HENRY V'S CHAPEL
Fine Engraving of his Chapel in Westminster Abbey by George VERTUE
(1684-1756) after Hubert-François GRAVELOT (1699-1773), with the tomb visible through the grill, above and to the side are 10 large statues of Kings, Queens, Apostles and Bishops and 4 smaller ones among the Gothic tracery, the sides, each with its door for a chantry priest, are continued upwards into galleried turrets with further statues, a most elaborate conception, above are Henry V's arms (quarterly France and England), below is the title in a splendid rococo shell, 15½" x 9", no place, no date, the original circa 1740, apparently a later impression as suggested by the date pencilled on the verso
tiny defects in blank top corners, tiny hole in one letter of second title at foot, otherwise a good impression
Item Date:
1794
Stock No:
56045
£150
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PRESENTATION PHOTOS FROM A LIVING GOD
HIROHITO
(1901-1989, Emperor of Japan) & his wife Empress NAGAKO
Superb pair of Presentation Portrait Photographs signed in Japanese,
which were given to the Canadian Ambassador, (Thomas Clayton DAVIS Ambassador to Japan from June 1954 until March 1957. He also held posts in Australia and Germany), the Emperor and Empress and three quarter length she is wearing traditional Japanese dress and he is wearing a suit, each in sterling silver frames with the Imperial Crest in gold at the head, 9" x 6" in frames 15" x 12", with their original wooden boxes, no place, c.
Item Date:
1938
Stock No:
26100
£17500
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HOHENBERG
(Maximilian, 1st Duke, 1902-1962, eldest son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg)
Charming cabinet photo by Pietzner, signed in a childish hand "Max Fürst Hohenberg"
showing him full length, seated in a wooden slatted chair, wearing a sailor suit, 6¼" x 4¼", no place, annotated on the verso
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
38870
£475
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ENGLISH GOVERNESS TO THE GERMAN PRINCES
HOWARD
(Ethel, 1865-1931, later Mrs H.A. Bell, English Governess, December 1895 - June 1898, to the sons of Wilhelm II)
Fascinating Archive compiled by her as Governess,
containing drawings by the Princes, letters and telegrams to Miss Howard from the Empress Auguste Victoria and members of the Court, nearly all in English, photographs signed by the Princes and mementoes of their travels, menus of occasions when she dined with Wilhelm II and other invitations, and parts of long letters by Miss Howard to her family in England, with a Reprint of the text of her book 'Potsdam Princes' (originally London and New York, 1916) and an article about her from the New York Times (2nd July 1916), together about 150 items, Potsdam, Berlin, Kiel, Windsor and elsewhere, 1896 -
some items including the drawings worn at the edges, some items a little dust soiled, but generally in good average condition
Item Date:
1906
Stock No:
56132
£12500
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HUNT & ROSKELL
(Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales)
LS 'Hunt & Roskell' to Alfred Ellis, (1821-1879,
second son of John Ellis, M.P., 1789-1862, Chairman of the Midland Railway 1849-1858), thanking him "for the draft £564 in payment for the plate prepared to order as the 'Ellis Testimonial' " and desiring "to present to you personally and ... to all the members of the Committee the respectful expression of our gratitude for your very flattering reception of the Plate" and for his hospitality "to our ... Mr. Friswell", 1 side 4to., 156 New Bond Street, W., 7th July
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
15045
£45
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