APPOINTMENT OF THE SURVEYOR OF THE NAVY
JAMES II & VII
(1633-1701, King of England, Scotland and Ireland)
Fine early document signed as Duke of York addressed to his Attorney General Sir Heneage FINCH
(1st Earl of Nottingham, 1620-1682, Lord Chancellor of England) instructing him to “forthwith prepare a Bill fit for his Mats Royall Signature, containing a Revocation of his Majesties Ltrs Patents lately graunted to Thomas Midleton Esq to be Surveyor of his Mats Navy, as also constituting and appointing John Tippetts Esq Surveyor of His Mats Navy in his roome with such powers, priviledges, requisite allowances, and in as large and ample manner as the said Thomas Mildleton held the same, with the sallary of five hundred Pounds... to be paid quartlerly... For which this shall be your Warrt; Given under my hand on board the Prince...”, Countersigned by Henry SAVILE (1642-1687, Politician, Courtier and Groom of the Bedchamber) “By command of his R. Highness”, 1 side folio, The Prince, 20th June
Item Date:
1672
Stock No:
41140
£2250
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[JOACHIM
(Prince, 1890-1920, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II) and his wife MARIE AUGUSTE (1898-1983, daughter of Prince Eduard, Duke, 1918, of Anhalt)]
Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Adolf Hartmann of Dessau,
showing them full length, nearly full face, as engaged couple, he in military greatcoat, she in dark jacket, skirt and hat and a fox fur stole, in a garden, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date but circa
Item Date:
1915
Stock No:
54778
£65
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[JOACHIM
(Prince, 1890-1920, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II)]
Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Sandau-Sellin of Berlin,
showing him standing three quarter length, nearly full face, hands on hips, in full dress military uniform with spiked helmet, 5½" x 3½", published by the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, no place, dated in pencil on the back 17th November
small stain in bottom left corner of blank margin
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
54777
£55
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JOACHIM
(Prince, 1890-1920, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, married Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, committed suicide after his father's abdication)
Charming Cabinet Photograph by Eugen Kegel of Cassel & Elberfeld, identified in his mother's hand,
showing him full length, in period dress in a studio setting
Item Date:
1896
Stock No:
37111
£325
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JOHANN
(1825-1911, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, younger brother of CHRISTIAN IX of Denmark, uncle of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain)
Long Autograph Letter Signed to Lady MACDONNELL
(wife of Sir Hugh Guion, 1832-1904, soldier and diplomatist, Britsh Ambassador to Denmark, at the time of this letter he was Ambassador to Portugal) telling her about the death of his brother Prince WILLIAM of Glucksburg (1816-1893), thanking her for her letter of condolence "in remembrance of my dear and lamented William's death. We were prepared to see him leaving this world, having been ill the most of last winter ... we saw him in very bad health returning to Bernstorff. Never inclined to follow what physicians proposes, he took with us here to Fredensborg, was obliged to stay in bed, and in ten days he attained what he wished, to go from here and enter into a better life. Everybody regrets his death ... It was so happy the King once again has his daughters here who did and and do all to relief him in his sorrow! ..." continuing at length with good wishes towards her and her family and remembering them all fondly, 3 sides 8vo., Fredensborg, 18th September
Item Date:
1893
Stock No:
30438
£175
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