About Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques
As an advisor to top museums and collectors alike, Jeff Bridgman is the world's leading expert and source for antique American flags and political textiles. In this field there are many fakes, forgeries, and misrepresented items, and there is no substitute for experience. As the nation's leading buyer and seller, Jeff R. Bridgman Antiques, Inc. has handled more material than anyone in the field. Jeff has also operated a textile conservation business for 18 years, where expert staff have conservation mounted, framed and restored thousands of examples, more than anyone ...Read More
Featured Pieces
Hand Painted Suffragette Pennant with Strong Graphics
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Hand Painted Suffragette Pennant with Strong Gr...
Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Hand painted suffragette pennant with strong graphics on an unusual white ground, 1910-1920
Triangular suffragette pennant, hand-lettered and decorated in black paint, on a length...
Massachusetts "Blue Bird" Votes for Women Sign
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Massachusetts "Blue Bird" Votes for Women Sign
Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
MASSACHUSETTS "BLUE BIRD" VOTES FOR WOMEN SIGN, MADE FOR THE EASTERN CAMPAIGN IN 1915:
One of the most attractive and unusual pieces of memorabilia from the American suffrage moveme...
English "Deeds, Not Words" and "Votes for Women" Porcelain Suffragette Plate
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English "Deeds, Not Words" and "Votes for Women...
Early 20th Century English Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUFFRAGETTE PLATE WITH "DEEDS, NOT WORDS" AND "VOTES FOR WOMEN" SLOGANS, ONE-OF-A-KIND AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES, CA 1905-1918
English porcelain plate, made for the Wo...
Collapsible Women's Suffrage Drinking Cup, Empi...
Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Paper
RARE COLLAPSIBLE DRINKING CUP, MADE FOR THE EMPIRE STATE (NEW YORK) CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE, ORGANIZED BY CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, 1915:
Rare, collapsible drinking cup, ...
13 Stars in a Medallion Configuration on a Smal...
Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
13 STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION ON A SMALL-SCALE ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG OF THE 1895-1926 ERA:
13 star flag of the type made from roughly the last decade of the 19th century thr...
30 Stars on an Antique American Flag of the Pre-Civil War Era
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30 Stars on an Antique American Flag of the Pre...
Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
30 stars on an antique American flag of the pre-Civil War era, rare and beautiful, with a medallion configuration that features a haloed center star, Wisconsin statehood, 1848-1850:
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Passamaquoddy 'Maine' Native American Sewing Ba...
Antique 1890s American Native American Decorative Baskets
Passamaquoddy (maine) Native American sewing basket with extraordinarily exuberant design, dated 1891 with a penciled inscription:
This is perhaps the most elaborate American Indi...
Set of Six, Green, Plant-Seated, Lyre Back, Pen...
Antique 1850s American Painted Furniture
SET OF 6, GREEN, PLANK-SEATED, LYRE BACK, PENNSYLVANIA CHAIRS WITH YELLOW STRIPING, CA 1850-1880:
Set of six paint-decorated, Pennsylvania, plank-seated chairs, in kelly green, deco...
Extremely Rare Weftwork Bedspread, Mid-19th Cen...
Antique 19th Century Quilts
Wool
This highly unusual textile is executed in a style called weftwork. Made of cotton and wool, it dates to the mid-19th century. While there is at least one known maker of weftwork bed...
Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Virginia
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Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of ...
Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
HAND-PAINTED PATRIOTIC BANNER WITH THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AND GREAT FOLK QUALITIES:
Swallowtail format, patriotic vertical banner bearing the name and the seal of the S...
Smoke-Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest, Chrome Yellow
$4,500 Sale Price
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Smoke-Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest, Chr...
Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Poplar
Pennsylvania German (Amish or Mennonite) paint-decorated blanket chest of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania origin. Extensive smoke decoration on a chrome yellow background with green p...
"Victory at Wake Island U.S Marine Corps" Overprinted Parade Flag
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"Victory at Wake Island U.S Marine Corps" Overp...
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
"Victory at Wake Island U.S. Marine Corps ": Rare overprinted parade flag celebrating the significant events at this remote location at the beginning of WWII:
48 star American nat...
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