MARIA CRISTINA
(1858-1929, née Archduchess of Austria, second wife of Alfonso XII and mother of Alfonso XIII, Queen Regent 1885-1902)
Finely penned Document signed, in Spanish with translation, to the President of Peru,
(Remigio Morales Bermúdez, d. 1894, President from 1890), saying she is recalling Don Juan Duran y Cuerbo, her envoy to Peru, and that she is convinced he will have secured the President's approval during his mission, signed also by Carlos O Donnell, 1834-1903, four times Foreign Minister between 1879 and 1897, blind embossed armorial paper seal, 1 side folio and conjugate blank, Madrid, 25th October
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
52558
£375
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MARIA CRISTINA
(1858-1929, née Archduchess of Austria, second wife of Alfonso XII and mother of Alfonso XIII, Queen Regent 1885-1902)
Finely penned Document signed, in Spanish with translation, to the President of Peru,
(Andrés Avelino Cáceres, 1836-1923, President 1886-1890 & 1894-1895), saying she has appointed Don Luis del Castillo y Frigueros as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peru, recommending his "distinguished qualities", signed also by Foreign Minister Alejandro Groizard, blind embossed armorial paper seal with fleur-de-lis tabs, 2 sides folio and conjugate blank, Madrid, 15th November
Item Date:
1894
Stock No:
52559
£375
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[MARIA CRISTINA
(1858-1929, née Archduchess of Austria, second wife, 1879, of Alfonso XII and mother of Alfonso XIII, Queen Regent 1885-1902) and her mother Elisabeth Franziska Maria (1831-1903, wife of Archduke Karl Ferdinand and daughter of Joseph the elder, Palatine of Hungary)]
Rare Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph,
while Cristina was still unmarried, showing them both full length, three quarter face, Cristina is seated, writing with a quill pen at a small table, in a dress with long vertical stripes, watched by her mother who is looking down with her hand on the table, and wearing a dark dress with broad velvet ribbons hanging from the shoulder, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
small bump in middle of blank bottom margin without loss
Item Date:
1876
Stock No:
55451
£125
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MARIA ELISABETH
(1853-1923, sister of Bernhard III of Saxe-Meiningen)
Autograph letter signed, in English, to 'Dear Nanna',
(Mrs Mary Ann Wakelin, b. 1837 or 1838, nanny to the children of the Imperial Crown Prince Friedrich (III) and Victoria), sending her "the two last pair of stockings for my beloved Feo", Princess FEODORA, (1879-1945, the Crown Prince's first grandchild, daughter of Princess Charlotte), she is "so sorry" about Mrs. Wakelin's "going away so soon", asking after Charlotte, and hoping "that we meet again", ending "Your true Mary", crowned 'ME' in silver at head, 1 side 8vo., no place, 15th November
Item Date:
1879
Stock No:
17844
£100
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MARIA FEODOROVNA
(Russian Empress, 1847-1928, wife of Tsar Alexander III, mother of Nicholas II)
Charming carte de visite photo by George Hansen signed on the verso "Dagmar 1864",
showing her full length seated, wearing mourning dress, with a book on her lap, 4" x 2½", no place, (Copenhagen), no date,
Item Date:
1866
Stock No:
24065
£875
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