GEORGE I
(1660-1727, King of Great Britain & Ireland, Creator of the Cabinet System of Government)
Fine warrant document boldly signed at the head
ordering that the "Board of General Officers for the future shall consist of those mention'd in the List hereunto annex'd, or such of them as shall be present, who are every two months to elect ... seven General Officers to Constitute a Board ... to meet at the Great Room at the Horse Guards from time to time ... in order to have the Inspection of the Cloathing of Our Forces and to Consider and Report to us their Opinion upon all matters that shall be Refer'd to them either by Us, Our Captain General and Secretary at Warr ... as well as whatsoever may be refer'd to them as afors'd" and giving further details of the constitution of the board, together with the "List of General Officers" referred to in the document, countersigned by James CRAGGS the younger (1686-1721, Secretary at War), 2 sides folio, Hampton Court, 28th September
dampstaining on right hand edge slightly affecting the countersignature and last few words of text
Item Date:
1717
Stock No:
23111
£1250
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THE CHILDREN OF KING GEORGE I OF GREECE AND THEIR PARENTS
[GEORGE I
(King of Greece, 1845-1913, King from 1863 until his Assasination in 1913), his wife OLGA CONSTANTINOVA of Russia (1851-1926, Queen Consort of Greece as wife of King George I) and four of their children CONSTANTINE I (1868-1923, King of Greece from 1913-1917), Prince GEORGE of Greece and Denmark (1869-1957), Prince NICHOLAS of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) and Princess MARIA of Greece and Denmark (1876-1940)
Set of Six Original Vintage Unsigned Photos
showing them all head and shoulders, each 2¼" x 1½" mounted on card 5" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
41514
£375
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GEORGE II
(1683-1760, King of Great Britain)
Commission Document signed at the head,
appointing "Henry Watson gent ... to be Lieutenant ... in Our Fiftieth Regiment commanded by Our Trusty and Welbeloved Colonel Studholm Hodgson ...", I side oblong folio on vellum lacking papered seal but with the revenue stamp, Court at Kensington, 25th September
signatures faded, slightly spotted
Item Date:
1757
Stock No:
37176
£325
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INITIAL LETTER PORTRAIT OF GEORGE II
GEORGE II
(1683-1760, King of Great Britain)
Engraved Portrait Bust at the head of an Indenture
between Richard TREVOR, (1707-1771, from 1752 Bishop of Durham), with his signature 'R. Duresme', and Thomas Leighton, Clerk (Clergyman), for one half of a dwelling and its appurtenances in Little Thorpe, Easington parish, the lease specifically reserves to the Bishop all woodland and mining rights, with wayleave for his wagons to exploit them, the Bishop making good at a reasonable rate any resulting damage to the property or land, 20½" x 24¼", folding to 6" x 8¼", no place, 4th March
in crisp condition
Item Date:
1757
Stock No:
55088
£225
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GEORGE II
(1683-1760, King of Great Britain)
Engraved Portrait from a Deed,
with Royal Arms below including Hanover, vellum, approx. 5¼" x 5", date in pencil on verso 17th December
Item Date:
1756
Stock No:
19767
£75
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