VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Commission Document with her bold signature at the top,
beginning with the Queen's titles, appointing James Charles Cavendish, (1838-1918, grandson of the 7th Duke of Devonshire), Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, as from 1st August 1855, signed also by Major-General Jonathan Peel(1799-1879, M.P., brother of the Prime Minister, Secretary for War, 1858 and 1866 under Lord Derby) and by J.W. Stocks, revenue stamp and papered seal of Queen Victoria, engraved with manuscript details, manuscript title on verso, 1 side 9½" x 14" on stout linen paper, Court at Windsor, 21st August
two folds neatly strengthened on verso
Item Date:
1855
Stock No:
55435
£275
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[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Contemporary Copy of her heartfelt and affectionate letter
to Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, 1806-1868, for many years her Mistress of the Robes, saying she is "deeply touched by the gift of a Bible from 'Many Widows' and by the ... address which ... you read to me. - Pray express to all these kind Sister Widows the deep and heartfelt gratitude of their Widowed Queen ... But what she values far more, is their appreciation of her adored and perfect Husband, to whom she, and the country, owe everything", referring to "the constant sense of his unseen presence", also to the accompanying "Reading Desk", which will "ever be kept by the Queen and her children", 4 sides 8vo. and envelope, "Windsor Castle", 19th December
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
29764
£75
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DIAMOND JUBILEE MUG
[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Commemorative Diamond Jubilee mug,
in red white and blue enamel, one side shows a vignette of Windsor Castle and the other shows the elderly Queen in 1897, with gold rim and decoration, 4 inches high,
some small chips on the edge
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
34955
£225
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ITEMS FROM QUEEN VICTORIA’S WARDROBE FROM HER WARDROBE MAID FLORA CAMERON
VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Pair of Queen Victoria’s ivory silk monogrammed stockings,
with crest and initials “V.R.” at the top, and embroidered clocks at the ankle, together with a pair of cotton shoes that are reputed to have belonged to the Queen as well,
the stockings are quite laddered
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43037
£1750
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THE WEDDING OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL VICTORIA AND PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA AT THE CHAPEL ROYAL
VICTORIA
(Empress of Germany, 1840-1901, Princess Royal of Great Britain) and Prince FRIEDRICH (Wilhelm Nikolaus, 1831-1888, son-in-law of Queen Victoria, Emperor of Germany for 99 days)
Exceptional Silk bound copy of the Ceremonial of their marriage,
detailing the procession from Buckingham Palace to St James’s and listing the guests and their carriages, 27 pages folio, printed by Harrison and Sons, St Martin’s Lane, bound in Royal Blue watered silk with the royal crest in gold on the front, St James’s Palace, 25th January
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
43046
£575
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