MARY ADELAIDE
(Princess, 1833-1897, daughter of the 1st Duke of Cambridge, wife of the 1st Duke of Teck, and mother of Queen Mary)
Autograph Letter Signed to "Dearest Lady Rosslyn"
(mother of 'Darling Daisy', [1861-1938, Countess of Warwick, mistress of Edward VII] by her first marriage), sending her a "line to say May and I will be with you by 2 o'c on Friday ..." asking if she proposes "driving me down in a brougham or shelburne? For if the latter perhaps May might accompany us. In case you prefer the brougham May can be called for at 3 ... by a friend & driven down to Stepney, but will you let me know how far it is and if the horses can pick up somewhere near your house, or Mr Holland's place. I mean to put on my dowdiest attire. In haste ...", 3 sides 8vo., White Lodge, Richmond Park, 9th March
Item Date:
1886
Stock No:
38700
£125
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MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)
Autograph letter signed to 'My Dear Duke,
thanking him for the "Craw fish which my mother feasted upon, as we were, unluckily, away all last week, having only returned from ... yesterday. May I indulge the hope that in the course of the coming fortnight, you may be so very kindly disposed as to repeat your gift as I do not dare to eat craw fish by proxy? We leave home again on the 20th for a few days ... with repeated gratitude for your kind attention ...", 2 sides 8vo, White Lodge, Richmond Park headed paper, 6th August
Item Date:
1872
Stock No:
41056
£150
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MARY ADELAIDE WITH HER CHILDREN
[MARY ADELAIDE
(Princess, 1833-1897, daughter of the 1st Duke of Cambridge, wife of the 1st Duke of Teck) and her children VICTORIA MARY (1867-1953, Queen of George V), ADOLPHUS (1868-1927, 2nd Duke of Teck, Marquess of Cambridge, 1917), FRANCIS (1870-1910, served in S. Africa) and ALEXANDER (1874-1957, 1st Earl of Athlone) Governor General of South Africa and Canada]
Splendid Unsigned Albumen Cabinet Photograph by W & D Downey,
showing her standing at the back of the group with Princess May on one side of her and Alexander on the other with the two other boys sitting in the front, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1883
Stock No:
42841
£150
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MASHAM
(Samuel, 1679-1758, Cofferer of the Household to Queen Anne, from 1712 1st Baron)
Fine receipt signed 'Masham' to Thomas Onslow,
(1679-1740, from 1718 2nd Baron), "one of the four Tellers of His Ma[jes]t[ie]s Rec[eip]t of Excheq[ue]r" for £49 15s 0¾d, "in further parte of an Order bearing date 14 Augt. 1714 for 30,000 l. ... towards paying off the Expence of her late Ma[jes]t[ie]s Household", contemporary calculations relating to the amount received at bottom right, title on fourth side, 1 side folio and conjugate leaf, no place, 21st June
cancel stroke on fourth side, defect in top right margins and light damp mark on four letters without loss
Item Date:
1723
Stock No:
14615
£225
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THE WEDDING OF PRINCESS MAUD, FUTURE QUEEN OF NORWAY
[MAUD
(1869-1938, Queen of Norway) with her mother, ALEXANDRA( of Denmark, 1844-1925, his Queen), and her sisters LOUISE (1867-1931, Princess Royal) & VICTORIA ALEXANDRA (1868-1935, Princess) together with the oldest bridesmaid's daughter and flowergirl Lady Alexandra DUFF (1891-1959, created a Princess in 1905 by her grandfather Edward VII)
Delightful unsigned cabinet portrait by Gunn & Stuart,
showing the bride full length, surrounded by her mother, sisters and niece 6" x 4", no place, (Buckingham Palace), no date,
Item Date:
1896
Stock No:
23881
£275
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