HENRY
(Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974, Officer in the 10th Hussars, Marshall of the RAF, Governor General of Australia, Uncle of Elizabeth II)
Typed Letter Signed signed to Lord MONCKTON (Gilbert Walter Riverside, b. 1915, 2nd Viscount Brenchley, Major-General),
thanking him for his message that had been brought to the Palace, he goes on to talk about Boy's Club Week, thanking him for his interest and adds, "I assure you there is no finer way of helping our growing generation of boys and young men than by encouraging their efforts to help their own clubs", York House, St James Palace, 23rd October
Item Date:
1967
Stock No:
27750
£95
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[HENRY
(Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg, 1858-1896, Colonel) and his wife, 1878, Princess BEATRICE (Mary Victoria Feodore, 1857-1944, Daughter & Companion of Queen Victoria)]
Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph,
showing them seated, three quarter length, the Prince, full face, in dress uniform and wearing the Garter Star, his left arm at the back of the Princess who is in a simple dark dress with a vertically striped skirt, her hands clasped, 3½" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
54830
£65
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THE WIVES OF HENRY VIII
[HENRY VIII
(1491-1547, King of England)]
Collection of 3 unsigned carte de visite's taken from portraits by E. & H. Anthony and Desmaisons,
showing Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard, all head and shoulders full face, 4" x 2¼", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
29784
£225
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HENRY V'S CHAPEL
Fine Engraving of his Chapel in Westminster Abbey by George VERTUE
(1684-1756) after Hubert-François GRAVELOT (1699-1773), with the tomb visible through the grill, above and to the side are 10 large statues of Kings, Queens, Apostles and Bishops and 4 smaller ones among the Gothic tracery, the sides, each with its door for a chantry priest, are continued upwards into galleried turrets with further statues, a most elaborate conception, above are Henry V's arms (quarterly France and England), below is the title in a splendid rococo shell, 15½" x 9", no place, no date, the original circa 1740, apparently a later impression as suggested by the date pencilled on the verso
tiny defects in blank top corners, tiny hole in one letter of second title at foot, otherwise a good impression
Item Date:
1794
Stock No:
56045
£150
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PRESENTATION PHOTOS FROM A LIVING GOD
HIROHITO
(1901-1989, Emperor of Japan) & his wife Empress NAGAKO
Superb pair of Presentation Portrait Photographs signed in Japanese,
which were given to the Canadian Ambassador, (Thomas Clayton DAVIS Ambassador to Japan from June 1954 until March 1957. He also held posts in Australia and Germany), the Emperor and Empress and three quarter length she is wearing traditional Japanese dress and he is wearing a suit, each in sterling silver frames with the Imperial Crest in gold at the head, 9" x 6" in frames 15" x 12", with their original wooden boxes, no place, c.
Item Date:
1938
Stock No:
26100
£17500
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