AboutDARWIN 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.
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"
Question I have about a half dozen Mennonite, Virginian and others pre
1900 quilts. I bought them from Alicelee Graf (The Antique Quilt
Source) several years ago. Most of these quilts were priced in the
$4,000.00 range.
Hurricane Katrina.
I need to find an orderly way to dispose of the collection.
Call collect 985-892-8338 if you want to speak directly to me
about it.
Answer Hi Bill
Alice Graf sold quilts for many years but has sold her business. It still goes by the same name.
You might want to contact them to see if they would buy them back or perhaps sell them for you.
Alice wasn't known for selling her quilts inexpensively so in todays quilt market, you might not get the same money you had originally invested. Of course, I haven't seen the quilts so I don't know for sure.
Other than returning to the "Source", you could try any of the major auction houses around the country. I'd suggest trying houses in the same area as the quilts but it might not really make a difference.
When all else fails, there is alwas Ebay.
If you would like to email me pictures, you can email them to me at DDBSTUFF@AOL.COM.
I'll be glad to have a look and perhaps come up with other ideas.
