: A spectacular wool quilt made around 1812 in South Solon, Maine,
brought an impressive $97,750 at James Julia's three-day
Americana auction conducted January 26-28.
The pieced and embroidered quilt came from the Paul family and
was made from wool from their farm. Recently discovered by a
descendent in a trunk in the attic where it had been carefully
stored for a very long time, the quilt was estimated at
$30/50,000. It sold to an unnamed museum.
Another recent local discovery was Daniel Ridgway Knight's oil on
canvas "At the Well," a scene of two young French farm women at a
stone well surrounded by flowers, that sold for $297,500. The
Waterville, Me., consignors acquired the painting from Hammer
Galleries in 1981. Three telephone bidders were up against the
successful bidder in the room who was acting on behalf of a
London gallery.
A full report of the sale will appear in a future issue.
