THE 2ND DUKE OF WELLINGTON AT THE MARLBOROUGH HOUSE BALL
WELLINGTON
(Arthur Richard Charles Wellesley, 1807-1884, ADC to his father as C-in-C, 1842-1852, 2nd Duke)
Carte de Visite photo by the Stereoscopic Company
showing the Duke three quarters length in costume as Philip of Spain, annotated as “Philip of Spain, Wellington, fancy ball at Marlborough House” with the date, 4” x 2½”, Marlborough House, 22nd July
Item Date:
1874
Stock No:
43011
£75
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ADMISSION TICKET TO WELLINGTON’S FUNERAL SIGNED BY THE DEAN OF ST PAUL’S
[WELLINGTON
(Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Field Marshal & Statesman]
An admission ticket to the state funeral of the Duke of Wellington,
blind-embossed with the seal of the Earl Marshal of England and printed lithographically with decorative border, ducal coronet, and the text: “Funeral of the Late Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, K.G. Admit ‘Revd C. Nixon’ to St. Paul's Cathedral. Norfolk, Earl Marshal...”, the seat number ‘M27’ is handwritten in ink as is the location in the Cathedral, 'South Transept Lower Gallery', signed at the bottom ‘H. H. MILMAN Dean’, (Henry Hart, 1791-1868, Dean of St Paul’s, Poet & Writer, Historian and Ecclesiastic), 7” x 4¾”, St Paul’s Cathedral, 18th November
Item Date:
1852
Stock No:
42925
£375
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WESTON
(Dame Agnes Elizabeth, 1840-1918, founder, 1876, of the Royal Sailors' Rest, Portsmouth)
Autograph letter signed to Captain Thomas Suckling (1844-1922),
of Highwood Lodge, Romsey, saying that "A Mrs. Tickell writes to ask me to help in her self & husband going out to Melbourne. It seems a sad case & if you can recommend it I shall be glad to send something ... Have you nearly got the money? ... Mrs Tickell gave your name as a Referee", blue embossed anchor in heading, 2 sides card 3½" x 4½", Sailors' Rest, Portsmouth, 9th November
Item Date:
1889
Stock No:
53532
£45
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WETHERELL
(Sir Charles, 1770-1846, Attorney-General, Recorder of Bristol, successfully defended the agitator James Watson for high treason, 1817)
Portrait, engraved by H.B. Hall after Moore,
showing him seated, half length, with a penetrating look, 11½" x 8½", London,
Item Date:
1837
Stock No:
50104
£35
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WHEWELL
(William, 1794-1866, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Philosopher & Historian of Science)
Autograph Letter Signed to Rev. C. MERIVALE
(Charles, 1808-1893, Historian, from 1863 Dean of Ely) saying that he is "most gratified by your recollecting me among your friends and sending me a copy of your translation of Keats's Hyperion. I shall read it with much interest. I was sorry that we were absent from Cambridge when you were there, and so saw so little of you. There are several matters I should have liked to talk over with you ...", 2 sides 8vo., Trin. Lodge, 25th March
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
40650
£125
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