Here are a few of my favorite things at the Sotheby's Americana Auction this weekend.
Amish Crib Quilt 20th century Estimate $200 -$300. Sold for $400.
Detail, Federal Settee, possibly Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1810 estimate $6,000 - $12,000.
Sold for $4,000.
Detail, New Jersey Watercolor Fraktur, set of Four, 1804-1809 Sold for $12,500.
Flowing Urn Hearth Rug 1835, New England Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Passed at $4,000.
Painting by Joseph Whiting Stock 1840 Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Sold for $13,750.
Rhode Island Windsor Side Chair c. 1800 Estimate $5,000- $7,000. Sold for $5,625.
New England Calamanco Quilt, late 18th century Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold for $9,500.
Detail, Yarn Sewn Table Rug, 1825 New York Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold for $7,500.
Detail, Revolutionary War Map created 1777, showing East and West New Jersey
Estimate $14,000 -$18,000.