Custer's 'Last Flag' sold for £1.4 million
SOURCE: Telegraph (UK) (12-11-10)
The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction on Friday for £1.4 million.
The 7th U.S. Cavalry flag – known as a "guidon" for it's swallow-tailed shape – was sold by Sotheby's in New York on behalf of the Detroit Institute of Arts, which bought the flag for just $54 ($34) in 1895.
The buyer was identified only as an American private collector.
Frayed, torn, and with possible bloodstains, the flag had been valued before its sale at up to $5 million....
The 7th U.S. Cavalry flag – known as a "guidon" for it's swallow-tailed shape – was sold by Sotheby's in New York on behalf of the Detroit Institute of Arts, which bought the flag for just $54 ($34) in 1895.
The buyer was identified only as an American private collector.
Frayed, torn, and with possible bloodstains, the flag had been valued before its sale at up to $5 million....
Source:
Telegraph (UK)
Source URL:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8195769/Custers-Last-Flag-sold-for-1.4-million.html
Date:
12-11-10
