LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 December Civil War Auction #674  / 

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Virginia Button Hatpin With Provenance, 5.5” lon

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:4,375.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Virginia Button Hatpin With Provenance, 5.5” lon
<B>STONEWALL JACKSON'S VIRGINIA BUTTON HATPIN</B></I> - 5.5” long, made from a three-piece state seal button having the pre-war backmark of the well-known Richmond firm Mitchell & Tyler. The shank of this button was removed with a long steel pin being soldered in its place. An accompanying typed card shows light aging and states that the button is “…from the Richard D. Steuart Collection…from the uniform coat of 'Stonewall Jackson'.” The button has excellent old toning and is free of pushes or dents. Its former owner, Richard D. Steuart of Baltimore, was a highly regarded author and collector of Confederate memorabilia. Stonewall Jackson's uniform buttons were given away by his family after his funeral in 1863.<BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I><I>The William Turner Collection, Author of Even More Confederate Faces. </B></I> <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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