Alderfer Auction presents a 2-Day Collectors Auction. Day 1 features an incredible Franklin Mint sterling silver collection including commemorative medals, ingots, and specialized sets. Notable offerings include the complete History of Flight series of 100 medals (1973-1977), the Genius of Michelangelo series, and Norman Rockwell's Fondest Memories collection, Sculptors Studio medals, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans at NYU medals. The auction includes several presidential commemorative series, Winslow Homer's America ingots, Shakespeare medals, Bank ingots, and themed collections featuring American history, space exploration, and transportation to include Locomotives Ingots and Worlds Greatest Racing Cars ingots. Many sets are accompanied by their original documentation and presentation cases. The session presents both individual medals and complete collections, with some items being from limited mintages, particularly from the 1970s. Beyond Franklin Mint pieces, the auction includes investment-grade bullion, gold coins, and Krugerrands.

Alderfer Auction’s 2-Day Collectors auction continues with Day 2 showcasing significant Japanese metalwork, including pieces by renowned artist Namikawa Yasuyuki from the Meiji-Taisho period, alongside works by Hayashi Chuzo and Hattori Tadasaburo along Japanese satsuma pieces. The Chinese offerings include Qing dynasty porcelain, including famille rose vessels and export pieces, and Chinese silver. Jewelry highlights include a Larry Moses Begay Sterling and a Herbert & Ester Cellicion Zuni, squash blossom necklaces, an 18k YG Topaz and Peridot ring, and a Hamilton Panda Chronograph. A notable collection of 19th-century majolica oyster plates features examples from Minton, Union Porcelain Works, and European makers. American art glass by Steuben. Stained glass window panels from Morgan Bockius Studios, Bucks County, PA. Novelties include a Ms. Pacman/Galaga arcade game and an IBM master clock. Furniture to feature hand crafted pitchfork chairs by Bradford Woodworking, rugs, and historical are also offered. Artwork and sculpture by artists Alexander Farnham, Samuel Edmund Oppenheim, Charles Linford, Kent Ullberg and Pierre Jules Mene round out the sale. 

This auction showcases an impressive selection of woodworking tools from respected makers. Key items include Grizzly machinery from a single owner, such as the G1021Z 15" planer, G1023SLX 10" table saw with a left-tilt design, G1183/G1276 Combination Sander Grinder, and the G1018 jointer with precision handwheels. Other Grizzly tools include the Dust Collector, Bandsaw, Drill Press, Shaper, and Wood Lathe. Notable non-Grizzly items include a DeWalt Miter Saw for precision cutting, Craftsman tools such as the Grinder and Mortiser, and the versatile Ex-Cell Power Washer. Clamps from Pittsburg and Woodline, along with a Vise with Anvil, round out this robust collection. With tools designed for precision, durability, and versatility, this auction offers an ideal opportunity for professionals and hobbyists alike to enhance their workshops. Featuring equipment from Grizzly, DeWalt, Craftsman, and more, this lineup is tailored to meet the demands of a wide range of projects.

This distinguished assemblage features authentic 18th and 19th-century American folk art and primitives, anchored by signed Lester Breininger redware pottery pieces from Robesonia in both sgrafitto and slipware techniques. The collection spans domestic life of early America, including hand-carved wooden cookie molds, yellow ware bowls with triple blue banding, and wheat sheaf designs. Notable items include English ironstone pitchers with wheat patterns, Fulper Bros. stoneware, and a variety of primitive wooden items such as Kennedy Bros. firkins and carved butter molds. A historically significant painted wooden chest from 1854 features original wire hinges and period markings. The collection encompasses early American textiles, including homespun fabrics, alongside practical items like cobalt-decorated stoneware crocks, primitive wooden step stools with original paint, specialized tools including cast iron spool holders and accessories and antique splint baskets, representing the breadth of early American material culture.