[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, from architect Thibault,
about his plans for redesigning the interior of Huis ten Bosch on the edge of The Hague (since 1981 the main residence of the Netherlands royal family), addressed to M. de Sénégra, Master of the Household, the wing facing the Hague is to be for the King's private apartments, ending in the 'Pavillon' for his offices, the other on the garden side for the Queen, ending in the apartment of the Prince Royal (Napoleon, 1804-1832), he has rearranged where the footmen wait so that the King can go the whole way round without meeting them, there are resulting suggestions resiting the Library, Music Room, and Chapel, Heer Twent (later Interior Minister and responsible for Holland's dykes) and Heer Zogger are designing the parade ground, it cannot be on the meadow side which is flooded and frozen in winter, he reports progress at Het Loo, the palace at Apeldoorn in Gelderland, wondering if he should paint it white while the King is away "to let the odour evaporate", he talks most interestingly of the difficulties of creating a garden entrance at Huis ten Bosch, the staircase would invade the King's study and sacrifice "the best rooms in the Palace", accompanying the letter is an apparently unrelated item with a pencil note 'Album Thibaud p. 50', listing eight Etruscan Vases found in two chests "dug up from the Canals in 1831", and describing the painted figures of athletes, centaurs etc and their colours, signed "F.B. (?)", 1 side 3" x 5¼", the letter 3 sides folio, The Hague, 12th June
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52081
£275
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THE HOUSE OF HESSE
[LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia) and his wife, ALICE (Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria)
Rare pair of unsigned vintage carte de visite photos
both full length, the Duke is standing, against a backdrop of a wall and a pillar, in full uniform, holding his helmet and the Princess is wearing a dress with a huge crinoline and holding a shawl, each 3¾” x 2½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1861
Stock No:
42866
£375
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LOUIS II
(1870-1949, from 1922 Reigning Prince of Monaco)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Monsieur', in French with translation,
saying he has "already travelled several times (notably to Lisbon) under the assumed name of Villeneuve", asking him to put that name "on the letter in question" but to send it under cover of his own "to 10 Avenue du Trocadéro ... given that it will be Prince Albert [his father] who will be receiving it", 1 side 8vo., no place, 25th May
Item Date:
1906
Stock No:
19316
£225
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[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned Albumen carte de visite photo by John Jabez MAYALL
(1813-1901, Photographers) showing him full length in informal dress with a hat and cane, standing with a balustrade behind him and a plinth and drapery beside him, 4¼” x 2½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1861
Stock No:
41998
£175
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[LOUIS IV
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia) & his daughter Princess VICTORIA (1863-1950, Marchioness of Milford Haven)]
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Southwell Bros.,
showing the Duke standing behind Princess Alice holding the baby Princess Victoria on her knee, 4¼” x 2½”, no place, June
Item Date:
1864
Stock No:
25467
£225
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