Daniel Garber, John Folinsbee, George William Sotter, Walter E. Baum, and William Francis Taylor. These artists, closely associated with the New Hope School and Pennsylvania Impressionism, continue to draw serious collector interest and institutional attention. View and Bid On This Auction View Video tutorial on how to register to bid on our online auction platform Read More: Learning, Legacy, and The New Hope School: Daniel Garber, His Circle and the Art of Transmission A rare Qing dynasty imperial tribute fan from the Qianlong period (1736-1795), produced in the renowned Guangzhou workshops will also be offered. It is one of only a handful of such court-quality fans known to survive today. Read More: Imperial Tribute Fan from Guangzhou: A Qianlong Court Masterpiece at Auction Silver collectors will find two remarkable Tiffany flatware sets in the Chrysanthemum Vermeil and San Lorenzo patterns, alongside an Aesthetic Movement sterling tea and coffee service that recalls the golden age of silver design. Read More: A Legacy Cast in Silver: Tiffany's Role in American Artistry Autographs from the Gibbs collection including; Presidents Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley, William H. Taft, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other autographs include; Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, William T. Sherman, David Dixon Porter, Mark Twain, P.T. Barnum, Jim Thorpe, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Connie Mack, Cole Porter, Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Shackelton, Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Pershing, suffragettes, authors, musicians, movie stars, artists, the 1956 Supreme Court and others. Historical offerings include; military archive of William Alexander McCain (Uncle of Senator John McCain) featuring autographs of Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and John Pershing. Presentation 19th century British military presentation inkwell, and a World War II archive related to an 8th Army Air Force B-17 gunner. Read More: Three Signatures That Shaped The World Other offerings include a 5.29 carat platinum diamond ring, Cartier 3 carat diamond platinum brooch, Breitling Chronomat gold & steel automatic chronograph, Imperial Symphonion music box, Louis Vuitton travel trunk, and bronze sculptures. 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 Monday, March 16th \| 9AM - 3PM Tuesday, March 17th \| 9AM – 3PM Wednesday, March 18th \| 9AM – 3PM Condition Report Requests \| alderferauction.com/condition-report Read Before Bidding \| Live Online Auctions Auction is open for pre-bidding until Thursday, March 19th 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. Pick-Up Successful Bidders will be notified to schedule a pick-up following the auction. Schedule your pick-up with Alderfer Auction by following this link: https://booking.appointy.com/alderferauction. Customers must schedule or inform Alderfer Auction of pickup or ship date and time, within fifteen (15) business days after the auction closes. On the sixteenth (16) business day, the buyer will incur a storage fee of $5.00 per day up to the 60^th day at which point the product will be considered abandoned despite payment status and without notification. Please see Terms and Conditions for full details. Pick-Up Location Alderfer Auction 501 Fairgrounds Road Hatfield, PA 19440 Shipping Third party shipping is available for this auction. Please contact shipping@alderferauction.com or see our terms and conditions for a list of recommended local shippers. Please check our website frequently for updates. NOTE: We reserve the right to adjust auction information and dates.

Listing Information

Our upcoming March Fine Art Auction features a strong selection of American paintings, including works by Daniel Garber, John Folinsbee, George William Sotter, Walter E. Baum, and William Francis Taylor. These artists, closely associated with the New Hope School and Pennsylvania Impressionism, continue to draw serious collector interest and institutional attention.

View and Bid On This Auction

View Video tutorial on how to register to bid on our online auction platform

Read More: Learning, Legacy, and The New Hope School: Daniel Garber, His Circle and the Art of Transmission

A rare Qing dynasty imperial tribute fan from the Qianlong period (1736-1795), produced in the renowned Guangzhou workshops will also be offered. It is one of only a handful of such court-quality fans known to survive today.

Read More: Imperial Tribute Fan from Guangzhou: A Qianlong Court Masterpiece at Auction

Silver collectors will find two remarkable Tiffany flatware sets in the Chrysanthemum Vermeil and San Lorenzo patterns, alongside an Aesthetic Movement sterling tea and coffee service that recalls the golden age of silver design.

Read More: A Legacy Cast in Silver: Tiffany's Role in American Artistry

Autographs from the Gibbs collection including; Presidents Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley, William H. Taft, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other autographs include; Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, William T. Sherman, David Dixon Porter, Mark Twain, P.T. Barnum, Jim Thorpe, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Connie Mack, Cole Porter, Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Shackelton, Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Pershing, suffragettes, authors, musicians, movie stars, artists, the 1956 Supreme Court and others. Historical offerings include; military archive of William Alexander McCain (Uncle of Senator John McCain) featuring autographs of Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and John Pershing. Presentation 19th century British military presentation inkwell, and a World War II archive related to an 8th Army Air Force B-17 gunner.

Other offerings include a 5.29 carat platinum diamond ring, Cartier 3 carat diamond platinum brooch, Breitling Chronomat gold & steel automatic chronograph, Imperial Symphonion music box, Louis Vuitton travel trunk, and bronze sculptures.

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

Monday, March 16th | 9AM - 3PM

Tuesday, March 17th | 9AM – 3PM
Wednesday, March 18th | 9AM – 3PM

Condition Report Requests | alderferauction.com/condition-report

Read Before Bidding | Live Online Auctions
Auction is open for pre-bidding until Thursday, March 19th 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.

Pick-Up
Successful Bidders will be notified to schedule a pick-up following the auction. Schedule your pick-up with Alderfer Auction by following this link: https://booking.appointy.com/alderferauction. Customers must schedule or inform Alderfer Auction of pickup or ship date and time, within fifteen (15) business days after the auction closes. On the sixteenth (16) business day, the buyer will incur a storage fee of $5.00 per day up to the 60^th day at which point the product will be considered abandoned despite payment status and without notification. Please see Terms and Conditions for full details.

Pick-Up Location
Alderfer Auction
501 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440

Shipping
Third party shipping is available for this auction. Please contact shipping@alderferauction.com or see our terms and conditions for a list of recommended local shippers.

Please check our website frequently for updates.
NOTE: We reserve the right to adjust auction information and dates.

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Fine and Decorative Arts - March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Alderfer Auction

Contact: Ranae Gabel
Phone: 215-393-3000

501 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440

See auction listing for Terms and Conditions

Listing Details
Our upcoming March Fine Art Auction features a strong selection of American paintings, including works by Daniel Garber, John Folinsbee, George William Sotter, Walter E. Baum, and William Francis Taylor. These artists, closely associated with the New Hope School and Pennsylvania Impressionism, continue to draw serious collector interest and institutional attention. View and Bid On This Auction View Video tutorial on how to register to bid on our online auction platform Read More: Learning, Legacy, and The New Hope School: Daniel Garber, His Circle and the Art of Transmission A rare Qing dynasty imperial tribute fan from the Qianlong period (1736-1795), produced in the renowned Guangzhou workshops will also be offered. It is one of only a handful of such court-quality fans known to survive today. Read More: Imperial Tribute Fan from Guangzhou: A Qianlong Court Masterpiece at Auction Silver collectors will find two remarkable Tiffany flatware sets in the Chrysanthemum Vermeil and San Lorenzo patterns, alongside an Aesthetic Movement sterling tea and coffee service that recalls the golden age of silver design. Read More: A Legacy Cast in Silver: Tiffany's Role in American Artistry Autographs from the Gibbs collection including; Presidents Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley, William H. Taft, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Other autographs include; Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, William T. Sherman, David Dixon Porter, Mark Twain, P.T. Barnum, Jim Thorpe, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Connie Mack, Cole Porter, Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Shackelton, Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Pershing, suffragettes, authors, musicians, movie stars, artists, the 1956 Supreme Court and others. Historical offerings include; military archive of William Alexander McCain (Uncle of Senator John McCain) featuring autographs of Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and John Pershing. Presentation 19th century British military presentation inkwell, and a World War II archive related to an 8th Army Air Force B-17 gunner. Read More: Three Signatures That Shaped The World Other offerings include a 5.29 carat platinum diamond ring, Cartier 3 carat diamond platinum brooch, Breitling Chronomat gold & steel automatic chronograph, Imperial Symphonion music box, Louis Vuitton travel trunk, and bronze sculptures. 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 Monday, March 16th \| 9AM - 3PM Tuesday, March 17th \| 9AM – 3PM Wednesday, March 18th \| 9AM – 3PM Condition Report Requests \| alderferauction.com/condition-report Read Before Bidding \| Live Online Auctions Auction is open for pre-bidding until Thursday, March 19th 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. Pick-Up Successful Bidders will be notified to schedule a pick-up following the auction. Schedule your pick-up with Alderfer Auction by following this link: https://booking.appointy.com/alderferauction. Customers must schedule or inform Alderfer Auction of pickup or ship date and time, within fifteen (15) business days after the auction closes. On the sixteenth (16) business day, the buyer will incur a storage fee of $5.00 per day up to the 60^th day at which point the product will be considered abandoned despite payment status and without notification. Please see Terms and Conditions for full details. Pick-Up Location Alderfer Auction 501 Fairgrounds Road Hatfield, PA 19440 Shipping Third party shipping is available for this auction. Please contact shipping@alderferauction.com or see our terms and conditions for a list of recommended local shippers. Please check our website frequently for updates. NOTE: We reserve the right to adjust auction information and dates.