A PRESENT FROM QUEEN VICTORIA - PHOTOS OF THE FRENCH IMPERIAL FAMILY
[NAPOLEON III
(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873, Emperor of the French, Nephew of Napoleon I) with his wife EUGÉNIE (née Montijo, 1826-1920, wife of Emperor Napoleon III) & their son LOUIS (Eugene Jean Joseph, 1856-1879, Prince Imperial, killed while out with a reconnoitring party at Ulundi, Zululand)]
Excellent set of three unsigned carte de visite photos by W & D Downey
showing the them in various poses, the Emperor half length seated, resting his elbow on a table, the Empress leaning on the back of a chair with a fan, looking down and the Prince Imperial, head and shoulders in profile, each 4¼” x 2½”, together with the autograph note from the original recipient “Given to me by the Queen at Osborne 21 January 1873. 3 Photographs - the Emperor Napoleon, Empress Eugenie & their son. In remembrance of my visit to Chiselhurst on behalf of H.M. on the day of the Emperor’s death, 9th Jany 73”, on the wrapper for the photos, 1 side 8vo., Osborne, 21st January
Item Date:
1873
Stock No:
40500
£750
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[NASER-AL-DIN
(1831-1896, Shah of Persia, 4th Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty, ascended the Peacock Throne in 1848 at the age of eighteen and ruled as Shah-in-Shah until he was assassinated)
Unsigned carte-de-visite by Portbury & Perry,
showing him half length, seated in an elaborately decorated chair, wearing a coat and fez, 4" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1873
Stock No:
30497
£225
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THE SHAH OF PERSIA WITH THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES ON HIS EUROPEAN TRIP
[NASER-AL-DIN
(1831-1896, Shah of Persia, 4th Ruler of the Qajar Dynasty, ascended the Peacock Throne in 1848 at the age of eighteen and ruled as Shah-in-Shah until he was assassinated), EDWARD VII (1841-1910, King of Great Britain) & ALEXANDRA (of Denmark, 1844-1925, his Queen)]
Superb unsigned Cabinet photo by Byrne and Company
showing the ruler of Persia, (now Iran), full length wearing uniform with medals, standing in the centre of a group with the future King and Queen on either side and courtiers standing around behind them on steps, 6¼" x 4¼", no place, no date, but circa
Item Date:
1889
Stock No:
40810
£775
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[NASR-ED-DIN
(1829-1896, from 1848 Shah of Iran) and EDWARD VII (1841-1910, King of Great Britain)]
Fine Unsigned Carte-de-visite Photograph, by W & D Downey,
showing them seated in the royal open carriage, three quarter face looking at the camera, with the coachman and three grooms in full dress uniform, 2½" x 4", outside Buckingham Palace, no date but
two corners neatly rounded
Item Date:
1889
Stock No:
55453
£150
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THE QUEEN OF SERBIA DESCRIBES THE VISIT OF A HEAD OF STATE
NATALIE
(Obrenović, née Keschko, 1859-1941, Queen of Serbia known as 'Natalie of Serbia' from 1882-1889, wife of Milan I)
Central portion of an Autograph Letter in French with translation without a beginning or an end,
saying "that he was sick and that for this purpose he wanted to get medical treatment, entrusting the regency to his father, the trouble in the Balkans requiring a man of experience. I, who have never managed to take King Milan's actions very seriously, I simply believe that he needs money and that he came to bore people hoping that he would give some to him so that he goes away. The fact that he borrowed 27 000 francs from the King confirms me even more in this opinion. To excite public opinion and perhaps also in the hope of achieving his goal, he announces to everybody that he will back to Serbia by end of March, something that no one wants. During his entire stay here, he only shouted at me and then suddenly at time of his departure he said that he was ready to make peace with me and it is said that this old metropolitan monkey was in charge for speaking to me in this direction. Being aware of that, I made warn his Eminence that he would abstain from it otherwise he would risk leaving his audience by the window and as courage is a civic virtue little in favor in the godly man and that he must have believed me capable of the thing, he avoided such a dangerous subject during his visit. The Austrian Minister stood completely out of the picture, completely in the shade all this time, but the malicious gossip ...", 4 sides 8vo., on beautifully monogrammed paper with a gilt and red crown above the monogram, no place, no date,
small holds along the central fold not much affecting the text
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40531
£250
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