LITTLER
(Sir Emile 'Prince', 1903-1985, Impresario, Producer, Author and Co-Director)
Typed Letter Signed to Guy Charles,
regretting that "at the moment, I have nothing that I can suggest ... I will keep a note of your address", 1 side 4to, Cranbourn Mansions, Cranbourn Street, W.C.2., 18th July
Item Date:
1952
Stock No:
17748
£15
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THE HOUSE OF HESSE
[LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia) and his wife, ALICE (Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria)
Rare pair of unsigned vintage carte de visite photos
both full length, the Duke is standing, against a backdrop of a wall and a pillar, in full uniform, holding his helmet and the Princess is wearing a dress with a huge crinoline and holding a shawl, each 3¾” x 2½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1861
Stock No:
42866
£375
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THE EMPIRE STYLE FIRST COMES TO THE NETHERLANDS
[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Series of 10 AL, in French, signed 'Vincent',
Keeper of Louis' 'Cassette' (Privy Purse) in Paris, to 'Monsieur', (Louis' Master of the Household in Holland, Monsieur de Sénégra), the letters start with the letting out of the stables at Louis' palace in Paris, and the price to be got for two of the horses, the Governor of Paris has withdrawn the guard, which makes the garden vulnerable, but Vincent sees no reason to engage extra footmen, most letters are about furnishing Huis ten Bosch ('Palais Royal du Bois') on the edge of The Hague, giving many names of those supplying fabrics and furniture and interesting details of their shipment via Antwerp, Boulard "knows the Queen's taste" and has found a yellow fabric for her rooms at a much lower price, his foreman ('premier garçon') will go by land with one consignment and hang the curtains, many letters have requests for authority to pay named contractors, some of whom press Vincent almost daily, others reveal his tight control over accounting periods, he discusses a young man who is asking 48 florins' salary "owing to the high cost of living" in Holland, against an offer of 40, Vincent sees Boulard daily to check progress for the dispatch date of 26th November, while Duval, who has made the mirrors and already set them up, will see everything in at Antwerp, Vincent also mentions that Louis' sister Princess Pauline intends to stay for a few days at St. Leu, Louis' château north of Paris, together 23 sides folio, Paris, 9th July - 22nd November
Item Date:
1806
Stock No:
52080
£575
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[LOUIS
(Bonaparte, 1778-1846, brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III, King of Holland 1806-1810)]
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, signed 'Charpentier', addressed to M. de Sénégra,
Master of the Household at Huis ten Bosch, reporting the work done at Het Loo, near Apeldoorn in Gelderland, and saying that the apartments of Their Majesties, the Prince Royal, and all the Suite are finished, arranging the furniture will take a couple of days, he has studiously avoided supplying things for which the Steward asks him every day "without your authorization", and is due to go on to "the furnishing of Utrech[t]", probably nearby Soestdijk, 2 sides folio, Het Loo, 1st October
Item Date:
1807
Stock No:
52082
£150
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LOUIS
(Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA of Russia)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Louis Grand Duke of Hesse' to 'My dear Admiral'
asking him to "thank Mr. Bullock ... for the book he sent me through you" which he has read and saying he is "much pleased ... with the spirit in which it is written", & glad "that the Alice memorial fund is making good progress", the Admiral being "one of the first originators of the scheme in which I take great interest", 3 sides 8vo., on mourning paper with crowned monogram LA at the head, Darmstadt, 8th April
very slight damage at corners
Item Date:
1879
Stock No:
9532
£250
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