THE DUCHESS OF CUMBERLAND SURROUNDED BY HER CHILDREN
[THYRA
(1853-1933, sister of Queen Alexandra and the Tsarina, third daughter of Christian IX, Duchess of Cumberland) with her sons and daughters MARIE LOUISE (1879-1948, wife of Prince Max of Baden, 1867-1939), Prince GEORGE WILLIAM (1880-1912, died in a car accident on his way to the funeral of King Frederik VIII of Denmark), Princess ALEXANDRA (1882-1963, married Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin), Princess OLGA (1884-1958), Prince CHRISTIAN (1885-1901) and her son Crown Prince ERNST AUGUST (1887-1953, Duke of Brunswick)]
Suberb Unsigned Imperial Cabinet Photo by Carl Jagerspacher
showing the boys standing behind their mother with George in uniform, Thyra is seated on a sofa with her daughters on either side of her, 8½” x 5¼”, no place but Vienna, no date but circa
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
43020
£375
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[TIRPITZ
(Alfred von, 1849-1930, Grand Admiral, Re-founder of the Imperial German Navy)]
Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by E. Bieber of Berlin,
showing him head and shoulders, in naval uniform and full forked beard, nearly full face with a rather fierce look, published by Gustav Liersch & Co. for the Society for Welfare Tokens ('Wohlfahrtsmarken') of Berlin, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
54790
£65
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TOMMASO
(Prince of Savoy, 1854-1931, nephew of Vittorio Emanuele II and 2nd Duke of Genoa, 1855, Admiral, Regent of Italy 1915-1918) and his wife ISABELLA (1863-1924, eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, 4th son of Ludwig I)
Pair of Signed Portrait Photographs, by Giovanni Ambrosetti of Turin,
showing them three quarter face, head and shoulders, the new Duchess in an elegant dress with appliqué work, square neckline, choker, seven rows of pearls, contrasting with light coloured embroidered sleeves, signed below 'Isabella di Baviera Duchessa di Genova', the Prince in Naval uniform, signed below 'Tomaso di Savoia', each 5" x 3¾" oval in the photographer's 'Turin Format' and his hinged oval dark red leather case, 6¼" x 4¾", bearing the crowned arms of Savoy and Bavaria, 'Ricordo' and the date, no place, for 3rd May
upper cover rubbed in parts of armorials
Item Date:
1883
Stock No:
55539
£750
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TUPPER
(Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889, F.R.S., Author of 'Proverbial Philosophy' and Inventor)
Autograph note with fine signature
"What on earth can you want with the signature of ...", 1 side 8vo., 22nd May
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
50774
£25
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UMBERTO I
(1844-1900, from 1878 King of Italy)
Finely penned Document signed, in Italian with translation, to the President of Peru,
(Remigio Morales Bermúdez, d. 1894, President from 1890), informing him that he has resolved "to bring to an end the mission which Cavaliere Luigi Petich has been fulfilling in Your Republic as Our Minister Resident" and renewing "the expression of feelings of particular esteem and friendship, with which We pray that God may hold You ... in His Holy keeping", signed also by Benedetto Brin, 1833-1898, Navy Minister 1884-1891, Foreign Minister 1892-1893, 1 side folio and conjugate blank, Rome, 25th May
Item Date:
1893
Stock No:
52567
£275
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