THE TROOPS HAVE FOUGHT SPLENDIDLY BUT THE LOSSES HAVE BEEN VERY SAD
VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Autograph Letter in the Third Person to Viscount CROMER,
(Sir Evelyn BARING, 1841-l917, 'the maker of modern Egypt', 1st Earl, 1901), from 1883 to 1907 British Agent, Consul-General and Minister Plenipotentiary in Egypt), with transcription, thanking him "very much for his last letter of the 11th Nov." and again expressing "her great satisfaction at Sir R. Wyngate's [Wingate's] great success". (against the Mahdist state in the Sudan, ending on 25th November 1899 with the defeat and death of the Mahdi Khalifa), "It was an unlooked for event & the best ending to the Mahdi Kalifa's power; little as that was after Omdurman", she is sure that "Lord Cromer is following the serious war in Africa with interest. It is an anxious time. The Troops have fought splendidly but the losses have been very sad, especially in Officers", and ending "Lord Cromer must feel more & more the loss of his dear wife who shared everything so truly & helpfully with him", with the original autograph envelope to him in Cairo as "H.I. Consul-General". the letter 3 sides 8vo black-edged, Windsor Castle, 6th December
a few short tears in envelope on opening
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
56709
£1750
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[VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III)]
Exceptional hand coloured unsigned Carte-de-visite photograph by Mayall, full length and full face,
in a bonnet and crinolined dress, sitting down with baby Princess Charlotte (1860-1919) on her Knee, titled 'Crown Princess of Prussia', 4" x 2½" no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
25243
£275
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THE QUEEN ADVERTISES FREEMAN, HARDY & WILLIS
[VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)]
Exceptional unsigned cabinet photo with credits for Freeman, Hardy and Willis underneath
showing the queen half length, seated, at the time of her 80th birthday, 6½" x 4¼", no place, no date,
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
31954
£225
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[VICTORIA
(1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)]
Fine cabinet portrait photograph, by Hills & Saunders, unsigned,
showing her half length, nearly full face, left hand to chin, right hand resting on a display of ivy leaves in front, in an outdoor gown of dark corded velvet and matching wide brimmed hat, her cuffs and hat trimmed in white and mauve, n.d., circa
foot of mount shaved just touching royal appointment notice
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
53098
£150
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VICTORIA
(1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain)
Fine unsigned stereoscope photo by Davis,
showing the Queen three-quarter length in profile, resting her arm on the back of a chair holding a fan, 7" x 3½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
25853
£175
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