GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) & EDWARD VIII (1894-1972, King of England, later the Duke of Windsor)
Fine Document signed by the King at the head and by the Prince of Wales as Grand Master at the foot,
nominating Robert Morton DYER (1878-1936, Naval Architect in Glasgow and Hong Kong) "to be a Commander of the Civil Division of Our said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ...", 1 side large folio with stamped seal at the head, Court at Saint James, 3rd June 1930, together with a typed letter with autograph amendments from F. Barron, Private Secretary at Govenment House in Hong Kong, marked "Highly Confidential" asking him if the honour which the Secretary of State for the Colonies intended to propose him for would be acceptable, 1 side folio., Government House headed paper, Hong Kong, 17th May
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
39147
£375
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THE CORONATION OF GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY
GEORGE V
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Exceptional Silk Programme of the State Performance at the Royal Opera House,
"In Honour of the Coronatio of King George the Fifth and Queen Mary" the programme starts with 'God Save the King' and then has excerpts from 'Aida', 'Romeo et Juliette', 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' and 'Le Pavillon d'Armide' performed by various of the eminent artists of the day including Kirby LUNN (1873-1930 Contrlo), Dame Nellie MELBA (1861-1931, Australian Soprano), Mme TETRAZZINI (Luisa, 1871-1940, Italian Soprano), John McCORMACK(1884-1945, Irish Tenor) and many others, the border is decorated in gold, red and blue with images of the King and Quen in profile at the head with the Royal crest at the head and their intwined initials at the bottom and the whole is fringed, 16½" x 10½", Covent Garden, 26th June
the centre fold is worn but generally the condition is good
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
39026
£575
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[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)]
An Account of the Ceremony in Westminster Hall
on Thursday May 9th 1935 on the occasion of the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to His Majesty King George V Congratulating Him on the Celebration of the Silver Jubilee of His Most Illustrious Reign, frontis. showing the Royal Party on the dais at the western end of William Rufus's Great Hall, showing the famous oak roof of Hugh Herland, Master Carpenter to Richard II, one other plate showing the Royal Party with Gloucester, Wales, the King, the Queen, York and Kent, flanked by the Lord Chancellor, & the Speaker, 4to. original blue crushed morocco with the portcullis, impaled rose, thistle and shamrock in gilt on the upper cover, cloth wrapper and slip case, together with a letter from Sir William Brass, the instigator of this memorial, presenting it to "My Dear Gluckstein", February 11th, 1936
Item Date:
1935
Stock No:
18237
£200
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[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)]
Autograph Letter Signed from Edward Wallington on behalf of Queen Mary to Mrs Spencer,
asking her to "convey to your son ... an expression of Her Majesty's sincere thanks for the copy of his book 'Forty years in my Workshop' ...", 1 side 4to with original envelope, Buckingham Palace headed paper, 24th September
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
30559
£45
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GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)
Autograph Note Signed 'G.R.I.', in Pencil,
asking his correspondent to "send up one G.C.V.O. & two K.C.V.O.s to my room before 10 o'clock", Royal coat of arms including crest and motto in red, 1 side card 3¾" x 4¾", Buckingham Palace, no date, circa
Item Date:
1920
Stock No:
56598
£225
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