PHOTOS OF ELLA AND VICTORIA COMMISSIONED BY QUEEN VICTORIA
[ELISABETH
(Alexandra Louise Alice, 1864-1918, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Sergei of Russia, became a nun and was murdered by the Bolsheviks) and her sister Princess VICTORIA of HESSE (1863-1950)]
Superb pair of vintage albumen carte de visite photos by W. & D. Downey, not signed
showing the two sisters head and shoulders half length in matching dresses with a frilled collar, no place, no date but Windsor
Item Date:
1871
Stock No:
42195
£975
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
ELISABETH
(of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1854-1908, Princess, Duchess of Mecklenburg)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mr LAVERY
(Sir John, 1856-1941, Irish Portrait Painter) saying that they "are very anxious to have the picture and tremendously curious to see it finished, we would be grateful if you could send it over Of course it is a great pity you could not cmee over to see the picture in place. The Wiligrad's woods in summer splendour - they have a peculiar charm of their own - but we hope another time you will be able to take a good rest here. your room is ready ... The Duke entrusts me with many compliments & we both wish immense success to your manifold work ...", 2 sides 8vo., Wiligrad, Mecklenburg headed paper, 1st October
Item Date:
1905
Stock No:
39557
£75
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
[ELISABETH
(1837-1898, Empress of Austria, wife of Franz Joseph I)]
Fine Unsigned carte de visite photo by Rabending
showing her half length in profile, with her hair plaited, earing a black and white dress, decorated with pearls and a heavy tiara ad necklace, 4¼" x 2½", no place, (Vienna) no date, circa
Item Date:
1867
Stock No:
39342
£275
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
[ELISABETH
(1895-1903, only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, 1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918, by his first wife, 1894-1901, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, 1876-1936)]
Charming unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Georg Rof
of Darmstadt, showing her full length, full face, relaxing in her white painted chair, behind is her desk laden with photo frames and two vases of flowers, her pet dog is disappearing into the knee space, a postcard is stuck into a corner of the picture on the wall, 5½" x 3½", published by A. Gimm of Gotha in 1907, the original photo no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
54472
£125
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
[ELISABETH
(1895-1903, only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, 1868-1937, last reigning Grand Duke of Hesse & By Rhine, 1892-1918, by his first wife, 1894-1901, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, 1876-1936)]
Memorial Portrait Postcard Photograph,
showing her seated in near profile, turned nearly full face, with a sweet look, wearing a white dress with lace collar, with her name and dates below, 5½" x 3½", published by Lautz & Balzar, Darmstadt, postmarked 1905, the photo no place, no date but
lightly browned, greeting in German at foot of recto, the front and back of the card separated
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
54464
£50
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|