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EXTRAORDINARY NAVAL JACK WITH 13 LARGE, EXTRAORDINARY STARS AND A BEAUTIFUL, FOULED ANCHOR, MADE FOR THE COMMANDER OF AN ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL WAR NAVY VETERANS IN OHIO, LIKELY FOR USE IN 1892, WHEN HE SERVED AS THE CHIEF COMMANDER OF ITS NATIONWIDE CONVENTION AT BALTIMORE


45 STARS IN STAGGERED ROWS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG OF THE 1896-1908 PERIOD, SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA, REFLECTING UTAH STATEHOOD


29 STARS IN A SPECTACULAR CROSS OR STARBURST MEDALLION, ONE OF JUST TWO KNOWN EXAMPLES IN THIS STYLE, PRE-CIVIL WAR, 1846-48, MEXICAN WAR PERIOD, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF IOWA AS THE 29TH STATE; FORMERLY AMONG THE POSSESSIONS OF CORPORAL NATHANIEL POWERS, COLOR BEARER IN THE 10TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS, WHO LOST HIS ARM AT THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, VIRGINIA IN 1862; THE FLAG-ITS STAFF WRAPPED IN BLACK CREPE—IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO MOURNERS IN THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON, DC, ON


38 STARS IN AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE “GREAT-STAR-IN-A-WREATH” CONFIGURATION, 1876-1889, REFLECTS THE ADMISSION OF COLORADO AS THE CENTENNIAL STATE


SPECTACULAR 38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A RARE VARIANT OF THE "GREAT STAR" PATTERN THAT INCLUDES A STAR BETWEEN EACH ARM, LIKELY MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF COLORADO AS THE CENTENNIAL STATE, 1876-1889


ANTIQUE AMERICAN PRIVATE YACHT FLAG / ENSIGN WITH 13 STARS AND A CANTED ANCHOR, circa 1895 – 1940


34 STAR MERINO WOOL FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, WITH ITS STARS ORIENTED IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS ON A PERIWINKLE BLUE CANTON; HIGHLY UNUSUAL; REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF KANSAS TO THE UNION AS A FREE STATE, circa 1861-1863


EXTRAORDINARY CIVIL WAR ERA FLAG, WITH 13 HAND-SEWN STARS ARRANGED IN A VARIANT OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE TRUMBULL PATTERN, FEATURING A HUGE, UPSIDE-DOWN CENTER STAR, AND THE EXTREMELY RARE TRAIT OF HAVING A DIFFERENT STAR COUNT ON THE REVERSE, WHICH DISPLAYS 36 STARS; HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE FAMILY OF GROVE H. "STOWE" DUDLEY OF THE 100th INDIANA, circa 1864-67


34 STARS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, LARGE AMONG ITS COUNTERPARTS, WITH EXTENSIVE AND ENDEARING WEAR FROM OBVIOUS LONG-TERM USE; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN KANSAS WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1861-63


SWALLOW-TAILED PARADE FLAG / BANNER WITH A 37 STAR BORDER AND A CURIOUS ADAPTATION OF THE ARCH FROM THE GEORGIA STATE SEAL WITH THE WORDS “FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE,” FOLLOWED BY “TO ALL NATIONS,” LIKELY MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN PHILADELPHIA; OF A GENERAL TYPE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY THE AMERICAN FLAG COMPANY OF NEW YORK
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SUBSTANTIAL CANNON-LEG TABLE [ALTER] FROM THE GREGG POST OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (G.A.R.) IN BELLFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, MADE BY CHARLES J. NAYLOR OF PHILDELPHIA, ACTIVE 1870-1913


PAINTED, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BLANKET CHEST IN SALMON AND BLACK WITH FLORAL DECORATION, 3 DRAWERS, AND APPLIED, SPLAY FEET, circa 1815-1825


NEW ENGLAND BLANKET CHEST, PROBABLY OF MAINE ORIGIN, WITH SCALLOPED FEET AND SKIRT, PAINTED IN A TRANSLUCENT, OCHRE WHITE, WITH WONDERFUL, EARLY SURFACE, circa 1790-1820


NARROW PROFILE TALL CASE CLOCK, WITH WORKS ATTRIBUTED TO CINCINNATI CLOCK-MAKER LUMMAN WATSON, BEAUTIFULLY COMB-DECORATED IN RED OVER BLACK, WITH AN EXTREMELY UNUSUAL BASE THAT FEATURES A WHIMSICALLY INVERTED TAPER, POSSIBLY OF KENTUCKY OR TENNESSEE ORIGIN, circa 1810-1834


EXHUBERANTLY PAINTED, NEW ENGLAND TALL CASE CLOCK IN DARK UMBER, RED, & CHROME YELLOW DECORATION, WITH WOODEN WORKS BY RILEY WHITING, PLYMOUTH, CONNECTICUT, CA 1819-1835


ANTIQUE TWO-DOOR PAINTED QUEBEC CUPBOARD / SERVER IN ROBIN’S EGG BLUE WITH RED TRIM, 1810-30


UNUSUAL FORM PIE SAFE WITH LANTERN-STYLE TINS AND STRIKING, TOMATO RED PAINT, CIRCA 1840


QUEEN ANNE PERIOD BLANKET CHEST, CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, PROBABLY MASSACHUSETTS, WITH BLACK DECORATION ON A RED GROUND THAT INCLUDES TWO WHIMSICAL FACES, ca 1740-1760


MAHANTNGO VALLEY PENNSYLVANIA BLANKET CHEST WITH UNICORNS


PENNSYLVANIA, PAINT-DECORATED AND GILDED SETTEE WITH THE RARE INCLUSION OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES, ca 1845-1865
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SUBSTANTIAL ROSEWOOD CANE WITH A HAND-CARVED BUFFALO HEAD, CA 1940


ROBUST ORNAMENTAL CARVING OF A PRIZED RAM BY WEATHERVANE CARVER HENRY LEACH (1811-1885) OF MASSACHUSETTS, SIGNED & DATED 1876


EXCEPTIONAL, PAINT-DECORATED ODD FELLOWS HEART-IN-HAND STAFF, WITH GREAT FOLK QUALITIES, circa 1875


CARVED, SPREAD-WINGED EAGLE PEDIMENT WITH TERRIFIC FORM AND EXCEPTIONAL SURFACE, AMERICAN, circa 1850-1880


BLACK, TASSELLED, EDWARDIAN STYLE PARASOL / UMBRELLA, MADE BY FOLLMER, CLOGG & Co. OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, MODIFIED FOR SUFFRAGETTE USE BY WAY OF AN APPLIED, CHIFFON SILK PANEL WITH FANCIFUL, SCRIPT-EMBROIDERY THAT READS: “GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE,” circa 1900-1915


PAIR OF MAMMOTH, PAINT-DECORATED, AMERICAN LONG DRUMS OF EXQUISITE QUALITY, BOTH PAINTED ALL-THE-WAY AROUND, ONE WITH A DYNAMIC EAGLE & 14 STARS ON A PRUSSIAN BLUE GROUND, THE OTHER WITH A GOLD EAGLE & 16 STARS, IN A BLUE WREATH, ON A YELLOW & ORANGE GRAIN-DECORATED GROUND, BOTH MADE circa 1845 - 1865


CARVED OWL BY HENRY WINTER, SETAUKET, NEW YORK, circa 1920-1930's


NATIVE AMERICAN BEADED WATCH FOB WITH A STYLIZED FEDERAL EAGLE & SHIELD AND CROSSED AMERICAN FLAGS, circa 1915-1920’s


STAG WEATHERVANE WITH TREMENDOUS, YELLOW-PAINTED SURFACE, FOUND NEAR PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, circa 1840-1870


EXCEPTIONAL GOLD RUSH POCKET SCALE WITH GREEN, ENAMELED TIN, GILT EAGLE & LETTERING THAT READS: “MADE EXPRESSLY FOR CALIFORNIA,” circa 1850
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ANTIQUE, BATWING, LEATHER CHAPS WITH GREAT PATINA AND “TEXAS” SPELLED OUT IN THE STUDS, circa 1915-1930


BEAUTIFUL 19TH CENTURY TAXIDERMY DIORAMA OF BOBWHITE QUAIL, WITH A WALLPAPER-DECORATED STRUCTURE, BY MADISON BURNETT, A FRAMER IN KENDALL, NEW YORK (LAKE ONTARIO), circa 1890


OIL ON WOODEN PANEL, UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1810-1830’S; THIS VIEW AFTER A 1796 ENGRAVING BY EDWARD SAVAGE (1761-1817): “LIBERTY IN THE FORM OF THE GODDESS OF YOUTH, GIVING SUPPORT TO THE BALD EAGLE”


SUFFRAGE "BLUEBIRD": ENAMELED TIN SIGN, COMMISSIONED BY GERTRUDE LEONARD & TERESA CROWLEY FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, FOR ITS EASTERN CAMPAIGN, 1915


EXCEPTIONAL HAND-FORGED BRASS KETTLE, MADE & SIGNED circa 1800-1820 BY THE HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY, WHICH HELD A DEFACTO MONOPOLY OVER THE NORTH AMERICAN FUR TRADE FROM APPROXIMATELY 1670-1869; THIS EXAMPLE OF A TYPE TRADED WITH NATIVE AMERICANS FOR FURS


MID-18th CENTURY CAST IRON FIRE BACK WITH A LARGE, THREE-LIMBED TREE, A PLOW, TULIPS, AND BIBLICAL VERSE; ATTRIBUTED TO IRONMASTER THOMAS MAYBURY AT HEREFORD FURNACE, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, DATED 1747


MASTERPIECE QUALITY SCHERENSCHNITTE, WITH A PATRIOTIC EAGLE AND REFERENCE TO THE 1844 NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL ELECTION OF PUBLISHING MAGNATE JAMES HARPER, SIGNED BY NY CAPENTER ROBERT W. LAWRENCE


CARVED EAGLE ON A CIRCULAR PLAQUE, IN A VOLUPTUOUS AND WHIMSICAL STYLE, WITH WINGS REMINISCENT OF THOSE ON TOMBSTONE ANGELS, 3rd QUARTER 19th CENTURY


ICONIC PAINTING OF AN AMERICAN EAGLE BEFORE A CIVIL WAR NAVAL SCENE, WITH A GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC BADGE IN ITS BEAK, AN AMERICAN FLAG, AND A FEDERAL SHIELD, circa 1872-1890


RARE & UNUSUAL WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE PIN CUSHION, IN AN ENDEARING, DOLL-LIKE FORM, MADE OF HAND-PAINTED VELVETEEN, ENGLISH, circa 1880-1910
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45 STARS IN STAGGERED ROWS ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG OF THE 1896-1908 PERIOD, SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR ERA; REFLECTS UTAH STATEHOOD


ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, 13 STAR AMERICAN FLAG, WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 ARRANGEMENT OF STARS, U.S. NAVY SMALL BOAT ENSIGN, LIKELY MADE DURING THE CLOSING YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1864-1865


COPY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ON CLOTH, PRINTED IN BOSTON IN 1832 TO MEMORIALIZE THE PASSING OF THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER, CHARLES CARROLL OF MARYLAND, IN THE YEAR THAT COINCIDED WITH THE 100th BIRTHDAY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON


EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, PORTRAIT STYLE PARADE FLAG, MADE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF JOHN FRÉMONT, WHO OPENED THE GATEWAY TO CALIFORNIA STATEHOOD, WAS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, AND RAN ON AN ANTI-SLAVERY PLATFORM; DISPLAYING 13 STARS, ARRANGED IN THE TRUMBULL PATTERN


COLORADO STATE FLAG OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, MADE OF SILK, CIRCA 1911-1920’s, EXTRAORDINARILY RARE IN THIS PERIOD AND THE EARLIEST EXAMPLE THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED


38 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE “GREAT-STAR-IN-A-WREATH” CONFIGURATION AND ENDEARING WEAR FROM OBVIOUS LONG-TERM USE, 1876-1889, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF COLORADO TO THE UNION


6-FOOT SHIP’S COMMISSION PENNANT WITH A 5.5” HOIST AND 13 STARS IN 2 STAGGERED ROWS, LIKELY PRODUCED FOR A PRIVATE VESSEL, circa 1892-1910


ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 10-POINTED STARS THAT SPELL “1776 – 1876”, MADE FOR THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ONE OF THE MOST GRAPHIC OF ALL EARLY EXAMPLES


48 STAR, VINTAGE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN EARLY “STORM KING” LABEL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE “OLD GLORY” FLAG CO. OF CHICAGO, OR COLLEGEVILLE FLAG & MFG. CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA, circa 1935-1950


48 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG, MADE circa 1912-1945; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN NEW MEXICO & ARIZONA WERE THE MOST RECENT STATES TO JOIN THE UNION