MONOGRAMS

Fascinating collection of monograms, nearly all bearing a crown or coronet, each elaborately designed to be a unique mark of the owner, many in glowing colours, assembled by Mrs Wakelin, (b. 1837 or 1838, née Conway, later Mrs William Morter), nanny to the children of Imperial Crown Prince Friedrich (III) and 'Vicky', eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, from about 1860 till 1879, neatly cut from letters and envelopes received by Vicky from European and British Royalty and higher nobility, including Sweden, Denmark, the German States and Austria, about 15 are addresses such as Prussia House, S.W. or Frogmore, three are vignette photos including Ludwig II of Bavaria, over 200 items of which about 25 are duplicates, circa 1870 - a few small defects, some faint traces of gum expertly removed

Particularly striking are the large designs of Crown Princess Victoria, with her and her husband's arms asymmetrically arranged, of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and of Queen Louise of Denmark in a tall column. Occasionally the same design is found in varied colours or in black for mourning, as with the small AE within the garter for the Prince of Wales (Edward VII).
The 1870s may be reckoned the high-water mark of these designs for variety and ingenuity.

Item Date:  1875

Stock No:  54010      £575

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