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Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection

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  2025-11-22 09:00:00 2025-11-22 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : Part 1: Alejandro de Quesada, Jr. Collection https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/part-1-alejandro-de-quesada-jr-collection-20329
This exclusive catalog presents a select offering from the personal collection of Alejandro "Alex" de Quesada Jr., renowned historian, author, and collector. The catalog features exceptionally rare swords, historically significant belt buckles and military insignia, original Civil War flags, and a wide range of ephemera representing pivotal moments in military history.
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Lot 126

[CIVIL WAR] Excavated Confederate Buckles

Estimate: $2,500 - $5,000
Current Bid
$250

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$300 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $5,000

A group of two (2) Confederate belt buckles. Items include: 

 

1. Excavated rectangular CSA Virginia-style plate. Lead solder. 3 1/16 x 2 in. 

 

2. Excavated rectangular CSA Atlanta Arsenal-style buckles. Sand-cast brass, with cast brass hooks. Each approx. 2 3/4 x 2 in.  Kerksis 299-301; Mullinax 066-081. 

 

A typical "Atlanta Arsenal" style CSA rectangular buckle with large, clear letters, small periods, and thick borders. They were almost certainly manufactured in Atlanta and primarily used in the Western Theater. An example with a high copper content displaying a mottled verdigris against a reddish-brown patina.

 

 

[Civil War, Union, Confederate]  [Relics, Militaria, Accouterment, Equipment, Uniforms]

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