July 8 auction offers Americana, folk art & outsider Art

Appliqued quilt created between 1860 and 1870, estimated at $2,000-$2,500
Appliqued quilt created between 1860 and 1870, estimated at $2,000-$2,500
Appliqued quilt created between 1860 and 1870, estimated at $2,000-$2,500

NEW YORK – The realms of Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art covers a startlingly wide range of objects and artifacts. Source materials range from silver, ceramics, cloth, glass, brass, iron, cardboard, wood, tin, paper, and stone. Items that can qualify include board games, trade signs, wind-up toys, fireplace tools, paintings, prints, drawings, carvings, pitchers, plates, paperweights, carnival targets, alphabet blocks, coverlets, candlesticks, vases, plates, flags, trophies, tankards, canes, and frames, to name just a scant few.

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