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The Estate of Rebecca "Becky" Desmond of Downingtown, PA, presents an exceptional auction showcasing a curated collection of tennis memorabilia and fine collectibles. This distinguished sale features vintage tennis rackets from renowned makers, including Wright & Ditson and Wilson, alongside a rare 18K gold Lacloche Freres tennis racket pendant, appraised on Antiques Roadshow. Notable highlights include an original Billy Jean King "Battle of the Sexes" t-shirt, signed memorabilia, and Wimbledon keepsakes. The auction also offers sterling silver trophies, fine jewelry, porcelain, mid-century barware, and an array of unique items, including an early 20th-century sterling silver tennis racket pin cushion and a 1930s mantle clock. This is an opportunity to acquire historically significant and highly collectible pieces from a meticulously assembled estate.

This auction includes U.S. coins and currency from the 18th through 20th centuries. Offerings include U.S. Mint Sets and Silver Mint Sets from the 1950s to 2000s, American Eagle silver and gold bullion coins, and Liberty Head and St. Gaudens gold coins in various denominations. Silver coinage includes Morgan and Peace Dollars, Bust Halves, Seated Liberty Halves, and 90% silver coins offered by face value. Type coins include Half Cents, Large Cents, Indian and Lincoln Wheat Cents, Shield and Liberty Nickels, Buffalo Nickels, and Half Dimes. Colonial copper coins include Connecticut and New Jersey varieties. Additional lots include Civil War tokens, elongated coins, obsolete U.S. paper currency, foreign currency, and silver bullion rounds and bars. Certified coins from NGC, PCGS, and ANACS are present. Some items are noted for condition or alteration. Coin supplies and bulk assortments complete the offering.

The furniture auction includes a variety of styles including a pair of butler tray tables with removable tops, an oak washstand with a carved backsplash and glass pulls, and a Japanese tansu chest with metal hardware. A bar cart with marquetry top and a Chinoiserie flip-top table with faux bamboo base represent decorative table options. An Italian Renaissance armchair with a carved wooden frame and leather seat. This auction also includes many floor coverings and rugs, including a Persian Heriz with geometric medallion and an Oriental rug with floral scrollwork. A Gothic-style wall mirror with pointed arch design and folding privacy screens,

Alderfer Auction presents another impressive selection of collectible, military, sporting and antique firearms from around the world. Highlights include large selection of high grade shotguns by makers such as Parker, Winchester, Hatfield Uplander, Gebr. Merkel, AYA Aguirre & Aranzabel, Browning, V. Bernardelli/Stoeger and much more. Also offered will be high grade rifles by Blaser, Merkel, Remington. Pistols and Revolvers will include Para Ordnance/Wilson Combat 1911 Semi Automatic, as well as Colts, Rugers, Sig Sauers, Smith and Wessons to name a few. Don't forget our 7PM sale on this day featuring Firearm Accessories, Ammunition and Military.

Don't miss this unique auction featuring a diverse array of quality firearm accessories. Secure precision aiming with a Trijicon ACOG paired with an RMR, or scan the horizon with a pristine Swarovski spotting scope and tripod. For the history enthusiast, we offer a vintage pair of Leslie Henry Texas cap guns with rig, a detailed scale model 12lb Napoleon cannon, and exquisite Franklin Mint Civil War series collector's knives. Also offered are an assortment of reloading equipment, powders and supplies. Ammunition lots include a wide variety of calibers and types, ranging from common rifle and pistol rounds to vintage and military surplus. Notable quantities include significant amounts of .22LR, .223 Remington, 7.62x39mm, .308 Winchester, and 12-gauge shotshells in various configurations like buckshot and slugs. There's also a substantial assortment of pistol ammunition, including 9mm, .45 Auto, and .380 Auto. Additionally, the collection features less common calibers like .17 HMR, .270 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum, and various vintage cartridges, along with linked .30-06 and .50 BMG rounds, and assorted brass and reloading components. Military highlights include knives, bayonets, swords, flare pistols, uniforms and much more.

This April auction features a carefully curated selection of vintage fashion, fine art, and collectibles spanning multiple eras. Highlights include 1950s wool knit dresses with original detailing, silk jackets with intricate beadwork, and museum-quality pieces from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Boutique. The tableware collection showcases Georges Briard for Jaxton pieces with teak handles, Royal Worcester china from the Aesthetic Movement, and sterling silver items with clear glass accents. Art collectors will find abstract mixed media sculptures by A.G. Cap (1928-1998) alongside 19th-century autographs from cultural figures.

Auction highlights include a selection of cameos,  an 18k yellow gold micro mosaic pin with earrings, Chinese Kingfisher feather jewelry, gold rings, and vintage gemstone pieces. Decorative arts include a cloisonné vase by Namikawa Yasuyuki from the Meiji–Taisho period, a celadon-glazed Cong-form vase, a copper horse weathervane, and a rose quartz foo dog. Additional decoratives include Chinese Canton and Nanking porcelain, snuff bottles, oyster plates and satsuma. The sale also features select furniture, novelty items to include a Trek Commemorative Bicycle and a Wurlitzer “One More Time” Jukebox, and also a collection of Franklin Mint sterling silver collectibles. Artists represented include Ernest De Nagy, Antoine Blanchard, Henry Martin Gasser, Benton Murdoch Spruance, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Yarnall Abbott, Hayley Lever, Moses Soyer, Walter Emerson Baum, and Bill Bell.