Online Quilt Auction
11 AM – July 25, 2026
Limited-Time Opportunity
July Quilt & Textile Auction
241 Lots of Antique, & Artist Made Quilts & World Textiles
Don’t miss your chance to bid on our most wide-ranging sale to date!
Don't Miss a Stitch
A Rare Opportunity for Collectors!
Why This Auction Is Truly Special
Studio Quilts
Anchored by fourteen quilts from celebrated American quilt artist Frances Abell Brand
Global Folk Textiles
Hand-stitched Egyptian Khayamiya panels by the Tentmakers of Cairo
Bid With Confidence
Every lot starts at just $10 with no hidden reserves, including rare quilts
About the Auction – Full Press Release
Frances Abell Brand — Studio Quilts from a Museum-Collected Artist
The sale is anchored by fourteen quilts from celebrated American quilt artist Frances Abell Brand (b.
1913, Milton, Massachusetts), whose work is held in the permanent collections of the National Quilt
Museum in Paducah, Kentucky and the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. Highlights
include her award-winning Coxcomb, Provincial Baskets, Wild Goose Chase, and Cranberry Arabesque —
hand-appliquéd, hand-quilted heirlooms that earned honors across two decades at the Vermont Quilt
Festival and beyond.
The Pilgrim/Roy Archive — Early Printed Textiles & Study Pieces
For the student of textile history, the Pilgrim/Roy Archive offers a rare window into early printed
cottons. The group includes an 19th-century printed patchwork study sample and nineteen pages of
mounted and loose fabric fragments — with documented prints such as Centennial Prints and pieces
dating to 1875–1900. This is the kind of primary reference material seldom offered at public auction.
Global Folk Textiles — From Cairo to the Northern Plains
Beyond the American tradition, the auction presents an international survey of textile art: hand-stitched
Egyptian Khayamiya panels by the Tentmakers of Cairo depicting bustling market and street scenes;
Hmong story cloths (Paj Ntaub Dab Neeg) embroidered with village life; Nakshi Kantha, Japanese indigo
aizome, and more. A standout is a Lakota Star Quilt by Norma Blacksmith (Oglala Sioux) — the sale's top-
estimated lot at $1,000–$2,000.
Antique American Quilts — 20th-Century Classics
Collectors of antique American quilts will find deep runs of the patterns that define the form: Pineapple,
Goose Tracks, Court House Steps, Brilliant Star, Drunkard's Path, Ocean Waves, Log Cabin, and Double
Wedding Ring — alongside album and friendship quilts signed and dated by their makers, jacquard and
overshot coverlets, and richly embroidered Victorian crazy quilts. Many are documented to specific
families, makers, and regions.
Folk Art & Rare Ephemera — Warfel Paintings & French Mise-en-Carte
Rounding out the sale are folk-art painted textiles by self-taught Pennsylvania artist Floretta Emma
Warfel (b. 1906), whose whimsical farm and village scenes were painted on cloth in her later years —
and a scarce group of antique French Mise-en-Carte, the hand-painted pattern cartoons once used to
plan woven silks, offered as striking works on paper in their own right.
Why This Auction Is Truly Special
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"Over the past several years I have purchased items from a variety of auctioneers. I can say this unequivocally Dana is the best! NO ONE compares to the detail and accuracy of her descriptions! Everything is easy and fair from signing up through delivery of the item(s). Her care also comes through in email and phone conversations."
- Sam Sham
"Well done all the way around"
"Have bid and won items on several of Dana Auctions. Descriptions are spot on and the shipping is fair! Love how the staff will show the pcs so internet bidders can see first hand. My purchases have been carefully packed . I especially enjoyed seeing Dana last night on the Antiques Roadshow as a quilt expert!"
- Susan Jewett
"I highly recommend doing business with Dana!"
"I really like adding to my collection through Dana Auctions. Quilt photos and descriptions are always very accurate so there are never any surprises, and the auctions move quickly to keep it interesting. Shipping is extremely prompt and quilts are always packaged well to avoid damage during shipping."
- Dana Doerfler
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Online Auction | July 25th - 11 AM
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