September Antique Quilt & Textile Auction

Lot 17:

c1900 Antique Quilt - South Carolina - Oak Leaf & Reel

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

Buyer's premium: 18%

Antique c1900s quilt, purchased in South Carolina. The quilt measures about 90in x 90in. There are 9 25in x 25in hand applique blocks, set straight with a triple strip sashing measuring 3in wide, and a 4.5in wide green border. The pattern is an Oak Leaf and Reel Variation in pink, green, and that wonderful cheddar orange solid in the center! It is all hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. The quilting designs include flowers, stars, ovals, and leaves in the ground space, to the piece in the applique and sashing, and triple parallel lines on the diagonal in the border. Binding is 3/8in wide applied pink print like in the applique. Thin cotton batting. Backing is a white cotton solid. Please see our You Tube Channel for a video preview of this quilt.