THE TROOPS HAVE FOUGHT SPLENDIDLY BUT THE LOSSES HAVE BEEN VERY SAD
VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Autograph Letter in the Third Person to Viscount CROMER,
(Sir Evelyn BARING, 1841-l917, 'the maker of modern Egypt', 1st Earl, 1901), from 1883 to 1907 British Agent, Consul-General and Minister Plenipotentiary in Egypt), with transcription, thanking him "very much for his last letter of the 11th Nov." and again expressing "her great satisfaction at Sir R. Wyngate's [Wingate's] great success". (against the Mahdist state in the Sudan, ending on 25th November 1899 with the defeat and death of the Mahdi Khalifa), "It was an unlooked for event & the best ending to the Mahdi Kalifa's power; little as that was after Omdurman", she is sure that "Lord Cromer is following the serious war in Africa with interest. It is an anxious time. The Troops have fought splendidly but the losses have been very sad, especially in Officers", and ending "Lord Cromer must feel more & more the loss of his dear wife who shared everything so truly & helpfully with him", with the original autograph envelope to him in Cairo as "H.I. Consul-General". the letter 3 sides 8vo black-edged, Windsor Castle, 6th December
a few short tears in envelope on opening
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
56709
£1750
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FANTASTIC PRESENTATION PHOTO IN ORIGINAL FIRED GILT FRAME
VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Extraordinary Vintage photo by Charles Knight of Ryde, signed and inscribed on the mount, "Victoria Crown Princess of Germany & Prussia Princess Royal of Gt Britain ..."
showing her full length standing next to a chair, looking straight at the camera, with her hands clasped, 8" x 4" in gold mount, in a fantastic frame by C. H. Preetz of Berlin, with her name "Victoria" hand worked along the top under her crown, the edges decorated with wreaths and leaves, 12" x 7" max, no place, no date, circa
the writing though legible is slightly faded
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
41261
£2250
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VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Signature and subscription
from the end of an Autograph Letter Signed
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
27036
£50
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VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)
Signature and subscription
from the end of an Autograph Letter Signed
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
27147
£50
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VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Fine Commission Document with her bold signature at the top,
printed with the details filled in by hand, appointing "Henry J. Code Esq ... to be Captain of a Company in Our Thirty Sixth Regiment of Foot ...", countersigned by Sir George GREY (1799-1882, 2nd Bart, at this time Home Secretary) and by Laurence SULIVAN (1783-1866, Palmerston's brother-in-law, Deputy Secretary for War, 1826-1851), 1 side oblong folio on stout linen paper with revenue stamps, Court at St James, 25th May
Item Date:
1849
Stock No:
41717
£350
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