ALICE THANKS HER COUSIN FOR CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND
ALICE
(née Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, 1901-2004, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of George V’s son Henry)
Fine Autograph letter signed to Lady Mary WHITLEY
(née Cambridge, 1924-1999, only child of the 2nd Marquess of Cambridge) thanking her for her “kind letter of sympathy. I must try & look in on your parents before long as we have not seen them for some while. It must be so frustrating for your Father being able to see so little. He is so wonderfully cheerful & such fun to meet and talk with...”, 2 sides 8vo., on crested paper, with original autograph envelope signed with initial, Barnwell Manor, Peterborough headed paper, 2nd July
Item Date:
1974
Stock No:
42615
£225
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ALICE SIGNS A PHOTO OF HER TWO SONS AS CHILDREN
ALICE
(née Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, 1901-2004, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of George V’s son Henry)
Portrait Bromide Print Photo by Dickinson-Monteith of Melbourne
showing her two sons, Prince WILLIAM of Gloucester (1941-1972, killed in an air crash) and Prince RICHARD (born 1944, Duke of Gloucester) together, William is standing by a gilt decorated chair on which his infant brother is sitting, their mother has written their names underneath, 7¼” x 5¼” in folded photographer’s card, Melbourne, Christmas
Item Date:
1945
Stock No:
42616
£225
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[ALICE
(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna Empress of Russia)]
Fine Unsigned carte de visite photo by Downey,
showing her three-quarter length, wearing a bustle with her arms resting on the back of a chair, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, but December
Item Date:
1871
Stock No:
41627
£175
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THE FOURTEEN YEAR OLD PRINCESS WRITES TO GLADSTONE'S DAUGHTER
ALICE
(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna Empress of Russia)
Fine effusive Autograph Letter Signed to "My dear Agnes"
(Gladstone, 1842-1931, Eldest daughter of William Gladstone and his wife Catherine, married Edward Wickham) thanking her "so much for your splendid nosegay, it was so kind of you, dear Agnes, to think of sending it to me. I am delighted with the pretty flowers & they make our room look so nice. I return you the book you lent me with many thanks. I liked it very much, particularly the last part, and I like the style in which it is written especially ...", 2 sides 8vo., on mourning paper, Buckingham Palace, 27th February
Item Date:
1857
Stock No:
41654
£775
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[AMÉLIE
(Princess, 1865-1951, eldest daughter of Prince Philippe d'Orléans, Comte de Paris, wife, 1886, of Prince Carlos (I), King of Portugal 1889-1908)]
Unsigned Cabinet Portrait Photograph, by Numa Blanc fils of Cannes,
a charming unaffected image showing her head and shoulders, three quarter face, in a military style jacket with frogging set off by a corsage, 6½" x 4¼", no place, no date, circa
neat early identification in another's hand pasted to foot of mount
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
54370
£175
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