Patriotic Flag Quilt Dated 1777
Located in Darnestown, MD
To this date, we continue to celebrate June 14 as Flag Day. 1777 was the bloodiest year of the Revolutionary War.
Antique 1870s American American Colonial Quilts
Cotton
Patriotic Flag Quilt Dated 1777
Located in Darnestown, MD
To this date, we continue to celebrate June 14 as Flag Day. 1777 was the bloodiest year of the Revolutionary War.
Cotton
"Navy Day Oct. 27th" Vintage WWII Poster, 1939
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The poster was issued in 1939 and features a large, waving American flag set against a blue background. "Navy Day Oct. 27th" is printed below the flag in large white letters.
Paper
$260
H 8.15 in W 11.15 in D 0.01 in
Historic View of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Overlooking the Arkansas River, 1856
Located in Langweer, NL
The scene showcases the fort's prominent buildings, including the barracks and flagpole flying the American flag, as well as the surrounding settlement nestled on the river bluff.
Paper
Framed Maritime Signal Flag Number 1
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing the number "One." The linen flag has a white field with a red oval stitched on the panel.
Cotton
Antique Japanese Export Silk Embroidery Americana Patriotic Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk embroidery panel that depicts an American eagle perched on the liberty shield, with laurel branches and shooting arrows under the feet and flanked by four American flags and b...
Silk, Wood
Large Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed linen signal flag fitted to a shadow box frame. This nautical flag represents the numeral ZERO.
Linen
Nautical Signal Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing numeral "1" one. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle.
Cotton
Nautical Signal Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing numeral "0" zero. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle.
Cotton
Large Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime signal flag in frame showing a large flag stitched in panels of deep orange and blue.
Linen
Price Upon Request
H 28 in W 35.5 in D 2.5 in
13 Star American Parade Flag with Rare Design, circa 1888 Ex Richard Pierce
Located in York County, PA
Provenance: Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques to collector Richard Pierce. Mounting: The flag was mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by exper...
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Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the letter “Q”, “QUEBEC” in the international code of signals.
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “7”, “SEVEN” in the international code of signals.
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Nautical Signal Flag In Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
eight. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle. The linen field is a panel of white with red bands. Fitted to a custom shadowbox frame wit...
Cotton
$2,250
H 24.75 in W 30.88 in D 1 in
"Johnson's New Chart of National Emblems" Engraving by A. J. Johnson, 1870
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
At top left is the American flag, represented with 37-stars, reflective of the admission of Nebraska to the Union in 1867.
Paper
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “7”, “SEVEN” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of yellow an...
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “7”, “SEVEN” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of yellow an...
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the letter “Y” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of red and yellow. Fi...
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the letter “V” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of red and white cot...
Cotton
Framed Nautical Flag of a Yacht Ensign
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed yacht ensign flag with embroidered fouled anchor surrounded by stars in the blue field.
Cotton
Ohio State Parade Flag with a Civil War Veterans Overprint
Located in York County, PA
Founded in 1866, its members dressed up in Civil War uniforms, attended parades and reunions, and the organization was somewhat more fraternal in nature than today’s VFW or American ...
Cotton
Cotton Nautical Signal Flag for Letter W
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed cotton signal flag for letter W. Nicely framed. Cotton flag with canvas hoist, wood toggle and Manila rope. Nicely framed.
Cotton
United States Yacht Ensign Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht ensign on wood pole and three black and white yacht photographs mounted into a shadowbox frame. The flag has an embroidered anchor and thirteen flags in the blue field.
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United States Yacht Ensign Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht ensign on wood pole and three black and white yacht photographs mounted into a shadowbox frame. The flag has an embroidered anchor and thirteen flags in the blue field.
Cotton
Vintage Nautical Signal Flag In Shadow Box Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime signal flag representing the letter “O”, oscar. The flag has red and yellow stitched panels with canvas hoist.
Linen
Nautical Signal Flag Representing The Letter "I" India
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed nautical signal flag representing the letter “I” for India. Lined flag with a yellow field with round black sewn on panel.
Linen
Nautical Signal Flag Of The Numeral “8” Eight
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime signal flag of the number eight. Pennant has a white field with red cross.
Linen
Large Maritime Signal Flag in Shadow Box Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Large linen nautical signal flag representing numeral FIVE. Stitched in panels of blue and yellow.
Linen
WWII Private Theater: Gay American Soldier in Reflection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The jacket is detailed with a personalized, hand-painted circular patch depicting a lion rampant in a blue roundel—a heraldic symbol of power, pride, and possibly self-invention. An ...
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "L" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter "L", "LIMA", set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle. With makers label fr...
Cotton
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "D" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'D', 'DELTA,' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle. The cotton field is...
Cotton
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "I" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of the letter "I," "India," set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle. The cotton fiel...
Cotton
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "Y" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'Y', 'YANKEE,' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with the maker 'An...
Cotton
"Remember Dec. 7th" Vintage WWII Poster by Allen Saalburg, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The poster features a tattered American flag at half-mast, with billowing smoke, flames, and a partially obscured blue sky behind it.
Paper
"Now Let's All Buy Defense Bonds" Vintage Poster by Gary Orr, 1950
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The horizontal poster depicts a billowing 48-star American flag, in front of an orange and blue sky.
Paper
Price Upon Request
H 10.5 in W 11.5 in D 2 in
13 Star Antique Parade Flag, Hand Inscribed by the Owner in Salem, MA 1896
Located in York County, PA
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 13 STARS ARRANGED IN 6-POINTED GREAT STAR / STAR OF DAVID PATTERN, OF A TYPE MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, WORN AND HAND-INSCRIBED...
Cotton
$2,850
H 29.75 in W 41.25 in D 1.13 in
"Teammates in Mankind's Greatest Adventure" Signed Poster by National Geographic
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Titled "Teammates in mankind's greatest adventure," the poster is a composite of Apollo astronauts, standing on the surface of the moon, with a waving American flag. The poster is si...
Paper
$3,500
H 23.25 in W 20.25 in D 1.25 in
"Sacred to the Memory of...General George Washington" Engraving by John Donlevy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Above the portraits is an engraved eagle, with laurel and the American flag in its beak and arrows clutched in its talons.
Paper
The Gentleman's Magazine, with 1777 Flag Resolution, June 1783
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Also notable in this “American Intelligence” article is the printing of the Flag Act of 1777: “Resolved, That the flag of the 13 United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and ...
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Navy Sailor Patriotic Printed Paddle Fan, Early 20th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The sailor is depicted on the back of a large boat, standing in front of a large, waving American flag. In the background, the sea is filled with Navy cruisers and a submarine.
Wood, Paper
$2,400
H 12 in W 16 in D 1.75 in
Mid 19th C. Oil on Canvas Painting "A Two Mast Schooner Under Full Sail at Sea"
Located in Incline Village, NV
The crew size was typical of a boat of this size and purpose. An American flag and two additional colorful flags are attached at the masts and sails.
Paint
$10,250
H 31.5 in W 43.5 in D 2 in
Washington D.C. Capital Hill Impressionist Winter Monument Scene Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lights are just beginning to flicker as American flags sway in the brisk breeze and snow flutters in the air around the statue of freedom.
Canvas, Paint
$1,350
H 30.25 in W 22.25 in D 1.13 in
"Back 'em Up. Buy Extra Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by Boris Chaliapin, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Eisenhower is pictured in his uniform saluting, with the red and white stripes, symbolic of the American flag, behind him. The poster urges the public to support Eisenhower and the w...
Paper
$41
H 0.12 in W 11.82 in D 8.27 in
Journal Tintin N°519 — Original 1958 — Reding Cover & Michel Vaillant - 2C82
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Jean Graton's Michel Vaillant continues with "Le Grand Défi" — a racing story set against the backdrop of international motorsport, with Lotus cars and American flags adding period a...
Paper
$2,500
H 42.5 in W 29 in D 1.38 in
"Register June 5th. A Great Day of Patriotic Devotion and Obligation” WWI Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
He stands in front of the American flag. The text urges viewers to “Register June 5th” in stark black and white text.
Paper
Vintage California State "Bear" Flag, ca 1940-1960
Located in York County, PA
The bear on the first bear flag and other early bear flags more closely resembles the more common American black bear than a grizzly, seen in the lack of shoulder hump and narrower m...
Cotton
$2,850
H 7 in W 9.1 in D 1 in
Morning Sunrise Provincetown MA Pride Flag Impressionist Bird House Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Provincetown Massachusetts - A sunny and prideful morning walk in Provincetown. Birds soaring over the hill, with sail boats drifting in the wind below. Centering...
Canvas, Paint
$2,850
H 40.75 in W 29.63 in D 1 in
"7th War Loan. Now- All Together" Vintage WWII Poster by C.C. Beall, 1945
By C. C. Beall
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Beall based the image of this poster on the famous Joe Rosenthal photograph of five U.S. marines and a Navy soldier raising the American flag over the battle-scarred landscape of the...
Paper
$2,250
H 34.88 in W 26.75 in D 1.5 in
"Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry." WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The poster is surmounted with an image of a flying eagle clutching the American flag in its talons. The presidential seal is printed in red on the bottom.
Paper
Early 20th Century British Union Flag, ca 1918-1952
Located in York County, PA
The British Royal Navy flew the British Union Flag as a jack. The device also served as the canton/union of all British flags flown at sea, in the same way that the blue field with s...
Wool
Headless Leader Painting by Artfux
By Arflex
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It depicts a headless figure in a business suit wearing an American flag pin. The image is one that he created when he founded an art collaborative called Artfux.
$260
H 5.4 in W 8.9 in D 0.01 in
New York Harbor Panorama, sailing ships & city skyline, British engraving, 18050
Located in Langweer, NL
The composition captures the harbor from a wide vantage point, emphasizing the expanse of water and the activity of trade and navigation that defined New York at the time. American f...
Paper
$2,300
H 11.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.5 in
Morning Wind Provincetown MA Pride Flag Impressionist House on Hill Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Provincetown Massachusetts - A sunny and prideful morning walk in Provincetown. Birds soaring over the hill, with sail boats drifting in the wind below. Centering...
Canvas, Paint
$2,950
H 32.25 in W 22.25 in D 1.13 in
"Fight or Buy Bonds." Vintage WWI Poster by Howard Chandler Christy, 1917
By Howard Chandler Christy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The poster depicts the female personification of Liberty, standing in front of a long line of American soldiers. Liberty raises the flag pole of a large American flag in one hand; th...
Paper
$12,500
H 101 in W 27 in D 76 in
Space Race Moon Landing July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 Large Brutalist Steel Sculpture
By Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Nasa
Located in St. Louis, MO
The Moon with attached steel American Flag, represents Neil Armstrong's walk on the Moon, who famously said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Brass, Copper, Steel
Indiana State Flag, with Gold Fringe circa 1930-1955
Located in York County, PA
Indiana State Flag With Square-like Proportions, An Offset Device, And Gold Fringe, Circa 1930-1955: Despite the fact that most of the United States joined the Union during the 18...
Cotton
$7,250
H 25.5 in W 24.75 in D 2 in
Early Silk Kerchief Displaying the California State Bear Flag, ca 1915
Located in York County, PA
The bear on the first bear flag and other early bear flags more closely resembles the more common American black bear than a grizzly, seen in the lack of shoulder hump and narrower m...
Silk
$390
H 6.42 in W 9.65 in D 0.01 in
New York City Hall – Antique Architectural Engraving of Manhattan, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
The print presents the building from the street, showing its elegant Federal and French Renaissance-inspired architecture, complete with its distinctive cupola, formal iron fencing, ...
Paper
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
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The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.