MARY ADELAIDE
(Princess, 1833-1897, daughter of the 1st Duke of Cambridge, wife of the 1st Duke of Teck, and mother of Queen Mary)
Signature and end of Autograph Letter Signed inscribed "Affectionately yours"
slight smudging
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
11573
£15
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THE ENGAGEMENT OF PRINCESS MAY TO PRINCE EDDY
MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)
Autograph letter signed to 'Dearest Mrs Bevan',
(Maria, née Trotter, d. 1903, third wife (1875) of Francis Augustus Bevan, 1840-1919, the first chairman of Barclays Bank), saying she is sending "May's contribution of Guild work" but asking if she could return "the 5 boxes by the van that takes them up", Mrs Halford will take over the articles on Monday when the London Needlework Guild "take possession of the room at the Imperial Institute ... May and Dolly" (Princess May's brother Adolphus who succeeded as Duke in 1900), "started last night for Balmoral where there are to be theatricals", embossed coronet, 4 sides 8vo black-edged, White Lodge, Richmond Park, 5th November
Item Date:
1891
Stock No:
53068
£225
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MARY ADELAIDE
(Duchess of Teck, 1833-1897, Queen Mary's Mother)
Autograph letter signed to 'Dearest Mrs Bevan',
(Maria, née Trotter, d. 1903, third wife (1875) of Francis Augustus Bevan, 1840-1919, the first chairman of Barclays Bank), asking her if Mr Bevan thinks "a Mr Byatt, whom he has befriended, is worthy of recommendation for secretarial work ... Please forgive me for adding another to the innumerable notes you have to write ! ... Very affectionately Your's", embossed coronet, 3 sides 8vo black-edged, White Lodge, Richmond Park, 29th January
Item Date:
1893
Stock No:
53070
£100
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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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PRINCESS MAUD AT THE TIME OF HER ENGAGEMENT
[MAUD
(1869-1938, Queen of Norway)
Delightful unsigned Albumen cabinet portrait by W & D Downey
showing her half length wearing the dress she wears in her engagement photo, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date but October
Item Date:
1895
Stock No:
42839
£125
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