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Mexican Presidential-Grade Chapeau Attributed to Santa Ana

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Mexican Presidential-Grade Chapeau Attributed to Santa Ana
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16.5" x 10". Wool felt construction, trimmed in hand-sewn gold lace. Grosgrain ribbon with black silk-backed Mexican cockade. Three rows of bright gold bullion with coin-style Mexican eagle button with "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS". Leather sweatband with hand-stitched lining with "M.C. St. JOHN/118 Broadway/New York". **Fine condition overall. Some fading of colors and staining of body with some wear on folds. Some wear to edges of cockade and tarnishing of bullion. Button may be a replacement, feathers are a replacement. Seatband is intact but dry from age, with some minor staining of lining from wear with moderately worn maker's stamp. A must-have item for serious collectors, or a museum focused on military of North American history.** Provenance Colonel John Hays Collection Harry B. Crozier Collection Texas Centennial Celebration Display Stafford Engraving Company Collection Ormsby Company Collection $10,000-$20,000