quilts for sale

Quilts for sale

Julie Silber, one of today's most respected quilt authorities, and her partner, Jean Demeter, working together as The Quilt Complex, offer a wide range of antique and vintage quilts made between 1800 and 1950.


pennsylvania mariners compass quiltFeatured Quilt
Our “Featured Quilt” is either a newly found treasure or one we have decided to release for sale from our private collection. Check back often for the most recent additions. We keep this very current!
esprit quiltsESPRIT Quilts
“Esprit Quilts” are treasures for sale from the world-renowned Esprit Quilt Collection. In addition to some of the greatest Amish quilts ever made, you will see some mid-19th century “High-Style” quilts, and many fabulous eccentric quilts we call “Mavericks.”
eBay TQC Auctions
eBay TQC Auctions offers a direct link to the quilts we currently are offering for auction on www.eBay.com. Our listings can be found under the eBay Seller ID: oldquilts.

Check out our ever-changing inventory below. Come back often ~ we are always adding new treasures.
Happy Hunting!
Julie Silber and Jean Demeter

Quilts for sale:

LONESTAR
Unknown Pennsylvania German Maker
Pennsylvania
78 x 86 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$2950



ALBUM QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Probably Maryland
87 x 87 inches
Circa 1860
Cottons
$6400



DOUBLE HANDLED BASKETS
Unknown Pennsylvania German Maker
Pennsylvania
74 x 94 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$3650



ROSE OF THE WILDERNESS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
78 x 78 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$894



DOUBLE WEDDING RING
Unknown Maker
Collected in New York State
76 x 88 inches
Circa 1930
Cotton
$525



CRAZY ALBUM QUILT
Unknown Maker
Collected in California
54 x 60 inches
Circa 1900
Silks, velvets
$165



CRAZY QUILT BLOCK
Made by "Aunt Sarah Ford"
for Martha Fletcher
California
11 x 11 inches
Circa 1884
Silks, velvets, taffetas
$95



HAWAIIAN QUILT
Ka Pai Nui O Ka Lua Pele
Unknown Hawaiian Quilt Maker
Big Island
70 x 76 inches
Circa 1920
Cottons
$2200



JEWEL BOX
Unknown Maker
Collected in California
90 x 101 inches
Circa 1950
Cottons
$750



VICTORIAN "SAMPLER"
Unknown Quilt Maker
New Hampshire
61 x 61 inches
Circa 1900
Silks
$4800



LOG CABIN CRIB
Unknown Maker
Pennsylvania
40 x 40 inches
Circa 1880
Wools
$1650



ALPHABET CRIB
"Baby Blocks"
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
52 x 52 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$345



BIRDS IN THE AIR
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Pennsylvania
68 x 74 inches
Circa 1920
Cottons
$395



WHOLECLOTH DOLL QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
21 x 22 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
$55



CRAZY QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
64 x 72 inches
Dated: 1888
Silks, velvets, taffetas
$785



african american quilt"MEMORIES OF THE SOUTH"
Made by Hystercine Rankin
(1929-2010)
Dated: "1972"
Lorman, MS
78 x 96 inches
$4800



TREE OF LIFE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
76 x 87 inches
Circa 1940
Cottons
$285



SUNBURST
16 point Lone Star
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Ohio
88 x 88 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$2,200



SAWTOOTH (VARIANT)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
82 x 90 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$875



CRAZY QUILT SQUARE
Made by "Aunt Sarah Ford"
California
11 x 11 inches
Circa 1884
Silks, velvets, tafettas
$125


LONE STAR
Artemeasie Brandon (signed)
African American Quilt Maker
Port Gibson, Mississippi
82 x 82 inches
Dated "3-19-92"
Cottons
$1350



BOUTIS
Unknown Maker
Provence, France
38 x 50 inches
Circa 1900
Cotton
$1350



currants and coxcombsCURRANTS AND COXCOMBS
Made by Grace Moffatt
Newburgh (near Cleveland),
Cuyahoga County, OH
90 x 90 inches
Circa 1870
Cottons

LADY OF THE LAKE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
66 x 84 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$625



OCEAN WAVES
Variant - Quilt Top
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in New Hampshire
72 x 84 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$95



TILE QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin
69 x 69 inches
Circa 1880 - 1890
Wool Challis
$345




ROSE OF SHARON
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
68 x 80 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
$345

DRESDEN PLATE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Indiana
66 x 84 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
$485



ELEPHANTS AND CLOWN
Crib Quilt)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
40 x 60 inches
Dated on back: "March 14, 1940"
Cottons
$425

BUTTERFLIES and FLOWERS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Illinois
68 x 84 inches
Circa 1940
Cottons
$295

CENTENNIAL LOG CABIN
Courthouse Steps Variation
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
76 x 86 inches
Circa 1876
Cottons
$525



LOG CABIN
WINDMILL BLADES
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Michigan
62 x 70inches
Circa 1890
Silks, Taffetas, Brocades
$1850

AMISH NINEPATCH
(Mounted Crib Quilt)
Unknown Amish Quilt Maker
Ohio
29 x 34.5 inches
Circa 1920
Wools and cottons
$2,650



BASKET QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
82 x 82 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$1,475



BOUTIS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Provence, France
84 X 84 inches
Circa 1840
Cotton
$7,400



SUNBONNET SUE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Michigan
76 x 86 inches
Circa 1940
Cottons
$185




FOX and GEESE(Quilt Top)
Unknown Quilt Maker
68 x 86 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
SOLD



HAWAIIAN QUILT
Big Island
Unknown Hawaiian Quilt Maker
Big Island
74 x 74 inches
Circa 1920
Cottons
$1800



SINGLE LILY
(Crib Quilt)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
40 x 40 inches
Circa 1900
Cottons
$225


LILY
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
92 x 96 inches
Circa 1860
Cottons
$2,450



OHIO STAR
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in New Hampshire
74 x 82 inches
1880
Cottons
$950



DRESDEN PLATE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
62 x 78 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
SOLD




AMISH DIAMOND
Unknown Amish Quilt Maker
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
82 x 82 inches
Circa 1960
Crepes and wools

$1,250


TUMBLERS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
44 x 58 inches
Circa 1940
Wool
$225


"PICKET FENCE"
(quilt top)
Made by Jody Newton
Michigan
56 x 62 inches
Circa 1980
Cotton
$65



"COLONIAL HISTORY"
Designed by Ruby McKim
Unknown Quilt Maker
Initialed "RHR"
Collected in Tennessee
74 x 90 inches
Dated: "1927"
Cottons
$795

TULIP APPLIQUE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Indiana
76 x 86 inches
Circa 1940
Cottons
$585


ALBUM PATCH
Unknown Quilt Maker(s)
"Rebecca Hendricks Davis Age 9"
Cayuga, New York
68 x 81 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$985


"CIRCLE OF POPPIES"
a matching pair
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in Vermont
74 x 90 inches
1940
Cottons
$825 ~(the pair)


TULIP TRAPUNTO
Unknown Quilt Maker
Hillsborough, Ohio
100 x 100 inches
Circa 1860
Cottons
2,450


MAUI BEAUTY (KA UI O MANI)
Hawaiian Quilt
Unknown Hawaiian Quilt Maker
94 x 94 inches
Circa 1930 - 1940
Cottons
$1,500


ANNE ORR QUILT - STAR FLOWER
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in Ohio
74 x 90 inches
Circa 1944
Cottons
$935


POT OF FLOWERS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Probably Southern United States
70 x 96 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$1,250


"BITS and PIECES"
African American
Made by Artemeasie Brandon
Port Gibson, Mississippi
74 x 82 inches
1992
$1,350

"MAVERICK" DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Unknown Quilt Maker
North Carolina
72 x 93inches
Circa 1900
Cottons
$685

"SELF PORTRAITS"
African American
African American Children, 3rd Graders,
Richardson School
Pieced and Quilted by Geraldine Nash
Mississippi Cultural Crossroads
Port Gibson, Mississippi
1992
54 x 60 inches
$1,150

LIGHTNING STREAK (Crib Quilt)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Inscribed: "Baby"
Unknown Origin; collected in Oregon
34 x 41 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$585

CARPENTER'S WHEEL
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin
87 x 87 inches
Circa 1850
Cottons
SOLD

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CRAZY QUILT (Pillow Cover)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in New York State
20 x 26 inches
Dated 1913-ish
Predominantly velvets; some silks
$385

LOG CABIN, BARN RAISING
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin, Collected in Massachusetts
64 x 64 inches
Circa 1890
Silks and Velvets
$850

DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
78 x 88 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$875


FORTY-NINE PATCH BARS
Unknown Quilt Maker
PennsylvaniaCirca 1880
80 x 80 inches
Cottons
$1,750


MINIATURE VARIABLE STARS
Unknown Quilt Maker
80 x 80 inches
Circa 1860 -1870s
Cottons
$3,200



OVERALL BILL
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin, Collected in California
63 x 90 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
$485

Josephs Coat QuiltJOSEPH'S COAT
Unknown MENNONITE Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
70 x 80 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$875 SOLD


FOUR PATCH BARS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin
Circa 1870
74 x 88 inches
Cottons
$875

DIAMOND IN THE SQUARE
Unknown AMISH Quilt Maker
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
80 x 80 inches
Circa 1930
Wools
$7,250

BLAZING STARS
Pennsylvania
87 x 87 inches
Circa 1870
Cottons
$2,350

LOG CABIN, Light and Dark Variation
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
84 x 84 inches
Circa 1880
Wool Challis
$1,875


FEATHERED STAR
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in Ohio
94 x 94 inches
Circa 1870
Cottons
$3,200




AMISH "CHINESE COINS"
(trundle quilt)
Unknown Amish Quilt Maker
Midwest; Probably Arthur, IL
51 x 74 inches
Circa 1900
Wools
$9500




LONE STAR
Unknown Mennonite Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
94 x 94 inches
Circa 1860
Cottons
$1,875

LE MOYNE STAR
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in Massachusetts
86 x 96 inches
Circa 1850
Cottons
$1,475



FANS AND RAIL FENCE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in Vermont
Circa 1920
46 x 58 inches
Wools
$385

GARFIELD'S MONUMENT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin; Collected in Michigan
38 x 62 inches
Circa 1890
Wools
$2200

LOG CABIN, COURTHOUSE SQUARE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
69 x 76 inches
Circa 1880
Wool challis
$825

VARIABLE STAR (youth quilt)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
46 x 46 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$875

LOG CABIN "Straight Furrows"
Unknown Pennsylvania German Quilt Maker
Pennsylvania
Circa 1880
78 x 88 inches
Cottons
$875

OCEAN WAVES
Unknown Amish Quilt Maker
Holmes County, Ohio
80 x 80 inches
Circa 1930Cottons
$1,850

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