August 2021 Catalogue

48-Star American G.A.R. Reunion Flag 2. (AMERICAN FLAG) Forty-eight star U.S. flag. No place, circa 1930. Flag measuring 17-1/2 by 27 inches; handsomely framed, entire piece measures 27-1/2 by 27-1/2 inches. $6500. 48-star American flag, a reunion flag for the Grand Army of the Republic, with “GAR VETRANS [sic] PERRYSBURG N.Y.” printed on the top three white stripes. Formed at the end of the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic was an organization for veterans of the Civil War on the Union side. At its height in the 1890s, it boasted over 400,000 members and wielded considerable political and social influence. The blue canton on this flag is printed, whereas the stripes are machine-sewn; there are two steel grommets on the hoist. Wear with loss to fabric, colors still quite bright. Beautifully framed. Two Lovely Early 19th-Century German Gouache Portraits 3. (ART) Two early 19th-century gouache portraits. Germany, circa 1795 and circa 1810. Two gouache portraits on wooden panels, each measuring 7 by 9 inches; handsomely framed, each measures 11-1/2 by 14 inches. $2500. Pair of German gouache portraits, circa 1795 and circa 1815, painted on wooden panels, in handsome gilt frames. This pair of German gouache portraits was likely part of set of family executed in a matching style (these are numbered “I” and “IIII”). The first is a portrait of a man (b. 1760, d. 1817) and appears to have been executed circa 1795 based on clothing styles and technique. The portrait of the woman (b. 1762, d. 1842) is executed in a slightly more realistic style and appears to have been completed circa 1815. Light wear to frames, slightest faint staining to border of man’s portrait, else fine. An exceptional pair of German gouache portraits. F r a m e d ! 2 0 2 1 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s 3 2