American Victorian California Capitol Seal Panel

American Victorian (19th Century) inlaid panel from the flooring of the central rotunda of the California State Capital in Sacramento showing the seal of the United States...

Set of 14 American Victorian walnut carved panelled room pieces with 54" dado. (Belmont Estate, Long Island, NY) Related items: 042543, 042543A, 042543B...

19th century Italian Neoclassical style carved walnut panel with relief carvings of dolphins and fruit with a scroll design and a center crown.

10 Italian Roman Neo-classic (mid-18th Century) panels decorated in Pompeiian style faux marble inlaid patterns. (PRICED EACH)

An antique 19th century coat of arms panel of Bristol. This shaped mahogany panel baring the Bristol coat of arms has a polychrome shellac finish and mounted in a shaped moulded fra...

VINTAGE CALIFORNIA STATE "BEAR" FLAG OF STOUT CONSTRUCTION, AND WITH SIGNIFICANT GOLDEN BROWN OXIDATION THAT LENDS TO BEAUTIFUL PATINA AND CONVEYS ITS AGE; LATTER 1940’s - 1960’s Early state flags fall between very scarce and extraordinarily rare in the antiques marketplace. One primary reason for this is that most states, even if they existed during the 18th or 19th century, didn’t actually adopt flags until the early 20th century. The Maryland State Legislature, for example, didn’t find need for a state banner until 1904, in spite of the fact that Maryland was one of the original 13 colonies. Other states had crests or symbols that were tied to the state legislature in some way, or to local patriotism, but didn't accept an official design until many years following statehood. In the case of California, the "Bear Flag," as all California state flags and variations thereof are often called, is based on a significant early example. The eldest surviving Bear Flag is thought to date to the 1846 “Bear Flag Revolt”. This occurred when Major John Frémont arrived in the state on a so-called mission to reach the Pacific and encouraged an uprising against Mexican rule in the territory. Frémont claimed himself military governor of the California Republic and was brought up on charges of treason for his actions, but was pardoned by President James Polk. Polk was an expansionist and Frémont’s actions brought California to statehood in 1850, immediately following the 1849 Gold Rush. The original Bear Flag was designed and made by William L. Todd, a first cousin to Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd. Painted on cotton, it had a white field with a red stripe along the bottom, just like the modern design. The star image was taken from what was known as the “California Lone Star Flag”, flown during California's previous, 1836 revolt. Like the modern California flag, the red star appeared the upper hoist-end corner, but the bear was placed next to the star. On a later version, designed by a man named Peter Storm...

13 STARS IN A MEDALLION PATTERN ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG MADE BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 1910 AND THE 1926 SESQUICENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 13 star American national p...

19th century oak hand carved framed armorial from England. The central design is of a shield with two wheat shafts, flanked by decorative scrolls, and topped with a regal standing li...