[LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Hills & Saunders
showing him head and shoulders wearing his uniform with medals and a plumed helmet, 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41645
£175
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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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[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, signed 'Charpentier', addressed to M. de Sénégra,
Master of the Household at Huis ten Bosch, reporting the work done at Het Loo, near Apeldoorn in Gelderland, and saying that the apartments of Their Majesties, the Prince Royal, and all the Suite are finished, arranging the furniture will take a couple of days, he has studiously avoided supplying things for which the Steward asks him every day "without your authorization", and is due to go on to "the furnishing of Utrech[t]", probably nearby Soestdijk, 2 sides folio, Het Loo, 1st October
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52082
£150
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LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Louis Grand Duke of Hesse' to 'My dear Admiral'
asking him to "thank Mr. Bullock ... for the book he sent me through you" which he has read and saying he is "much pleased ... with the spirit in which it is written", & glad "that the Alice memorial fund is making good progress", the Admiral being "one of the first originators of the scheme in which I take great interest", 3 sides 8vo., on mourning paper with crowned monogram LA at the head, Darmstadt, 8th April
very slight damage at corners
Item Date:
1879
Stock No:
9532
£250
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[LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)]
Fine hand coloured unsigned carte de visite photo of a portrait by Haase,
showing him full length sitting in a chair with his legs crossed, 4" x 2½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
28248
£175
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