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George Washington, a national hero by the end of the Revolutionary War, is believed to be the most popular president to take office. His inauguration of 1789 as the first president of the U.S. was a monumental historical event that some artisans memorialized with the production of patriotic clothing buttons. Some of these buttons contained an engraving of the phrase “long live the president” and others had George Washington’s initials, patriotic symbols such as an eagle or designs that symbolized the original thirteen colonies.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a George Washington coat button from his first inauguration for $2,928. Please see details below:
George Washington “Long Live the President” Inaugural Coat Button From the Very First Presidential Inauguration in 1789 — One of the Scarcer 1789 Inaugural Buttons
Gorgeous button from the very first Presidential inauguration in 1789, a George Washington coat button with “Long Live the President” encircling a wreath at center. Measures .625″ in diameter. With original shank on verso. Metal button has some tarnishing as expected; overall in very good condition, with a smooth surface and minimal rubbing. One of the scarcer buttons from the first Presidential inauguration. Sold for $2,928.
George Washington “Long Live the President” Inaugural Coat Button From the Very First Presidential Inauguration in 1789
A memento from the very first Presidential inauguration in 1789, a George Washington coat button with George Washington’s initials, “GW” at center and “Long Live the President” encircling the rim. Measures 1.3125″ in diameter. Missing shank on reverse, some rubbing to letters and tarnishing to metal. Very good condition. Highlighted in Alberts’ “Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons” as well as DeWitt’s “A Century of Campaign Buttons 1789-1889” as an important example of American campaign buttons. Sold for $810.
We also sold the following memorabilia:
The Scarcest of 19th Century Campaign Banners Hand-Colored by Currier and Ives — The John Bell and Edward Everett Jugate Banner Broadside for the 1860 Presidential Election
Scarce campaign broadside for John Bell and Edward Everett, the candidates for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 Presidential campaign. Lithograph is the scarcest of 19th century Currier and Ives broadsides, hand-colored by the storied print makers, and with full margins not usually found on this broadside. Strong unionists who believed that slavery was protected by the U.S. Constitution, the candidacy of Bell and Everett split the southern vote, effectively giving the election to Abraham Lincoln. Their campaign banner reads at top, ”Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Inseparable / No North, No South, No East, No West, Nothing But the Union”. With Currier and Ives copyright in 1860 at bottom, which also reads, ”Grand National Union Banner for 1860 / The Candidates and Their Platform”. The candidates’ names of John Bell, of Tennessee and Edward Everett of Massachusetts are also featured in the banner. Broadside is hand-colored by Currier and Ives, with unfaded rich, dark colors. Lithograph measures 13.5” x 18”, with original borders. Expert restoration including rice paper backing, though no restoration to the coloring except to a small spot of scuffing just below the tassels between the red velvet curtains. Some foxing to margins. Overall in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $12,600.
Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign Ribbon With the Desirable “Cooper Union” Photographic Portrait
Abraham Lincoln campaign ribbon for the 1860 presidential election, featuring his photographic portrait taken by Mathew Brady during the session at Cooper Union, where Lincoln delivered the speech that catapulted him to national prominence. This ribbon is among the most desirable of Lincoln campaign mementos, also bearing Lincoln’s printed signature at bottom. Ribbon measures 2.5″ x 7.25″. Some soiling at edges and a few small spots of foxing, but Lincoln’s image is nearly defect free. Very good condition. Sold for $2,375.
Alf “Land On” Washington Button for FDR’s 1936 Republican Challenger — Alf Landon — Near Fine
A beautiful example of one of the most collectible Presidential campaign buttons, the 1.25″ Alf Landon “Land On” Washington button for his 1936 campaign. This clever design shows Landon in a plane (capitalizing on the popularity of aviation at the time) about to descend on Washington, DC. Pin measures 1.25″ in diameter, with none of the usual foxing typically found on these buttons. With fully intact celluloid, in near fine condition. This is one of only approximately 50 examples of this button known to exist. Sold for $2,000.
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