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Maine Antique Digest, April 2017 27-D
Amish quilt, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, 1920-40, wool, Diamond in the
Square pattern in rust, green, and blue-gray,
printed backing in black and white, hand
quilted in feathered plumes and diamonds,
76" x 77", a few spots and small holes on or
near the binding, $2160.
“I think it goes back to this whole concept of heavy versus not
heavy. Heavy and bulky and hard to move, it’s definitely impacting
value. Quilts are not any of that,” Jeffers said.
Physical characteristics are not the only considerations; eye
appeal is also coming into play. “You can get a great pop of color
in a room and great design and artistry in a room without breaking
your back or having to move a four-foot by eight-foot painting,”
she added.
Coverlets were also offered. “That’s a little more of an academic
market,” Jeffers noted. “There is some condition, color, design, but
I don’t think that’s a market that translates as readily as quilts.”
Coverlet buyers still tend to be a scholarly bunch, with much of
their interest on makers and regions.
Also of note were a number of pieces of Bennington pottery,
one of which was a set, a washbowl and pitcher, 1849-58, in the
Alternate Rib pattern and having deep blue and green accents that
realized $1800.
The auction had more passed lots than is normally the case at
Garth’s. “If they want it, they want it. If they don’t, they don’t,”
said Jeffers. Freezing rain in the forecast didn’t help, but conditions
turned out OK, and there was a large crowd in the showroom. In the
end, weather wasn’t a factor.
For more information, phone Garth’s at (740) 362-4771 or visit
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Bennington flint enamel washbowl and pitcher,
Vermont, 1849-58, Alternate Rib pattern with
deep blue and green accents, both pieces marked,
the pitcher 12½" high, the bowl 4½" high x 14"
diameter, pitcher with hairline to base and well-
done repairs, bowl with repair to rim, $1800 the set.
Cast-iron butcher’s sign depicting a bull and
tools of the trade, the central plate embossed
“Gloekler’s Patent / Oct. 18, 1887 / J.P. Pfeiffer
& Son / Baltimore, MD,” the bull finial
removable, late 19th or early 20th century, 20"
x 24", good condition, $875.
Bennington flint enamel pitcher in an
unusual swirled design, Vermont, 1849-
58, 9½" high, handle tip repaired, tiny
glaze flake to rim, $1200.
Newcomb College art pottery
vase, Louisiana, first quarter of
the 20th century, marked, with
typical decoration of trees in
blue, 2½" high, good condition,
together with wooden stand,
$1560.
Contemporary
five-gallon
stoneware churn
impressed “R.
& B. Diebboll,
Washington,
MI,” late 20th
century, the
cobalt decoration
depicting a snake
wrapped around a
tree, 18" high plus
dasher, with old
lid, $875.
Sailor art carved coconut,
New England, mid-19th
century, pinwheels and
other designs, treen
base and lid, 8½"
high, in-the-making
hole in the side, chip
to base, $360.
Burl container in the form of
a bucket, American, the side
incised 1793, the carved lid a later
addition, 6½" x 5¼" diameter, age
splits, $1125.
Curly maple stand on
turned legs, American,
1830s, old refinish, top
slightly warped and with
age split and puttied-
over tacks, scratches and
dings, $780.
New England sawbuck table
with two-board scrub top and square-
nailed drawer, mid-19th century, pine,
29¾" x 60" x 26½", the base cleaned to old
blue-gray surface, the drawer renailed and with
replaced knob and runners, wear, stretcher
loose, table with give but solid, $1680.
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