ROYAL ARMS FOR VICTORIA'S CHILDREN
MONOGRAMS
Printed Specimen Sheet of 12 Embossed Monograms in Colour,
for writing-paper, titled 'No. 18', apparently a printer's suggestion for each of Queen Victoria's children, also the Princess of Wales (top right), a small Royal Arms, and the arms of the Duke of Cumberland, 1 side 8vo., no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1870
Stock No:
56015
£275
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MONOGRAMS
Fascinating collection of monograms, nearly all bearing a crown or coronet,
each elaborately designed to be a unique mark of the owner, many in glowing colours, assembled by Mrs Wakelin, (b. 1837 or 1838, née Conway, later Mrs William Morter), nanny to the children of Imperial Crown Prince Friedrich (III) and 'Vicky', eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, from about 1860 till 1879, neatly cut from letters and envelopes received by Vicky from European and British Royalty and higher nobility, including Sweden, Denmark, the German States and Austria, about 15 are addresses such as Prussia House, S.W. or Frogmore, three are vignette photos including Ludwig II of Bavaria, over 200 items of which about 25 are duplicates, circa 1870 -
a few small defects, some faint traces of gum expertly removed
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
54010
£575
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[MORA
(Maria de la Asunción Solange, ('Marisol', b. 1911, later Countess of Odiel), her sister FRANCESCA, ('Paca', b. 1913) and brother JOSÉ, ('Pepito', 1917-1970), the children of Fernando de Mesia y Fitz-James Stuart, (1881-1948, Count of Mora, later Duke of Tamames), and of his Countess Marie Solange, (1877-1943, née de Lesseps)]
Charming portrait photograph by Resines,
unsigned, showing the children barefoot in short white clothes, inscribed on the mount, apparently in the Countess of Mora's hand, "Marie Sol 8 ans, Paca 7 ans, y Pepito Mora, 3 ans", 8¼" x 6" in mount 14¾" x 11", no place,
Item Date:
1920
Stock No:
51951
£425
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[MOUNTBATTEN
(Lord Leopold, 1889-1922, son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice, Grandson of Queen Victoria)
Unsigned postcard photograph by Hughes and Mullins, reproduced by the Rotary Co.
showing him three quarters length, seated, looking straight at the camera, 5½" x 3½", no place,no date, circa
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
40365
£75
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MOUNTBATTEN
(Lord Leopold, 1889-1922, son of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice, Grandson of Queen Victoria)
Fine photograph signed
“Leopold of Battenberg” with the date, showing him head and shoulders in an oval. 8” x 6”, no place,
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
38601
£575
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