ALBERT, Prince (1819-1861). Consort of Queen Victoria.Letter Signed, as Great Master of the Order of the Bath, to the Marquess of Breadalbane, 2 pages folio (some splits in the folds), Osborne House, 22 December 1853. Naming six officers to be appointed to 'the Military division of the third Class or Companions of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath', at the request of Her Majesty.
£185 / $296 / €229 [No: 22256]
ALBERT, Prince (1819-1861). Consort of Queen Victoria.Autograph Letter Signed to a peer, the name of the recipient crossed through, 1 page 8vo with blank leaf, B[uckingham] P[alace], 27 January 1858. Returning the plan for the defence of Portsmouth 'which has received the Queen's approval'.
£325 / $520 / €403 [No: 22257]
ALBERT, Prince (1819-1861). Consort of Queen Victoria.Autograph Letter Signed to Lord Hardinge (Henry, first Viscount, 1785-1856, field marshal and governor-general of India), 1 page 8vo (old repairs), Windsor, 15 November 1852. Returning a General Order ('which appears to me to do extremely well').
£350 / $560 / €434 [No: 23737]
[ANNE, Queen] (1665-1714). Queen of England.
Translation of the Prussian King's letter to Anne, thanking Oxford and Cambridge for helping celebrate the Second Jubilee of Frankfurt University, 1706.
£32 / $51 / €39 [No: 2541]
CHARLES II and Samuel PEPYS Document Signed ('Charles R' at the head and 'S Pepys' at the foot), 1 page folio (rather foxed overall, the king's signature faint, laid down on board), 1673/4. A warrant for the appointment of a boatswain to a new ship (unnamed) being built at Portsmouth dockyard.
£2750 / $4400 / €3410 [No: 24015]
CHARLES II (1630-1685). King of England, Scotland and Ireland.Document Signed, 1½ pages folio with integral leaf bearing contemporary endorsements (some wear and weakness, tipped to a later sheet, Whitehall, 14 January 1679/80. Announcing the termination of copper six penny and two penny pieces in Scotland .
£1550 / $2480 / €1922 [No: 24703]
EDWARD VIII (1894-1972). King of England. Abdicated in 1936.Typewritten Letter Signed ('Edward') as Duke of Windsor, to [Major] Gray [Phillips, equerry to the Duke], 1 page 4to, 4 Route du Champ d'Entrainement, Paris, 1 July 1954. Sending a cheque ('check') and expressing thanks. With an informal photograph of The Windsors with another couple, perhaps the Grays, although annotated on the reverse in pencil 'Katherine Rogers'.
£350 / $560 / €434 [No: 23738]
ELIZABETH II (b.1926). Queen of England.Christmas Card for 1954, signed by The Queen and Prince Philip (slight signs of mounting on the reverse only. The signatures appear below a black-and-white photograph of the royal family - including Prince Charles and Princess Anne - on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
£650 / $1040 / €806 [No: 24247]
ELIZABETH, Queen (1900-2002). Consort of King George VI.
Christmas card signed ('Elizabeth R'), undated, (a scratch on the cover, which bears a gold coronet, and slight traces of mounting on the back). Showing a picture of the Castle of Mey as seen across a lake inside the card opposite the Queen's signature.
£165 / $264 / €204 [No: 24266]
FITZHERBERT, Maria Anne (1756-1837). Wife of George IV.Autograph Letter Signed to the royal solicitor Samuel Forster at Lincolns Inn, 1 page 4to with address-leaf, no place, 22 August [1831]. A letter written after the death of George IV and long after their final separation, regarding legal documents. Forster was to become one of Mrs Fitzherbert's own executors.
£385 / $616 / €477 [No: 22418]
FITZHERBERT, Maria Anne (1756-1837). Wife of George IV.Autograph Letter Signed (initials) to Mrs Johnstone, 1 page 8vo with the envelope-front 'Monday Morng', no date. A contemporary note on the second leaf records that the letter was written on 13 March 1837, only a fortnight before Mrs Fitzherbert died.
£250 / $400 / €310 [No: 22420]
GEORGE II (1683-1760). King of Great Britain and Ireland. Elector of Hanover.Document Signed, 1 page folio (oblong) on vellum (two large stains, lacking papered seal), St James's, 25 August 1730. Appointing John Owen lieutenant in the third regiment of foot guards commanded by John, Earl of Dunmore. Countersigned by the Duke of Newcastle, secretary of state for the south and later prime minister.
£325 / $520 / €403 [No: 24362]
GEORGE II (1683-1760). King of Great Britain and Ireland. Elector of Hanover.Document Signed (twice, at the head of each side), 2 pages large folio, St James's, 24 June 1737. A warrant for the deduction of 12 pence in the pound from the pay of the forces towards the support of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, countersigned by George Dodington, Lords Sundon and Winnington.
£585 / $936 / €725 [No: 24594]
GEORGE III (1738-1820). King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Document Signed ('approved G.R.' in a shaky hand), 1 page 4to with integral docketed second leaf, no place, 1 July 1805. Requesting approval for M[ajor] General Mann of the Royal Engineers be placed upon the staff of Great Britain and Ireland.
£250 / $400 / €310 [No: 24539]
GEORGE III (1738-1820). King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Document Signed twice ('George R' and 'approved G.R.'), 1 page folio with integral docketed second leaf (repairs to the folds), no place, 1 January 1805. Approving the request for twelve officers to be placed on the staff of the Army serving in Ireland.
£425 / $680 / €527 [No: 24551]
GEORGE IV (1762-1830). King of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover.Autograph Letter Signed ('George P') as Prince of Wales, to Lord Yarmouth (1777-1842, later Marquis of Hertford), 1 page 4to with blank leaf, Carlton House, 18 March 1808. Solicitiously inquiring after Yarmouth's health ('no one can feel more interest about you than I do, at all times. I have not called upon you as I was afraid of disturbing you, or putting you to inconvenience.').
£625 / $1000 / €775 [No: 24534]
[GEORGE V] (1865-1936).
Telegram (received copy) to Lady Beatson, 2 pages on official forms, Buckingham Palace, 9 February 1914. Giving condolences on her husband's death.
£38 / $60 / €47 [No: 0332]
HENRY BENEDICT, Cardinal York. (1725-1807). Jacobite claimant to the English, Scottish and Irish thrones.Letter Signed address to Nicolas Veigura, banker in Paris, ½-page 4to, Rome, 6 January 1773. Asking him to pay 20,000 pounds to the Marquis Jerôme Belloni and to take it from the account that he holds with Joseph Cantini.
£1250 / $2000 / €1550 [No: 24715]
LEOPOLD I (1790-1865). First King of independent Belgium.Document Signed, 1 page folio (oblong) on vellum (with the usual folds), with papered seal, Brussels, 12 May 1832. Appointing Alfred Fox consul at Falmouth.
£185 / $296 / €229 [No: 21527]
MARIA THERESA (1717-1780). Archduchess of Austria. Mother of Marie Antoinette.Letter Signed to Leopold von Weingarten, her secretary at the Prussian Court, 1 page folio with address-wrapper, 18 February 1744. Confirming the elaborate travel arrangements for her 'greatly beloved lady sister and our dearly loved brother-in-law'. With a full translation.
£650 / $1040 / €806 [No: 22562]
MARIE AMELIE OF BADEN (1817-1888). Duchess of Hamilton.
Autograph Note Signed to Messrs Coutts & Co, in French, 1 page 12mo (trimmed), Richmond, 26 October 1845. Asking the bankers to receive a package.
£32 / $51 / €39 [No: 22850]
MARIE THERESE (1638-1683). Queen consort of Louis XIV of France.Document Signed ('Marie Terese'), 1 page folio (oblong) on vellum, 12 October 1665. Appointing as head baker to her household Jacques Lannier (or Asnier) in succession his father, Antoine Lannier.
£450 / $720 / €558 [No: 21206]
MARIE LOUISE (1791-1847). Empress of the French. Second wife of Napoleon I.Autograph Letter Signed ('Marie Louise') in her characteristic small neat hand, evidently to a close servant or friend, 3½ pages 8vo, Amsterdam, 15 October 1811. Largely discussing details of her wardrobe, and giving explicit descriptions of many dresses.
£1250 / $2000 / €1550 [No: 20049]
MARY, Duchess of Gloucester & Edinburgh (1776-1857). Princess; 4th daughter of George III.
Part of an Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages 8vo with embossed gold shield containing her name and coronet, 29 November no year [watermark 1845]. Expressing relief at the death of a sufferer.
£38 / $60 / €47 [No: 22979]
MARY, Duchess of Gloucester & Edinburgh (1776-1857). Princess; 4th daughter of George III.Autograph Letter Signed to Miss ?Turville, 1½ page 4to with integral address-leaf (marginal tears due to former mounting), postmarked 1 December 1827. Thanking her correspondent for her congratulations to the Duke on his appointment to the Government of Portsmouth ('It is one of those events that gave me great pleasure').
£38 / $60 / €47 [No: 23506]
Autograph Letter (third person) in French to Monsieur and Madame Figanière, 1 page 8vo on black-edged paper (remains of red wax seals), Bushy House, Teddington, 20 October 1869. Regretting that they are to leave.
£38 / $60 / €47 [No: 23626]
ORLEANS, Louis, duc d' (1822-1897). Fourth son of Louis-Philippe; leader of the Orleanists.Autograph Letter Signed in French to an unnamed correspondent ('Mon cher Comte'), 2 pages 8vo, 5 rue de Castiglione, Paris, 16 May 1872. Accepting, on his own and his son's behalf, an invitation to dine, at which they will meet Madame de Montalembert.
£45 / $72 / €55 [No: 24024]
ORLEANS, Louis C.P.R., duc de Nemours (1814-1896). Second son of King Louis-Philippe.Autograph Letter Signed ('Louis Philippe D'Orléans'), in English, to an unnamed correspondent, 2 pages 8vo with integral blank leaf, Orleans House, 28 June 1863. Expressing thanks for his having been elected an honorary member of the Cosmopolitan Club, and promisng to attend the evening meetings.
£65 / $104 / €80 [No: 24048]
ORLEANS, Louis C.P.R., duc de Nemours (1814-1896). Second son of King Louis-Philippe.Autograph Letter Signed (in French) to M. de Jarnac, 2 pages 8vo (blank leaf removed, just affecting the end of the signature), York House, Twickenham, 10 February 1869. Thanking him for his letter, reminiscing about happy times past, sending news of mother and infant, and looking forward with anticipation to his next visit.
£55 / $88 / €68 [No: 24049]
ORLEANS, Phillip II, Duke of (1674-1723). Nephew of Louis XIV, regent of France 1715-1723.Autograph Letter Signed to his kinsman, [Charles Henri], Prince de Vaudemont (1649-1723), 1 page 8vo with address-leaf (traces of mounting), a crescentin ce 28. Asking him to make appropriate arrangements for ?coaches left at Versailles ('verceil').
£225 / $360 / €279 [No: 24044]