Royalty Items
Copyright Notice and Autopen signatures
Please note that the sale of the items listed does not amount to an assignment of or licence to the purchaser of the copyright in that item. No rights of reproduction in whole or in part are guaranteed by any sale unless specifically noted in the catalogue description.
It can be assumed that most post 1960 Royal signatures on greeting cards and other documents are probably by autopen and it is up to the purchaser to satisfy themselves as to whether this is the case before the sale.
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HM Queen Mary - signed Royal presentation portrait photograph by Vandyk of Her Majesty wearing a diamond tiara and diamond necklaces - signed and dated in ink 'Mary R 1931' in original gilt tooled leather frame
£100 - 150
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HM Queen Alexandra - a group of personal possessions given to The Queen's personal maid Miss Hewitt - comprising an ivory backed hair brush with crowned A monogram in original red Morocco leather case retailed by Clarke, 20 Old Bond Street with gilt tooled crowned A monogram to lid - four of Her Majesty's monogrammed handkerchiefs with finely embroidered crowned A and black 'in mourning' borders, a purple silk covered diary for 1873 - handwritten pencil entries for three days only - an envelope with Queen Alexandra's monogram to flap enclosing a letter dated 7th December 1925 terminating Miss Hewitt's employment on the Queen's death 'I take this opportunity of thanking you for your good and loyal service to Her late Majesty' and related ephemera
£150 - 200
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A fine late Victorian Civil Service Court Levee dress uniform comprising bicorn hat retailed by Ranken, Calcutta with black and gold lacework, ostrich feather trimming in original black japannned tin box, a fine tail coat with ornate bullion work facings and original gilded buttons with Victorian Royal Arms, pair of trousers with broad bullion work stripe, a waistcoat with gilt Royal Arms buttons - all in very well preserved condition
£200 - 300
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Fine Victorian Civil Service Court sword retailed by Ranken, Calcutta with gilt brass hilt with original bullion dress knot, etched blade decorated with crowned VR, lances and scrolls retaining all original polish in gilt metal mounted leather scabbard with sword belt - very well preserved condition
£100 - 150
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Fine 19th century Court uniform comprising black bicorn hat with black facings, a black tailcoat with cut steel buttons, and fine lacework cuffs, a pair of black breeches with cut steel buttons and a fine silk waistcoat with finely polychrome silk thread embroidered floral decoration and lacework to front - all well preserved (4)
£100 - 150
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Fine 19th century cut steel court sword retaining nearly all original polish to mounts and blade, with facet cut hilt with pierced boat guard and chain and tassel knuckle bow, etched tref oil blade retailed by Williams & Son, Savile Row, London in original steel mounted vellum covered scabbard
£200 - 300
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Victorian red leather covered Government despatch box belonging to Rt. Hon. Viscount Joselyn (1816-1854) - the box of conventional rectangular form with embossed 'Viscount Joselyn' to lid (handle missing) green velvet lined interior with Bramah lock (broken), 46cm wide x 31cm deep x 15.5cm deep. Viscount Joselyn served in the first Opium War as Military Secretary to Lord Saltourn. He was MP for King's Lynn from 1842 to 1854 and served under Sir Robert Peel as joint Secretary to the Board of Control between 1845-1846. He was Colonel commandant of the East Essex Militia and died aged 38 having contracted cholera whilst staying with his regiment at the Tower of London
£100 - 150
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HRH Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) set of six Cauldon china dessert plates each with central gilt crown above L within stags head motif - with moulded scrollwork borders - marked Cauldon, England - circa 1900, 24cm diameter
£40 - 60
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HRH Edward Albert Prince of Wales - later HM King Edward VII, Copeland & Garrett fruit bowl from the Prince's personal service, with painted crowned Prince of Wales feather crest with 'Ich dien' motto, pierced borders with moulded and gilt scroll handles on circular foot, circa 1870, 28cm diameter
£50 - 70
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HRH Prince Adolphus of Teck - later The Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927) and HRH Prince George - Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) two Mintons dinner plates with central Marquess's coronet and Royal Ducal Coronet, within moulded gilt scroll borders, 26cm and 25.5cm (2)
£50 - 70
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The Royal Tournament 1929 - leather desk blotter with cast gilt Royal Coat of Arms to cover and embossed Captain C W C King and W K with marbled papers to inner covers, 28cm x 23.5cm
£30 - 50
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Fine Victorian Royal Warrant holders Royal Coat of Arms - reverse painted on glass on shield-shaped plaque 'By Appointment To Her Majesty Queen Victoria' mounted on oak plinth and stand, 34cm x 34.5cm.
Provenance: From The Express Dairy who were appointed to supply milk to the Royal Household in 1895, sold with photograph of Royal visit of HRH Prince George to the Express Dairy on June 7th 1933 (2)
£150 - 250
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Rare pair of Royal gold (18ct) menu holders presented to HRH Princess Helena (the third daughter of Queen Victoria) and her husband HRH Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein for their golden wedding anniversary in 1916 - the holders of intertwined monogram form one with British Royal coronet, the other with German Royal coronet and each with a scroll engraved '1861-1916', on rectangular ivory bases (hallmarked Sheffield 1916), 6.5cm high, 8cm wide
£1800 - 2500
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HRH Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy - signed presentation portrait photograph of the couple signed on border in ink 'Alexandra 1968 Angus Ogilvy' in original gilt tooled red Morocco leather easel backed frame, 26cm x 21cm
£150 - 200
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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother signed Royal presentation black and white photograph by Cecil Beaton of Her Majesty wearing a beautiful ball gown and diamonds, Royal Family Orders and sash of The Order of the Garter - signed in ink on mount 'Elizabeth R 1965' in original blue Morocco leather frame with domed top and embossed gilt crowned ER cipher with easel back, 29cm x 27cm.
Provenance: Presented to the late Lt Colonel R Hilborn, CVO, MBE, CD Canadian Equerry to The Queen Mother for all her visits to Canada from 1965
£400 - 600
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HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - pair of Royal presentation signed black and white photographs of the Royal couple taken at Windsor Castle, the Queen wearing a ball gown, diamond tiara, necklace and Royal Family Order and Order of the Garter. The Duke in naval Admirals uniform wearing medals and decorations - signed on mounts in ink 'Elizabeth R 1984' and 'Philip 1984' in original blue Morocco leather frames with domed tops, each with gilt embossed Royal ciphers with easel backs, 32.5cm x 23cm
Provenance: Presented to the late Lt Colonel R Hilborn, CVO, MBE, CD, the Director General of the Queen's visit to Ontario, Canada in 1984 and President of the Canadian Duke of Edinburgh Awards
£800 - 1200
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HRH Princess Beatrice - The Princess Henry of Battenberg, signed portrait photograph dated 1904 in oval gilt wood frame and another signed portrait photograph print of The Princess dated 1926 in glazed frame (2).
Provenance: Formerly the property of Lord William Cecil 5th Marquess of Exeter (1876-1956)
£60 - 80
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HM Queen Ena of Spain, signed portrait photograph in ornate Edwardian painted silk mount and gilt frame - inscribed 'Wishing “My Lord” a happy Christmas from Ena' and another signed portrait photograph of the Spanish Queen signed 'Ena 1904' in frame (2)
Provenance: Formerly the property of Lord William Cecil 5th Marquess of Exeter (1876-1956)
£60 - 70
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The Royal Tour of South Africa 1947 - fourteen black and white informal photographs of the Royal Family on tour including smiling photographs of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
£40 - 60
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HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales - signed presentation portrait photograph of His Royal Highness wearing customary Prince of Wales check lounge suit - signed in ink on mount 'Charles 1994' in original green Morocco leather easel frame with arched top and gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest, 25cm x 18.5cm, with original box
£500 - 700
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HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales - signed presentation portrait photograph of His Royal Highness wearing customary Prince of Wales check lounge suit - signed in ink on mount 'Charles 1998' in original green Morocco leather easel frame with arched top and gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest, 25cm x 18.5cm, with original box
£500 - 700
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1992 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and black and white photograph of the young Princes to interior
£300 - 400
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HRH The Prince of Wales signed 1993 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover and colour relaxed photograph of The Prince and his two sons in Scotland
£50 - 70
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HRH The Prince of Wales - signed 1994 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover and colour relaxed photograph of The Prince with his sons in a poppy field at Highgrove
£50 - 70
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HM King George V - Fine Grant of Arms on vellum scroll for Charles Rawdon Macnamara-Whitaker, beautifully hand illuminated dated 12th May 1917, signed by H Farnham Burke - Norry King of Arms and H Gatty - Garter King of Arms complete with two seals in gilt metal cases and original red leather covered box with gilt embossed Royal cipher and crowns
£150 - 200
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - Baccarat sulphide glass paperweight decorated with portrait bust of The Prince of Wales with facet cut decoration and star cut base signed 'The Prince of Wales, John Pinches Ltd 1976 Baccarat, France', 7.5cm diameter
£50 - 70
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King George VI Second World War Government despatch box with black leather covering with gilt embossed crowned GR VI cipher and 'For Circulation within The Armament Supply Department' to lid and numbered '16', brass handle to one end, fitted with chubb lock (no key) - maker's mark to lining 'Barrow Hepburn & Gale Ltd', 41cm wide, 28cm deep, 13cm high
£100 - 150
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Fine gold box decorated with an enamel portrait of HRH Prince George - The Prince Regent after Sir Thomas Lawrence and the Royal Arms of The Prince Regent - the box of rectangular form with engine-turned decoration and cast wreath surrounds to enamel panels - unhallmarked but two small maker's marks 'ET', 5.7cm wide, 4.5cm deep, 3cm high
£2000 - 2500
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HM Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee medal 1977 - un-named as issued with ladies bow ribbon in original box
£40 - 60
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Four Victorian Baxter prints in glazed frames depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on horseback, Osborne House and Balmoral, 10.5cm x 12.5cm
£30 - 40
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HRH Princess Elizabeth (later HM Queen Elizabeth II) - printed letter on Buckingham Palace headed notepaper from the Princess - sent out with food parcels after her wedding in 1947 in glazed frame and a King George VI printed letter on Buckingham Palace headed paper - a letter to ex-servicemen and women dated 27th June 1937, in glazed frame (2)
£20 - 40
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The visit of TRH The Duke and Duchess of York - later TM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to New Zealand 1927 - a fine presentation book from the citizens of South Canterbury to the Royal couple containing an illuminated address signed by the Mayors and Chairman of the Boroughs of South Canterbury and containing seven watercolour landscapes of the area and a childrens greeting - designed and illuminated by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Timau, New Zealand, in purple suede leather binding with gilt embossed Royal Arms and South Canterbury New Zealand 16th March 1927, 32cm x 28cm
£200 - 300
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The visit of HRH The Prince of Wales - later HM King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor to Canada July-August 1927 - souvenir given to members of the Royal Party by the Canadian Pacific Railway containing prints, itinerary and description of the visit with suede leather binding with gilt tooled Prince of Wales crest, 29.5cm x 22cm
£30 - 40
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HMS The Royal Yacht Britannia - sailors tunic and trousers with Royal Yacht cloth arm badge, good conduct stripes and gunnery badge
£50 - 70
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*Richard Stone (born 1951) oil on board, figure study for a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wearing state robes and a diamond diadem - in carved gilt wood frame, 25cm x 19cm. This figure study was painted from sittings at Buckingham Palace 1989-1991. The larger finished portrait was officially unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery and subsequently presented to Colchester Borough Council by the artist in February 1992.
Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Partridge Fine Art from their exhibition 'Richard Stone Notable Portraits' November 2004. Sold with hard back illustrated exhibition catalogue in which this study is illustrated along with the finished work (2)
£600 - 800
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The Royal Tour of Canada 1939 - four black and white photographs of TM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth taking the salute and other Royal duties, 18cm x 13cm (4)
£20 - 40
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Royal Presentation colour portrait photograph of The Happy Couple, signed and dated in ink 'Diana 1981 Charles', in original green Morocco leather frame with gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest to the arched top, with easel back, 19cm x 14cm
£400 - 600
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Royal Presentation colour portrait photograph of the smiling couple, signed and dated in ink 'Diana Charles', in original green Morocco leather frame with gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest to the arched top, with easel back, 19cm x 14cm
£400 - 600
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - signed Royal Presentation colour portrait photograph, signed in ink and dated 'Charles 1993', in original green Morocco leather frame with gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest to the arched top, with easel back, 19cm x 14cm
£300 - 400
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1990 Royal Presentation photograph with The Royal Couple seated with the crew of the Royal flight - signed and dated in ink 'Charles 1990 Diana', in original glazed frame, 31cm x 35cm
£300 - 400
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1991 Royal Presentation colour photograph of The Princess with the crew of the Royal flight, signed in ink 'Diana Brazil 1991', in original glazed frame, 30cm x 36cm
£300 - 400
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1992 Royal Presentation colour photograph of The Princess with the crew of the Royal flight, signed in ink 'Diana 1992', 30cm x 36cm
£300 - 400
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1989 Christmas card 'From Charles and Diana', with formal colour photograph of The Royal Couple with their children, mounted in glazed frame
£150 - 200
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1990 Christmas card 'From Charles and Diana', with formal colour photograph of The Royal Couple with their children, mounted in glazed frame
£150 - 200
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1992 Christmas card 'From Charles and Diana', with formal colour photograph of The Royal Couple with their children, mounted in glazed frame
£150 - 200
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1991 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover, colour photograph of the Waleses wearing blazers, signed 'From Charles and Diana'
£300 - 400
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The Wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall 9th April 2005 - piece of Presentation wedding cake in original tin with Royal cipher decoration, original card and outer box
£60 - 100
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HRH Princess Margaret - brown leather blotter / document holder with gilt embossed crowned M and Kensington Palace to cover, 31.5cm x 22.5cm
£100 - 150
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HM Queen Elizabeth II - two Royal menu cards with gilt embossed crowned ER II ciphers dated 26th October 1987 and 11th August 1990 (2)
£30 - 40
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HM King George VI and family - fine late 1940s black and white portrait photograph of The King, The Queen, Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip taken at Buckingham Palace and signed by the photographer in pencil on the mount, Dorothy Wilding - in glazed frame, 51cm x 54cm overall
£150 - 250
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