Glory to the Hero of Fort Sumter !

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

In December 1860, South Carolina is the first of the southern United States to declare secession. Immediately, Major Robert Anderson established himself with 81 men in Fort Sumter, near the historic city of Charleston.

This move increased the tension between Northerners and Southerners, who ultimately shelled the fort on 12 April 1861. The attack was small but symbolic, and the men of Fort Sumter were venerated by the Northerners as the first heroes of the Civil War that had just begun.

In 1863, the Colt Manufacturing Company honored Anderson with a casing containing a pair of guns model '61 Navy. Fashion of honor arms was old, and their characteristic is that they were not intended to be used and they are finely decorated. Until now, the Anderson pair remained in mint condition with all accessories still in place as in their presenting day nearly a century and a half ago. The quality of the carving is the best that Colt had produced at that time.

It is impossible to imagine such a set in a better condition. The auction house James D. Julia, which auctions it on 16 and 17 March in Fairfield, Maine, joins other items that belonged to Anderson, including his sword, medals and documents. The lot is estimated $ 1.25 million.

[Pierre Tavlitzki]

It was tried, but still too expensive! This lot is listed as unsold.