[VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II) and her sister Princess ALICE (1843-1878, wife, 1862, of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna)]
Charming unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph, by Ernst Milster
of Berlin, showing them head and touching shoulders, three quarter face towards the right, Princess Alice with a plain hair band, the Crown Princess with a more elaborate jewelled one, two striking character studies not often seen together by this date, soft-edged image approximately 1¾" x 1½" on card mount 4" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
neat early identification in top blank portion of image
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
54839
£225
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VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Christmas card signed and inscribed in pencil, "for Jenny Wakelyn"
wishing her a "Merry Xmas & happy New Year", on the front is a design of flowers with a quote in German from the bible, 8" x 3", no place, 1878/
Item Date:
1879
Stock No:
21462
£135
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DIAMOND JUBILEE MUG
[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Commemorative Diamond Jubilee mug,
in red white and blue enamel, one side shows a portrait of the Queen as a young woman on her accession in 1837 and the other shows the elderly Queen in 1897, with gold rim and decoration, 4 inches high,
some very small chips on the edge but in exceptionally good condition
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
26699
£325
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VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Commission Document with her bold signature at the top,
beginning with the Queen's titles, appointing James Charles Cavendish, (1838-1918, grandson of the 7th Duke of Devonshire), Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, as from 1st August 1855, signed also by Major-General Jonathan Peel(1799-1879, M.P., brother of the Prime Minister, Secretary for War, 1858 and 1866 under Lord Derby) and by J.W. Stocks, revenue stamp and papered seal of Queen Victoria, engraved with manuscript details, manuscript title on verso, 1 side 9½" x 14" on stout linen paper, Court at Windsor, 21st August
two folds neatly strengthened on verso
Item Date:
1855
Stock No:
55435
£275
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[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Contemporary Copy of her heartfelt and affectionate letter
to Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, 1806-1868, for many years her Mistress of the Robes, saying she is "deeply touched by the gift of a Bible from 'Many Widows' and by the ... address which ... you read to me. - Pray express to all these kind Sister Widows the deep and heartfelt gratitude of their Widowed Queen ... But what she values far more, is their appreciation of her adored and perfect Husband, to whom she, and the country, owe everything", referring to "the constant sense of his unseen presence", also to the accompanying "Reading Desk", which will "ever be kept by the Queen and her children", 4 sides 8vo. and envelope, "Windsor Castle", 19th December
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
29764
£75
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