American Antiques / Kathy Schoemer
After more than 50 years in this amazing business, we welcome you to our happy site. Nothing has altered our dedication to real American "country", as it was known to all of us in the 1970's, when the first stacks of pantry boxes showed up in magazines, when Martha was beginning her journey in nearby Westport, CT, (I was in New Canaan, a few miles away), baskets were hung from beams, hooked rugs met stretchers, quilts hung on walls, weathervanes on stands, and on and on. We were an undaunted bunch, and we loved being together, buying, selling and gabbing. Still do. Look here on DIG for my most recent and most ancient finds. It is our shop window and our attic combined. One caveat: I do not like returns. This is a polite way of saying --"Please, no returns." Please ask as many questions and request as many photos as you like. I will gladly give you undivided attention. I price very sensitively, based on cost. I will do what I can to make your purchase a pleasure. Shipping costs have become a burden to all of us; we strive to keep them totally fair. We accept personal checks and PayPal, and offer Lay-A-Way as well. Please enjoy my finds. Living with antiques is one of life's greatest pleasures. PS: We work hard for you to offer really authentic things. I'm sure you are noticing peculiar iterations of country things everywhere now. If it's unbelievable, please beware. It is probably a fake. A clever artist can add "old" paint to a piece of woodenware; those objects are simply reproductions. It takes time, effort , conscience and love to offer true objects. Occasionally, I will offer re-creations by living or recent folk artists, worthy of collecting. These will be attributed to the artists.
Viola's Doll Quilt.
9.5". x. 13.5". Pieced in red. and khaki cotton, machine stitched, it's a mystery whether "Viola" , whose name is stitched into the middle, was the owner or the doll. This is a dear little memory of a little girl's playtime. Backing is a tiny black and off-white calico. Some staining, but very stable. c. 1870. 2 photos.
Price: $65.
Handmade Baby Shoes.
4.5" A delightful and unusual pair of velvet baby shoes, likely designed and sewn at home, with sweet details and original ties and soles. Soles look like glazed cotton. They show use and wear, but are stable. One has a hole on the toe of the sole. c 1880. 2 photos.
Price: $35.
Early Quilt Square.
8.5". x 8". Found in a group of early textiles, pieced in charming prints, stuffed with cotton. Would make a dear little pillow or anything else you choose. c. 1850. 1 photo.
Price: $10.
A Moment of Timeless Pleasure.
Thinking of all antiques' lovers as I enjoy the onset of autumn and the beauty of our past. Grateful for the gifts of our heritage and the enduring joy of old things, beloved by our ancestors and bequeathed to us as caretakers.
Price: Priceless.
Work Sampler.
9.5". x 3". I love these long skinny pieces and they display warmly on books or doll laps, or whatever pleases. This is in good shape, c 1835, American.
Price: $115.
Pair of Early 19th century Ditty Bags.
7" and 7.5".and 5" x 6" . Authentic, early ditty bags from a good collection, the larger in a rare, shaded calico with lighter and darker bands and original tape for gathering; the smaller, a sweet striped early cotton with a linen string . Some staining and small hole on the little one, but overall good condition for age. 1 photo.
Price: $95. for both -- HOLD
Black Doll.
She is made of a real stocking --no legs, the selvage end of the piece tied with thread. Doll itself is 16" with the dress 4" longer. Dress is a very sweet, tiny gingham. Now, they all have different expressions and this one is a hoot. Eyes are shoe buttons, nose is two small shoe buttons and mouth is read thread. All original. 2 photos.
Price: $55. - HOLD
Wonderful Miniature Practice Sampler.
4.5". x. 5". Beautifully hemmed, with salmon silk thread on homespun, this is a really refined piece with its outer laurel leaf border, and a variety of different borders dividing the alphabet and numerals. There is some minor discoloration on the linen, but it is a special piece. c 1830. 1 photo.
Price: SOLD
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