[HENRY
(Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg, 1858-1896, Colonel, husband, 1878, of Princess Beatrice)]
Fine unsigned original photo by Marsh Brothers,
showing him head and shoulders wearing a flat cap and tweed jacket, 8” x 6½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
42824
£150
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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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HOHENBERG
(Maximilian, 1st Duke, 1902-1962, eldest son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg)
Charming cabinet photo by Pietzner, signed in a childish hand "Max Fürst Hohenberg"
showing him full length, seated in a wooden slatted chair, wearing a sailor suit, 6¼" x 4¼", no place, annotated on the verso
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
38870
£475
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