"One of the last flags from the Battle of Trafalgar sold for a world record price on Trafalgar Day on Wednesday confirming that our patriotic love affair with the Union Jack is still going strong. The finely preserved 200-year-old Napoleonic Flag that flew from the jackstaff of HMS Spartiate sold for £384,000, more than 25 times its top estimate of £10,000-15,000, at Charles Miller Ltd in London." (BBC Homes and Antiques article here.)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
World Record Price For Flag
"One of the last flags from the Battle of Trafalgar sold for a world record price on Trafalgar Day on Wednesday confirming that our patriotic love affair with the Union Jack is still going strong. The finely preserved 200-year-old Napoleonic Flag that flew from the jackstaff of HMS Spartiate sold for £384,000, more than 25 times its top estimate of £10,000-15,000, at Charles Miller Ltd in London." (BBC Homes and Antiques article here.)
