A LOCK OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE’S HAIR
[CHARLOTTE SOPHIA
(1744-1818, of Mecklenburg Strelitz, Queen of George III)]
Several strands of hair attached to a piece of notepaper with a contemporary annotation
“The hair of Queen Charlotte cut off after her death and given to the Duke of York on the 18th November 1818...”, on 1 side 8vo., no place, 18th November
Item Date:
1818
Stock No:
43716
£775
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[CHARLOTTE SOPHIA
(Queen, 1744-1818, née Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III)]
Charming Late Hand-Coloured Engraved Portrait,
a 'Royalty' plate from John Bell's monthly magazine for Ladies, La Belle Assemblée, showing her head and shoulders, three-quarter face, with a serene but thoughtful lowered gaze, wearing a grey plumed hat and shawl and showing the frills of her simple white cap and her white double collar, 8" x 5" in window mount 13" x 8", [London], no date but
SOPHIE ?RE-MOUNT TO AVOID INKED NOTES ON VERSO
Item Date:
1818
Stock No:
56772
£75
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CHARLOTTE SOPHIA
(1744-1818, of Mecklenburg Strelitz, Queen of George III)
Letter signed"Charlotte" to "Madame"
saying that "a hint you gave last Thursday of intending to return next month to Scotland makes me fearful that you will but too soon put this intention into execution. Do not I pray you, my dear Dutchess think me vain when I flatter myself to persuade you of staying in this part of the world until Our Ball at Windsor after the thanksgiving is over where I wish to see your two amiable Daughters. I need not say any more but assure you that you will greatly oblige me by fulfilling my wishes ...", 1 side 8vo., no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40907
£425
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[CHRISTIAN
(Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1831-1917) & his wife, 1866, Princess HELENA (Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess Christian Nursing Home)]
Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph, by Levitsky and Le Jeune
of Paris, showing then full length, full or nearly full face, the Prince seated with legs crossed, the Princess in a jacket dress and crinoline standing by him, hands affectionately on his left shoulder, 3½" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
neat early identification in background at top, two small creases in background at foot of image, blank bottom margin a little marked
Item Date:
1867
Stock No:
54819
£75
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[CHRISTIAN
(Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1831-1917) & his wife, 1866, Princess HELENA (Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess Christian Nursing Home)]
Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph, by the London Stereoscopic
and Photographic Company, showing them standing half and three quarter length, three quarter face, the Prince leaning on a pillar and looking admiringly at the Princess, who is absorbed in a book resting on the same pillar, she wears a long dress with an unusual shoulder knot on each side, 3½" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1870
Stock No:
54820
£75
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