[ALICE
(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna Empress of Russia)]
Fine Unsigned carte de visite photo by Downey,
showing her three-quarter length, wearing a bustle with her arms resting on the back of a chair, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, but December
Item Date:
1871
Stock No:
41627
£175
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THE FOURTEEN YEAR OLD PRINCESS WRITES TO GLADSTONE'S DAUGHTER
ALICE
(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna Empress of Russia)
Fine effusive Autograph Letter Signed to "My dear Agnes"
(Gladstone, 1842-1931, Eldest daughter of William Gladstone and his wife Catherine, married Edward Wickham) thanking her "so much for your splendid nosegay, it was so kind of you, dear Agnes, to think of sending it to me. I am delighted with the pretty flowers & they make our room look so nice. I return you the book you lent me with many thanks. I liked it very much, particularly the last part, and I like the style in which it is written especially ...", 2 sides 8vo., on mourning paper, Buckingham Palace, 27th February
Item Date:
1857
Stock No:
41654
£775
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[AMÉLIE
(Princess, 1865-1951, eldest daughter of Prince Philippe d'Orléans, Comte de Paris, wife, 1886, of Prince Carlos (I), King of Portugal 1889-1908)]
Unsigned Cabinet Portrait Photograph, by Numa Blanc fils of Cannes,
a charming unaffected image showing her head and shoulders, three quarter face, in a military style jacket with frogging set off by a corsage, 6½" x 4¼", no place, no date, circa
neat early identification in another's hand pasted to foot of mount
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
54370
£175
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AMÉLIE OF ORLÉANS
(1865-1951, last Queen Consort of Portugal, eldest daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, wife of Carlos I)
Autograph Letter signed to the Matron at the London West Hospital
in Hammersmith, thanking her "for all that has, and is being done for little Antoine. He is so well taken care of and has already so much improved. The Parents are so grateful and I with all my heart convey my best thanks to you all and especially to you dear Matron ...", 2 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope, Abercorn House, Richmond Hill, 30th July
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
39327
£125
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[AMELIA
(1864-1951, née d'Orléans, daughter of Louis Philippe, Comte de Paris, Queen of Carlos I of Portugal, assassinated 1908)]
Press photo by London News Agency, unsigned,
showing her smiling at the guard of honour of local firemen, on her way to open the bazaar in aid of the West London Hospital, 8½" x 6½", Chiswick Town Hall, 8th May
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
52609
£45
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