Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin
Sculptural Fantasy: The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin
Auction Closed
October 10, 05:49 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
SEVENTEEN STAR FOLK ART AMERICAN FLAG
Made circa 1854, commemorating Thomas Jefferson's signing of an act of Congress approving Ohio's boundaries and constitution on February 19, 1803.
Height 37 ½ by Width 42 in.
CIRCA 1854
Sotheby's, New York, The American Flag Collection of Thomas S. Connelly, May 23, 2002, lot 99.
This flag was flown during the Civil War from a ship whose sailors were most likely from Ohio.
