$4,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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 8 stars enclosing a larger star with 4 corner stars on a hand-sewn cotton canton, with hand and machine-sewn cotton stripes, and a fold-over hoist retaining rope, mounted and framed.
44 1/2 in. x 60 1/4 in. (sight)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: Nancy Druckman & Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, American Flags: Designs for A Young Nation (2003), 68.
Kevin Keim & Peter Keim, A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States Through its Flags (2007), 35.
Note: It has been suggested that this Flag was made for United States Centennial celebrations in 1876.