[MARY ADELAIDE
(Princess, 1833-1897, daughter of the 1st Duke of Cambridge, wife of the 1st Duke of Teck, and mother of Queen Mary) & her children MARY (1867-1953, Queen of George V), ADOLPHUS CHARLES (1868-1927, 1st Marquess of Cambridge) and FRANCIS JOSEPH (1870-1910)
Unusual unsigned carte de visite photo by Window & Grove
showing the Duchess seated, surrounded by her three eldest children, the future Queen is seated by her lap while her two brothers sit and stand by their mother , 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
31723
£175
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MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Jeune,
(Mary Elizabeth, 1849-1931, née Stewart-Mackenzie, wife, 1881, of Judge Francis Henry Jeune, 1843-1905, knighted 1891, 1st Baron St. Helier, 1905), saying "Gladly would I have acceded to your request but ... that very afternoon I am due at Lady Wolverton's to help arrange the stalls and make the final arrangements for a Fête I am organising at Coombe for which Lady Wolverton most kindly lends her charming house and grounds ... more particularly ... to enable us to board out all through the summer and autumn, a succession of very poor worn South London seamstresses &c. for whom the inestimable boon of at least a fortnight's rest, country air and food is, thus secured", and wondering if "you and your kind sister might come down one of the days ?" and perhaps "send me a contribution of flowers for my flower stall ... Very sincerely yours", 4 sides 8vo, White Lodge, Richmond Park, 31st May
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
56708
£225
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MASHAM
(Samuel, 1679-1758, Cofferer of the Household to Queen Anne, from 1712 1st Baron)
Fine receipt signed 'Masham' to Thomas Onslow,
(1679-1740, from 1718 2nd Baron), "one of the four Tellers of His Ma[jes]t[ie]s Rec[eip]t of Excheq[ue]r" for £49 15s 0¾d, "in further parte of an Order bearing date 14 Augt. 1714 for 30,000 l. ... towards paying off the Expence of her late Ma[jes]t[ie]s Household", contemporary calculations relating to the amount received at bottom right, title on fourth side, 1 side folio and conjugate leaf, no place, 21st June
cancel stroke on fourth side, defect in top right margins and light damp mark on four letters without loss
Item Date:
1723
Stock No:
14615
£225
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MAUD
(Charlotte Mary Victoria, 1869-1938, Princess, Daughter of Edward VII, Queen of Norway)
Autograph Note Signed
sending this “tiny remembrance with all best wishes for Christmas fr. Maud”, the picture shows her head and shoulders in an oval, 3½” x 2½”, no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41959
£75
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PRINCESS MAUD AT THE TIME OF HER ENGAGEMENT
[MAUD
(1869-1938, Queen of Norway)
Delightful unsigned Albumen cabinet portrait by W & D Downey
showing her half length wearing the dress she wears in her engagement photo, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date but October
Item Date:
1895
Stock No:
42839
£125
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