showing him full length sitting in a chair with his busby on a table and his sword at his side 11½" x 7" on photographer's mount no place no date unknown
showing the King seated in the centre with his son and grandson on either side all three are wearing naval uniform 5½" x 3½" no place Cowes no date slight fading unknown
showing the couple together being greeted by soldiers the Queen holding a bouquet and the King with his hand on hi sword with press stamps marked obituary10" x 8" no place no date crased down one side unknown
showing them both full length in jackets and light coloured trousers Prince Albert Edward sitting at a table holding a book full face to the camera Prince Alfred standing in profile looking down at the book his right arm on the back of his brother's chair 4" x 2½" no place date pencilled on verso unknown
showing him full length full face in Highland dress and cap his hands clasped and resting on his walking stick his right foot resting on a ledge behind is a half-open door of the old castle 4" x 2½" Abergeldie September The Waleses regularly leased Abergeldie Castle when the Queen was at nearby Balmoral. unknown
224 Regent Street showing him full length three quarter face in military uniform holding his plumed hat and leaning with his left elbow on a studio pedestal 4" x 2½" no place no date circa John Jabez Edwin Paisley MAYALL 1813 -1901 was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria. unknown
Minor soiling and wear. Very good. JJA-. <p>Edward VII Indenture of Conveyance and Assignment from Thomas Drake to John T. Reynolds and Roger W. Garlside both of County Lancaster and dated October 17th 1902. </p> <br /> <p>Measures approx. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. 6pp. Manuscript on parchment sealed and stamped.</p> . unknown
Hyde Park to view the "Funeral Procession of his Late Majesty King Edward VII" in the 1st Row with a note that "the Proprietor to not hold Responsible in any accidents etc" 1 side mourning card 4½" x 3½" 21 Cambridge Terrace 20th May Lance Corporal Paul Adrian Devaux 1889-1916 was an English Soldier who died in the First World War. At the time of the 1911 census he was working as a clerk at a hardware merchants and living with his family at this address so doubtless this was signed by a Devaux. The funeral was held two weeks after the King's death on 20th May. Huge crowds estimated at between three and five million gathered to watch the procession the route of which was lined by 35000 soldiers. The whole procession proceeded from Westminster Hall via Whitehall and the Mall from Hyde Park Corner up to the Marble Arch and thence to Paddington Station. unknown
woven with Royal Cyphers in the corners and 'Honi Soit qui mal y Pense' with the lion and unicorn on either side in the centre of the pattern 32" x 34" no place no date Slightly worn This linen was specifically made for the Royal Household as the insignia is actually woven into the cloth. hardcover
apparently following his investiture with the Garter on 9th November 1858 a fine design complete with both crests mantling crown helm and motto the Lion the Unicorn and the Arms of Great Britain bearing the escutcheon of Saxony and surrounded by the Garter are differenced with the Prince's label with an original pen-and-ink drawing of his Lion Crest as in the arms above marked proper or and argent as appropriate titled 'Crest of the Prince of Wales' in a contemporary hand below 1¼" x 1¼" on piece 6" x 4½" and conjugate blank the full arms 3¼" x 3¼" on piece 5¼" x 6¼" no place no date circa blank edges a little worn and frayed without loss to the designs From a group of trial pieces by Messrs Harrison & Sons the Royal Printers. unknown
the Initials E and A are encircled in a border of paste diamonds on a blue background under a crown the back is of unusually high quality about an inch in either direction This would almost certainly have been given as a gift to a courtier at their coronation. unknown
very likely a buffet for the Staff in three brief sections the first listing the meats salads and cheese the second the jellies tarts and creams and the third the wines whiskey and ale issued by C. Skipper 'Caterer to H.M. the King' printed at King's Lynn by Thew & Son with a second card stating the occasion namely the Coronation each 4½" x 3½" Sandringham 9th August From a group of items saved by Mrs Bessie Sinclair. Around 1893 she had been with the family of Alexander III in Russia and was particularly close to his youngest daughter Olga 1882-1960. unknown
with his blue embossed feathers and motto in a French chef's hand 1 side 5¼" x 3¼" scolloped edges no place no date circa On the verso are the names of those dining including "Prince & Pss of Wales Sir Allan Young Genl. Sir Hastings Doyle. " and three members of the Household including Miss Knollys and Mr Francis Knollys eleven in all. unknown
listing the courses in French - starting with mulligatawny and continuing with Trout Quail Beef roast Chicken Asparagus and desserts the menu card is decorated with a charming coloured picture of the yacht at sea on one side and an embossed royal crest on the other 1 side 8vo. HMY Victoria and Albert Corfu 21st April Towards the end of his life the King increasingly suffered from bronchitis probably as a result of his lifelong smoking habit. In March 1910 he was staying at Biarritz when he collapsed. He remained there to convalesce while in London Asquith tried to get the Finance Bill passed. The King's continued ill health was unreported and he attracted criticism for staying in France while political tensions were so high. On 27th April he returned to Buckingham Palace still suffering from severe bronchitis. Alexandra returned from visiting her brother King George I of Greece in Corfu a week later on 5 May. The King died at Buckingham Palace on 6th May 1910. This menu might have been on one of their last voyages on the Royal Yacht. unknown
five being ridden by grooms in tall hats in the neighbouring field are small Scottish hayricks and ahead no doubt the photographer's bicycle with a note on the verso "the King's horses on their way to their highland home" signed by W.J. Watt of Aberdeen "On the road to Balmoral" August unknown
to the Right Honourable Lord Teynham & others the Trustees and then in the second document the Trustees sell it back to Edward VIII as Prince of Wales. In the first document the property is described and the sale agreed for the sum of £5 the second draft sells the property back to the Duchy of Cornwall & refers back to the "indenture dated the twenty seventh day of June 1898 and made between his late Majesty King Edward the Seventh. on the one part and the Trustees of the other part the hereditaments and premises hereinafter described and intended to be conveyed and which then formed part of the possessions of the Duchy of Cornwall were granted and conveyed unto the Trustees. to permit the Public to have free access and to use the same as a Public park. the Trustees have agreed with His Royal Highness to Convey the said hereditaments. to His Royal Highness in consideration of the sum of Five pounds. subject to all rights of the Public of use & enjoyment thereof." 3 sides folio & 6 sides 4to. with a coloured plan at the front of each 27th June 1898 and 14th February first document slightly soiled Edward VIII was baptised Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David and all these names are listed in the second document unknown
woven with Royal Cypher 'AE' and garter stars 33" x 46" no place no date This cloth must have been economically reduced as the pattern is no longer symmetrical worn with some repairs This linen was specifically made for the Royal Household as the insignia is actually woven into the cloth. hardcover
woven with orbs sceptres and garter stars 42" x 48" no place no date This cloth must have been economically reduced as the pattern is no longer symmetrical worn with some repairs This linen was specifically made for the Royal Household as the insignia is actually woven into the cloth. hardcover
woven with Royal Cypher 'AE' and Prince of Wales Feathers 44" x 38" no place no date This cloth must have been economically reduced as the pattern is no longer symmetrical slightly worn This linen was specifically made for the Royal Household as the insignia is actually woven into the cloth. hardcover
woven with Royal Cypher 'AE' and a lion standing on a crown in a garland of Tudor Roses 44" x 39" no place no date This cloth must have been economically reduced as the pattern is no longer symmetrical very worn with some repairs This linen was specifically made for the Royal Household as the insignia is actually woven into the cloth. hardcover
issued by the Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery as Lord Steward made out to the Hon. Lady Monson on the verso is a notice that it entitles the bearer to a return ticket from Paddington and is to be retained until arrival at Windsor Castle gold embossed crown 2 sides card 3" x 4½" blind embossed stamp of the Board of Green Cloth 14th June some light browning on verso hardcover
as President of the "Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom the Colonies and India" requesting the company of "Mr John Burns and Lady at a Reception" printed in brown and green on white card 10" x 6½" Imperial Institute London 17th May Written from the home of his mistress Frances Evelyn GREVILLE Countess of Warwick 1861-1938 Celebrated Beauty & Mistress of Edward VII 'Darling Daisy' unknown
with details of the processions to meet the Royal Couple at St. Enoch station the Review on Glasgow Green the drive to the West End for lunch with the Provost and back "escorted by the Grand Lodge" to lay the foundation stone of the Post Office in George Square 1 side 13½" x 8" Glasgow 17th October one or two very light brown marks and a short closed tear in central fold unknown
circa 40 different examples 7½" x 4½" in red boards produced by "Harrison and Son Printers in Ordinary to His Majesty. St Martin's Lane" 26th June hardcover
on the day of his funeral or within the octave "in all Churches and Chapels in England. Wales. and Berwick-upon-Tweed" 8 sides 7½" x 4¾" with black border printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode London The booklet provides an alternative collect epistle and gospel and two forms echoing the Burial Service including thanksgiving "for his continual effort to further and maintain peace among all nations" and prayers for King George V. unknown
on the occasion of their visit and the then Prince of Wales being given the Freedom of the City three months after their wedding on 10th March 1863 beautifully printed in colours on embossed paper and including both their coats of arms topped by the arms of the City with facsimile signature of the Chairman of the ball Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott Lord Mayor 1879-1880 made out for Mrs. Stewart 10" x 12½" in window mount 15½" x 18" Guildhall for 8th June unknown
showing them in three rows on the lawn with trees in the background the King on the left of the group later marked up on the verso for the Daily Mail's obituary of Queen Alexandra 5" x 9¼" Sandringham The back row includes the Duke in striped jacket and Duchess of Connaught. The centre of the middle row includes the King and Queen with Prince George between them in tweeds then to the right Prince Olav and his mother. The front row shows Princess Mary sitting on the grass with Prince John with Queen Mary behind them in the middle row. unknown
with gold rims and fine gilt monograms Edward's is heightened in Red and Alexandra's in silver each 4½ inches high no place no date circa Presumably these were made as gifts. unknown
taken after the royal Wedding showing the royal family posed around a bust of Prince Albert. The family are arranged from left to right Princess Louise Alexandra Princess of Wales Queen Victoria Albert Edward Prince of Wales Princess Beatrice Prince Leopold Princess Alice of Hesse Princess Helena and Prince Louis of Hesse. Queen Victoria is holding a photograph of Prince Albert the couple have changed into the clothes they wore to make their wedding journey to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight 4" x 2¾" Windsor March 10th Because the Queen was still in the deepest mourning the wedding was held at St. George's Chapel at Windsor. The small venue meant that only Alix's closest family members were invited and Bertie was limited to inviting six friends. A wedding breakfast for five hundred was held under a tent fortunately the weather was sunny at this point with another enormous cake and then the bride and groom went away to dress for their wedding journey to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. "Ah dear brother what a sad and dismal ceremony it was!" the Queen wrote later to the King of Prussia. John Jabez Edwin Mayall 1813-1901 was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria hardcover
showing a Royal party with the Prince standing and the Princess seated surrounded by their friends and household in outdoor clothes with a marquee behind them 4¼" x 2½" Scarborough no date but circa Canadian-born New York-trained photographer Oliver François Xavier Sarony 1820-1879 was a consummate showman. He operated at Scarborough what was said to be the largest photographic establishment in Europe hardcover
Surrey showing them on steps leading to the garden nearly full length three quarter to full face the Princess of Wales stands between her elder daughters flanked by Prince Albert Victor and the Prince of Wales while Prince George and Princess Maud are sitting on the lower step the four ladies in matching short white jackets over full skirts the gentlemen in suits 6½" x 4¼" no place no date circa unknown
& Photographic Company showing them full length full or nearly full face the Prince his beard and moustache beginning to show leaning in a relaxed attitude against a studio pillar walking stick in hand the Princess seated on a rustic bench with her parasol wearing a short buttoned jacket over a matching crinoline printed lettering in bottom margin 'Sandringham Registered' and dated in an early hand on the verso 3½" x 2½" no place The Prince and Princess moved into old Sandringham House a Georgian building three weeks after their marriage in 1863. It was found to be too cramped and was replaced by the current house of which the main part was completed in 1870. unknown
of Newcastle on Tyne showing them all full face full length the Prince and the two boys standing full length in highland dress the Princess seated with a wonderfully flounced crinoline skirt and with Princess Louise in white standing on the chair her arm on her mother's shoulder 3½" x 2½" no place no date circa unknown
showing him seated full length nearly full face legs crossed in dark jacket and light trousers right elbow on a side table his cane in his left hand his moustache and beard just starting to grow 3½" x 2½" no place no date circa Louis-Joseph GHÉMAR 1819-1873 was a Belgian lithographer painter and photographer. unknown
showing the couple with the Prince standing behind the seated Princess 4¼" x 2½" no place no date Louis-Joseph GHÉMAR 1819-1873 was a Belgian lithographer painter and photographer. unknown