VITTORIO EMANUELE II
(1820-1878, first King of Italy)
Finely penned document signed, to Col. José Balta,
(1816-1872, from 1868 President of Peru), congratulating him on becoming President, and hoping that the ties already existing between the two countries may be "cemented to their mutual advantage", signed also by Count Menabrea, (Federigo Luigi, 1809-1896, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 1867-1869), 1 side folio and conjugate blank, 18th October
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
51994
£175
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THE KING ANNOUNCES THE DEATH IN CHILDBIRTH OF HIS WIFE ADELAIDE OF AUSTRIA
VITTORIO EMANUELE II
(1820-1878, first King of Italy) & Camillo CAVOUR (1810-1861, Prime Minister of Piedmont, President of the Council of Ministers and the architect of Italian unity)
Finely penned Document signed, in Italian with translation, with autograph subscription, to his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies
FERDINAND II (1810-1859, King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his early death in 1859) informing him of "the new and terrible disaster I fulfil the sad office of notifying it to Your Majesty! My beloved Consort, Her Majesty Queen Maria Adelaide of Sardinia, Archduchess of Austria, rendered her kind soul to God on the evening of the 12th of this month after a brief but cruel illness occurred after the first days of her puerperium. May Your Majesty understand in what desolation I am left by the loss of a bride who, with her sweet manners and her angelic virtue formed my joy, the happiness of the family and the admiration of the whole nation ...", countersigned at the foot by CAVOUR, 1 side folio, with original envelope, Turin, 30th January
Item Date:
1855
Stock No:
40041
£575
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[VITTORIO EMANUELE III
(1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-1946)]
Blank monogrammed card
with a coloured cover showing an eagle with its wings splayed around the initals "V. E." with a Royal crown at the head, 6" x 3½" on folded card, no place, no date
Item Date:
1876
Stock No:
41414
£125
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[VITTORIO EMANUELE III
(1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-1946)]
Fine Music Programme,
under the direction of Cav. Andrea Mayer, with a very fine outdoor scene in full colours by C.B. Conti, of people in 18th century dress, showing a young lady being introduced and curtseying to her hostess, with other guests and musicians behind, lake, parkland and mountain beyond, in an elaborate rococo gilt frame, above is a crowned FERT (motto of the Order of the Annunciation, 1362), the music, opening with a Military March by Mayer & Fedi, includes Sinfonias and other pieces from Italian opera, and ends with Carosio's march Ruwenzori, 2 sides 8vo. in covers held by cord and tassel, Turin, 11th May
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
55576
£125
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[VITTORIO EMANUELE III
(1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-1946)]
Fine Supper Menu,
in Italian, beautifully printed in colours, on a silver background decorated with sprays and circles, framed by parallel gold lines, above are two putti, with behind them a trailing garland and a variation of the King's personal arms, Savoy on the Austrian eagle (here gold, not black), gilt crown at top, the dishes include Consommé, Sandwiches, Rhine Salmon, Roast Capon, and Baba with Madeira, 1 side 8vo., Rome, 24th January
bottom right corner defective within backgound, edges a little worn in a few places
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
55571
£75
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