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December Fine Art & Decorative Accessories
9:00 AM PT - Dec 10th, 2003

offered by
Alderfer Auction Company

501 Fairgrounds Road
Hatfield, PA 19440
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Auction Description

Auction Terms & Conditions

Buyer's Premium
17.5%

Bid Increments

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Auction House Preview
Tuesday, December 9, 2 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 10, 10 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, December 11, 7 to 9 a.m.
All items may be previewed at our Hatfield, PA location.

510 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

European Broadsword.
Early 19th century European broadsword. Sword measures 38" ...

400
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500
29 Bids
2 Lot 2

Court-type Sword.
Early 19th century court-type sword. Sword measures 38.5" i...

400
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500
5 Bids
3 Lot 3

Model 1860 Staff & Field Sword.
19th century model 1860 staff & field sword. Sword measures...

400
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500
29 Bids
4 Lot 4

18th Century Reed Maps of Philadelphia.
Grouping of 3 maps of Philadelphia and the Liberties section...

600
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800
52 Bids
5 Lot 5

Large English 19th Century Bible.
Bible titled "The Christian New and Complete Family Bible, o...

200
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300
3 Bids
6 Lot 6

Early Illustrated Book on Napoleonic Wars
Early military book "The History of the Wars Occasioned by t...

500
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600
1 Bid
7 Lot 7

Yellowstone Photograph Portfolio by Haynes
Photographic folio of 12 images of Yellowstone National Park...

400
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500
14 Bids
8 Lot 8

Daguerreotype by Root.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of bust view of woman. Image shows...

100
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150
2 Bids
9 Lot 9

Daguerreotype by Root.
Ninth-plate of full-length baby seated on silk covered couch...

60
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80
3 Bids
10 Lot 10

Daguerreotype in Myron Shew Case.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of seated woman, waist-up. Image ...

70
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90
2 Bids
11 Lot 11

Daguerreotype by Bell and Clayton.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of seated woman, knees up, by Phil...

70
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90
1 Bid
12 Lot 12

Daguerreotype by Rehn's Gallery.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype of seated woman, waist up, by Rehn...

60
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80
2 Bids
13 Lot 13

Daguerreotype by Van Loan and Co.
Sixth-plate daguerreotype, waist up view of man. Image has ...

70
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90
1 Bid
14 Lot 14

Outdoor Tintype of Factory, Men and Buggy
Sixth-plate tintype showing outdoor view of factory in backg...

125
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150
6 Bids
15 Lot 15

Tintype of Boy on Horse.
Half-plate tintype of full view of boy on horseback. Backdr...

100
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125
9 Bids
16 Lot 16

Ambrotype of Man w/Flag Backdrop.
Sixth-plate ruby ambrotype of seated, waist up, gentleman we...

50
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60
6 Bids
17 Lot 17

Union Case.
Quarter-plate union case "The Music Lesson" (Krainik#37). S...

125
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150
4 Bids
18 Lot 18

Union Case.
Sixth-plate union case "Geometric Scroll" (Krainik#235). Sm...

60
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80
5 Bids
19 Lot 19

Union Case.
Ninth-plate union case "Singing Bird" (Krainik#398). Small ...

60
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80
3 Bids
20 Lot 20

Union Case.
Double ninth-plate union case one side "Children Playing wit...

125
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150
7 Bids
21 Lot 21

19th century Stereopticon.
Wood stereopticon with carved title "Souvenir de Paris" on t...

200
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250
7 Bids
22 Lot 22

Pennsylvania German Broadside/Imprint.
Pennsylvania German printing/broadside titled "Christlicher ...

200
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300
28 Bids
23 Lot 23

Pennsylvania German Broadside/Imprint.
Pennsylvania German printing/broadside titled "Adam und Eva"...

300
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400
35 Bids
24 Lot 24

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate with hand-colored embellishments f...

400
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500
20 Bids
25 Lot 25

Pennsylvania German Broadside/Imprint.
Pennsylvania German printing/broadside titled "Haus Segen". ...

150
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200
8 Bids
26 Lot 26

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate titled "Geburts und Tauf-Schein". ...

100
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125
8 Bids
27 Lot 27

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate titled "Certificate of Birth and B...

80
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100
5 Bids
28 Lot 28

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate titled "Certificate of Birth and B...

80
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100
10 Bids
29 Lot 29

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate titled "Geburts und Tauf-Schein". ...

70
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80
9 Bids
30 Lot 30

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate titled "Certificate of Birth and B...

80
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100
9 Bids
31 Lot 31

Pennsylvania German Printed Birth Certifi
Printed birth certificate titled "Geburts und Tauf-Schein". ...

150
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200
5 Bids
32 Lot 32

Pennsylvania German Broadside/Imprint.
Pennsylvania German printing/broadside titled "Ein Brief So ...

50
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60
6 Bids
33 Lot 33

Pennsylvania German Imprint.
Imprint titled "Siegesgeschte und Heldenthaten des grossen N...

50
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60
24 Bids
34 Lot 34

St. Patrick's Parade/Irish Sheet Music.
Sheet music titled "Patrick's Day Parade" by David Braham pu...

50
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60
5 Bids
35 Lot 35

Newspaper Related Sheet Music-1849.
Sheet music titled "The Ledger Polka" dedicated to the Reade...

50
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60
6 Bids
36 Lot 36

African-American History-Sheet Music.
Sheet music titled "Going From De Cotton Fields" by Thomas W...

50
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60
7 Bids
37 Lot 37

Military Related Sheet Music -1830/40's.
Sheet music titled "Philadelphia Gray's Quick Step" dedicat...

40
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50
16 Bids
38 Lot 38

Liberty Bell Related Sheet Music-1855.
Sheet music titled "Old State House Bell" by Meeser and Weil...

40
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50
7 Bids
39 Lot 39

Pair of Hotel Related Sheet Music.
Pair of pieces of sheet music: first titled "Girard House Po...

50
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60
4 Bids
40 Lot 40

Steamboat Related Sheet Music-1850's.
Sheet music titled "Illinois Schottische" by Swinscoe, publi...

50
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60
15 Bids
41 Lot 41

Philadelphia Related Sheet Music-19th Cen
Grouping of 4 pieces of illustrated sheet music related to P...

75
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100
19 Bids
42 Lot 42

Grouping of 18th Century European Prints.
Grouping of 6 hand colored city scene views of Gand, Amsterd...

150
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250
13 Bids
43 Lot 43

18th Century Print-New York.
18th century hand colored print titled in reverse "L'entre' ...

400
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500
23 Bids
44 Lot 44

Early British Political Print.
Engraving titled "The Mob destroying & Setting Fire to the K...

60
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70
3 Bids
45 Lot 45

Engraving by Thomas Birch of Philadelphia
Print titled "Philadelphia, Taken from Kensington" by Thomas...

150
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200
11 Bids
46 Lot 46

Early 19th C. Political Engraving.
Copper plate engraving titled "Congressional Pugilists". Cr...

100
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140
14 Bids
47 Lot 47

18th C. Hand-Colored Print.
Print titled "American Stage Wagon" by Wold and Storer, publ...

60
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80
9 Bids
48 Lot 48

Print on Linen.
Print/engraving on linen titled "The Cotters Saturday Night"...

80
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100
7 Bids
49 Lot 49

Early 19th C. Naval Engraving.
Copper plate engraving titled "Launch of the Steam Frigate F...

80
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100
25 Bids
50 Lot 50

Early 19th C. European Political Print.
Print titled "Bonaparte in Trouble". Image shows allegorica...

150
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200
9 Bids
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