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About DARWIN D. BEARLEY
Expertise
I am considered by many to be an expert on AMERICAN ANTIQUE QUILTS. My real expertise lies with ANTIQUE OHIO AMISH QUILTS and in 2006 the book, "ANTIQUE OHIO AMISH QUILTS, THE DARWIN D. BEARLEY COLLECTION" WAS PUBLISHED BY BERNINA SEWING MACHINE COMPANY OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND. I can help with all aspects of identification, dating, repair and cleaning. I also buy, and broker antique quilts.

Experience
Over the past 30 odd years, I have bought and sold ANTIQUE QUILTS for a living. I also have a personal collection of Antique Ohio Amish Quilts. I have sold to the Smithsonian, the LA County Museum of Art, the movie "What Lies Beneath" starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer and to Catherine Denuuve. My Antique Ohio Amish Quilt Collection has been exhibited at The Museum of Our American Heritage, The Akron Art Institute, The Canton Art Museum, Wright State University and The Quilt National in Cincinnati, Ohio. They have also been exhibited in Germany and France and recently at the Quilt Expo in Houston, Texas. Many of the quilts have been published in various books, magazines and calendars. One was even pictured in National Geographic Magazine. Recently a book on my collection was published by Bernina Sewing Machine Co. of Zurich entitled, "Antique Ohio Amish Quilts, The Darwin D. Bearley Collection"

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Collectibles-General (Antiques) - old amish quilt

Expert: DARWIN D. BEARLEY - 11/3/2009

Question
Bought in Yelm WA in 1985 from a family that travels to Pa to buy from the Amish. I paid 900.00 for it. It is the heart wedding design with cream background and mauve and blue on it. Ant idea what the current value would be? thanks

Answer
In short, NO.

Not without seeing it or good pictures of it.

However, it sounds like it isn't an authentic Amish Quilt.

The Amish didn't use "cream color" in their quilts.

It may have been a quilt made by the Amish to sell to non-Amish.

In which case the value would be quite a bit less than what you paid for it.

If you want to send pictures, send them to ddbstuff@aol.com

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