THE DUKE OF YORK’S CORN PARER
[FREDERICK
(Duke of York & Albany, 1763-1827, 2nd Son of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army, ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’)]
Ivory and Steel Corn paring instrument
reputed to have belonged to and been used by The Duke of York, mounted on card with contemporary description, 4 inches long
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
42590
£125
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FREDERICK
(Duke of York & Albany, 1763-1827, 2nd Son of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army, 'The Grand Old Duke of York')
Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear Dighton"
returning "the Box and Paper received last night. I was glad to hear ... that Sir Henry Tomas is doing well but he must not think of coming to Town before next week ..." and saying that he will see him in Fulham, 1 side 8vo., Oaklands, 9th June
Item Date:
1819
Stock No:
40288
£125
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THE KING OF SAXONY HUNTING
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS III OF SAXONY
(1865-1932, Last King of Saxony)
Fine Original Unsigned Gelatin Print Postcard Photo by Hugo Erfurth
showing the King full length, in hunting kit, holding his rifle, 5½” x 3½”, Dresden, no date, circa
Item Date:
1915
Stock No:
42715
£45
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FREDERICK II
(The Great, 1712-1786, from 1740 King of Prussia)
Fine Letter signed 'Friedrich' as King, to Lieutenant General Earl of Nassau, in German,
requesting information from his correspondent, sasking him to "send me a summary list including the number of recruits the companies of your regiment have had during the last years, and specifically how many of them you had to recruit from out of our land, and how many were recruited from the catchment regiment area … It is not necessary to specify the height, size and weight of the recruits ..." further requiring more specific details, saying "Apart from that I want you to send me a list including the number of recruits in the regiment who are sized 3 tall or higher, and if they are vagabonds ...", 1 side 4to., Berlin, 19th January
slight wear and foxing
Item Date:
1755
Stock No:
38380
£675
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FREDERICK II
(The Great, 1712-1786, from 1740 King of Prussia)
Furious Letter signed Friedrich, in German, to Samuel Von MARSCHALL
(1683-1749, Prussian Minister under Frederick I and II),Frederick, as King, shows his anger by underlining some sentences, and sends his complaints to his correspondent stating that "you will remember my recent dissatisfaction with the gold factory. There are only small stocks of mineral ..." further saying "I ruled in the past that there has to be a good and enough store of different minerals at any time. I am very disconcerted that no one satisfies these orders. If a quantity is demanded it isn't there and has to be ordered, which means a delay of some week ...", he concludes that "to get information about who is guilty or what is happening with the lack of stocks in the factory I have decided to call a special committee which will investigate the incident ...", he then lists the members of the committee, including the Finance Minister von Boden, and few more high officers, 1 side 4to., Berlin, 21st December
Item Date:
1741
Stock No:
38379
£775
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