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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Autograph Auction | |||
| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 26th April 2014 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: On the day of the auction from 9am and throughout the duration of the auction |
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| Auction Lots - Page 11 | |||
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| MARY OF MODENA: (1658-1718) Queen Consort of England, Scotland & Ireland 1685-88, the second wife of King James II and VII. A good A.L.S., with her initials M R, one page, small 4to, St. Germain, n.d. ('Dimanche 3 heures'), to the Duc de Lauzun, in French. The Queen states 'I have just received word from England, which I am sending you, not daring to send it directly to the King, because he distrusts all news, and doubts even those I have myself received from Ireland. However I would like to think that some part of this may be true, and await confirmation of it at any moment.' and continues 'In the name of God, may the help that we have resolved to send to Ireland arrive, for if we do not follow up the good run of small successes we have had, it will be of no advantage to us at all. There have been so many bad results, that we are having trouble believing the good. However, God will help us, and as long as the King of France comes to our aid, we can return to England without a miracle. It is high time to realise that if we lose it, we shall also be lost with it, but I am wasting my time telling you all this, since you understand it better than I do, and, after myself, I believe you hold this closer to your heart than anyone else on earth.' With integral address leaf bearing a small red wax seal. VG £400 - 600 Antoine Nompar de Caumont, Duc de Lauzun (1632-1723) French Courtier & Soldier. In 1685 Lauzun had arrived in England to seek his fortune under King James II, whom he had served as Duke of York in Flanders. Lauzun rapidly gained great influence at the English Court. In 1688 he was again in England, and arranged the journey into exile of Mary of Modena. |
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| GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good D.S., George R, as King, at the head, two pages, 4to, Court at St. James's, 27th March 1800. The partially printed document is a Royal Licence authorising Messrs. C. & R. Puller to transfer from Brigitta Susanna Jacoba van Dam of Amsterdam £1000 of India Stock in two parts of £500 each to two other named individuals, also of Amsterdam, following various Acts of Parliament 'preventing Money or Effects in the Hands of His Majesty's Subjects, belonging to, or disposeable by, Persons resident in France....and....to prevent, during the War, Persons residing or being in Great Britain from advancing Money or Effects for the Purchase or on the Credit of Debts owing to the Governments in Switzerland....ore effectually to prevent, during the present War between Great Britain and France, all traiterous Correspondence with, or Aid or Assistance being given to, His Majesty's Enemies, to Switzerland...' Countersigned at the foot by the Duke of Portland (1738-1809) British Prime Minister 1783, 1807-09. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some very light, extremely minor staining and slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the second page, otherwise VG £300 - 400 |
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| 503 | |||
| VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A.L.S., The Queen, in the third person, two pages, 8vo, Osborne, 23rd November 1851, to the Duke of Wellington, on her black monogrammed mourning stationery. The Queen states that she has received Wellington's letter and 'approves that a general Order for the officers of her Army to wear mourning for the late King of Hanover, shld. be issued, similar to the one wh. was issued on the occasion of the death of the Duke of Cambridge'. With blank integral leaf. A letter of good association. Some light age wear, otherwise about VG £200 - 300 Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (1771-1851) King of Hanover 1837-51, son of King George III. The King died on 18th November 1851 and was mourned greatly in Hanover, and less so in England despite the content of the present letter. The Times newspaper omitted the customary black border to its front page and claimed 'the good that can be said of the Royal dead is little or none'. |
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| 504 | |||
| VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Autograph Order Signed, with her initials VRI, two pages, 8vo, Balmoral Castle, 7th September 1897, on the Queen's black monogrammed mourning stationery. The Queen states, in part, 'I desire thus…..for me, by my order of eggs, sugar & green tea is to be sent occasionally over….to the Munshi Abdul Karim when we are here. This is my order.' With blank integral leaf. VG £100 - 150 Hafiz Mohammed Abdul Karim (1863-1909) Indian Muslim Attendant to Queen Victoria. Known as 'The Munshi', he served the Queen during the last fifteen years of her reign, gaining her maternal affection over hat time. |
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| VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A good A.L.S., 'Ever your devoted Grannie VRI', four pages, 8vo, Windsor Castle, 2nd April 1900, to [Prince Alexander of Battenberg] 'Dear Drinn', on her personal monogrammed mourning stationery. The Queen apologises for not having written before ('but GanGan had so much to do') and adds that she is pleased 'to hear the good account of you & that you will be able to take a good place at Wellington College'. The Queen continues 'I am sure you will feel parting with Mr & Mrs Knowsley who have been so kind to you, & leaving Park Hill where your happy years went & I am sure (you) never will forget them & also keep up your friendship with them' and also states that he will be pleased to know of May giving birth to a third son ('wh. delighted us all') before concluding with a report of the recent weather. VG £200 - 300 Alexander Mountbatten (1886-1960) 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke. Prince Alexander Albert of Battenberg. Son of Princess Beatrice and Grandson of Queen Victoria. In the present letter Queen Victoria refers to the birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) which occurred on 31st March. The Prince was the son of King George V and Queen Mary and the younger brother of King Edward VIII and King George VI and the elder brother of Prince George, Duke of Kent. |
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| VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 23rd January 1884. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Sidney Selden Long to be a Lieutenant in the Land Forces. Countersigned at the foot by the Marquess of Hartington (1833-1908) British Statesman, Secretary of State for War 1866, 1882-85. With blind embossed pale blue paper seal affixed. Together with a L.S. by St John Brodrick (1856-1942, British Politician, Secretary of State for War 1900-03), one page, 4to, War Office, 21st June 1902, to Major Sidney Selden Long, informing him that the King has commanded that he should be appointed a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 'on the occasion of the approaching Coronation'. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope. Some very light, minor age wear, VG, 2 £200 - 300 Sidney Selden Long (1863-1940) British Army Officer and Transport Entrepreneur. |
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| 507 | |||
| VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 13th August 1900. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Vere Rogerson Cotter to be a Second Lieutenant in the Land Forces. Countersigned at the foot by St John Broderick (1856-1942) 1st Earl of Midleton. British Politician, Secretary of State for War 1900-03. With blind embossed light blue paper seal affixed. Framed and glazed in a plain brown frame to an overall size of 16 x 12.5. Some very light, minor foxing and a little age wear at the folds. Together with a related letter bearing a facsimile signature of Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner, one page, folio, War Office, London, 28th August 1900, to Cotter. The partially printed letter follows Cotter's appointment as a Second Lieutenant and instructs him to prepare to embark for India around the 21st September to join the No. 6. Co. Southern Division, and that previous instructions for him to embark for St. Lucia to join No.1. Co. Western Division have been cancelled. Framed and glazed in a matching plain brown frame to an overall size of 8.5 x 13.5. A few small areas of paper loss and light age wear. G to about VG, 2 £150 - 200 |
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| 508 | |||
| [VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A 3.5 x 2 fragment of cream satin fabric finely embroidered with silver thread and featuring a thistle, neatly mounted to a small card bearing a contemporary ink annotation in an unidentified hand 'The Shamrock Thistle & Rose - a piece of one of the dresses of Queen Victoria'. G £100 - 150 |
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| 509 | |||
| [VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. ABERCORN DUKE OF (1838-1913) British Nobleman and Diplomat. A fine vintage signed 13.5 x 16.5 photograph by the Duke of Abercorn and each of the four members of his delegation comprising James Hamilton (1869-1953, Marquess of Hamilton and Duke of Abercorn. British Peer and Politician, the first Governor of Northern Ireland 1922-45. Great-Grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales), Archibald Hunter (1856-1936, British General), Earl of Kintore (1852-1930, British Politician and Colonial Governor) and George Clerk (1874-1951, British Diplomat). The image depicts the Duke of Abercorn seated in a full length pose with the four members of his delegation standing in full length poses immediately behind him, accompanied by two Russian officials. All are seen wearing their full ceremonial uniforms. Photograph by Rondz and Schrader of St. Petersburg. Signed by each member of the delegation in bold fountain pen inks to the lower photographer's mount, and also signed by the two Russian officials, Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Alexandrovich Stakhovich and D. Orbeliani. Framed and glazed to an overall size of 15 x 18. An unusual signed photograph. Some very light age wear and minor staining to the photographer's mount, not affecting the signatures, otherwise VG £250 - 350 In early 1901 King Edward VII entrusted the Duke of Abercorn to lead a special diplomatic mission to announce the death of Queen Victoria and the accession of the King. The mission visited the cities of Ostend, Cologne, Hamburg, Kiel, Korsoer, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Abo, Rilhimaki, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Dresden. The present photograph was evidently taken in St. Petersburg where Abercorn and his team arrived on 1st April, leaving for Berlin on the 6th April. |
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| EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. An excellent vintage signed 9 x 13.5 sepia photograph of the future King standing in a formal three quarter length pose wearing his uniform. Photograph by Walery of London. Signed ('Albert Edward P', as Prince of Wales) in dark fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated 1897 in his hand. Matted in cream and framed and glazed in the original oak wooden frame to an overall size of 15.5 x 21. Some light age wear to the frame, which features an engraved plaque at the base, and with a loose back. Otherwise VG £200 - 300 |
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| 511 | |||
| ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK: (1844-1925) Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10, consort of King Edward VII. A.L.S., Alexandra, four pages, 8vo, n.p., 27th January 1891, to 'My dear Lepal', with an unusual red seal monogram in the upper left corner. The Princess apologises for not having thanked her correspondent for a little silver cabinet before now, explaining that she has had so much to do lately that it has been impossible for her to get through her correspondence. She adds that she hopes to see her correspondent soon and asks that they accept a little bag of chocolate. In a postscript the Princess further remarks 'You will be sorry to hear that poor "Aunt" Charlotte had a bad fall on the ice on the back of her head & has been suffering from the effects of it. She is not allowed to read nor write yet but is getting better slowly.' VG £100 - 120 |
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| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Prince of Wales, two pages, 8vo, St. James's Palace, n.d. ('Saturday', annotated in another hand December 1885), to 'My dear Aunt Lola' (Countess Gleichen). The Prince announces 'I called to thank you from Papa for your letter & to say how glad he was that it had all been satisfactorily arranged' but is sorry that he found her out, and further remarking that they are going to Windsor that evening. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince and signed by him with his initial ('G') in the lower left corner. VG £100 - 150 |
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| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Duke of York, four pages, 8vo, Sandringham, Norfolk, 5th December 1892, to 'My dear de Winton', on mourning stationery. The Duke states that he has spoken to Probyn 'about having £10,000 from Jany. 1st & he comes up to town next Monday & will then have a conversation with you on the subject' and continues 'Ellis & I have settled everything about the furnishing of York Cottage, all the carpets, papers & furniture & stuffs are chosen; & Maple is going to do everything painting & cleaning up included, my father & mother have also seen what I have chosen & approve. I am afraid it will cost pretty well £3000, impossible to do it cheaper.' The Duke also refers to having asked Mrs. Butter, a housekeeper at Sandringham, for a list of house linen and informs de Winton that another housekeeper, Margaret, will take charge of the Cottage as soon as her room is furnished '& fires must be kept going in all the rooms & they are a bit damp especially the new ones.' Some extremely light, minor age wear, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Sir Francis de Winton (1835-1901) British Army Officer and Courtier, Comptroller and Treasurer of the household of the Duke of York. Sir Dighton Probyn (1833-1924) British General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the Indian Mutiny, 1858. Keeper of the Privy Purse. |
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| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Duke of York, four pages, 8vo, Sandringham, Norfolk, 29th December 1892, to 'My dear de Winton', on mourning stationery. The Duke thanks his correspondent for their letter and enclosures and remarks 'The rough draft of the speech will do very well…..I will write it out myself & will put it inside the little book as you suggest'. He continues 'Now, about the other speechs, (sic) I have spoken to my father on the subject & we propose the following, of course first "The Queen", then I want you to write & ask the Duke of Abercorn to propose my father's & mother's healths coupled with my own, & then I return thanks, but please ask him not to refer to the sad event if possible as I think it would be out of place at a dinner. Then I shall propose the Army & Navy coupled with the two names of the persons who will respond. Then comes the Toast of the evening, & then perhaps the President of the Committee would return thanks. And that would be all, nothing else in the way of speechs. (sic) I want you to arrange this now, as else they will try & put a lot more in. The ones I have mentioned are quite enough' and in concluding writes 'I quite approve of what you propose about the wine. Please tell Kingscote that I hope he will be able to get me some white port & also some sparkling Moselle the same as my father has.' Some extremely light, minor age wear, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Sir Francis de Winton (1835-1901) British Army Officer and Courtier, Comptroller and Treasurer of the household of the Duke of York. |
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| 515 | |||
| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Duke of York, three pages, 8vo, Sandringham, Norfolk, 1st January 1893, to 'My dear de Winton', on mourning stationery. The Duke thanks his correspondent for their kind letter 'with its many kind expressions to my family & myself, & I assure you that it touched me deeply' and continues 'I shall always have confidence in you & whenever in difficulties I shall always look to you as my friend who will give me help & good advice'. In concluding he refers to some speeches for a dinner, remarking that Francis 'will in 5 mins: conversation do more than I could in 3 or 4 letters'. Some extremely minor age wear, VG £100 - 150 Sir Francis de Winton (1835-1901) British Army Officer and Courtier, Comptroller and Treasurer of the household of the Duke of York. |
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| 516 | |||
| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Duke of York, two pages, 8vo, York House, St. James's Palace, 7th December 1894, to 'My dear Sheppard', on mourning stationery. The Duke thanks his correspondent for having sent him two volumes of St. James's Palace as a 'charming present' and remarks 'I need not tell you that we shall both read it with great interest. I am sure the book must have given you a great deal of trouble, for it is so well arranged & the illustrations are so beautifully done. I hope the book will be a great success.' VG £100 - 150 Canon Edgar Sheppard (1845-1921) Sub-Dean of the Chapels Roya from 1884. |
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| 517 | |||
| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Duke of York, two pages, 8vo, York House, St. James's Palace, n.d. ('Saturday', 12th January 1895), to Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar ('Dear Uncle Edward'). The Duke states that it would give him and his wife, May, great pleasure if his correspondent and their wife would dine with them tomorrow evening, 'to meet Papa, quite a small party'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Duke and signed by him with his initial ('G') in the lower left corner. VG £100 - 150 Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar (1823-1902) British Field Marshal. |
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| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George, as Prince of Wales, four pages, 8vo, Marlborough House, 11th May 1903, to 'My dear Bishop'. The Prince thanks his correspondent for their kind letter 'giving me an account of my sister's visit to the "Boscawen" which interested me very much' and adds 'I am glad you also lunched with her on board the "Osborne". The cruise I think has done her much good, she wanted a rest & change, the sea air always agrees with her so well. I am glad you liked the Derek Keppels, he has been my Equerry for 10 years, I know they have been taking good care of my sister during her cruise.' The Prince further informs the Bishop, 'The King & Queen start this morning for Edinburgh, his visits to Lisbon, Gibr., Malta, Rome & Paris were indeed most successful in every way, but it was very hard work' and asks 'I wonder if you have found the kind person to give you £10,000 yet? Have you had interviews with Ld. Rosebery or Mr. Chamberlain yet?'. He also comments on his own immediate plans, 'The Princess & I are very busy now & have many functions before us. We start for Yorkshire this afternoon & have several functions to carry out tomorrow in Hull. The children are all very well, the three elder ones are busy at the lessons with Hansell.' A letter of good content relating to the Prince's family. VG £100 - 150 The Prince's correspondent is most likely Charles Corfe (1843-1921) Royal Naval Chaplain and the inaugural Bishop in Korea 1889-1904. |
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| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A.L.S., George P, as Prince of Wales, two pages, 8vo, Frogmore House, Windsor, 2nd June 1909, to 'My dear Sandhurst'. The Prince states that Bigge has just shown him Sandhurst's letter and continues 'So I hasten to send you one line to offer you the warm congratulations of the Princess & myself on your engagement to Mrs. Armine Woodhouse (sic). I trust that this step may bring you both much happiness' and concludes 'Having known you for so many years I am naturally interested in anything that concerns your happiness'. With blank integral leaf. VG £100 - 150 William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst (1855-1921) British Politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1912-21. His second wife was Eleanor Arnold, daughter of Matthew Arnold and widow of Armine Wodehouse. They married on 5th July 1909. |
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| 520 | |||
| GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A large vintage signed sepia 12 x 19 photograph of the King standing in a three quarter length pose in ceremonial uniform. Signed ('George R.I.') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated India 1911-12 in his hand. The photograph has previously been divided into two parts with a neat, although significant, split running horizontally across the image (now loosely held together with tape at the verso). Some light scuffing and age wear to the edges and some foxing to the lower photographer's mount, only very slightly affecting the signature. Only FR £80 - 100 |
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| 521 | |||
| MARY: (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Queen Mary standing in a formal three quarter length pose holding a fan in her hands. Signed ('Mary R') in dark fountain pen ink to the image and dated 1935 in her hand. With three words of facsimile text to the verso, to which she has added a brief note in her hand, '...thanks for the lovely lacquer trays with which I am enchanted'. VG £80 - 100 |
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| 522 | |||
| MARY: (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. Vintage signed 7 x 10 photograph of Queen Mary in a formal head and shoulders pose wearing a crown. Photograph by Hay Wrightson of London and signed by him in pencil to the upper photographer's mount. Signed ('Mary R') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1951 in her hand. Framed and glazed in the original hallmarked silver frame by Deakin & Francis, Birmingham, 1950, to an overall size of 8 x 11. Some very light, minor staining to the upper and lower edges of the photographer's mount, not affecting the image or signature. The signature is slightly faded although perfectly legible. About VG £100 - 120 |
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| 523 | |||
| MARY: (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. Signed Easter greetings card, the slim oblong 12mo stiff folding card featuring a colour floral illustration to the front cover, with a brief printed verse to the inside. Signed ('Mary R') by the Queen in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the inside and dated 1937 in her hand. Together with a printed 4to souvenir brochure for a Joint Presentation Dinner and Dance held in honour of James Callaghan and George Thomas in celebration of their 30 years as Members of Parliament, at the Assembly Rooms, City Hall, Cardiff, 15th March 1975, individually signed to the front cover in blue inks by both James Callaghan and George Thomas, and also signed and inscribed by Harold Wilson. Some light age wear and staining to the brochure, G to VG, 2 £80 - 100 |
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| 524 | |||
| EDWARD VIII & QUEEN MARY: EDWARD VIII (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor & MARY OF TECK (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. An unusual D.S. by both King Edward VIII ('Edward P', as Prince of Wales) and Queen Mary ('Mary R', as Queen Consort), to the upper corners, on behalf of King George V, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 10th June 1929. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Godfrey Thomas Brampton Adams to be a Second Lieutenant in the Land Forces, The Green Howards, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment. Countersigned at the foot by Walter Braithwaite (1865-1945) British General of World War I, Adjutant General 1927-31 and Herbert J. Creedy (1878-1973), Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War 1920-39. With blind embossed pale blue paper seal affixed. Some light creasing, otherwise VG £250 - 350 King George V suffered a serious, life threatening illness during 1929 and spent three months of the year convalescing in Bognor, West Sussex, following which he bestowed the Royal Regis suffix to the town. |
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| 525 | |||
| EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the oblong 12mo stiff white folding card featuring the colour coat of arms of Magdalen College, Oxford to the front cover. Signed by the Prince of Wales ('For Mr. Wilson Taylor from Edward') in fountain pen ink to the inside opposite a printed greeting, 1913. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince and signed by him with his initial ('E') to the lower left corner. VG £100 - 150 |
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| 526 | |||
| EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Early A.L.S., Edward, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (Isle of Wight), 8th August 1909, to Monsieur Lassimonne, on the printed stationery of H. M. Yacht Victoria & Albert, in French. The Prince thanks his correspondent for their kind letter and continues 'My father has told me to ask you to come to Barton Manor at 4.30 this afternoon. We would be delighted if you could come'. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince to his French tutor, Lassimonne, at the Isle of Wight. VG £200 - 300 Barton Manor is a Jacobean manor house in Whippingham on the Isle of Wight. |
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| EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Early A.L.S., Edward, as Prince of Wales, four pages, 8vo, Buckingham Palace, London, 23rd August 1914, to J. Wilson Taylor. The Prince thanks his correspondent for their two kind letters and remarks 'I am most grateful to you for having cancelled the work in the 2 courts & only hope the members will not think this very presumptuous on my part, to go & disturb club arrangements like this' adding 'But you have no idea what those games of squash mean to me just now; they are even more glorious than usual, for of course I am hard at it, at Wellington Barracks all day, & this is my only recreation & sole divertisement!!' The Prince further asks to be informed if any extra expense has been incurred by the breaking of the contract, 'for I feel more than guilty for so to speak dictating to the Club Committee in this way'. Edward also thanks the members for a contribution of £1000 to his fund, commenting 'I was amused to see my reply pinned up in the hall when I dined in the club this evening!!' He concludes 'I hope to be playing at 6.30 tomorrow evening, so that if it is convenient, we might have a word together. Hansell seems to be pleased with life in the country with my 2 small brothers….' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince to Taylor at The Bath Club, marked Immediate, and signed by Edward with his initial ('E') in the lower left corner. VG £200 - 300 J. Wilson Taylor - Chief Clerk of the Union Society and Secretary of The Bath Club, a sports themed London gentlemen's club located on Dover Street. |
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| EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A.L.S., with his initial D (using his family name David), four pages, 4to, Ottawa & Montreal, 30th & 31st August and 1st September 1919, to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward ('Fredie darling darling little sweetheart mine'), on the printed stationery of Government House. The Prince, writing in bold pencil, announces 'What must you think of your little boy always writing at the hour of 2.00 AM but the fact is & I have to confess it that I've been dancing again angel tho only here & so you can imagine it was pompous enough!!….the 2 Cavendish girls are very plain darling tho of course I have to dance with them staying in the house!! The Duchess is a pompous & terrifying woman tho I don't let her worry me now tho she did worry me at Quebec a little; she's so officious & interfering & she has no right to be that!!' and continues to refer to his work in Canada, 'yesterday was a gt. strain sweetheart as I spent the morning sweating up that terrible speech would I had to make at the Govt. lunch & which took years off my life & it was a dry lunch too!! But I struggled thro it somehow without a crash & it seemed to go down all right with Devonshire, Borden & the other ministers!! Of course Grigg really wrote the speech as it was about the most important I've got to make this trip & its some relief to have it behind me!!' as well as his leisure activities, 'I was able to dash out to the golf club about 5.00 & play 16 holes with Legh before dinner tho of course I can't give him a game; your little boy's golf is getting worse & worse sweetheart & he's no longer fit to take even the worst players on so he just plays round for exercise!! Its very pathetic as I love the game tho of course its impossible to hit the ball when one's nerves are in the state that mine are nowadays!!' The Prince continues his letter a day later, stating that he had to finish dancing at midnight, proclaiming 'But Christ is does infuriate me not because I want to carry on dancing but because of the childishness of all this religious camouflage; they are taking me to church in the morning & they won't let me play golf in the afternoon!! Still I made up my mind to leave England officially & to remain so till I returned & tho its maddening sometimes darling I've more or less got used to it now tho no one realises better than you how hard it is for your little boy sometimes!!' and again returns to the subject of golf, expressing his approval of the Golf Club 'where I meet a lot of old Canadian war friends, returned officers who are very hospitable & give one a good time' before continuing in a romantic vein, 'how can I enjoy anything without YOU? It just isn't in me!! Particularly as it was Sunday & I did miss & want my precious beloved little Madonna so so fearfully!! No other woman in this world can produce a grain of attraction, interest, excitement or anything else for your very own little boy sweetheart & the only slightest use I have for only just a very very view that I meet is to dance with them. I can't be bothered to talk to them tho sometimes they say the most pricelessly funny things to me which merely make me laugh in their faces instead of making love to them which they are often just asking me to do!!!!….And God how they do bore me tho the only thing to do is just to let them carry on; they not only ask me for autographs but also shove my cigarette ends down (well you can guess where angel!!)' The Prince concludes his letter by asking his mistress to send him some photographs of herself, 'I'm just pining & longing for some tho you know that all right your poor little boy does love you love you so so madly sweetheart that he's almost going mad!!' A letter of excellent content. VG £800 - 1000 |
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| EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Vintage signed 5.5 x 8 photograph depicting the Prince of Wales standing in a full length pose wearing his uniform. Signed ('Edward P') in bold fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. The date has been altered, most likely by the Prince himself, from 1920 to 1922, in a different colour of fountain pen ink to the signature. With gold embossed Prince of Wales feathers to the centre of the upper photographer's mount. VG £200 - 300 |
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| 530 | |||
| EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. Vintage signed 6 x 8 photograph by both the Duke and Duchess individually, the original Associated Press image depicting the royal couple standing outdoors together in three quarter length poses. Signed by the Duke ('Edward, Duke of Windsor') and by the Duchess ('Wallis, Duchess of Windsor') in blue inks to light areas at the head and base of the image. A couple of letters in the Duke's title are barely visible. One tear to the left edge of the image (repaired with sellotape to the verso) not affecting the signatures. G £250 - 350 |
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| ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. Bold, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Elizabeth R') on an oblong 8vo page removed from an autograph album, dated 16th February 1938 in her hand. VG £80 - 100 |
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| ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. A.L.S., Elizabeth, two pages, 8vo, Birkhall, 27th September 1980, to Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort ('Dearest May'), on her monogrammed stationery. The Queen Mother informs her correspondent that a Log Cabin 'is being a real treat' and continues to thank her and Henry 'with all my heart for joining in such a perfect birthday present'. She further comments of the cabin 'It is settled in so happily between the river & the pine trees, and has proved a great addition to life at Balmoral & Birkhall'. VG £100 - 150 Mary Somerset (1897-1987) Duchess of Beaufort, daughter of the 1st Marquess of Cambridge. The Princess was a bridesmaid at the wedding of the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1923. The Duchess herself also married in 1923, to Henry, Marquess of Worcester, who later became the 10th Duke of Beaufort. The Queen Mother had celebrated her 80th birthday in August 1980. |
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| ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. A.N.S., Elizabeth, on one side of a printed correspondence card, Windsor Castle, n.d., to John [Wills, husband of Jean Wills, the Queen Mother's niece]. The Queen Mother sends her good wishes for Christmas. The card evidently originally accompanied a gift and there is a small sellotape stain at the head of the card, just affecting the red crest, but not the text or signature. One very slight crease, G £100 - 120 Major John Lycett Wills (1910-1999) High Sheriff of Berkshire (1958) and husband of Jean Wills (1915-1999) nee Elphinstone. 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. |
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| ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. A very fine signed 8.5 x 12 photograph depicting the Queen Mother standing in a formal full length pose wearing a crown. Photograph by Anthony Buckley. Signed ('Elizabeth R') in bold fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1971 in her hand. Double matted in white and framed and glazed in a silver coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 13.5 x 17. EX £200 - 300 |
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- & PRINCESS MARGARET: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A good, early vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret individually, the image depicting them standing together in full length poses at the centre of several rows of actors, stage hands and musicians associated with a performance of Aladdin at Windsor Castle, Christmas 1943. Photograph by Studio Lisa of Welwyn Garden City. Signed by both Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in bold, dark fountain pen inks with their names alone to the lower white border. Rare in this form. Some slight corner and surface creasing and one very small tear to the right border, not affecting the signatures, about VG £400 - 600 The Princesses performed roles in various pantomimes over four Christmases in their teenage years; the present image shows the future Queen Elizabeth II in costume for the lead role in Aladdin and her sister, Princess Margaret, in costume as Princess Roxana. The pantomime was performed in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle on 16th, 17th & 18th December 1943. |
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . Autograph Envelope Signed, with her initial E, in the lower left corner, addressed in her hand to Mrs. Tannar at Rose Cottage, The Aviary, The Home Park, Windsor. The registered envelope is post marked at London, 26th April 1951, and bears a dark green wax seal to the verso. Some light age wear, otherwise VG £100 - 150 Ethel Tannar (d.1975) - wife of Hubert Tannar (d.1948) Headmaster of the Royal School, Great Park, Windsor. |
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A good D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court of Saint James, 1st September 1953. The partially printed document appoints Charles Alexander Gault to be a Consul-General for the Northern and Haifa Districts of Israel 'necessary for the encouragement of Our Subjects trading to the Middle East….'. Countersigned at the foot by Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1935-38, 1940-45 & 1951-55 and Prime Minister 1955-57. With blind embossed seal. One very slight, small paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner. Together with an associated D.S. by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884-1963) President of Israel 1952-63, one page, folio, Hakirya, Jerusalem, 6th January 1954. The partially printed document, in Hebrew, authorises the appointment of Charles Alexander Gault as Consul-General for Great Britain. Countersigned at the foot by Moshe Sharett (1894-1965) Prime Minister of Israel 1953-55. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. The integral leaf bears a French translation of the document. Also including a third document, bearing facsimile signatures of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, one page, large folio, Court at Saint James's, 1st January 1959, granting the dignity of an Ordinary Commander of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to Charles Alexander Gault (some staining, creasing and small tears to the upper edge, just affecting the Queen's printed signature). An unusual grouping of documents. Generally VG, 3 £400 - 600 Charles Alexander Gault (1908-1996) British Diplomat |
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A.L.S., Elizabeth R, two pages, 8vo, Windsor Castle, 20th February 1984, to Henriette Abel Smith. The Queen thanks her correspondent for a dictionary of classic names, commenting that 'it would be immensely useful for the impossible job of naming animals so I would be delighted to keep it, if you can spare it'. She further refers to a picture of Delia, explaining 'I have searched my room and found a mass of papers but I am still hoping to find it. If they could spare the copy it would be nice to fill in the blank space in my album, which I found at Sandringham'. About EX £400 - 500 Lady Henriette Abel Smith (1914-2005) Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II from 1949-87. |
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| PRINCE PHILIP: (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Philip, one page, 4to, Sandringham, Norfolk, 7th January n.y. (1964), to Sir Harold Hartley. The Prince thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks 'I am frankly relieved!' and continues 'Although flattered by the Sutherland idea I can't say that it appealed to me all that much'. He further enquires 'Incidentally do, or if not, could, the Divisions of the R.S. have Vice-Presidents at their heads? This might add distinction to individuals in the divisions'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Prince Philip and signed by him with his initial ('P') in the lower left corner. VG £100 - 150 Sir Harold Hartley (1878-1972) British Physical Chemist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1926. |
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| 540 | |||
| ELIZABETH II (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- & PRINCE PHILIP (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip individually, the oblong 8vo folding stiff card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat by Thomas Hearne. Signed by Princess Elizabeth ('Elizabeth') and Prince Philip ('Philip') in bold fountain pen inks to the inside beneath a printed greeting. About EX £250 - 350 |
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- & PRINCE PHILIP (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip individually, the cream 8vo stiff folding card featuring an image to the inside of the Royal couple standing together in full length poses on the occasion of their wedding on 20th November 1947. Photograph by Baron. Signed ('Elizabeth') by the Queen, as Princess, in fountain pen ink and signed ('Philip') by Philip, as Prince, in fountain pen ink, each with their names alone beneath a printed greeting. With a gold embossed crown to the front cover. About EX £250 - 350 |
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| PRINCESS MARGARET: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, one page, 8vo, Clarence House, 21st April 1960, to Hurle. The Princess writes, in full, 'I was most touched by your very kind wedding present. The wast (sic) paper basket will be so very useful and I send you both my warmest thanks'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Princess Margaret to Hurle, apparently a chauffeur to the Royal family, and signed by her with her initial ('M') in the lower left corner. About EX £150 - 200 Princess Margaret was to marry the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6th May 1960. |
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| CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. An excellent signed colour 12 x 15 photograph depicting the Prince standing in a formal half length pose. Signed ('Charles') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1991 in his hand. Double matted in white and stone and framed and glazed to an overall size of 19 x 22. EX £250 - 350 |
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| DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. A.L.S., Diana, three pages, 8vo, Kensington Palace, 26th October 1987, to John Gairdner, on the blue monogrammed stationery of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Princess Diana announces 'How very sad I am to hear that you are no longer at Charles Jourdan - Half the joy of visiting there was having a laugh with you & it just will not be the same anymore' and continues 'You have been incredibly kind to me through the years & I have greatly appreciated that inbetween realising what a fortunate lady I am to be able to pop into Charles Jourdan whenever!' The Princess concludes 'I do hope that whatever life brings you in the future is what you want & that you're happy, which is very important….I know that our paths will cross, but until please take care.' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Princess Diana. One minor ink smudge only very slightly affects the signature. VG £400 - 600 John 'Johnnie' Gairdner (1942-2003) Scottish Fashion Show Producer who was a director of the shoemakers Charles Jourdan during the 1980s. Gairdner styled himself "footman" to Princess Diana and offered her a wedding trousseau of shoes which secured her loyalty to the brand, as well as her friendship, as illustrated in the present letter. |
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| CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually, the image depicting the Royal couple standing together in full length poses at the centre of three rows of ladies and gentlemen. Signed by both the Prince and Princess in bold, dark fountain pen inks to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1989 by Prince Charles. EX £400 - 600 |
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| CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961- 1997) Princess of Wales. An excellent, large signed colour 16 x 20 photograph by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually, the image depicting the Royal couple together in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by both in bold black fountain pen inks to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1985 in the Prince's hand. Signed photographs of this size and quality are scarce and desirable. About EX £400 - 600 |
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| ANNE: (1950- ) Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. T.L.S., Anne, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, Buckingham Palace, 1st April 1974, to Rev. Robert Marrington at Sandringham. The Princess thanks her correspondent for having written to herself and her husband, Captain Mark Phillips, and remarks 'We are very touched by your concern for us at this time. Everyone has been so kind and thoughtful; we really do appreciate it.' Accompanied by the original registered envelope. VG £100 - 120 On 20th March 1974, shortly before the present letter was written, Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips had survived a kidnapping attempt on Pall Mall whilst returning in their limousine to Buckingham Palace from a charity event. Robert C. Marrington - Tappiser of Sandringham House in Norfolk. |
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| 548 | |||
| SARAH, DUCHESS OF YORK: (1959- ) Former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York 1986-96. T.L.S., Sarah, with holograph salutation, one page, 8vo, Buckingham Palace, 7th September 1992, to Jim McHale in Canada. The Duchess thanks her correspondent for writing to her 'during this difficult time' and continues 'As you can imagine it has not been easy, but receiving your letter has been a great comfort. Your heartfelt words have assured me that there are some people who do care'. Accompanied by the original Registered envelope postmarked at Buckingham Palace. VG £80 - 100 |
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| SOPHIE: (1965- ) Countess of Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, Count of Wessex. Scarce A.L.S., Sophie, two pages, 8vo, London, 7th November 1999, to Johnnie Gairdner, on the printed stationery of Buckingham Palace. The Countess writes to thank her correspondent for his help with the Mico event and remarks 'They were so pleased with everything, as was I. I know how much has to go into even the smallest event so I appreciate you taking this on as I know how busy you are'. In concluding she expresses her desire to have the opportunity of working with Gairdner again in the future. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Countess. EX £100 - 120 |
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| 550 | |||
| LOUIS XVI (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92 & MARIE ANTOINETTE (1755-1793) Queen of France 1774-92, executed. A good, rare D.S., Louis by King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, by his consort, twenty seven pages, small folio, 22nd January 1778. The lengthy manuscript document is a Contract of Marriage between Monsieur Colbert De Lordat and Mademoiselle De Tilly who have also signed the document. Each page has been initialed by the bride, groom and three witnesses and is signed at the conclusion by King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and also countersigned by a number of other members of the French Monarchy and House of Bourbon including King Louis XVIII (1755-1824, 'Louis Stanislas Xavier', King of France 1814-15, 1815-24, restored to the throne following Napoleon's abdication), Marie Joséphine Louise of Savoy (1753-1810, 'Marie Josephine Louise'Countess of Provence, wife of the future King Louis XVIII of France), King Charles X (1757-1836, 'Charles Philippe', King of France and Navarre 1824-30), Élisabeth of France (1764-1794, 'Élisabeth Marie Hélène Philippine' French Princess and the youngest sibling of King Louis XVI. During the French Revolution, she remained beside the king and his family and was executed at Place de la Révolution in Paris during the Terror), Marie Adelaide (1732-1800, 'Marie Adelaide', Fourth daughter of King Louis XV), Victoire Louise (1733-1799, 'Victoire Louise', Fifth daughter of King Louis XV), Sophie Philippine Elisabeth Justine de France (1734-1782, 'Sophie Philippe', Sixth daughter of King Louis XV), Louis Philippe de Bourbon (1725-1785, 'L. Phil d'Orleans', Duc D'Orleans, the most senior male of the French Court after the Royal family), Louis Philippe de Bourbon (1747-1793, 'LPJ d'Orleans', Philippe Egalite, Cousin of King Louis XVI. Guillotined), Louis Joseph de Bourbon (1736-1818, 'Louis Joseph de Bourbon', Prince of Conde and Grandson of King Louis XIV), Marie Fortunee D'Este (1734-1803, 'Fortunee d'est', Princess of Conti and Great granddaughter of King Louis XIV by one of his mistresses) etc. Two black ink Royal stamps appear to the recto of the first six pages. Tied with the original green ribbon and with some light overall age wear and some minor, small tears and fraying to the edges of the pages, not affecting the signatures. An impressive collection of signatures relating to the French Monarchy. About VG £4000 - 6000 |
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| Autograph Auction | |||
| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 26th April 2014 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: On the day of the auction from 9am and throughout the duration of the auction |
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