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
29 Star Parade Flag, Stars in a Spectacular Cro...
Antique 1840s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
29 STARS IN A SPECTACULAR CROSS OR STARBURST MEDALLION, ONE-OF-A-KIND AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES, PRE-CIVIL WAR, 1846-48, MEXICAN WAR PERIOD, REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF IOWA AS THE 29TH STAT...
Combination Marine Corps Bugle, Sash and Banner
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
COMBINATION MARINE CORPS BUGLE, SASH, AND BANNER, WWII ERA (1941-1945), BUGLECRAFT, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
WWII era (U.S. involvement 1941-45) Marine Corps bugle, woolen sash, and a ...
Rare WWII Bandanna with "Remember Pearl Harbor"...
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
Rare WWII Bandanna with "Remember Pearl Harbor" Slogan, 13 Stars, and a Striped Field with Twelve, Iconic, Patriotic Slogans
Made in the patriotism of WWII (U.S. involvement 1941-...
39 Star Parade Flag with Two Sizes of Stars
Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
39 STARS IN TWO SIZES, ALTERNATING FROM ONE COLUMN TO THE NEXT, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH AN UNUSUALLY ELONGATED PROFILE, DATING TO THE 1876 CENTENNIAL, NEVER AN OFFICI...
Ohio State Parade Flag with a Civil War Veteran...
Vintage 1920s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
Ohio State Flag With Civil War Veterans' Overprint From The Grand Army Of The Republic Post In Columbus, Made In Mourning Of The 1925 Passing Of National G.a.r. Commander In Chief Da...
13 Stars Flag with Stars in a 6-pointed Great S...
Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
13 STARS IN A SIX-POINTED GREAT STAR/ STAR OF DAVID PATTERN, MADE FOR THE 1876 CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
13 star American national parade flag, printed cotton. The stars...
38 Star American Flag with Stars That Spell "17...
Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH 10-POINTED STARS THAT SPELL “1776 – 1876”, MADE FOR THE 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, ONE OF THE MOST GRAPHIC OF ALL EARLY EXAMPLES
Ma...
31 Star, California Statehood, Antique American...
Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
31 Stars, Pre-Civil War (1850-1858), California Statehood, Medallion Configuration With A Large, Haloed Center Star
31 star American national flag, printed on plain weave cotton, ...
38 Stars in a Starburst Cross on an Antique Ame...
Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Wool
38 star American national flag, made sometime between 1876 and 1889, with its stars arranged in a configuration that falls among the best-of-the-best that exist across 19th century e...
13 Star, 3rd MD Pattern, Hand-Sewn Antique Amer...
Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Wool
13 LARGE STARS WITH AN EVEN LARGER CENTER STAR, IN A CIRCULAR VERSION OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE 3RD MARYLAND PATTERN, ENTIRELY HAND-SEWN, MADE SOMETIME BETWEEN 1850 AND THE CIVIL WAR (...
29 Star Antique American Flag, Iowa Statehood, ...
Antique 1840s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Wool
29 STARS IN A SPECTACULAR, RECTANGULAR MEDALLION WITH 4 STARS INSIDE THE PERIMETER AND A HUGE CENTER STAR ON AN OPEN BLUE EXPANSE; AMONG THE RAREST OF ALL KNOWN STAR COUNTS ON PIECED...
33 Star Antique American Flag, Double-Wreath Pa...
Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Cotton
33 STARS IN A MEDALLION CONFIGURATION ON A LARGE SCALE PARADE FLAG, AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE, OREGON STATEHOOD, 1859-1861
This 33 star American parade flag, printed on coarse, g...
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