American Folk Art
Weathervanes, needlework samplers, portraits from the 17th to the 19th centuries, and objects once considered utilitarian or naïve, are the focus of aggressive collecting and serious scholarship.
Christie's has offered superb examples of American Folk Art since its first sales of Americana in 1979. In recent years, Christie's sales have grown exponentially and attract an international collecting audience.
American Folk Art sales take place in January and September in conjunction with sales of American Furniture and Decorative Arts.
See also: Antique Decoys
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Department Contact Info
Specialist Profiles
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New York
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New York Contacts
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Fax: +1 212 636 4921
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Exceptional Prices
Edward Hicks (1780-1849)
The Peaceable Kingdom
oil on canvas
Price Realized: $6,176,000
January 2007, New York
World auction record for the artist
World auction record for an American Folk Art Painting
The Peaceable Kingdom
oil on canvas
Price Realized: $6,176,000
January 2007, New York
World auction record for the artist
World auction record for an American Folk Art Painting
A gilt molded copper painted & sheet iron Goddess Liberty weathervane,
mid 19th century
Price Realized: $1,080,000
January 2006, New York
World auction record for a Goddess Liberty weathervane
mid 19th century
Price Realized: $1,080,000
January 2006, New York
World auction record for a Goddess Liberty weathervane
Ammi Phillips (1787-1865)
Portrait of a Young Girl and her Cat, c. 1830-1835
oil on canvas
Price Realized: $1,248,000
January 2007, New York
World auction record for the artist
Portrait of a Young Girl and her Cat, c. 1830-1835
oil on canvas
Price Realized: $1,248,000
January 2007, New York
World auction record for the artist
American School, probably Massachusetts
Aurora, 1818-1822
watercolor and gold collage on silk
Price Realized: $374,000
June 1989, New York
Aurora, 1818-1822
watercolor and gold collage on silk
Price Realized: $374,000
June 1989, New York
Betsy Wardwell (1785-1817)
A silk on linen pictorial sampler, 1797
Price Realized: $329,600
January 2007, New York
World auction record for a needlework sampler
A silk on linen pictorial sampler, 1797
Price Realized: $329,600
January 2007, New York
World auction record for a needlework sampler
Edward Hicks (1780-1849)
Penn's Treaty, c. 1835-1845
oil on canvas laid down on board
Price Realized: $3,600,000
January 2007, New York
Penn's Treaty, c. 1835-1845
oil on canvas laid down on board
Price Realized: $3,600,000
January 2007, New York
Sheldon Peck (1797-1868)
A double portrait of Frances Almira Millener and Fanny Root Millener
oil on panel
Price Realized: $647,500
January 2003, New York
A double portrait of Frances Almira Millener and Fanny Root Millener
oil on panel
Price Realized: $647,500
January 2003, New York
A paint decorated chest of drawers attributed to Decorator F
Probably Schwaben Creek, Mahantango Valley, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, 1835-1840
Price Realized: $211,500
June 1997, New York
Probably Schwaben Creek, Mahantango Valley, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, 1835-1840
Price Realized: $211,500
June 1997, New York
An overmantle picture from the Gardiner Gilman House, Exeter, New Hampshire, c. 1800
Price Realized: $220,300
January 2004, New York
Price Realized: $220,300
January 2004, New York
John Ramage (c.1748-1802)
Portrait of George Washington, 1789
watercolor on ivory
Price Realized: $1,216,000
January 2001, New York
Portrait of George Washington, 1789
watercolor on ivory
Price Realized: $1,216,000
January 2001, New York
Lothrop Holmes (1821-1899)
An exceptional and rare Red-Breasted Merganser Hen,
Mid to late 19th century
Price Realized: $856,000
January 2007, New York
World auction record for an American waterfowl decoy
Christie's in conjunction with Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.
An exceptional and rare Red-Breasted Merganser Hen,
Mid to late 19th century
Price Realized: $856,000
January 2007, New York
World auction record for an American waterfowl decoy
Christie's in conjunction with Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.
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