[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Finely decorated menu for "The Household Luncheon"
listing the courses in French - the menu includes fish, lamb, beef, chicken, salads and puddings, 1 side 8vo with a coloured vignette of Windsor at the head with the Queen's monogram on either side and a blue, gold and red border with the lion and unicorn at the head, Windsor, 20th November
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
34910
£475
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF LEOPOLD, DUKE OF ALBANY
VICTORIA
(1819-1901, from 1837 Queen of Great Britain)
Finely penned document signed, in English,
to the President of Peru (José Rufino Echenique, 1808-1887, President 1851-1855), saying that "the Almighty having, in His infinite goodness, been pleased to grant Us a Prince", (Leopold, Duke of Albany, d. 1884), "born at Buckingham Palace at Ten Minutes past One O'Clock on the Afternoon of the 7th instant", feeling "from the Sentiments of Friendship which You have always expressed towards Us that You will receive the intelligence with pleasure", and recommending the President "to the Protection of the Almighty", signed also by George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, (1800-1870, Foreign Secretary 1853-1858, 1865-1868 and 1868-1870), 1 side 12½" x 8", Buckingham Palace, 30th April
light original smudge without loss at end ('R') of signature
Item Date:
1853
Stock No:
52395
£750
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VICTORIA
(1819-1901, from 1837 Queen of Great Britain)
Finely penned document signed, in English,
to the President of Peru (José Balta, 1816-1872, President from 1868), acknowledging his letter saying that Don Francisco de Rivero's resignation as Peruvian Ambassador had been accepted, assuring him "that the language and conduct of Mr. de Rivero ... have been such as to merit Our Approbation and Esteem, and to maintain and improve the relations of Friendship and good Understanding" between their countries, and recommending the President "to the Protection of the Almighty", signed also by George Villiers, 4th Earl of CLARENDON, (1800-1870, Foreign Secretary 1853-1858, 1865-1868 and 1868-1870), 2 sides 12½" x 8" black-edged and conjugate blank, Windsor Castle, 12th December
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
52396
£500
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VICTORIA
(1819-1901, from 1837 Queen of Great Britain)
Finely penned document signed, in English,
to the President of Peru (Mariano Ignacio Prado, 1826-1902, Dictator, 1865-1867, President 1867-1868 & 1876-1879), thanking him for his letter saying that he "had been called to the Presidency of the Republic by the voice of your fellow citizens, and ... proclaimed by the National Congress" and had taken "the oath prescribed by the Constitution", congratulating him "on so distinguished a proof of the Confidence of the Peruvian Nation", cordially reciprocating his good wishes, and commending him "to the Protection of the Almighty", signed also by Edward, 15th Earl of DERBY (1826-1893, Foreign Minister), 2 sides 13" x 8", Balmoral, 27th September
Item Date:
1876
Stock No:
52397
£500
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[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain), her Consort PRINCE ALBERT (1819-1861), their son EDWARD (VII, 1841-1910), the latter's children ALBERT VICTOR (1864-1892, Duke of Clarence), GEORGE (V, 1865-1936), LOUISE (1867-1931, Duchess of Fife), VICTORIA ALEXANDRA (1868-1935) and MAUD (1869-1938, Queen of Haakon VII), and Edward VII's sister BEATRICE (1857-1944, Companion of Queen Victoria)]
Group of 5 unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photographs,
by Downey, Mayall or Hills & Saunders, each inscribed on the back 'Bought at Windsor July 24th 1874' and (all but Prince Albert) neatly identified at the blank foot of the recto in the same hand, dated approximately Queen Victoria (circa 1870), Prince Albert (circa 1860), (half length or head and shoulders), Edward VII (circa 1874), the children in a most engaging tiered group with the boys in highland dress and the girls in matching winter coats and hats edged with white (circa 1872), and Princess Beatrice half length in profile, reading a book (circa 1872), 3½" x 2½", no places, circa 1860 -
blank corners of two photos chipped without touching image, verso of one a little soiled
Item Date:
1874
Stock No:
54836
£375
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