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SCARCE CONFEDERATE FIRST NATIONAL FLAG

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Other Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
SCARCE CONFEDERATE FIRST NATIONAL FLAG
SCARCE CONFEDERATE FIRST NATIONAL FLAG. 18" x 32". Silk flag with thirteen dbl appliqued silk stars with a bullion border. Twelve stars are in circle around central star. Same bullion used to highlight stars also highlight canton and borders of entire flag. Five whipped eyelets on hoist were used for attachment. One eyelet still contains bullion cord used for attachment to pole. Small photograph of old gentlemen is sealed in frame with flag. CONDITION: Silk is heavily deteriorated, large broken pieces as large are 4" x 5" are loose or missing. Numerous small fragments of silk are scattered in frame. Red dye has changed to gray and is undistinguishable from white stripe. Mold appears on canton and other parts of flag. Flag apparently has been in frame for probably close to 100 years. Considerable conservation and preservation would be required to preserve this flag, however it is displayable in its present state. 4-51396