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1930s King George VI - Government despatch box of rectangular form, with black leather and gilt embossed crowned GRVI Royal cipher to lid and 'For Circulation within The Armament Supply Department' and 'No. 24', brass side handle, 41cm wide x 28cm deep x 13cm high
£200 - 300
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A fascinating group of Georgian documents belonging to Olivia Serres (1772 - 1834), who was an imposter who claimed the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland. She was a painter and writer who became obsessed that she was a member of The Royal Family and led a very colourful life. Eventually in 1823 Sir Robert Peel, the Home Secretary spoke in Parliament and denounced Olive's documents supporting her claim as forgeries and her story as a fabrication (which indeed it was). The documents comprise a document supposedly signed by King George III, awarding the sum of £15,000 on The King's death to 'Olive our Brother of Cumberland's daughter'...'as a recompense for the misfortune she may have known through her Father', dated June 2nd 1774 and witnessed by J. Dunning - a Sworn Statement from Sir Walter Lewis 'now residing at the London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill' stating The King's signature on the above document is genuine - dated 20th June 1821 and another from Samuel Griffin Secretary to J. Dunning later Lord Ashburton (now deceased) stating his signature on the document is genuine
£60 - 100
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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - signed and inscribed book 'The Country Life book of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother' - inscribed in ink on the fly sheet - 'This book is signed for Fleur Cowles by her friend Elizabeth R October 1979'. Fleur Cowles (1908 - 2009) was an American writer, editor and artist. Also sold with 1987 Christmas card from HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (2)
£200 - 300
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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - signed book 'God Bless Her Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother', by Robert Lacey - signed in ink on contents page 'Elizabeth R' and with letter from Sir Martin Gilliat (The Queen Mother's private secretary), on Clarence House headed notepaper dated 28-10-1987 - 'My Dear Fleur, Queen Elizabeth has been pleased to sign the copy of 'God Bless Her' 'and this I have brought to you this evening with an expression of Her Majesty's very warm good wishes'. Fleur Cowles (1908 - 2009) was an American writer, editor and artist
£200 - 300
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A fascinating collection of Royal and armorial foiling stamps for use of embossing leather frames, boxes, stationery, etc, including King George V RI cipher, King George VI cipher (various styles and sizes), Sir Winston Churchill crest, various coronets and crowns, Arms of Brazil, etc (40)
£300 - 500
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - a Marks & Spencer white acrylic cable-knit jumper with ring-neck collar, size 18 (Euro 46 - 48), with sewn-in label to neckline - 'Diana Spencer' - worn by The Princess as a young teenager (see the photograph of The Princess - possibly wearing it).
Provenance: Given to Mrs Sally Fell, The Head Chef at Althorp, when Princess Diana's old bedroom was cleared out on the instructions of Raine Spencer and the contents placed on a long table in the courtyard for the staff to take what they wished. Sold with letter of Provenance
£500 - 700
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - Harrods Harris tweed hacking jacket with sewn-in 'Althorp' label to collar - green and blue tweed with grey lining - worn by The Princess as a young teenager.
Provenance: Given to Mrs Sally Fell, The Head Chef at Althorp, when Princess Diana's old bedroom was cleared out on the instructions of Raine Spencer and the contents placed on a long table in the courtyard for the staff to take what they wished. Sold with letter of Provenance
£500 - 700
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - The Princess's handwritten French Vocabulary school book - written in her own hand in ink with her name twice on the cover and 'Madame Fowls Vocabulaire', with French to English spellings and meanings inside and blue paper covers - 17.5cm x 11cm.
Provenance: Given to Mrs Sally Fell, The Head Chef at Althorp, when Princess Diana's old bedroom was cleared out on the instructions of Raine Spencer and the contents placed on a long table in the courtyard for the staff to take what they wished. Sold with letter of Provenance
£200 - 300
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - The Princess's handwritten French Vocabulary school book - written in her own hand in ink with her name to cover and 'Madame Fowls Vocabulaire Articles de Fowlor', with French to English spellings and meanings inside and French press cuttings and blue paper covers, 17.5cm x 11cm.
Provenance: Given to Mrs Sally Fell, The Head Chef at Althorp, when Princess Diana's old bedroom was cleared out on the instructions of Raine Spencer and the contents placed on a long table in the courtyard for the staff to take what they wished. Sold with letter of Provenance
£200 - 300
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - a Membership card for Dance Centre, Floral St. London - with photograph of The Princess and name 'Diana Spencer'. Date of expiry 23-7-1980, no. 2263, sealed in plastic, 8.3cm x 6cm. Dance Centre was a fashionable Dance School where dance teachers could hire small studios by the hour and where large Ballet Companies would hire longer ones by the week. Dancers such as Margaret Fonteyn, Wayne Sleep and Rudolf Nureyev trained there
£500 - 700
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - previously unseen colour photograph of Lady Diana looking down at the camera and smiling - inscribed by her on the reverse in ink - 'Olga Best Wishes for One future with Love Diana' and dated in another hand '6th August Althorp 1979', 8.5cm x 7.5cm and another blurred photograph of Lady Diana in a garden, in album page, signed by The Princess - 'Diana Spencer' (3)
£200 - 300
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Lady Diana Spencer, later HRH Diana Princess of Wales - handwritten double-sided letter written on 60 Coleherne Court, London, headed notepaper, dated December 28th (1979) - 'Dear All' - Lady Diana thanks her friends for a lovely and memorable Christmas day and for a delicious box of chocolates which made her feel very large after she had eaten them all - 'with Love from Diana'. Princess Diana's mother bought 60 Colherne Court, Kensington, for her daughter in July 1979 as an 18th Birthday present. She lived there until 1981, when she married Prince Charles
£500 - 700
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HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed and inscribed Royal Wedding Official Souvenir - inscribed on the inner front cover - 'Olga - with much love from Diana 1981 June 14th'
£200 - 300
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed and inscribed Prince of Wales envelope, signed - 'Charles & Diana' and two Althorp Royal Wedding 1981 First Day Covers (3)
£50 - 70
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed presentation photograph of the very relaxed and happy Royal Couple with their infant son Prince William, signed in ink on mount - 'Diana 1984 Charles', in original green Morocco leather frame, with gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest to arched top and easel back, 19cm x 13.4cm.
Provenance: Presented by The Royal Couple to Mrs Sheila Tilley, their senior housemaid at Kensington Palace on her leaving service in 1984
£500 - 700
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed and inscribed 1982 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed ciphers to cover - colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple with the infant Prince William, inscribed - 'Sheila' 'From Charles and Diana'.
Provenance: Sent by The Royal Couple to Mrs Sheila Tilley, the senior housemaid at Kensington Palace
£300 - 500
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed and inscribed 1983 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed ciphers to cover - colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple on a swing with Prince William, inscribed - 'Sheila From Diana and Charles'.
Provenance: Sent by The Royal Couple to Mrs Sheila Tilley, the senior housemaid at Kensington Palace
£300 - 500
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1980s ladies' silver plated and paste set evening bag with silk lining, 16cm high x 20cm wide and black leather luggage label with Princess Diana's signature (2).
Provenance: Given by The Princess of Wales via her Butler, Alan Fisher to Mrs Sheila Tilley, the senior housemaid at Kensington Palace, when he was distributing Diana's unwanted items to staff who were present in the kitchen, on Diana's orders. Sold with a letter of Provenance
£200 - 300
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The Baptism of Prince William of Wales - Wednesday 14th August 1982, The Music Room, Buckingham Palace - rare Order of Service, guest list - sixty-seven people, invitation letter to Mrs Sheila Tilley and related ephemera. Mrs Sheila Tilley was the senior housemaid for The Prince and Princess of Wales and would often play with the infant Prince William at Kensington Palace
£100 - 150
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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - two signed 1950s Christmas cards and another for 1966 - each with gilt embossed crown to cover and photographs to interior (3)
£150 - 200
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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - four signed Christmas cards - 1980, 1981, 1993 and 1996 - each with gilt embossed crown to cover and photograph to interior and a Tucks postcard with a portrait of The Queen Mother as Queen and souvenir of The 1947 Royal Wedding (6)
£150 - 200
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HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - four signed Christmas cards - 1966, 1970, 1981 and 1982 - each with twin ciphers and photographs
£100 - 150
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HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - five signed Christmas cards - 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 - each with twin ciphers and photographs
£150 - 200
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Five Halcyon Days Royal commemorative pots with covers and one other - including Prince William 1st to 5th Birthday (6)
£40 - 60
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Scarce 1920s Paragon Princess Elizabeth 'Our Empire's Little Princess Born April 21st 1926' commemorative cup, saucer and plate, Paragon King Edward VIII Coronation mug and other commemorative ware (11)
£50 - 70
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Sotheby's catalogue 'The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor' Geneva 2nd April 1987, with prices realised
£30 - 40
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The Prince's Trust 40th Birthday Party of HRH The Prince of Wales - Aston - Birmingham 14th November 1988 - piece of official cake in box, invitation, passes and related ephemera and T-shirt
£40 - 60
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HRH Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips - signed presentation portrait photograph of The Royal Couple, signed in ink on mount - 'Anne 1974 Mark', in original blue leather frame with gilt embossed AM monogram to arched top and easel back, 40.5cm x 29cm
£200 - 300
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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales - signed presentation portrait photograph of Prince Charles, signed in ink on mount - 'Charles 1978', in green Morocco leather frame with gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest to arched top and easel back, 24cm x 18cm
£250 - 350
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Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Cambridge K.G. - signed presentation photograph of The Duke in uniform wearing orders and decorations, signed in ink - 'George 1902', in original frame with plaque - 'From Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Cambridge K.G. To Colonel Bothwick - October 1902', 43cm x 36cm
£100 - 150
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HRH The Duke of Windsor - signature in ink - 'Edward Duke of Windsor March 1953', mounted in glazed frame with photograph of The Duke when King Edward VIII, 44cm x 34.5cm
£100 - 150
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor - rare signed programme for the World Premiere of 'A King's Story', Royal Festival Hall, London, Monday 3rd May 1965 - signed in ink on the photograph page - 'Wallis Duchess of Windsor Edward Duke of Windsor'. Sold with a letter dated Sept. 10, 1965, from the private secretary to The Duchess of Windsor, enclosing the signed programme and another dated June 24th, 1965, regarding a lost programme - also sold with a spare programme of the premiere (4)
£300 - 400
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20th century bronzed bust after Felix Martin Miller, of HRH Princess Alexandra - the original cast to celebrate the engagement of The Princess to The Prince of Wales - later King Edward VII, on fluted column and circular socle base, 45cm high
£100 - 150
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Terry O'Neill - fine signed colour photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, with a Dorgi standing on its hind legs at Her Majesty's feet - taken 30th January 1992 at Sandringham, signed on border in silver felt pen - 'Terry O'Neill', in glazed frame, the image 50cm x 49cm, the frame 78cm x 75cm. Terry O'Neill has said about this Royal Portrait - 'I'd taken a few shots when suddenly Brandy, the Dorgi, a cross between a Dachshund and a Corgi, at their feet, sat bolt upright. Neither of them flickered and I managed to get the picture'.
Provenance: This Iconic portrait was formerly on display aboard Cunards, The Queen Mary II and was sold in a charity auction of some of the fixtures and fittings
£300 - 500
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HRH The Prince of Wales - silver presentation paper knife with cast Prince of Wales feather crest to handle and tapered blade hallmarked Birmingham 1990, 26.5cm, in fitted case
£100 - 150
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Interesting group of 1920s / 1930s Royal correspondence from HM Queen Mary's lady-in-waiting, to Mr Evans of the Royal Jewellers, Harman, Bond Street, London - regarding various purchases and the selling of a 'very poor' Russian relations jewels - including a memo written by HM Queen Mary and original envelopes with Royal franks
£60 - 100
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Sultan Abdul Hamid II The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire - large 19th century bronze oval plaque, cast in relief with Royal Arms and cipher and crescent, military trophies, flags and Turkish orders - possibly from the front of a train, 36cm high x 28cm wide - mounted in oak frame. This final design for the Ottoman Empire Arms was adopted in 1882
£300 - 400
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HM Queen Victoria - a Royal sofa of curved corner form, with buttoned turkey-pattern upholstery, with oak frame with square tapered, fluted and carved supports - the rear legs stamped - 'Crown VR 1897' and 'Room 219', 214cm wide x 86cm high. It is believed that Room 219 was the school room at Windsor Castle
£800 - 1200
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Collection of Victorian Silver Jubilee 1887 commemorative silver brooches - including silver crown brooch and silver and enamel brooch (6)
£60 - 100
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TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1988 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed ciphers to cover, colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple with the two Princes, signed - 'From Charles and Diana', in envelope and a thank you letter from the Royal Couple, dated 7th Oct. 1981, with envelope (2)
£300 - 400
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Heath K.G., M.B.E., P.C. - seven signed Christmas cards - 1960s and 1970s
£60 - 100
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The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, L.G., O.M. - two signed Christmas cards - 1970s (one cut)
£40 - 60
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The Rt. Hon. Jim Callaghan K.G., P.C. - signed 1976 Christmas card and eight other political Christmas cards - including Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
£40 - 60
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HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - signed presentation portrait photograph, signed in ink on mount - 'Elizabeth R. 1975 Philip'
£200 - 300
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor - signed black and white photograph of The Royal Couple seated on a stool, signed in ink - 'Wallis Windsor, Edward 1939' on mount - the image 24cm x 19cm and a thank you letter from The Duke of Windsor's private secretary on Cande Monts headed paper, dated June 1937, in envelope (2)
£300 - 400
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The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 12th 1937 - Coronation Day portrait photograph with printed signatures and similar silver Wedding 1948 photograph (2)
£50 - 70
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The late Mr Victor Fletcher M.V.O. - the silver steward at Buckingham Palace - a lifetime collection of Royal ephemera - including cards, letters, menus, invitations, Orders of Service - mostly 1970s and 1980s
£150 - 200
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Edwardian silver mounted alabaster globular vesta (London 1908), silver mounted glass globular vesta and two others (4). Formerly the property of William Tallon R.V.M. Sold by these rooms 5th July 2008 - Lot 355
£150 - 200
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HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - Cecil Beaton portrait photograph, unframed and sundry Royal photographs. Formerly the property of William Tallon R.V.M. Sold by these rooms 5th July 2008 - Lot 184
£100 - 150
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