$1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
A Grand Old Flag: The Stars and Stripes Collection of Dr. Peter J. Keim
Auction: November 24, 2019 1:00:00 PM EDT
Clamp-dyed stars arranged in vertical staggered rows of 4,5,4,5,4,5,4,5,4 on a wool bunting canton, canvas hoist stamped, "Mastai Collection," and "No. 68"; together with a four-part wool bunting canton with 45 machine-sewn, double appliqued cotton stars arranged in rows of 8,7,8,7,8,7.
42 in. x 35 in. and 72 in. x 89 in.Provenance: The Collection of Boleslaw and Marie-Louise d'Otrange Mastai.
Literature: Boleslaw & Marie Louis d'Otrange Mastai, The Stars and The Stripes: The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present (1973), 80-81.
Note: According to the Mastai book, this Naval Jack was flown on the yacht America. In 1851, the schooner America was the first winner of America's Cup International sailing trophy. The schooner had a long life, with a number of ownership and name changes. Used by the Union during the Civil War, the schooner was eventually donated to the U.S. Navy and was scrapped in 1945.