$7,500
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
A Grand Old Flag: The Stars and Stripes Collection of Dr. Peter J. Keim
Auction: November 24, 2019 1:00:00 PM EDT
Hand-sewn, double appliqued cotton stars arranged in a wreath or medallion of 10 stars enclosing a single large star, flanked by 3 stars to each side on a cotton canton, machine-sewn cotton stripes, fold-over sleeve, bearing red stamp, "Mastai Collection, No. 208."
45 in. x 86 in.Provenance: The Boleslaw and Marie-Louise d'Otrange Mastai Collection of American Flags and Related Patriotic and Political Memorabilia, Sotheby's, October 10, 2002, lot 102.
Literature: Kevin Keim & Peter Keim, A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 59.