Quilt from 1840 for $7200
07-18-2011, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by grammiepamie
it is awesome but when I look at the center of the star I feel like I am falling into it. Is that weird or what? Or is it an optical illusion? Or is it my cataracts? Does it do this to anyone else?
07-18-2011, 08:17 AM
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beautiful- but the fabrics don't look like any i've seen from that time period= wonder where it came from.
there are some pretty expensive quilts out there- if i had the $$ to blow i would look into that one- it is so beautiful- but i would want some documentation---the fabrics just don't seem like 1840's fabrics - which tended to be darker---turkey reds, indigo's- rust's...
but that could just be the period fabrics in the U.S. maybe other parts of the world had different fabrics back then with lighter colors.
there are some pretty expensive quilts out there- if i had the $$ to blow i would look into that one- it is so beautiful- but i would want some documentation---the fabrics just don't seem like 1840's fabrics - which tended to be darker---turkey reds, indigo's- rust's...
but that could just be the period fabrics in the U.S. maybe other parts of the world had different fabrics back then with lighter colors.
07-18-2011, 08:22 AM
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quilts don't have to be old to be worth lots- i've made 2 quilts that appraised for alot---as in $3700 for one- and $5600 for the other :)
of course-that is just an appraisal- for insurance purposes- it does not mean i could ever sell either of them for anything close to that.
of course-that is just an appraisal- for insurance purposes- it does not mean i could ever sell either of them for anything close to that.
07-18-2011, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
beautiful- but the fabrics don't look like any i've seen from that time period= wonder where it came from.
there are some pretty expensive quilts out there- if i had the $$ to blow i would look into that one- it is so beautiful- but i would want some documentation---the fabrics just don't seem like 1840's fabrics - which tended to be darker---turkey reds, indigo's- rust's...
but that could just be the period fabrics in the U.S. maybe other parts of the world had different fabrics back then with lighter colors.
there are some pretty expensive quilts out there- if i had the $$ to blow i would look into that one- it is so beautiful- but i would want some documentation---the fabrics just don't seem like 1840's fabrics - which tended to be darker---turkey reds, indigo's- rust's...
but that could just be the period fabrics in the U.S. maybe other parts of the world had different fabrics back then with lighter colors.
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