LOUIS XVIII
(1755-1824, King of France)
Certificate of appointment as Chevalier in the Legion of Honour,
in French with translation, for Paul Esprit Charles Boullongne, Comte de Nogent, "for the services he has rendered us and the State", to rank from the 16th May 1816, signed with his stamp by the King as Sovereign Head of the Order, signed also by the Grand Chancellor Jacques Alexandre Macdonald, 1765-1840, Duke of Taranto, and by the Secretary-General Comte Victor d'Orchy, finely engraved with manuscript additions, with the Royal Arms at the head and the motto 'Honour and Country', and a border incorporating the badge of the order (lilies of France, crowned), embossed paper seal of the Chancery of the Order, vellum, 14½" x 17½", Tuileries, 30th October
Item Date:
1816
Stock No:
50486
£325
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LOUISE
(Marie Elizabeth, Princess of Prussia, 1838-1923, Grand Duchess of Baden from 1856 to 1907 as the wife of Grand Duke Frederick I, Second Child of Kaiser Wilhelm I)
Fine Secretarial Letter Signed with autograph postscript to Lady O'Conor
(Minna Margaret Hope-Scott, fl. 1865-1933, wife of Sir Nicholas Roderick O'CONOR, 1843-1908, Anglo-Irish Diplomat and British Ambassador to Turkey) thanking her for her letter "our old friendship has not changed. It began in times of excessive trial and affliction. We both have learned to bear our crosses by the help of God and according to his holy Will patiently from year to year and no more asking: how long? but being silent in accomplishing what He has thought best for us. The missing is ever the same, but peace helps us, the peace of God which is above all understanding ... If I say that the missing is ever the same, I must say that I think it is ever augmenting in getting more and more wordless and going deeper and deeper in our soul and heart. I am thankful to see by your letter that you make also the experience that by the help of God Almighty a sort of new strength arises out of our grief and that we can be able to enjoy what is bright and good and to take part with full sympathy in the joy of others ... our affliction has given us not poverty, but has made us richer, though through the valley of tears. I am so glad to hear good news from your daughter and to hear that your life with them gives you so much satisfaction. Those dear, dear children! I send so many messages of truefelt affection to them and always take and shall take the greatest interest in all what goes on with them ... I am so very thankful that we can speak of better relations between our two nations and that at last we see the diminishing of misunderstandings and an augmentation of quieter jugement [sic] ... I had the great pleasure of making the aquaintance [sic] of the Prince of Wales. He is indeed a very amiable young man and makes a very sympathetic impression. I think it very important that he sees Germany. Maya Marschall is admirable in her grief and in the way she bears her grief ...", ending with the postscript and signature in pencil sending her kindest affection, 6 sides 8vo., on her monogrammed mourning paper with original autograph envelope, Karlsruhe, 28th March
Item Date:
1913
Stock No:
41529
£275
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[LOUISE
(Queen, 1817-1898, Wife of Christian IX of Denmark, 1818-1906, and Mother of Queen Alexandra) with her daughters ALEXANDRA(1844-1925, Queen of Edward VII) and DAGMAR (1847-1928, future Empress of Russia)]
Unsigned carte de visite photo by Southwell Bros.,
showing the Queen seated with her two daughters standing, 4" x 2½", taken in London,
Item Date:
1863
Stock No:
33016
£175
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[LOUISE
(Queen, 1817-1898, Wife of Christian IX of Denmark, 1818-1906, and Mother of Queen Alexandra of England and Maria Feodorovna of Russia), GEORGE I (King of Greece, 1845-1913), MARIE FEODOROVNA (Dowager Empress of Russia, 1847-1928), ALEXANDRA (Princess of Wales, 1844-1925), THYRA (Duchess of Cumberland, 1853-1933), MARY (of Teck, 1867-1953, future Queen of England), GEORGE V (1865-1936, King of England), GRAND DUKE MICHAEL (1878-1918, Last Tsar of Russia), GRAND DUCHESS OLGA (18882-1960) and CHRISTIAN X(1870-1947, King of Denmark), his Queen ALEXANDRINE (1879-1947) and the Duchess of Cumberland's two youngest daughters OLGA (1884-1958) & ALEXANDRA (1882-1945)]
Unusual unsigned postcard photo
showing the family seated and standing around the elderly Queen in a garden, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date but
Item Date:
1898
Stock No:
36010
£425
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LOUISE
(Princess, 1819-1864, daughter of Charles, Duke of Berry, Duchess Regent of Parma 1854-1859)
Writing exercise signed, in French,
saying that "Those who learn to write by M. Audoyer's system make very rapid progress", on 5 ruled lines, 1 side oblong 8vo., no place, date added in pencil
margined and mounted by a guard
Item Date:
1828
Stock No:
19154
£55
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