MEIJI
(Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912, Meiji the Great, 122nd Emperor of Japan) and his wife EMPRESS SHÖKEN (1849-1914, born Masako Ichijö, daughter of Tadaka Ichijö, Minister of the Left)
Fine pair of Original unsigned Albument Portrait Photos
showing them both full length, he is seated in a finely decorated uniform jacket and white trousers with his sword at his side and his hat on the table next to him, she is standing wearing a formal kimono with a large fan in front of her, each 6" x 4", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1872
Stock No:
40091
£475
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VICTORIA'S 76TH BIRTHDAY
MENU FOR A CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
Printed menu card for a dinner at the Royal Navy Club
with Admiral Sir Erasmus OMMANNEY (1814-1904, Arctic Explorer) as President and Major-General Sir Charles WARREN (1840-1927) listing the many courses inside the folded card, there are courses of Soup, Fish, Entrees, Vegetables, Roasts and Desserts, 3 sides 8vo., printed in blue and gold with the Royal Navy Club's crest at the head, Whitehall Rooms, The Hotel Metropole, London, 24th May
Item Date:
1895
Stock No:
41452
£125
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MENU FOR THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Fine printed dinner menu
in French for a special dinner, listing the dishes, "Oeufs Mollet Princesse, Filet de Poularde Toulouse, Côtelette de Mouton, Salade de Saison ..." and so one ending with Plover's eggs and dessert, 1 side 8vo, on printed card with gilt embossed crest showing Britannia and a Lion at the head, no place, 21st April
Item Date:
1913
Stock No:
41358
£125
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MERRY del VAL
(A., 1868-1943, Spanish Ambassador to London 1913-1931, Royal Chamberlain, Marqués)
Typed Letter Signed with autograph salutation and subscription to Lord ASKWITH
(George, 1st Baron, 1861-1942, Lawyer, Civil Servant and Industrial Arbitrator), in his "capacity of Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Anglo-Spanish Society I beg to thank you very warmly for your interesting discourse of yesterday afternoon, which I consider in common with my fellow Members as a valuable contribution to our yearly work ...", 1 side 4o., Spanish Embassy, London, 15th December
Item Date:
1927
Stock No:
39302
£125
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MERRY del VAL
(A., 1868-1943, Spanish Ambassador to London 1913-1931, Royal Chamberlain, Marqués)
Typed Letter Signed to Sir John Merry Le Sage, 1837-1926,
Foreign Editor of the Daily Telegraph, sending, "in view of the interest shown by the Press and public in Moroccan affairs ... the enclosed Report [not present] of Spanish progress in our zone of the Empire", marked by Sir John in pencil "abt 3/4 col[umn]", 1 side 4o., Spanish Embassy, London, 9th July
Item Date:
1919
Stock No:
20119
£35
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