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THB[CIVIL WAR] Confederate Officer's Naval Vest
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LiveNov 22, 2025
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. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
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CONFEDERATE NAVAL OFFICER’S WAISTCOAT (VEST), WITH NAVAL BUTTONS
American South, c. 1862–65. Private-purchase garment of naval use. Grey wool broadcloth fronts cut in a deep V with three welt pockets (two waist, one slanted breast); four small gilt-brass (“CSN”) Confederate Navy buttons to the front, each with a fouled-anchor device (buttons underpin the naval attribution); cream polished-cotton lining and back with integral adjustment belt and metal slider. Mixed hand- and machine-stitched construction typical of mid-nineteenth-century tailoring.
A classic Confederate officer’s vest, civilian tailor-made yet suited to service wear, very much in the manner documented for Confederate Navy officers, who frequently purchased non-regulation waistcoats and combined them with service coats. The restrained grey cloth, trio of welt pockets, and original naval buttons together present a coherent naval garment of the period.
Confederate naval waistcoats are considerably scarcer than their army counterparts. Surviving examples, especially retaining original naval buttons, provide valuable insight into private-purchase practices and the mixed civilian/military dress adopted by CSN officers.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Militaria, Uniforms, Accoutrements, Ephemera, Navy, Naval]
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