ALICE
(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife, 1862, of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna)
Remarkable Pencil Drawing, signed with her monogram and titled by her,
of her young brother Prince ARTHUR (1850-1942, Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada, ADC to every monarch from Victoria to George VI), showing him full length, full face, in uniform including his bearskin cap, striking his drum, by a tall tree and with a flock of birds in the distant sky, drawn with vigorous shading, a lovely picture which has caught his firm military gaze, on paper 9¼" x 7", no place, no date, circa
a few very light brown marks in bottom left corner
Item Date:
1859
Stock No:
55587
£775
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ALICE
(Princess, Countess of Athlone, 1883-1981, Daughter of Leopold, Duke of Albany, Grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Prince Alexander of Teck, Queen Mary’s brother)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Moore,
thanking him for his letter and “the offer of your Peace Sunday offering for the ‘Princess Alice Home’ at Slough for Totally Disabled Sailors and Soldiers. The men come there from the neighbouring counties & even from all parts of England & may stay for the rest of their invalid lives, the Ministry of Pensions allowing us a capitation grant, but that does not cover any extras that are needed to add to the comfort of these sorely stricken men, so that gifts like yours are always most helpful in carrying on the work at the Home. Will you kindly send the money to Mrs C. Woodbridge,... who is our Treasurer. Happily many men are only partially paralysed & able to get about in chairs, I am happy to say there are great hopes that several are going to be sent home permanently cured, it is all a matter of time. I hope someday you will pay the home a visit...”, 2 sides 4to., Henry III Tower, Windsor Castle, headed paper, 30th July
Item Date:
1919
Stock No:
42612
£125
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ALICE THANKS HER COUSIN FOR CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND
ALICE
(née Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, 1901-2004, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of George V’s son Henry)
Fine Autograph letter signed to Lady Mary WHITLEY
(née Cambridge, 1924-1999, only child of the 2nd Marquess of Cambridge) thanking her for her “kind letter of sympathy. I must try & look in on your parents before long as we have not seen them for some while. It must be so frustrating for your Father being able to see so little. He is so wonderfully cheerful & such fun to meet and talk with...”, 2 sides 8vo., on crested paper, with original autograph envelope signed with initial, Barnwell Manor, Peterborough headed paper, 2nd July
Item Date:
1974
Stock No:
42615
£225
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ALICE SIGNS A PHOTO OF HER TWO SONS AS CHILDREN
ALICE
(née Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, 1901-2004, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of George V’s son Henry)
Portrait Bromide Print Photo by Dickinson-Monteith of Melbourne
showing her two sons, Prince WILLIAM of Gloucester (1941-1972, killed in an air crash) and Prince RICHARD (born 1944, Duke of Gloucester) together, William is standing by a gilt decorated chair on which his infant brother is sitting, their mother has written their names underneath, 7¼” x 5¼” in folded photographer’s card, Melbourne, Christmas
Item Date:
1945
Stock No:
42616
£225
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ALICE
(Maud Mary, 1843-1878, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse & mother of Alexandra Feodorovna Empress of Russia)
Fine long Autograph Letter Signed in French with translation, to her governess Mme. Rollande ('Rollet'),
sending her "A thousand thanks for the dear letter I received two or three days ago. I ... never forget what I owe to you ... my time has been very full getting ready for yesterday the 10th, dear Papa and Mama's wedding anniversary, and as three of us were away we tried to do all we could to make our dear Parents forget that some of us were absent. I made them a drawing to go with Schiller's fine piece 'The Bell' which I learnt ... We also played a quintett together, Helena, Louise and myself on the piano, Arthur on the drum, and Leopold on the triangle ... In the evening there was a big concert in St. George's Hall ... I have not put your request myself to Grandmama", The Duchess of Kent, "as I do not believe she likes these questions coming from me, but if you write to Sir George Cowper I am sure she will be only too happy to do it ... All my letters to you are written by me alone and I am sure I make plenty of mistakes, but I beg you not to let anyone see them. The Archbishop was here the day before yesterday and came to see us with Papa and the Dean, but I have not passed my examination probably not until we go back to London after our return from Osborne in March; I hope I will answer well but I am sure I will make a lot of mistakes. - We keep getting excellent news of our dear Vicky and her little son", the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, "As the post leaves for Rome tomorrow morning and as we can only write by messenger to Bertie", the Prince of Wales, who was visiting Italy and Spain, "once a fortnight and it is already late I will say goodbye with ... a thousand affectionate wishes. Always your grateful and devoted pupil", 8 sides 8vo with embossed edges and a wavy frame of red and green, Windsor Castle, 11th February
Item Date:
1859
Stock No:
14306
£750
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