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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - handwritten letter on monogrammed paper dated January 4th 1952, signed 'Elizabeth R', written to Miss Emma Amos, daughter of Alfred Amos, Gamekeeper on the Sandringham Estate, offering condolences on the death of her father and acknowledging his long and loyal service, with original envelope £100 - 150
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Diana Princess of Wales - fine Royal Presentation signed black and white portrait photograph of a relaxed Diana, signed in ink on the mount 'Diana 1993', in original presentation silver frame with arched top and engraved crowned D cipher (hallmarked London 1990), with easel back, 23cm x 16.5cm, in Skinner & Company, Bond St. London, box £3000 - 3500
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - fine Royal Presentation signed colour photograph of a relaxed Prince Charles with Princess Diana and their two children, signed in ink on the mount 'Charles 1991', in original presentation green Morocco leather frame with arched top and gilt embossed Prince of Wales crest, with easel back, 25cm x 18cm, in Garrard & Co. box £500 - 700
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - fine silver presentation paper knife with engraved Prince of Wales feather crest to handle and bark-effect decoration, by Gerald Benney (hallmarked London 1968), 17.5cm long, in original fitted box £200 - 300
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - presentation penknife in brushed stainless steel with two blades and engraved Prince of Wales feather crest and motto, 7.6cm long, in original fitted Gerald Benney box £50 - 70
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - set of eight presentation gilt brass blazer buttons with Prince of Wales feather crest and motto by Benson & Clegg, in original case £50 - 70
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - set of twelve presentation gilt brass blazer buttons with Prince of Wales feather crest and motto, in case and pair similar cufflinks in case (2) £30 - 40
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - Presentation black leather wallet by Ettinger, London, with gilt Prince of Wales crest and motto to front and gilt metal corners, in original box £50 - 60
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - Presentation silver plated salt with moulded Prince of Wales crown and feather mount, with motto to base and gilded interior, 5cm high, in original fitted box £100 - 150
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The Wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales to HRH Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall, 9th April 2005 - two wedding cake tins, The Duchy of Cornwall - two presentation candles in silver plated urns with Duchy crest to fronts, in original boxes - Christmas 1999 and two Prince of Wales Presentation Christmas puddings in boxes (one has basin only) £60 - 80
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HRH Prince Charles Investiture as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Caernarfon Castle 1969 - a selection of commemorative ephemera including large photographs, tickets, invitation information sheets in English and Welsh, Royal Yacht Britannia menu card, seating card, programme seating plan and stationery bearing The Prince of Wales feathers cipher (qty) £60 - 100
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - 1970 ticket and printed items relating to The Introduction of the House of Lords, a press release photograph dated 1981 of Lady Diana Spencer, aged nineteen 'her name romantically linked with that of The Prince of Wales', also a quantity of ephemera concerning The Marriage of HRH Prince of Wales with Lady Diana Spencer, including tickets and seating plan for a private dinner before the marriage, menus, etc, admittance ticket to the ceremony, Order of Service, wedding breakfast menu, Patrick Lichfield Royal Wedding portrait photograph, etc (qty) £200 - 300
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HRH Prince of Wales' Marriage with Lady Diana Spencer 1981 - a selection of items including invitation to The Marriage at St. Paul's Cathedral, 'Duty' tickets of admittance, Order of Service, typed note detailing the telephone number for the 'Special' telephone installed for the Marriage Service at St. Paul's Cathedral, printed seating plans, luncheon lists and table plans, etc, some relate to Miss Dolores Monreal, who was responsible for the seating arrangement for Royal and foreign dignitaries (qty) £60 - 100
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HRH Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer - The Marriage 29th July 1981 - a typed schedule by B.B.C. Television Outside Broadcasts, programme no. LON N010Y. This schedule details the programme production staff, reporters and commentators, together with a timed agenda for the rehearsal events and then for the Wedding Day on 29th July from 07.15am until 16.45pm, plus a listing of the various processions including the Ecclesiastical, Foreign Crowned Heads, The Queen's Carriage, Carriage Procession of The Bridegroom and The Glass Coach Procession with The Bride and The Earl Spencer, also a typed transcript of the Order of Service, hymns, wedding vows, blessings and the lesson (1 Corinthians 13) £50 - 70
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - a selection of items including 1980s Royal Family photographs on the Birth of Prince Henry of Wales, examples of their individual and joint monogram stationery and ciphers, plus commemorative items for the naming of Royal Princess by HRH Princess of Wales, 1984, also a letter written by Paul Burrell on notepaper printed with the single D cipher (qty) £200 - 300
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - Christmas card containing coloured photograph of Prince Charles, Princess of Wales and Prince William, signed 'From Charles and Diana' £300 - 500
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card containing coloured photograph of Prince Charles, Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry, signed 'From Charles and Diana' £300 - 500
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - handwritten letter on CD Highgrove notepaper, to her friend John Gairdner, expressing thanks for the flowers in celebration of her birthday, dated 1st July 1988 and signed 'Diana', with accompanying envelope £300 - 500
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - handwritten note on Kensington Palace D cipher notepaper to John Gairdner, thanking him for her birthday flowers, with a reference to the Highgrove Gardens, dated 2nd July 1990, signed 'Diana', with accompanying envelope - initial D in bottom left hand corner £300 - 500
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1993 coloured group photograph with The Princess of Wales seated centrally with her staff, signed on the mount 'Diana 1993', 25.5cm x 30.5cm £400 - 600
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - a selection of commemorative ephemera concerning the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, including admittance tickets, Order of Service, etc, plus a typed letter to Princess Margarita of Baden from Prince Charles, thanking her for her letter of 'heartfelt sympathy' following the death of Diana Princess of Wales, dated 9th September 1997, handwritten 'Dear Margarita' and signed 'with much love from Charles', with a quantity of items relating to the Celebration of The Life of The Princess of Wales, including two large full colour souvenirs of the Concert for Diana 2007, etc (qty) £200 - 300
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HM Diana Princess of Wales - a selection of large coloured photographs from 1980s / early 1990s period, including well known and Iconic images of The Princess of Wales, photographers include David Chancellor, Kent Gavin - Daily Mirror and Mike Lawn - Today Newspaper, etc (23) £50 - 70
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HRH Prince of Wales - typed letter to Mrs Audrey McCune - Housekeeper at Birkhall, Aberdeenshire, following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and expressing his grief at her loss. Personalised with handwritten 'Dear Audrey' and signed 'with kindest regards and warm gratitude from Charles', dated 14th May 2002. Also commemorative items for The Marriage of HRH Prince of Wales and HRH Duchess of Cornwall 2005, plus some letters from Camilla Parker-Bowles, dated before and after the marriage. Also souvenirs from various events - Royal Opera, Royal Ballet, Gala Concerts, etc (qty) £500 - 700
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'A Dress for Diana', by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel - signed by the authors, 'Diana, The Portrait' and 'Diana' by Mario Testino and 'Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales' Christie's catalogue (4) £60 - 100
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HRH Prince William of Wales' Wedding to Catherine Middleton, 29th April 2011 - two ceremonials, Order of Service, menu, invitations, etc £300 - 500
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The Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson - ceremonials, Order of Service, tickets and related ephemera £50 - 70
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A collection of Royal commemorative china including eleven Royal Crown Derby miniature loving cups - George V Coronation 1911, Birth of Prince Harry and Prince William, etc (25 pieces) £200 - 300
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Collection Royal menu cards including HM Yacht Victoria & Albert and King Edward VIII, Royal notepaper and sundry Royal ephemera £150 - 200
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Collection of Royal department letter headings and ephemera £50 - 70
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Edwardian book of Common Prayer In Commemoration of The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall returning from their Colonial Tour and of their being created The Prince and Princess of Wales 1901, with gilt tooled Royal coronets and Prince of Wales feathers crest to Morocco binding £40 - 50
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Three Victorian Valentine cards with ornate lacework and pierced decoration and Victorian Royal card The Windsor (pear) pair (4) £40 - 60
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Gold (9ct) coin with bust Queen Victoria and marked Stampex 1985 J. S. Hanson to reverse, in original box £50 - 70
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Collection Royal ephemera including signed Clementine Churchill letter, ceremonials, Orders of Service, photographs, etc £100 - 150
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Bank of England white £5 note 20th September 1937 £30 - 50
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor - Sotheby's sale catalogues boxed set and Queen Mary's photograph album edited by Christopher Warwick (2) £30 - 40
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Collection sundry Royal ephemera including Princess Diana Funeral Orders of Service (x 3), various ceremonials, photographs of 1953 Coronation, etc £100 - 150
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Collection of Royal stationery including Queen Victoria, King George V, Princess Diana, Kensington Palace, Charles & Diana, The Queen's various residences, The Queen Mother, Duke of Windsor and other ephemera £300 - 400
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Collection mixed Royal ephemera including Royal luggage tags, Royal menus including HM Yacht Victoria & Albert, Cecil Beaton photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Christmas card, various Royal photographs including signed portrait photograph of HRH Prince George (later King George V), signed in ink and dated 1887, handwritten note from Prince George on Marlborough House notepaper, etc £300 - 400
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Vacant Lots
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Large late 19th / early 20th century Chinese export porcelain figure of the God of Longevity Shou Lao holding a staff and peaches, his ornate robes finely painted with peaches, bats and flora on Imperial yellow and blue ground with two impressed seal marks to base, 60cm high. Provenance: Acquired by the vendor's aunt in Ceylon in the 1920s and thence by family descent £1500 - 2000
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19th century Chinese export porcelain bowl and cover with ornate polychrome painted decoration with applied dragons with pull-out eyes, fish, domestic objects and waves, impressed Qianlong seal mark to base, 21cm diameter. Provenance: Inherited by a local family £200 - 300
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Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain charger finely painted with two five-toed Imperial dragons chasing a pearl amid clouds, the reverse similarly decorated with underglazed blue Qianlong six character mark, 34.2cm. Provenance: Formerly the property of Major General Jack Tullock C.B. who travelled extensively in the Far East around 1900, thence by family descent. Sold by these rooms lot 8 5th August 2014 £800 - 1200
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Pair Chinese export porcelain parrots with green and blue glaze on naturalistic rocky bases, 21.5cm £100 - 150
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Chinese agate glazed wine ewer of classical form with brown, blue and ochre glaze, 23cm £60 - 100
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18th century Sèvres porcelain lidded bowl on stand with entwined twig handles, possibly later painted with panels of exotic birds and flowers with gilt frames and bleu celeste ground - blue interlaced L marks, stand 22cm long £200 - 300
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Unusual 18th century coffee cup and saucer, each piece moulded with Chinese zig zag fence and flowering shrub and painted with floral sprigs and insects, with brown rims, together with a Chelsea gold anchor period cup and saucer moulded with flowering branch within floral band (handle missing) (4) £200 - 300
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19th century Meissen figure of a lady carrying a basket of flowers, on a rocky base - blue crossed swords to back, 13cm high, together with another figure of a gentleman carrying a hod containing grapes, on a rocky base £100 - 150
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Late 19th century English porcelain vase, with gilt rim and beaded border, raised on parcel gilt leaf and paw supports, the body painted with feathers, 11cm high £80 - 120
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Large Chinese jardinière, blue ground, with central shaped famille verte panels of figures including an archer, further panels with text and birds and flowers, 31.5cm diameter £200 - 300
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Early 19th century Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester vase, with central band of cobalt blue with gilt scrolls, two painted landscape panels titled - Haws Water Westmorland, St. Dennis Priory Hants, raised on three gilt paw feet and trefoil base - impressed and painted marks, 8cm high £100 - 150
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