DAY ONE
RoyaltyThe Jim Hanson Collection of Royal Memorabilia |
  |
HM King George IV and HM King William IV - rare ephemera including Coronation 19th July 1821 ticket to view the procession, ticket to the Interment of His Late Majesty King George IV, HM King William IV Coronation ticket to admit Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter Bart, various admittance tickets to Royal residences and four beautiful embossed and coloured card tickets to The Royal Musical Festival, Westminster Abbey 1834 - rehearsals and first and second performances
£150 - 200
|
|
|
HM Queen Victoria - Coronation ticket to admit Sir Stephen Hunter, another unnamed Coronation ticket to admit one person to the gallery in the South Aisle of the Nave, another beautiful embossed card ticket admitting Sir Samuel Higgins to the Guildhall dinner for HM Queen Victoria 9th November 1837 and other rare early Victorian Royal tickets (11+)
£150 - 200
|
|
| |
HM Queen Victoria - a rare collection of HM Queen Victoria's personal stationery including combined cipher of The Queen and Prince Albert, many with picture tops including Sir Edwin Landseer, Highland stag and doe mounted Balmoral Castle stationery from The Queen's writing case including one listing personal family possessions and travelling stationery when staying abroad including Villa Fabbricotti, Florence and Hotel Angst Bordighera, Italy (18+)
£200 - 300
|
|
| |
HRH Victoria - Duchess of Kent - Queen Victoria's mother - two handwritten letters to her nephew Count Alphonse Mensdorff Pouilly, written in German on ornate notepaper (with English translations), one dated Frogmore House 24th January 1855 - both thank you and congratulatory letters
£60 - 100
|
|
|
HRH Prince Albert The Prince Consort - handwritten letter from Windsor Castle 15th November 1860 to the Duke of Somerset, The First Sea Lord - 'My dear Duke. I have laid your letter just received before The Queen who readily sanctions the Victoria & Albert being got ready to take The Empress of Austria from Plymouth to Madeira. What Captain has been appointed to bring The Empress in the Osborne? The Queen trusts that The Empress will be received and conducted by some Officers of sufficient rank. Every Yours Truly Albert'
£200 - 300
|
|
|
HM Queen Victoria - handwritten letter on Windsor Castle crowned VRA cipher headed notepaper to The Duke of Somerset, The First Sea Lord - written in the third person 'The Queen acknowledges The Duke of Somerset's letter of yesterday. The names he has submitted to her for the new Admiralty board are very good and The Queen approves of them accordingly' - in original envelope written by The Queen
£200 - 300
|
|
|
HM Queen Victoria - handwritten letter in German on Balmoral headed and black bordered mourning notepaper dated 30th May 1863 to her cousin Count Alphonse Mensdorff Pouilly 'Dear Alphonse, I am most grateful for the kind letter on my so dreadful birthday. I must patiently and resigned seek to make the journey with difficulty and alone (the journey of life). But the heart is weak and one's strength increasingly weakens. Arthur has written a very beautiful and sympathetic letter to me about my angel Albert. Please tell him how touched I was - Dear Arthur always makes spelling mistakes and has addressed me as 'ASM La Renne Victoria'. I am enclosing a photograph of myself with six of our children. Every your dear unhappy cousin V.R.' Sold with a period carte de visite photograph of The Queen
£300 - 400
|
|
| |
HM Queen Victoria - handwritten letter on crowned VR black bordered mourning notepaper dated August 15th 1865 to Lord Napier - written in the third person 'The Queen will see Lord Napier and thinks it would be best that she should do so on his way back on Tuesday or Wednesday next week'. Goes on to discuss dates and other court matters. Sold with period carte de visite portrait photograph of The Queen
£100 - 150
|
|
| |
HM Queen Victoria - three handwritten envelopes to Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Superintendent to The Royal Children - all signed The Queen, in bottom left corner. Sold with two carte de visite photographs of The Queen and Prince Albert & The Queen
£60 - 100
|
|
| |
A collection of Victorian embossed stationery crests used by The Royal Family and others and lot Victorian Royal warrant holders trade cards
£60 - 100
|
|
|
HM Queen Victoria - handwritten letter on Osborne headed and black bordered mourning notepaper dated January 21st 1871, written in the third person to Colonel Francis Maude inviting him on a shoot, also mentioning her servant's name John Brown, with original envelope inscribed in corner 'The Queen' and sold with a Victorian carte de visite photograph of John Brown in Highland dress
£150 - 200
|
|
|
HM Queen Victoria - handwritten letter on Balmoral Castle headed and black bordered mourning notepaper dated September 9th 1879 to Lady Cavagnari - 'Dear Lady Cavagnari, Tho' I am a total stranger to you and never had the pleasure of knowing personally your distinguished and noble husband, I cannot remain silent at this terrible moment and must intrude on your overwhelming grief and express my deep sympathy. It is quite impossible for me to express what my feelings are of how my heart bleeds for you! To me - to my country - to India, the loss of your most distinguished husband is immense and after the first dreadful horrors of anguish, It will be soothing to you to hear how he was valued and respected! That God may in his infinite mercy sustain and comfort you as he alone can, the widowed and bleeding heart is the sincere prayer of yours truly and sympathisingly Victoria R.I.'. Sold with accompanying letter from Queen Victoria's secretary and a copy of The Times dated September 12th 1879 discussing Queen Victoria's letter to Lady Caragnari and a detailed account of the death of her husband by mutinous Afghanistan troops and the sacking of the British Residency in Kabul
£200 - 300
|
|
| |
Collection of HM Queen Victoria's Royal stationery with VRI cipher, parcel label and other Royal stationery heads (20+)
£50 - 70
|
|
| |
HM Queen Victoria - signed warrant appointing William Frederick Haynes Smith a Knight Commander of the most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George dated 1890. Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith KCMG (1839 - 1928) was a distinguished diplomat
£50 - 70
|
|
| |
HM Queen Victoria - a collection of invitations, letterheads, Royal menus and ephemera relating to the Golden Jubilee celebrations June 21st 1887
£50 - 70
|
|
|
HM Queen Victoria - five original photographs of The Queen - some with other members of her family
£60 - 100
|
|
| |
Rare collection of embossed lacework paper programmes for Royal entertainments at various palaces from 1850 - 1899 (11)
£60 - 100
|
|
|
Rare collection of Victorian Royal menu cards for various Royal residences, many with ornate printed designs and some with hand-painted decoration, from 1858 - 1900 and other ephemera (24)
£200 - 300
|
|
| |
Collection of Victorian printers' proofs of standard letters sent out by The Royal Household
£40 - 60
|
|
| |
Lady Southampton archive - signed letter, Easter card and a Christmas card from Queen Victoria, signed letter from The Royal Children, letter from Princess Beatrice and other ephemera including invitation and ticket to attend the Funeral of Queen Victoria at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Lady Ismania Southampton was one of Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting and mistress of the bed chamber
£300 - 500
|
|
| |
HM Queen Victoria - collection of Royal ephemera including letters from Princess Beatrice and Princess Helena and a letter from Sir Edwin Landseer, Wedding breakfast menu for Princess Beatrice, various Royal menus, Diamond Jubilee tickets, photographs and Queen Victoria Funeral tickets
£250 - 350
|
|
|
Fine silver Queen Victoria Coronation commemorative beaker (hallmarked London 1838 William Bateman for Rundell, Bridge & Co.) of circular tapered form with knopped base, splayed and cast foot and gilded interior, the body with two applied plaques with portrait bust of The Queen and Coronation scene and engraved crowned VAR cipher, 11cm high
£500 - 800
|
|
|
HRH Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught (1860 - 1917) silver mounted cut glass inkwell by Asprey (London 1882), with crowned LM Royal cipher to lid, circular glass body with hobnail cut foot, 8cm high x 7.7cm diameter
£100 - 150
|
|
|
Pair Imperial Russian silver gilt teaspoons - a present from TRH The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh to Prince Arthur of Connaught - the backs of the bowls engraved with crowned A Royal cipher within Garter - the handles with woven decoration - Russian 84 Standard hallmarks dated 1873, 14cm
£300 - 500
|
|
|
A collection of Royal bookplates comprising King George IV Royal library, Queen Victoria pair of uncut bookplates, King George V personal bookplate, Queen Mary, King George V Windsor Castle bookplate, HRH Prince Albert later King George VI bookplate and Windsor Castle library 1937, Princess Mary Duchess of Teck, The Duke of York and Duchess of York's libraries (11)
£100 - 150
|
|
| |
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales - mixed ephemera including Wedding invitations, Prince of Wales letter headings, other stationery, photographs, invitations to Royal events, various menus and two Royal letters from Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, both addressed to Sir Charles Wyke from Marlborough House, with original envelopes
£500 - 700
|
|
   |
HM King Edward VII - mixed ephemera including menus, variety of Windsor Coronation passes and tickets, stationery, photographs and a Royal letter from HM King Edward VII on Balmoral Castle headed notepaper dated September 8th (1902) to Major General Sir Stanley Clarke, with original envelope
£300 - 400
|
|
| |
HM King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra - ephemera including menus, invitations to their funerals, other ephemera and four Queen Alexandra Christmas present labels, one Christmas card and two good wishes cards, all signed
£150 - 200
|
|
|
HRH Princess Victoria 'Toria' of Wales (1868 - 1935) - signed photograph of The Princess with her Pekingese on her lap - signed in ink on mount 'Toria & Punchie', letter from The Princess dated 13th July 1902 regarding her father's recovering health and another letter dated July 20th 1907 to Lady Ellis thanking her for a present and a pen and ink sketch by The Princess of her home Coppins, signed 'VA 1930'
£60 - 100
|
|
| |
Edwardian Royal Doulton King Edward VII Coronation 1902 vase with ERVII cipher and painted floral reserves on gilt and blue ground, 8cm
£30 - 40
|
|
| |
TM King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra - pair Copeland coffee cans with crowned EA ciphers, retailed by T. Goode & Co. and a matching saucer (3)
£30 - 40
|
|
| |
Victorian ladies' kid leather purse with blue silk roped borders and gilt embossed presentation inscription 'Presented to HRH The Princess of Wales on June 24th 1879 at the opening of the new buildings of the Alexandra Orphanage, Hornsey Rise'
£30 - 40
|
|
| |
HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Patricia, Princess of Connaught - collection of Royal ephemera including stationery, signed Christmas cards, various photographs and two Royal letters from Prince Albert, one addressed to Lt: Col Douglas Dawson, regarding his Army rank, with original envelope
£150 - 200
|
|
|
|
|
HRH Prince George, later King George V - handwritten letter on Royal Yacht Osborne headed notepaper dated August 15th 1877 to Rev. J. N. Dalton, Tutor to Prince George, 'My dear Mr Dalton. I hope you are quite well and that you are enjoying yourself very much. Yesterday we arrived at Ostend, it was not at all rough crossing, I was not a bit sick; it is a very funny country and there are some very funny people, yesterday I saw in the market place a great carriage with three horses and some people dressed in very funny costumes playing a band on the top and a woman dressed like a princess in older days and she drives about the market place like this every day and she makes a speech to the crowd of people and takes one of them and pulls out some of his teeth. Dear Eddy is better I am glad to say but I am afraid it will be some time before he is well again. with very much love, I remain your affectionate pupil, George.' Sold with a photograph portrait of Mr Dalton
£150 - 200
|
|
| |
HRH Prince George - two handwritten letters, both addressed to Sir Francis de Winton, one on Sandringham, Norfolk headed paper dated May 12th 1892, discussing Prince George's new monogram for his own private notepaper, the second letter is headed with Prince George's monogram which bears the initial G within an oval border and crown and discusses the news of Sir Francis's son in Uganda (2)
£150 - 200
|
|
|
HRH Prince George - handwritten letter on York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk headed paper dated October 6th 1899 to Lord Durham 'My dear Durham, I have delayed writing to you until I could see my father, which I did this morning and he told me that it was now finally settled that the German Emperor is to arrive at Windsor on Monday Nov: 20th. This is a very unfortunate date, as I am obliged of course to be there to receive him. I regret to say this will entirely prevent The Duchess being able to come to you that week, as The Emperor also goes to Windsor. But I have great hopes that I myself may be able to get away from Windsor on the Wednesday, if you would still care to have me at Lambton for two days shooting (Thursday and Friday). I am obliged to be back on the Saturday to receive The Emperor at Sandringham. I regret very much that this week we were looking forward to should be broken up in this way. I hope this will not upset your arrangements, but it was quite impossible to let you know before. Hoping to see you at Newmarket on Thursday next. Believe me my dear Durham, most sincerely yours, George'
£150 - 200
|
|
| |
HM King George V - handwritten letter on York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk headed notepaper dated December 25th 1910 to Edwardo de Martino thanking him for his Christmas present, a painting of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, signed 'George R.I.'
£60 - 100
|
|
| |
HRH Princess Victoria Mary Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary - hand-painted New Year greeting card dated 1902 and signed 'Victoria Mary', along with a photograph portrait signed 'Victoria Mary, India 1905 - 6'
£100 - 150
|
|
|
TM King George V and Queen Mary - a fine black and white portrait photograph of The Royal Couple and their daughter Princess Mary, The King in Highland dress and The Queen and Princess seated on a bench, produced by W & D Downey, London, 25cm x 17.5cm
£50 - 70
|
|
|
TM King George V and Queen Mary - a fine black and white photograph of The Royal Family and senior military personnel on board the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert, Portsmouth, 26th June 1911, with each of the sitters named in the mount, 35.5cm x 27cm
£50 - 70
|
|
| |
TM King George V and Queen Mary - selection of Royal ephemera including Coronation invitation, stationery, wedding breakfast menu and invitation, photographs, etc
£100 - 150
|
|
|
TRH King George V and Queen Mary - collection of Royal menus - mostly 1910 - 1914, York Cottage Royal stationery, photograph of The Royal Couple on board HMS Medina during the Durbar Tour of 1912 and other ephemera
£60 - 100
|
|
| |
HM King George V - collection of photographs and related postcards regarding the Royal Naval Review Weymouth Bay May 7th - 11th 1912
£40 - 60
|
|
  |
HM King George V - handwritten letter to Bishop Cafe written on The King's personal stationery, Buckingham Palace June 24th 1913 - The King thanks the Bishop for his letter and kind prayers 'My son has gone to Portsmouth to welcome the French President in my name, the first time he has undertaken an official position of the kind. He appeared this morning, also for the first time in his uniform as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy of which he is greatly proud. I hope your are not overworking yourself. The Queen sends her best remembrances. Believe me, very sincerely yours, George R.I.' Sold with postcard photograph of The Prince of Wales with the French President at Portsmouth
£200 - 300
|
|
|
HM King George V - handwritten letter to Lord Harry Legge on York Cottage, Sandringham headed notepaper dated Jan 1st 1924 - 'My dear Harry, Many thanks for your kind letter of good wishes for the New Year. The Queen and I heartily reciprocate them for you and Lady Legge' - The King goes on to discuss his poor health and the poor shooting at Sandringham - 'Very Sincerely Yours, G.R.I.'
£150 - 200
|
|
|
HM King George V - fine signed and inscribed portrait photograph of The King in Highland Officers uniform inscribed on the mount 'For dear Uncle Arthur with every good wish for Xmas 1928 from George.' (Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught was the younger brother of King Edward VII). 18.5cm x 13cm. Sold with photograph of King George V, Queen Mary, their daughter Princess Mary and Arthur Duke of Connaught taken at Balmoral in 1919
£200 - 300
|
|
| |
TM King George V and Queen Mary - Silver Jubilee 1935 ephemera including Royal menus, ceremonials, invitations and photographs
£50 - 70
|
|
| |
HM King George V - two game cards, Royal stationery, Funeral invitations for King George V and Queen Mary and related ephemera including ceremonials
£100 - 150
|
|
| |
HM King George V - fine black and white portrait photograph of The King in full dress uniform, Orders and decorations and six other photographs including proofs of Queen Mary in ball gown, wearing Orders
£60 - 100
|
|
