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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.
Featured 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:


WILD GOOSE CHASE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Probably Quaker
Collected in Pennsylvania
70 x 82 inches
Circa 1850
Silks
$1450



caesars crownCAESAR'S CROWN
Unknown Quilt Maker
Origin Unknown
84 x 96 inches
Circa 1835
Cottons
$1750



OAK LEAF & REEL
Unknown Quilt Maker
Probably Pennsylvania
Collected in New York
90 x 90 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$1650



PINE BURR
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Alabama
80 x 80 inches
Circa 1950
Cottons
$550



snowball quiltSNOWBALL
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Iowa
70 x 78 inches
Circa 1940
Cottons
$295



POMEGRANATE APPLIQUE
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Colorado
66 x 84 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$965



MAVERICK LOG CABIN
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Pennsylvania
64 x 74 inches
Circa 1930
Wools
$1550



PEPPERS~GRAPES
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Texas
82 x 82 inches
Circa 1870
Cottons
$2500



"CIRCUS" CRAZY
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Pennsylvania
72 x 72 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
Mary Strickler's Quilt Collection
$4200



MAY FLOWERS APPLIQUE
Summer Quilt
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Maryland
98 x 98 inches
Circa 1860
Cottons
$2250



SAMPLER
Unknown Quilt Maker
Unknown Origin
Circa 1910 (with much earlier blocks)
72 x 84 inches
Cottons
$885 SOLD



HEARTS AND GIZZARDS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Iowa
74 x 82 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
$625



1925 REDWORK SAMPLER
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Northern California
74 x 94 inches
Dated "1925"
Cottons
$850



SNOWBALL
Made by "P. Townes"
Collected in Michigan
Dated "1987"
84 x 90 inches
Cottons
$345



FIELD OF DIAMONDS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
74 x 78 inches
1930 - 1940
Cottons
$155



ALBUM PATCH
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Texas
80 x 94 inches
Circa 1870
Cottons
$95



BARK CLOTH MEDALLION
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Iowa
62 x 82 inches
Circa 1940
Cotton bark cloth and cottons (front)
Cottons (back)
$185



CRAZY QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Texas
68 x 82 inches
Circa 1940
Wools, Flannels, Corduroys
$325



HUMMINGBIRD
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Illinois
72 x 82 inches
Circa 1930
Cottons
$285



COTTON CRAZY QUILT
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in New York State
Circa 1890
70 x 80 inches
Cottons

$255




GRANDMOTHER'S STAR
Quilt Top
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in North Carolina
Circa 1890
74 x 80 inches
Cottons
$185



CHINTZ QUILT TOP
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Northern California
70 x 88 inches
Circa 1880
Cotton Chintz
$125



LOG CABIN
Windmill Blades
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Michigan
74 x 86 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$985



DOUBLE NINEPATCH
Unknown Quilt Maker
(initialed in embroidery: "WEB 12")
Collected in Pennsylvania
70 x78 inches
Circa 1860 - 70
Cottons
$550



DOVE AT THE WINDOW
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in California
75 x 75 inches
Circa 1890
Cottons
$1250



FLOWER BASKETS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Michigan
Circa 1880
72 x 72 inches
Cottons
Mary Strickler's Quilt Collection
$3,150



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



CAROLINA LILY
Unknown Quilt Maker
Origin Unknown; Collected in Ohio
Circa 1920
78 x 92 inches
Cottons
$895



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



DIAMONDS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Walnut, Iowa
62 x 80 inches
Circa 1889
Cottons
$325


ROSE OF SHARON
(quilt top)
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Pennsylvania
Circa 1860
96 x 96 inches
Cottons
$885



DOUBLE HANDLED BASKETS
Unknown Pennsylvania German Maker
Pennsylvania
74 x 94 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
$3,250



BALTIMORE ALBUM
Crib Quilt
Unknown Quilt Maker(s)
Signed
55 x 55 inches
1840 - 1890
Cottons
$9,500

STAR WITHIN STAR
Unknown Quilt Maker
Southern United States
84 x 98 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
Sandra Mitchell Collection
$3,850



UNKNOWN DESIGN
Unknown Quilt Maker
76 x 90 inches
Probably Kentucky or Tennessee
Circa 1880
Cottons
Sandra Mitchell Collection
$3,250



LONE STAR
Artemeasie Brandon (signed)
African American Quilt Maker
Port Gibson, Mississippi
82 x 82 inches
Dated "3-19-92"
Cottons
$1,350



african american quilt"MEMORIES OF THE SOUTH"
Made by Hystercine Rankin
(1929-2010)
Dated: "1972"
Lorman, MS
78 x 96 inches
$4,800



HEARTS AND HANDS
Unknown Quilt Maker (Probably "Julia Fisk")
Collected in Michigan
Dated (on reverse): "1863"
78 x 78 inches
Cottons
Mary Strickler's Quilt Collection
$3,850


crazy quilt with striped borderVICTORIAN "SAMPLER"
Unknown Quilt Maker
New Hampshire
61 x 61 inches
Circa 1900
Silks
$4,800



LOG CABIN CRIB
Unknown Maker
Pennsylvania
40 x 40 inches
Circa 1880
Wools
$1,650



COXCOMBS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Pennsylvania
Circa 1860
Approximately 90 x 96 inches
Cottons
$1,650



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



WHOLE CLOTH 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



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




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



LOG CABIN
WINDMILL BLADES
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Michigan
62 x 70inches
Circa 1890
Silks, Taffetas, Brocades
$1,850



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



POSTAGE STAMP
Crib Quilt
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Michigan
Circa 1930
38 x 40 inches
Cottons
$525



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



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




"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 ~(for both!)



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



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



"MAVERICK" DOUBLE IRISH CHAIN
Unknown Quilt Maker
North Carolina
72 x 93 inches
Circa 1900
Cottons
$585



"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



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

$1,250



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



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


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



DIAMOND IN THE SQUARE
Unknown AMISH Quilt Maker
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
80 x 80 inches
Circa 1930
Wools
$5,250



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 IL
51 x 74 inches
Circa 1900
Wools
$9,500



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
$2,200



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



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




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