THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY WITH TWO OF HER GRANDCHILDREN
HÉLÈNE
(of Waldeck & Pyrmont, 1861-1922, Princess, wife of Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany) with her grandsons JOHANN LEOPOLD (1906-1972, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha) and Prince MAURICE OF TECK (Son of Princess Alice of Athlone who died aged 5 months in September 1910)
Charming oval photograph by Richard Spaight, signed by the Duchess and also by the photographer in pencil,
showing the Duchess looking over the young boys, Prince Leopold has his arms round the infant Prince Maurice, 5½" x 3½", no place,
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
40560
£375
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LOUISE CAROLINE
(1848-1939, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Duchess of Argyll, Sculptress)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Toto', (Lady Helen Lacey)
hoping that she has received the cards "for the women to attend the Annual Meeting of the S.&S.F.A. on 26th as I have not heard from you ...", with a long postscript explaining that "as Mrs Deedes & Lady Clarke are fussing, & say that they have all the others. Lady Clarke flew at me - Lady Jane has also been for the last weeks biting my nose off, because the little cards have not been sent. I said I felt sure all was quite right ...", 4 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope signed,Kensington Palace, 24th June
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
40550
£125
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LOUISE CAROLINE
(1848-1939, Princess, Daughter of Queen Victoria, Duchess of Argyll, Sculptress)
Charming New Year's Card with Autograph note Signed 'To dear Toto', (Lady Helen Lacey)
"with many loves & wishes from Louise for 1901", opposite a printed message of New year Wishes, with a coloured picture on the front of a small girl leaning over a crib to kiss the baby, with the message "May your New Year be full of joy", 4½" x 3½" in folded card folded in a sheet of paper with the heading of Sandringham, Norfolk,
Item Date:
1901
Stock No:
40551
£95
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MAXWELL
(James Clerk, 1831-1879, Physicist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs PAGET,
presumably wife of Sir James Paget (Sir James, 1814-1899, Surgeon, Organiser of the modern Medical School at St. Bartholomew's Hospital) saying that he is expecting a "visit from Colin Mackenzie nephew of Bishop Charles Mackenzie and it would give Mrs Clerk Maxwell and me much pleasure if you, Dr Paget and Miss Paget would dine with us ...", with a note in another hand "accepted", 1 side 8vo., 11 Scroope Terrace, 5th January
Item Date:
1878
Stock No:
40529
£5750
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[NÁPRAVNÍK
(Eduard Francevič, 1839-1916, Czeck Conductor and Composer who settled in Russia)]
Fine unsigned Russian Cabinet Photo
showing him seated at the piano with a young singer standing beside him, the photo has an inscription in English "To Mr J. Bloch, In kind remembrance from Nikita[?]", with the place and date, 6½" x 4¼", St Petersburg,
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
40523
£225
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