[LOUIS
(Eugene Jean Joseph, 1856-1879, Prince Imperial, killed while out with a reconnoitring party at Ulundi, Zululand)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo
showing the Prince Imperial three quarters length seated with his arms folded, 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
31852
£150
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[LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned vintage carte de visite photo by E. & H.Anthony,
showing him full length wearing a kilt, leaning on his cane, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, c.
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0
Stock No:
25916
£175
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[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Petition in French to the King by Euphémie Lefebvre, in a clerk's hand,
unsigned, for an augmentation of the money he allows to her sister-in-law Mademoiselle Lefebvre, who has no other means and supports aged and infirm parents, the petitioner contributes what she can "to fulfil this sacred duty", Mademoiselle Lefebvre is too reserved to ask for herself, with a note at the top in another hand (probably Louis' secretary, A. Cuvillier Fleury), referring it to M. de Sénégra, Master of the Household at Huis ten Bosch, 2 sides folio no date, the note 19th September
small defect in blank top margin (?from seal)
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52084
£150
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[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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