SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Turner Auctions + Appraisals will offer feature the 19th-Century Collection of Daniel Kirchner. With 325 lots, the collection offers 19th-century decorative arts, both American and international, including early American pressed glass; salt-glazed stoneware; Bennington, Majolica and other pottery; paintings and prints; French porcelain apothecary jars; American and English samplers; Toby jugs; Staffordshire transfer ware; diverse items of brass, copper and pewter; small furniture; toile and tin items; several bronze works; and much more.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins its online auction on Sunday, March 19 at 10:30 am PDT; items can be previewed online now until the sale starts. The online auction will be featured live on four platforms: LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, eBay, and Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ new, free mobile app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Apps ("Turner Auctions"). All are easily accessed through ‘Upcoming Auctions’ at the company’s website.

Born in Wisconsin and raised on a farm, Daniel Kirchner came to collecting at an early age. When he was 12, he went to an auction in Ellsworth, which launched a lifetime hobby and an enjoyable pursuit that lasted over 50 years. Mentored by several antique enthusiasts who sought items of earlier times, Mr. Kirchner developed a similar appreciation, focusing on decorative arts of the 19th century. On the hunt even before he could drive, Mr. Kirchner would visit local auctions, flea markets, estate sales and antiques and secondhand shops, dropped off by his parents who would pick him up an hour or so later.

In accounting by trade, Mr. Kirchner relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1976. He took along with him a number of his valued collectibles from Wisconsin, some then in his possession for over 40 years, and continued the hunt in California for treasures that pleased him.

Now, having retired several years ago and downsizing to a new home, Mr. Kirchner is ready to pass along the alluring decorative collection he amassed, beginning as a boy and continuing for over half a century.

Here are some highlights of the 19th-Century Collection of Daniel Kirchner (see lot details in the online catalog):

LOT 5: Painted and Stencil Decorated Cast Iron Coffee Grinder. Enterprise Mfg. Co. Philadelphia, Late 19th century. Some wear to paint and stencil decoration. Height 25 inches. Estimate: $500-700.

LOT 85: Italian Pietra Dura Picture in a Giltwood Frame, 19th century. Overall height 16 inches, width 11 inches. Estimate: $600-800.

LOT 160: Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Roosters. 19th Century. Height 11 1/4 Inches. Estimate: $400-600.

LOT 249: 6 Staffordshire Blue & White Transfer Printed Tableware. 19th century. Greatest height 7 3/4 inches, greatest diameter 10 1/4 inches. Estimate: $100-150.

LOT 215: 7 Pieces Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain. 19th century. Greatest height 8 1/4 inches, greatest diameter 9 inches. Estimate: $300-500.

LOT 58: A Blue Decorated Salt Glazed Stoneware Crock. 19th century. A.P. Donaghhu Parkersbury W. VA. Height 15 inches. Estimate: $200-400.

LOT 276: 11 European Colored or Clear Glass Scent Bottles. 19th century. Heights between 2 3/4 & 8 inches. Estimate: $80-120.

LOT 2: French Neoclassical Bronze & Rouge Griotte Marble Urn, second-half 19th century. Height 11 inches. Estimate: $200-300.

LOT 188: 3 French Porcelain Apothecary Jars. 19th century. Greatest height 11 Inches. Estimate: $120180.