Historic American
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706 Carolina Lilly, 65x79, mid 19th century, from Stark Brothers family in Hannibal, MO.Lillies are hand pieced, stems and leaves are appliqued., some with machine.The backing is white. and the binding is green with a yellow print and has double pink or red piping.The lilly blocks are quilted at 9st/in in lines 1/4in apart.Most unusual and capable of knocking your sox off is that each white block is quilted with a different motif. I count five of them; there are only a couple of duplicates.The binding is worn, but all else is excellent. $1800
703 Touching Ohio stars, 71x82, ca1880. Yellow print has small red stars. Backing is white and binding is separate and straight. The quilting is 9 st/in in small squares and contours. There is so much quilting that the back looks like cobblestones. There is some double stitching on the yellow and white double border. .Machine pieced. This is a great country quilt in excellent condition. $550
704 Lemoyne Star , 84x80 Queen, from Illinois, 20th century. This is a very large and very graphic quilt. The stars are backed with red and white. The backing is white, and the binding is red. It is hand pieced and appliqued over some of the seams for firmness. There are 8st/in in contours and squares in the ground. Those stars just hit you in the eye. Excellent condition. $495
707 Stuffed currants, roses, leaves and tulips, appliqued in six large blocks on white, 76x85, mid 19th century., Peoria collection, but probably from the East. The stuffed currants alternate red and green. The roses are yellow, double pink and red. The green fabric is tending to fade, but the applique stitches are dark green. The leafy extensions may represent coxcombs. The border is made of pots of tulips and leaves. The backing is white and the binding is applied Turkey red with narrow green piping.The gound is quilted in 3/8in squares @ 10 st/in. The flowers and leaves have double line quilting with wreaths quilted between the motif blocks. The border has floral quilting. This is in excellent condition and is an exceptional piece. $1300
701 Unknown pattern, 66x77, 20th century. Pattern blocks are large octahedrons made of red triangle and diamonds and small white triangles. Large white diamonds finish off the large block. There is a white backing and separate white binding. The red diamonds are slightly different shades of turkey red. One edge has light yellowish stains and some binding wear.There is a small circular repair. All hand pieced except for one binding edge. The quilting at 5-6 st/in is in square grids and contours. Up close this does not look like a winner, but on the bed it is very graphic and attractive. $350
696 Log Cabin, Courthouse Steps, 1880-1900, 68x76, Illinois. These strips are made of wool challis and other wool combinations. The assembly of patterned fabric and solids is quite artful. The red centers are plain wool and have some small moth holes . There is a black separate bias binding, and charming backing of challis with plaid and lavender circles and another fabric with tiny figures with the same color combinations as its partner. There is straight quilting at 6 st/in. If you love log cabins, this is really special . $550.
695 Log Cabin, Straight Furrows, Date?, Amish?, 70x74, found in New York. What a sophisticated log cabin. This is truly different from most other quilts of the genre. The blacks and drabs are various wool and silk combinations and the tan is a twill. The backing is turquoise. There is a separate narrow tan binding. The quilting is crude and in large squares..This would be a great decorative piece. Excellent condition. $750
694 Double Wedding Ring, early 20th century, found in Illinois, 64x80- Of all the Wedding Ring quilts made, there are only a few really special ones. This is one of those. The centers are sage and coral and the backing is a charming floral fabric that goes perfectly with the top. This is cut in scallops on the border and the back edge is brought to the front for the binding. There is some machine stitching, but all the hand stitching, including the binding, is a herring-bone stitch. The quilting is 6 st/in in stars in the large white blocks and squares in the ellipses. The condition is AA-1. $450
698 Embroidered Signature Dresden Plate, 74x92, 1937, Moline, Illinois. There is a yellow center with the dedication to the "National Congress of Parents and Teachers". Nearby, " presented to Miss Alice Wheelock, 1937". There are so many names on this beautiful piece that I am not goiing to count them. As you can see above, there are even names on the cones of the border and on other borders, there are more names written beneath the cones. This is hand pieced and quilted at 9st/in in diamonds. I'm not sure what the centers of the plates represent. This is in excellent condition and a tour de force of album quilts. $750
699 Basket Quilt, 82x84, QUEEN, Hirsch estate, Moline, lllinois. The wind caught me on this one.The triangles in the basket are machine pieced and the handles are hand pieced. The baskets are in a variety of orientation. There is a double border of red and white with a separate 1/2 in. binding. The quilting is 7-8 st/in in the plain blocks in squares. The basket blocks have no background quilting. Although this is a large quilt in very good condition, it is a bit naive. $450
2001 Red on white appliques in improvisational arcs, hearts, florals, berries, 73x82. Iowa. Two of the sides have 1-foor borders of hearts, circles, flowers and arcs. There is red binding and white backing. The quilting is 8st/in in intertwined circles and alternate double lines, some innovation in the quilting as well. Excellent condition. Excellent interesting and novel applique work.$550
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