FERDINAND IV
(1751-1825, King of Naples and Sicily from 1759)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Ferdinando R' (in Italian with translation), to an unnamed correspondent,
saying that he quite understands "from your letter why you have not written before ... I have been fully informed about everything to do with the Controller [of the Royal Household]", adding that he is "glad you now have all the Seratti papers by you ... and will be able to come here with Falco the day after tomorrow. My health keeps up unchanged but tomorrow I end my stay in paradise and begin purgatory all over again. Look after yourself, enjoy yourself ... ever your devoted Ferdinand R", 1½ sides 4to., La Ficuzza (the king's hunting lodge in Sicily, about 30 miles from Palermo), 3rd [of January]
in pencil, a little faint but quite legible
Item Date:
1813
Stock No:
9165
£225
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FERDINAND MARIA
(1884-1958, Prince of Bavaria and Spain, grandson of Isabel II, his first wife MARIA TERESA, 1882-1912, sister of Alfonso XIII, and their first child LUIS ALFONSO, b. 1906)
Portrait photograph, by Franzen,
signed by them on the image with the baby's name and date in his mother's hand, showing Ferdinand Maria full face, nearly full length, in cavalry officer's short jacket and breeches, with his wife seated holding their baby, 7½" x 4½" on mount 13¼" x 8¾", Madrid,
Item Date:
1907
Stock No:
36359
£475
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FERDINANDO
(1884-1963, 3rd Duke of Genoa and Prince of Savoy)
Portrait photograph by Studio Bettini of Livorno, signed
'Ferdinando di Savoia', showing him three quarter length, three quarter face to the left, in naval uniform, inscribed on the mount in Italian to Lieutenant Colonel Commissary Cavaliere Carlo Boni, 6" x 4¼" on card mount 9¾" x 6¾", blind embossed arms of Savoy at foot of mount, no place, no date, circa
tiny nick in blank foot and small area of light spotting in bottom left corner of photo
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
53045
£175
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[FIFE
(1st Duke, Alexander Duff, 1849-1912) & his wife Princess LOUISE (1867-1931, Edward VII's eldest daughter)]
Unsigned photo
in an oval, showing them seated together, 5½" x 4", no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
1891
Stock No:
23284
£75
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[FIFE
(1st Duke, Alexander Duff, 1849-1912) & his wife Princess LOUISE (1867-1931, Edward VII's eldest daughter), and their elder daughter ALEXANDRA, 1891-1959, succeeded as Duchess in her own right)]
Cabinet photograph, unsigned, by W & D. Downey, London,
showing the Duchess seated full-face, holding their daughter in a long Christening shawl, the Duke three quarter length bending forward to admire her, 6½" x 4¼", no place, no date but
Item Date:
1891
Stock No:
53779
£175
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