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One of the last surviving Union flags from the Battle of Trafalgar to come up for sale at Treasure House Fair

The Art Newspaper

A crucial part of the identification was a small lead weight in the upper free corner of the flag as shown in a contemporary image of Royal Sovereign at Trafalgar. I am not saying there are no more out there,” Downer says, “but I am saying this is an object of the highest rarity and importance.”

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