PRESENTATION PORTRAITS OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP
ELIZABETH II
(1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain) & PHILIP (Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021, her Husband)]
Exceptional pair of Presentation Portraits by Cecil BEATON, with genuine signatures and dates on the mounts,
showing them both full length in Buckingham Palace, She is wearing a long dress with a tiara and sash and he is wearing naval uniform, each 9½” x 7¼” in mount 11¼” x 8½” in original black morocco Presentation frames by H. H. Plante with gilt monograms at the head, 14¼” x 10”, no place,
the Queen’s signature is slightly faded
Item Date:
1961
Stock No:
40744
£7750
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THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH WRITES TO THE INSPECTOR OF TAXES ASKING FOR A REBATE
ELIZABETH II
(1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain)
Extremely rare Typed Letter Signed to H.M. Inspector of Taxes, signed and dated by the Princess
headed “Claim for Balances of Allowances 1928/29 and 1930/31” saying that “a full return of my income having been made, I claim to be repaid the sums of £9.15.-. for the year 1928/29 and £23.18.8. for the year 1930/31. I was resident in the United Kingdom for both financial years...”, 1 side A4, no place, 24th March
Item Date:
1948
Stock No:
42514
£3775
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[ELIZABETH II,
(1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain) & PHILIP (Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021, her Husband)]
Souvenir Programme of their Wedding
in Westminster Abbey, with many portraits formal and informal, a prayer by Masefield, Poet Laureate, articles by G.M. Trevelyan and the Archbishop of Canterbury (Fisher), biographies of the couple, a map of the procession penned by Eric Fraser (1902-1983, the designer and illustrator), the ceremonial in the Abbey, the form of Service and the Procession back to Buckingham Palace, a family tree showing the couple’s descents from Queen Victoria, and ending with the Princess’ dedication from her 21st birthday broadcast, foreword by the Duke of Gloucester for the King George’s Jubilee Trust, 32 sides 10” x 7¼” and fine decorative cover in colours with the Princess’ arms, 20th November
neat inscription on blank verso of front cover
Item Date:
1947
Stock No:
52588
£45
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[ELIZABETH II,
(1926-2022, Longest Serving Monarch of Great Britain)
The Coronation of Her Majesty... The Ceremonial,
drawn up by the Duke of Norfolk, with full details of the processions from Buckingham Palace, naming some 85 members of foreign Royal Families, Heads of State or their representatives, the regalia, the Clergy and Officers of State, how they will be guided to their places on arrival at the Abbey, and leading up to the Coronation itself, recalling in slow motion the whole majestic ceremony, in stiff paper covers with Royal Arms gilt, pp. ii, 44, loosely inserted is a leaf of the procession of the Royal Family back to the West Door after the Coronation, folio, Harrison & Sons, 2nd June
a fine copy
Item Date:
1953
Stock No:
50939
£225
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ELIZABETH PETROVNA
(1709-1762, Empress of Russia from 1741)
Fine decree document, in Russian with translation, signed 'Elisavet' to her Court Office,
saying she has appointed "Katerina, daughter of State Councillor Aleksyei Karadochev, to be our Maid-of-honour", and asking them to enrol her "in the Court establishment, her salary to be in proportion to our other Maids-of-honour", 1 side folio, the document prepared on the 1st January 1742 but not signed till Moscow, 28th October
(Transcription)
1 Ukaz nashei pridvornoi kantorye
2 Vsemi[lo]stivienshe pozhalovali my nashego
3 statikogo sovietnika Aleksyeya Kara-
4 dochevo Katerinu nasheu Freilinoi, kotoruyu
5 povetvaem vpisat vpridvornoi shtat
6 a zhalovane ei protiv drugikh nashikh
7 Freilen Vdat snachala sego 1742 godu;
8 [Signed] Elisavet
[In another hand]
9 [Vd.] 28oe oktyabrya 1742
10 bMoskvye
[At foot]
11 poluchen oktabru 29: den
12 1742 godu
(Translation)
Ukase to Our Court Office. Most Dear Sir: We have appointed Katerina,
[daughter] of State Councillor Aleksyei Karadochev, to be our Maid-
of-honour, whom I ask you to enter in the Court establishment, her salary
to be in proportion to our other Maids-of-honour. Dated this 1st day of
[January] 1742.
[Signed] Elisavet
[In another hand]
[Dated] 28th October 1742, Moscow.
[At foot]Received 29th October 1742.
Item Date:
1742
Stock No:
38096
£3750
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