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Lot 23
Sale 5980 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2022
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$12,600
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A rare 39/40-Star American National Flag commemorating North and South Dakota statehood circa 1889
With a double cotton canton hand-sewn with an irregular double medallion of 38 four-pointed stars enclosing a single larger five-pointed star on one side, and an irregular double medallion of 39 four-pointed cotton stars enclosing a single larger five-pointed star on the other side, ten machine-sewn cotton stripes, the fly-end of last stripe embroidered "1876," machine-sewn linen heading retains hemp rope.
71 in. x 112 in.