VICTORIA MARY
(Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861, Queen Victoria's Mother)
Fine Pictorial Letterhead of her residence Frogmore Lodge, Windsor,
by Day & Haghe, Lithographers to the Queen, after W.A. Delamotte, showing the garden front with its colonnade reflected in the lake, on the verso is a portion of an Autograph Letter by the Duchess, in German with transcription, talking of the Queen's guests at Windsor Castle, "The Archduke Friedrich of Austria and Prince Esterhazy have been here since the day before yesterday. The Archduke is very well set up, he has brought 5 gentlemen with him. Yesterday Queen Adelaide also came, she is looking unexplainably well! There likewise came today George and his cousin the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg[-Strelitz]", she hears that "Baroness Lehzen is departing for Germany", and asks her correspondent to give "Marie a thousand affectionate [regards]", 2 sides 4¼" (max.) x 7¼" (max.), no place, no date but Frogmore Lodge, Friday 23rd September
the letterhead neatly cut round in outline, with loss of several letters on verso (most of them easily supplied, the sense is always clear)
(Transcription)
1 ]...[
2 ] Der Erzherzog
3 Frie[drich v. Oesterreich und der Prinz Este]rhazy sind seit
4 V]orgestern. Der Erzherzog geställt [...]
5 r]echt gut der hat 5 Herren mit. Gester[n
6 kam auch Q. Adelheid die unbegreistlich
7 w]ohl aussiehet!- Heute kommt glei[ch-
8 ] auch George und [...] & sein Vetter der
9 Erbgroßherzog von Mecklenburg.
10 Ich höre die Baroness Lehzen
11 n]ach Deutschland abreiße [sic]
12 Sage der Marie Tausend Schönen
(Translation)
1 ]...[
2 The Archduke
3 Friedrich of Austria and Prince Esterhazy have been here since
4 the day before yesterday. The Archduke is very well set up,
5 he has brought 5 gentlemen with him. Yesterday
6 Queen Adelaide also came, she is looking unexplainably
7 well! There likewise came today
8 George and his cousin the
9 Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg[-Strelitz].
10 I hear Baroness Lehzen is departing
11 for Germany.
12 Given Marie a thousand affectionate [regards].
Item Date:
1842
Stock No:
56681
£275
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VICTORIA MARY
(Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861, Queen Victoria's Mother)
Signature 'Victoire' on small piece,
no place, no date, circa
defect at the foot from former laying down, separating the last two letters, but still a useful reference example
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
56254
£15
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VICTORIA MARY
(Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861, Queen Victoria's Mother)
Signature 'Victoria' on small piece,
no place, no date, circa
slight mark touching top left flourish of the 'V' from former laying down
Item Date:
1845
Stock No:
56256
£15
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VICTORIA MARY LOUISA
(Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861, Queen Victoria's Mother)
Signature on small piece,
no place, no date, circa
slightly browned but perfectly legible
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
56192
£25
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VICTORIA MARY LOUISA
(Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861, Queen Victoria's Mother)
Autograph Note Signed 'V',
saying "Send this letter by a Groom on horseback to Claremont I shall not go, he is to counter order the Post Horses!", with 'I shall not go' repeated and crossed out, adding "The Groom is to give these 5. Shilings to the poor old Woman at the turnpike, before Esher", 1 side oblong 8vo., no place, no date, circa
a little worn but perfectly legible, two defects backed with very light transparent paper
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
56191
£125
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