[ALEXEI,
(1904-1918, Grand Duke, Tsarevitch of Russia, son of Nicholas II, assassinated with his family)]
Unsigned original press photo
of the Tsarevitch, head and shoulders in an oval, with press stamps on the back, marked obituary, 6" x 4½", 29th August, no place,
cut half way down picture and two small red lines above the head and below the head,
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
25470
£900
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ALFONSO OF ORLÉANS AND BOURBON
(Prince, 1886-1975, 5th Duke of Galliera, Grandson of Isabel II of Spain and Great-Grandson of Louis Philippe I of France)
Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear 'Doctor' ",
Colonel Sir Ronald Waterhouse (1878-1942, Private Secretary to the Duke of York, 1921, then P.P.S. to three Prime Ministers, 1922-1928), sending three snapshots and an enlargement "which may amuse you" [not present], he is sorry "you were not here a little longer as I would have liked to enlarge on our Bucarest conversation ... I fear the prediction I made then of civil war and chaos in Germany is almost a certainty ... Slatin", (Baron Rudolf, prisoner of the Mahdi for 11 years, administrator of Darfur in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan), "is coming back to us here", and inviting Waterhouse to join them "for few days real quiet rest", gold crowned monogram AO, 4 sides 8vo., Brownsea Island, Dorset, 24th August
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
53870
£150
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ALFONSO OF ORLÉANS AND BOURBON
(Prince, 1886-1975, 5th Duke of Galliera, Grandson of Isabel II of Spain and Great-Grandson of Louis Philippe I of France)
Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear 'Doctor' Waterhouse",
Colonel Sir Ronald (1878-1942, Private Secretary to the Duke of York, 1921, then P.P.S. to three Prime Ministers, 1922-1928), inviting him down "any time" before the 19th September, "we do not dress much here so bring your oldest flannels", he continues "You will find the lunches teas & dinners at Geneva more interesting politically than the sessions unless things have changed since I was there last ... what good ears the walls & carpets have in that town", they have had "a lot of trouble in Morocco & I must go to Spain not later than October", gold crowned monogram AO, 2 sides 11" x 8½" and original autograph envelope, Brownsea Island, Dorset, 29th August
Item Date:
1924
Stock No:
53871
£125
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ALFONSO XII
(1857-1885, from 1874 King of Spain) and his second wife MARIA CHRISTINA (of Austria, 1858-1929, Queen Consort)
Pair of Original Vintage Unsigned Photos
showing them head and shoulders, 2¼" x 1½" mounted on card 5" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
41519
£175
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[ALFONSO XIII
(1886-1941, Last King of Spain, husband of Ena of Battenburg) & his wife VICTORIA EUGENIA, 1887-1969, née Princess Ena of Battenberg, only daughter of Princess Beatrice)]
Charming unsigned photo of the Royal couple
showing the young couple in casual dress, the King is standing with his hand on his wife's shoulder, she is seated in a chair with lion masks on the arms, wearing a white dress and stole and a large hat, 8" x 6" in an oval, in contemporary silver plated frame, no place, no date but
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
34751
£275
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