CHARLES X
(1757-1836, King of France 1824-1830)
Certificate of appointment as Chevalier in the Legion of Honour,
in French with translation, for Claude Joseph Denis Rayon, Deputy Head of Bureau in the Ministry of War, "for the services he has rendered us and the State", to rank from the 23rd May 1825, signed by the King with his stamp as Sovereign Head of the Order, signed also by the Grand Chancellor Jacques Alexandre Macdonald, 1765-1840, Duke of Taranto, and by the Secretary-General Vicomte de Saimmare, finely engraved with manuscript additions, with the Royal Arms at the head and the motto 'Honour and Country', and a border incorporating the badge of the order (lilies of France, crowned), vellum, 14½" x 17½", Tuileries, 1st March
Item Date:
1826
Stock No:
50481
£325
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CHARLES HAS ONLY "ONE WISH WHICH IS TO DIE ON THE BATTLEFIELD AND NOT IN BED"
CHARLES XV
(1826-1872, King of Sweden and Charles IV of Norway)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed in French with translation to 'Madam'
saying he "received a letter from you last summer. It has given me great pleasure in proving to me that I am not outside the sphere of your remembrance and that you also remembered the once so happy times. You judge me, Madam, with the same sagacity of mind as in the past and yet time has had a wintry effect on this once poetical and ardent (fiery) heart. I would ask you to pardon the delay in my reply, but your request came at a moment when everything was at a standstill and it is only now that matters having become more settled that I am in a position to fulfil your wish, as I did not wish for a third person to be mixed up in this matter. I am glad that I have been able to help your son and I wish him all the best for the success of his talents. It is a pity that he has not become a soldier, it is the only calling where real glory can be gained and where one can think and act as a gentleman in spite of the materialism of our times. As for myself, I remain body and soul a soldier and I have only one wish which is to die on the battlefield and not in bed. I can see you smiling and saying to yourself 'he is still a madcap'. Well, I possess this madness and this hope, placing my destiny in the hands of Providence. Good-bye, Madam, I have chattered too much, but with you I have done it so often, that it has become second nature with me and overtakes me at a galloping pace. Mad or not, original if you like ...", 3 sides 8vo., on his crested letterhead, no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40903
£675
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CHARLOTTE
(1860-1919, eldest daughter of Emperor Friedrich III, from 1878 wife of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's Grandchild)
Christmas card signed and inscribed,
"Accept my best wishes for the coming New Year from your affectionate Charlotte" with the date and on the verso "For dearest Nanny", with a design of pink and white roses, 6¾" x 4", no place, 1st January
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
39984
£126
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[CHARLOTTE
(1860-1919, eldest daughter of Emperor Friedrich III, from 1878 wife of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's Grandchild)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Bangor,
showing the infant princess leant against a table with some sort of toy in her hand, 4½" x 2½", no place, no date,
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0
Stock No:
25463
£175
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[CHARLOTTE
(1860-1919, eldest daughter of Emperor Friedrich III, from 1878 wife of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's Grandchild)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Neurdein,
showing the princess half length in profile wearing flowers in her hair and a pearl necklace, 4½" x 2½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
27686
£175
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