7024 Royal, Antiques and Fine Art Sale Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd November 2017

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1 7024 Royal, Antiques and Fine Art Sale Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Royal, Antiques and Fine Art Sale Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd November 2017 commencing at 10am, viewing Saturday 18th November 9am-1pm, Monday 20th November 9.30am-6.00pm and morning of sale from 9am. Day One - Lots ( vacant) Day Two - Lots STORAGE CHARGES - Please note that all lots of furniture and rugs will only be available for collection at our premises until 5pm on Monday 27th November. After which all items of furniture and rugs will be collected by R D Schofield Removals at a cost per lot of 10 + VAT and 1 per day storage thereafter. This will be payable by you on collection from their premises at Lawford which is a fifteen minute drive from our saleroom. Please note that their offices are not open at weekends.

2 Lot Description Estimated 1 HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - fine signed presentation portrait photograph by Cecil Beaton, of Her Majesty in a beautiful ball gown, wearing a tiara, jewels, Order of the Garter and Royal Family Orders, signed in ink on mount - 'Elizabeth R 1961', in original blue Morocco leather frame with arched top with gilt embossed crowned ER cipher and easel back, 29cm x 27cm 2 HRH Princes Marina Duchess of Kent - fine signed presentation portrait photograph by Cecil Beaton, of The Duchess in a ball gown, wearing a tiara and jewels, the Royal Victorian Order and Royal Family Orders, signed in ink on the mount - 'Marina Oct. 1952', unframed, 29.5cm x 22cm 3 HM Queen Elizabeth II - signed warrant appointing General Sir Charles Keightley a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, dated 1st June 1953 and also signed by Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester - the Grand Master of the Order 4 HM Queen Elizabeth, later The Queen Mother - signed late 1940s Christmas card with gilt embossed crown to cover, black and white photograph of The King and The Queen with the two Princesses around a grand piano, signed in ink - 'From Elizabeth R', with envelope 5 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover, colour photograph of The Royal Couple with their sons on a bench, signed in ink - 'From Charles and Diana' 6 Group of First World War period Royal or possibly regimental Coalport dinner / coffeeware with central gilt crowned cipher within blue and gilt borders - comprising six dessert plates and six coffee cups and saucers (18) 7 Fine 1950s black and white photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II, with Sir Winston Churchill and the young Prince Charles and Princess Anne standing outside at Balmoral, 10.5cm square and another 1950s black and white photograph of Sir Winston Churchill seated in a chair, smiling at the camera, 8.5cm x 11cm (2) 8 HRH Diana Princess of Wales - handwritten double-sided letter on crowned CD cipher Kensington Palace notepaper, dated February 22nd 'To Mrs Briscoe' - a charming letter of condolence on the death of her husband - the Princess expresses how inadequate words can be at such a time and how much she feels for Mrs Briscoe, signed - 'Yours Sincerely Diana', in original envelope. Provenance: The Late Joseph Briscoe worked for Diana's father Earl Spencer 9 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1984 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover, colour photograph of the happy couple with their young sons, signed - 'To you both from Diana and Charles' 10 Lady Diana Spencer, later The Princess of Wales - five 'Diana Spencer' name labels to be sewn into garments when sent to boarding school - thirteen other garment labels with Earl's coronet above S for Spencer and eight others similar in a row - possibly for undergarments (26) 11 HIH King Faisal II of Iraq ( ) - signed page from an autograph book - believed signed in 1948 whilst at Sanroyd Prep School in Wiltshire - with letter of provenance 12 Richard Stone (b. 1951), portrait study of Diana, Princess of Wales, December brown chalk on tan paper - a design for a commemorative piece to celebrate her life, signed, in glazed frame, 35cm x 25cm, the frame 63cm x 50cm. Sold with invoice and correspondence from the artist 13 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Royal Presentation portrait photograph of The Royal Couple smiling, signed in ink on mount - 'Charles 1986 Diana', in original green Morocco leather frame with arched top and gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest, 19cm x 13.5cm 14 Lady Diana Spencer, later The Princess of Wales - signed typed letter on Buckingham Palace Prince of Wales crested paper, dated 7th April thanking Mr S. Politowski for his song he had composed for The Royal Wedding and commenting she will forward a copy to her parents, signed in ink - 'Yours Sincerely Lady Diana', with envelope, a handwritten musical score of the song - 'Bravo to The Royal Pair' and five other letters from The Queen's Lady in Waiting and Prince Charles Equerry thanking Mr Politowski for his good wishes and loyal songs 15 HRH Katharine, Duchess of Kent - signed presentation portrait photograph of The Duchess with a flower in her hair, signed in ink on the mount - 'Katharine 1983', in original gilt tooled leather and glazed frame with easel back, 20cm x 15cm 16 HRH Edward Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and The Duke of Windsor - signed presentation black and white portrait photograph of The Young Prince in Naval midshipman's uniform and wearing a dirk, inscribed in ink on mount - 'Edward 1912', in glazed frame, 32.5cm x 24cm 17 A collection of 1980s black and white press photographs of Lady Diana Spencer, the Engagement and Wedding of The Prince and Princess of Wales and other Royal photographs (18) 18 A collection of 1960s black and white press photographs of HM Queen Elizabeth II and The Royal Family - State Visits, official duties, etc (42) 19 HM Queen Victoria - a ticket to the Golden Jubilee Thanksgiving Service, Westminster Abbey, June 21st with letter and two forms of service booklets for the same 20 Late 19th century Danish Royal Presentation cigar case of rectangular form, with silver crowned intertwined C monogram, elk-skin covered with elk-tooth mounted clasp and two pockets to the interior, 13.5cm x 7.5cm 21 The Cancelled Coronation of HM King Edward VII, Friday June 27th, two tickets to view The Coronation Procession and two Invitations for the same (4) 22 The Coronation of HM Queen Victoria, 28th June rare Ceremonial programme printed by Samuel Bentley and rare State Procession for the Coronation printed poster, by J. Hartnell, Fleet Street, listing the order of the participants in the procession from 'The Queen's Palace to the Western Door of Westminster Abbey', 134cm x 26cm (2)

3 23 Fine Victorian Invitation - Inviting The Countess of Lanesborough to a Ball at the Guildhall on Monday 08th June on the occasion of the visit of TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales to the Corporation of the City of London - coloured and embossed card, in glazed frame, the Invitation 28cm x 34cm 24 Emperor Hirohito of Japan ( ), fine presentation red lacquer tray decorated with the Emperor's gold Imperial Mon and gold inscription on reverse, 23cm x 30cm and another of circular form, with gold Imperial Mon, 30cm (2) 25 Victorian red Morocco leather-covered document box of rectangular form, with gilt tooled Victorian Royal Arms and scrollwork to lid, red velvet lining and original lock and key, 31.5cm wide x 23cm deep x 9.25cm high 26 The Earl of Buckinghamshire - fine black leather despatch / writing box, circa , of rectangular form, with inset brass handle to top, engraved - 'Earl of Buckinghamshire', with gilt embossed Earl's coronet above, fitted interior with tray with blotter, pen / pencil trays, ink bottle, etc, cash book and journal (unused), correspondence compartments, etc - maker's label to interior - 'Fryer 63 Charing Cross, London', 35.5cm wide x 25.5cm deep x 15cm high. Probably made for Augustus Hobart-Hampden, 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire ( ) Red leather despatch box with brass inset handle to lid, Bramah lock with key, red leather lining, 36cm wide x 26cm deep x 15cm high 28 King Victor Emmanuel II ( ), 1920s Italian Royal Presentation table clock with white painted dial in circular silver engineturned case (marked - 800), with brass crown mount and replacement easel back, the case 13.5cm diameter 29 The 25th Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, fine Spode commemorative loving cup decorated with Portraits and Arms of The Royal Couple - limited edition no. 438 of 500, in original fitted box with certificate, 25cm wide x 16cm high 30 HM Queen Elizabeth II - fine 1950s carved and painted wood Royal Coat of Arms with gilt and polychrome decoration and 'By Appointment To Her Majesty The Queen Silversmiths and Jewellery', 69cm x 48cm. Provenance: Garrard & Co. London - The Crown Jewellers. Removed during a refit. 31 Set of three 1980s Royal Warrant Crests for Garrard & Co - The Crown Jewellers - comprising HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and HRH The Prince of Wales - each with polychrome painted decoration and plaques below and mounted on a single mahogany plaque, the plaque 35cm x 90cm, the Royal Arms 17cm x 18cm approximately each 32 HRH Prince Albert - The Prince Consort - fine Royal Presentation pendant, converted from a stickpin, with central shell cameo portrait bust of The Prince, in oval gold mount with ring suspension, 2.5cm 33 The Earl and Countess Spencer - 19th century red leather jewel case of rectangular form, with gilt brass swing handle with attached old label - 'Earl Spencer', fitted interior with tray and recesses below for earrings, bracelets, etc, 41cm x 30cm x 10cm. Provenance: Christie's Althorp Attic Sale 07th July part of lot 78. Sold with lot label 34 Edward Albert Prince of Wales - fine gold and enamel presentation stickpin with applied Prince of Wales feather crest on green and white guilloche enamel circular plaque with gold pin, in original Collingwood & Co. fitted case with gilt embossed Prince of Wales crest to lid 35 Fine Edwardian gold and enamel Coldstream Guards Officers' stickpin with finely enamelled Order of the Garter Star and gold pin, in a fitted Collingwood & Co. case with gilt embossed King's Crown to lid 36 Very fine Edwardian platinum, gold, diamond, ruby and enamel Coldstream Guards Officers' sweetheart brooch in the form of the Order of the Garter Star with pin backing, in original fitted case, the Star 2.5cm x 2cm 37 Fine pair 1920s / 1930s gold (9ct) and enamel Honourable Artillery Company Officers' cufflinks of domed oval form, decorated with regimental crest and colours, in box 38 Fine large pair of Victorian gold (18ct) and enamel First Life Guards Officers' cufflinks, the ovals enamelled with regimental badge and Peninsula and Waterloo Battle Honours and the officer's family crest - joined by figure-of-eight links, the ovals 2cm x 1cm, in box Fine Royal Presentation gold and diamond stickpin with crowned C monogram - possibly Danish, in case 40 HM Queen Victoria - very fine Royal Presentation oval miniature portrait of The Queen, seated on a throne, wearing the Empress of India crown, jewels and Order of the Garter with VRI cipher within wreath and inscription to the outer edge 'In Commemoration of the sixty-fourth year of HM Queen Victoria's Glorious Reign ', in fine oval gold frame with crown, ribbon and ring suspension mount and red felt backing, 11cm high x 7.5cm wide - possibly commissioned by The Queen as a presentation gift or as a memoriam gift by King Edward VII George IV gilt brass tipstaff with crown surmount and turned and chequered band decoration to the shaft, 6.5cm Fine Edwardian gold (22ct) and enamel Baronet's badge, engraved on reverse - 'Coats of Auchendrane 1905', with original ribbon, in fitted case. Made for Sir James Coats 1st Baronet ( ) of Ayr, Scotland 43 Fine Elizabeth II silver gilt and enamel Knight Bachelors' neck badge with ribbon, in original Spink & Son case (hallmarked - London 1977) 44 Fine Victorian cut steel hilted court sword with chain guard and urn pommel - retaining all original polish, hollow ground blade etched with scrollwork, signed - 'Williams & Son, Savile Row, London', in original cut steel mounted vellum scabbard 45 HRH Princess Marina Duchess of Kent - pair silver presentation cufflinks with engraved crowned M ciphers, in original fitted S. J. Philips case. Sold with original typed letter dated 17th December 1952, presenting the cufflinks to Mr F. G. Goring, the Station Master

4 at Kings Cross Station as a mark of appreciation for services rendered (2) 46 HRH Princess Mary The Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood - two-colour gold presentation stickpin with crowned M monogram, in original Plante, London box, with handwritten letter from The Princess, dated June 1958, giving the stickpin to Mr Goring, the Station Master at Kings Cross Station for his kindness while at Kings Cross (2) 47 HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - large signed presentation portrait photograph of The Queen Mother in a beautiful ball gown, wearing a tiara, jewels, Order of the Garter and Royal Family Orders, signed in ink on the mount - 'Elizabeth R 1984', in glazed frame, 85cm x 60cm. Provenance: Presented to the University of London when The Queen Mother was Chancellor of the University 48 Richard Stone (born 1951), Conté crayon - full length portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother wearing jewels and Order of the Garter, signed, in glazed frame, label verso - City of Plymouth Art Gallery 'A Royal Portrait HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother by Richard Stone. Cat no Full length study lent by the Artist', 20cm x 14cm 49 Formerly the property of Diana Princess of Wales - a fine wool shawl with embroidered yellow, purple and white silk decoration and floral borders. The shawl was presented to The Princess by Iman Abdul Qadir in the courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque on her State Visit to Pakistan in She immediately wrapped it around her head with the Iman's help. He told her about the symbolic nature of this gift which was that long ago, the Prophet gave a Christian girl a black shawl as a symbol of the unity between their two religions. Upon her return to England, the Princess gave the shawl to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo, who until her death in August 2015, had cherished it. The shawl is sold with a photostat copy of a letter from Princess Diana to Oonagh, dated February 2nd 1992, mentioning the gift of the shawl, a copy of HELLO! magazine dated October 1991, in which The Princess is shown being presented with the shawl and wearing it, a Sunday Mirror newspaper article interview with Oonagh, discussing her friendship with The Princess and showing them both wearing the shawl. A copy of Oonagh's autobiography 'The Voice of Silence' is also included. The shawl measures 240cm x 130cm Proceeds to Charity 50 Diana Princess of Wales - a black leather bound address book with gilt tooled 'O' in corner (unused), in original Andrew Soos, London box - with handwritten gift tag - 'Dearest Oonagh, Happy Christmas, lots of love from Diana x'. Given by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo, the book 10.5cm x 17cm Proceeds to Charity 51 Diana Princess of Wales - signed and inscribed book - Pavarotti Vivere Con Luciano, inscribed on inside - 'To a very special warrior with lots of love from Diana x 1995'. Given by Princess Diana to Joseph, the husband of Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo while recovering from an operation in hospital Proceeds to Charity 52 HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1990 Christmas card with twin gilt Royal ciphers to front, colour photograph of The Prince and Princess of Wales with their sons, inscribed - 'Oonagh & Joe lots of love from Diana', sent by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo Proceeds to Charity 53 HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1991 Christmas card with twin gilt Royal ciphers to front, colour photograph of The Prince and Princess of Wales with their sons, inscribed - 'Oonagh & Joe lots of love from us all, Diana', sent by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo Proceeds to Charity 54 HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1992 Christmas card with twin gilt Royal ciphers to front, black and white photograph of the soulful young Princes, inscribed - 'Oonagh & Joe fondest love from Diana', sent by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo Proceeds to Charity 55 Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1993 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover and colour photograph of The Princess with her sons, inscribed - 'Oonagh & Joe lots of love from Diana', sent by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley- Toffolo Proceeds to Charity 56 Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1994 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover and black and white photograph of The Princess with her sons, inscribed - 'Oonagh & Joe lots of love from Diana', sent by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo Proceeds to Charity 57 Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1995 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover and black and white photograph of The Princess with her sons, inscribed - 'Oonagh & Joe fondest love from Diana', sent by The Princess to her friend and acupuncturist Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo Proceeds to Charity 58 HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales - two handwritten notes to his chef, Mr Mervyn Wycherley - one dated April 30th 1989, thanking him profusely for his hard work and wonderful culinary creations and mentioning how some of his friends drool at the thought of some of his dishes - both signed - 'Charles', in original envelope 59 HRH Prince Edward Earl of Wessex - Royal Standard printed and embroidered cotton with bold colours, stamped on border - 'HRH Prince Edward 3' x 6' 1979' 60 HM Queen Elizabeth II - large Royal Standard embroidered cotton with quarterings for England, Ireland and Scotland, stamped on border - 'Roy. Std. 275cm x 168cm 1994' 61 Part of a fine British Household Cavalry Officers' full dress shabraque (horse cloth), the corner finely bullion embroidered with crowned Garter Star and Battle Honours up to South Africa , 69cm x 73cm 62 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor - fine paste set copy of the diamond Prince of Wales feather crest brooch - the original made for Wallis Simpson in 1935 and subsequently bought by Elizabeth Taylor - a modern costume copy with pin backing, 7.5cm 63 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of a relaxed Royal Couple with their two sons and dog, inscribed - 'William From Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5 July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1992 Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and black and white photograph of Prince William and Prince Harry, signed - 'From Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot

5 65 HRH The Prince of Wales - signed Christmas card with gilt embossed Prince of Wales cipher to cover and colour photograph of The Prince and his two sons on polo ponies, inscribed - 'William with kind regards Charles'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HRH The Prince of Wales - signed Christmas card with gilt embossed Prince of Wales cipher to cover and colour photograph of The Prince of Wales and his two sons sitting on a log, personally inscribed by Prince Charles - 'William', thanking William for looking after The Prince so well at Birkhall - 'From Charles'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HRH The Prince of Wales - signed Christmas card with gilt embossed Prince of Wales cipher to cover and colour photograph of The Prince with his two sons on a tree, inscribed - 'William From Charles'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple with their infant sons on a pony, inscribed - 'William From Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple on holiday with their children, inscribed - 'William From Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HRH The Prince of Wales - signed Christmas card with gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather cipher to cover and colour photograph of the relaxed Prince with his two sons on board The Royal Yacht, inscribed - 'William. Kindest regards from Charles'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - four signed Christmas cards sent to her page, William Tallon, dated Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot Diana Princess of Wales- signed 1996 Christmas card with gilt Royal cipher to cover and colour photograph of Princes William and Harry with their cousins Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice while on holiday, inscribed - 'Reg with love from Diana'. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1994 Christmas card with gilt Royal cipher to cover and photograph of The Princess with her sons, inscribed - 'Reg from Diana', with envelope. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HRH Diana Princess of Wales - handwritten notelet card on Prince of Wales crested card, dated 3rd April 1989, to Reginald Wilcock, thanking him for his get well card and commenting she feels she has been in a boxing match, signed - 'Yours Sincerely, Diana', with envelope. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot Double-sided - bright and bold 75 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the relaxed Royal Couple with their infant children on the back of a pony, inscribed - 'Reg from Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple on holiday with their sons, inscribed - 'Reg from Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple with infant Prince William on a swing, inscribed - 'Reg from Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the Royal Couple with baby, Prince William, inscribed - 'Reg from Diana and Charles'. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed Christmas card with twin gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the happy Royal Couple with their two young children and dog, inscribed - 'Reg from Charles and Diana'. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HRH Diana Princess of Wales - signed 1993 Christmas card with colour photograph of The Princess and her two sons, inscribed - 'Reg from Diana', with envelope. Provenance: Reginald Wilcock was The Queen Mother's under-butler and partner to William Tallon. Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - two signed Christmas cards 1961 and one other - both mounted and framed. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The William Tallon Collection 5th July Lot HRH Diana Princess of Wales - handwritten double-sided letter on crowned CD Kensington Palace notepaper dated November 28th 1988 to Mervyn Wycherley - The Wales's personal chef - The Princess thanks Mervyn for his hard work and marvellous food he has produced at a very busy time - 'Yours Sincerely Diana', with envelope. Provenance: Sold by these rooms 24th November Lot HRH Diana Princess of Wales - an amusing birthday card with photograph of a handsome young policeman on cover - 'You know you've reached old age when policemen look young...' inside 'and pretty!', inscribed by Diana - 'To Mervyn, from the four of us, Diana'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms 24th November Lot

6 84 Lady Diana Spencer - a touching handwritten letter sent to Mary Clarke who looked after Diana from the age of nine after her parents divorced - dated 25th February (1981), with handwritten address - 'Clarence House SW1', thanking Mary for her telegram congratulating Diana on her engagement to Prince Charles - 'With lots of Love Diana x'. Provenance: Sold by these rooms - The Mary Clarke Collection 30th September Lot Double sided - bold. She thanks Mary for her telegram and says how touched and flattered she is. We cannot publish the letter as it is under copyright but here is a close precis: She also thanks her for her last letter which she hadn't thanked her for which she was sorry - it was a marvellous letter which helped towards her engagement. She hopes that Mary's family is well and her as well and thanks her for her congratulations 85 WITHDRAWN - His Majesty King George V - handwritten letter on Windsor Castle headed mourning paper - crossed through by the King - 'Newmarket', dated June 30th 1926 to his equerry, Sir Bryan Godfrey Faussett - 'My dear Godfrey, I am so sorry to hear from your letters that your lung has not cleared up yet and that you will have to go away somewhere for three months, when I trust you will be quite fit and well again. It really is bad luck your being ill like this ever since March but you must carry out the Doctor's instruction, you can't play the fool with lungs. I will try and see your wife today and hear all about you. Don't worry about your waiting. Claud and Cust are going to divide July between them and it will be quite all right. Glorious weather now and this bracing air does me so much good. I was riding early this morning and it was divine. I am going to Sandringham tomorrow when Bland will tell me about the partridges. In some places the grouse will be good this year. Hoping you will soon be well, Always your sincere friend, G R I' 86 Princess Mary The Princess Royal - signed typed letter on Buckingham Palace headed paper dated 19th February 1922, to Mr Edouard Dreyfous, thanking him for his wedding gift, signed - 'Mary' 87 HRH Albert Edward Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) - handwritten letter on Marlborough Club, Pall Mall headed paper to Mrs Spencer October 20th - 'Dear Mrs Spencer. Many thanks for your kind letter received this evening - as it was such ages since I had heard from you. I am so glad to hear that you are in Town. I very much fear that I shall not have an afternoon to myself during the remainder of this week - I am going out of Town but the following one I shall make a point of coming to see you and shall not fail to let you know the day in good time. I will certainly do all I can for your brother in law - Col. Delapasse, as I know what a good officer he is and what a large family he has to support. Ever yours very sincerely, AE' 88 Lavinia Fitzalan-Howard Duchess of Norfolk L.G. C.B.E. - signed colour portrait photograph of The Duchess in Garter robes, inscribed on mount - 'With best wishes for Christmas 1990 Lavinia Norfolk', in original glazed gilt frame with easel back 89 The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton 29th April piece of wedding cake in original presentation tin with crowned WC monogram - complete with original card with Prince of Wales feather crest 90 Victorian gold (15ct) and enamel fob commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee finely enamelled with crown, rose, thistle and shamrock, engraved - 'Kitty' on reverse and a gold miniature spoon (2) 91 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - brass door plaque from St. James's Palace, engraved - 'Office of TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales', 7.5cm x 30.5cm. Provenance: Removed from the Palace during a refit 92 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent - brass door plaque from St. James's Palace, engraved - 'Office of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent', 7.5cm x 30.5cm. Provenance: Removed from the Palace during a refit 93 HRH Prince Albert Duke of York, later HM King George VI - fine and rare Wedgwood Royal crested dinner plate from The Duke of York's service, with finely painted crown above collar of the Order of the Garter, with York rose to centre and gilt border - printed Wedgwood mark and pattern 'x x' to reverse, 26.25cm diameter 94 HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales - a polo shirt belonging to The Prince by New & Lingwood, size 40 - with orange borders and central band and No. 4 sewn to front and back. Sold with letter of provenance stating the polo shirt was worn by The Prince at the Guards Polo Club between until it was shrunk in the wash and given to the vendor. A photograph of The Prince wearing the shirt is also sold with this lot 95 Edwardian carved ivory profile bust of King Edward VII wearing a crown, in velvet-lined glazed oval ebonised frame, 12cm x 10cm overall 96 The Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd June, piece of silk brocade woven in blue and gold with roses and oak leaves and acorns, specially woven to decorate Westminster Abbey for The Coronation, with letter from the Ministry of Works confirming provenance dated 1957, in glazed frame, 129cm x 38cm 97 The Coronation of HM King Edward VII, Westminster Abbey, 9th August pair stools for guest seating - with green painted finish and caned seats - stamped on underside of frame 'ER VII Coronation' (it was possible for the invited guests to purchase their seats after The Coronation) 98 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester - signed 1970s Royal Presentation portrait photograph of The Prince and Princess - signed in ink on mount 'Richard Birgitte 1979', in glazed frame, 25cm x 20cm 99 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent - four signed Christmas cards with crowned EK ciphers to covers and photographs to the interiors - one dated King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony ( ) - fine signed presentation portrait photograph of The King of Saxony wearing military uniform, signed in ink, in glazed frame, the image 19cm x 13cm. One of The King's noted quotes - When standing in uniform on a station platform, a lady asked him to move her trunk. He is reported to have replied "Madam, I am not a porter - I only look like one" 101 HM Queen Mary - signed presentation photograph of Her Majesty in white dress and hat, with white parasol, standing outside a church, signed in ink - 'Mary R. September 1937', in original glazed frame, 37cm x 32cm 102 HRH Princess Mary The Princess Royal and The Earl of Harewood - pair signed presentation portrait photographs, by Speaight Ltd. London, signed in ink on mounts - 'Mary 1930' and 'Harewood 1930', in original glazed gilt frames, 29cm x 21.5cm

7 103 Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Cambridge K.G. - signed presentation photograph of The Duke in uniform wearing orders and decorations, signed in ink - 'George 1902', in original frame with plaque - 'From Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Cambridge K.G. To Colonel Bothwick - October 1902', 43cm x 36cm 104 HRH The Duke of Windsor - signature in ink - 'Edward Duke of Windsor March 1953', mounted in glazed frame with photograph of The Duke when King Edward VIII, 44cm x 34.5cm 105 Collection of late 1940s and early 1950s black and white press photographs of The Royal Family - including The Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and HRH Princess Diana First Day Covers 106 A fascinating collection of Royal letters written by private secretaries and ladies in waiting to Miss Betty Saunders - an ardent Royalist - thanking her for her letters of birthday and Christmas good wishes and presents to various members of The Royal Family in the 1990s - written on Buckingham Palace, St. James's Palace, Sandringham, Clarence House headed paper and many with envelopes with Royal postmarks (100+) 107 The Marquess of Bristol - a collection of eleven photographic reproductions of portrait paintings of members of the Hervey family, in old glazed Hogarth frames and an antique map of Suffolk, in frame (12) Provenance: Sotheby's - The Contents of Ickworth, June The Seat of The Marquess of Bristol 108 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1988 Christmas card with dual gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the relaxed Royal Couple with their children resting on a gate, signed - 'From Charles and Diana', with envelope 109 TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales - signed 1990 Christmas card with ducal gilt embossed Royal ciphers to cover and colour photograph of the relaxed Royal Couple with their children resting on a stone bench, signed - 'From Charles and Diana', with envelope Richard Stone (born 1951), signed print of The State Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II - wearing State robes, signed in pencil in margin and in glazed gilt frame, 93cm x 77cm 111 A collection of Royal Ceremonial and Orders of Service - including the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - the funeral of Earl Mountbatten, the State Opening of Parliament ( not complete), programme Navy Days 1965 Haile Selassie - Massawa Naval Base (36) 112 Late 17th century portrait of William and Mary printed on vellum - the corner of an official State document, 27.5cm x 23cm th century Worcester coffee cup with slightly everted rim and notched loop handle, painted in underglaze blue with the Cormorant pattern, 2¼ inches high, circa 1755, workman's mark beneath the handle and an incised line beneath. Provenance: Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd in th century Worcester ovoid milk jug with loop handle, printed in underglaze blue with the Three Flowers pattern, 4 inches high, circa 1770, crescent mark, together with a Caughley ovoid milk jug - similarly printed (2) th century Derby leaf-shaped pickle dish with triangular stalk handle and serrated rim, painted in dry-blue enamel with flowers, berries and leaves, within a feuille de choux border, 3¾ inches long, circa th century English Delft plate painted in blue in the Chinese style, with a figure in a garden, with trees and rockwork, the border with trailing flowers and leaves, 8 inches diameter, circa th century Worcester small cylindrical coffee can with notched loop handle, painted in underglaze blue with the Cannonball pattern, the interior with a diaper band, 2 3/8 inches high, circa th century Worcester tea bowl painted in underglaze blue with the Landslip pattern, circa 1765, crescent mark and a Worcester saucer printed in blue with the Man in the Pavilion pattern, circa th century Lowestoft small round bowl, the exterior painted in underglaze blue with peony and pierced rockwork, in a fenced garden, in the Chinese style, the interior with a flower spray within a diaper band, 4 1/8 inches diameter, circa th century Worcester tea bowl and saucer printed in blue with the Zig Zag Fence pattern, circa 1770, hatched crescent marks, a similar saucer, a Worcester saucer printed with the Three Flowers pattern and a Chinese blue and white tea bowl (5) th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, outside decorated - probably in the London atelier of James Giles, with a version of the Stag Hunt pattern, the interior with a puce flower and a gilt spear-head band, circa 1765, 2½ inches high th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, finely painted in coloured enamels in the Rogers style, with a bold spray of flowers and leaves and scattered flowers, circa 1758, 2¼ inches high 140 Pair of 18th century Worcester concave-sided square dishes decorated in the London atelier of James Giles, with a solid turquoise ground, gilt line borders, circa , 7¾ inches wide th century Worcester octofoil-shaped dish painted in coloured enamels with a central roundel of flowers, the overlapping leaf moulded ground picked out in green and puce, within a puce 'C' scroll band and gilt line rim, circa 1762, 10 7/8 inches wide. N.B. See Worcester Porcelain, The Zorensky Collection, figure 83, for another dish of this rare form, formerly in the Rous Lench Collection th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels in the Chinese style, with two figures at a table and a young boy standing on a stool, within a flower and landscape panelled gilt scroll band, circa 1770, 2½ inches high th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels - probably in the London atelier of James Giles, in the Chinese style, with two birds in a landscape with flowers and rocks, the interior with an iron-red and gilt scroll band, circa 1765, 2¼ inches high

8 144 18th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, painted in the Chinese famille rose style, with three figures at a table, the reverse with two figures in a garden, within a gilt scroll ground painted in black and puce with trees and a landscape, circa 1765, 2¼ inches high th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, London decorated in coloured enamels with flower sprays, a winged insect and two blackbirds in flight, the interior with a flower, gilt line rim, circa 1760, 2 3/8 inches high th century rare Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, printed en grisaille by John Sadler, Liverpool, with Harlequin and Columbine seated in a garden, with Pierrot appearing to their right, circa , 2½ inches high. N.B. See 18th century English Transfer Printed Porcelain and Enamels, figure 2.31 for a similar coffee cup - the source of the print is John Bowles Drawing Book, circa th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels in the Chinese famille rose style, with figures and flowers, alternating with orange and gilt diaper panels, decorated in iron-red with mons, the interior with flower heads and a mon, circa , 2¼ inches high th century Worcester herringbone moulded coffee cup with 'C' scroll handle, the everted rim painted in underglaze blue with a band of flowers and leaves, workman's mark, circa 1756, 2½ inches high. Provenance: R. and D. M. Burrows Collection th century Worcester high-footed oval sauce boat, the loop handle with scroll thumb piece, painted in underglaze blue with the Triangular Platform pattern, within leaf and scroll moulded cartouches, the interior boldly painted with flowers and leaves, workman's mark, circa 1755, 7¾ inches long. Exhibited: English Ceramic Circle, Sauce Boats Exhibition, 2006, no. 29. Provenance: Zorensky Collection th century Worcester ovoid cabbage leaf moulded 'Dutch' jug, with straight neck, the loop handle with leaf moulded thumb piece, painted in underglaze blue with flowers and leaves - blue crossed swords mark The Cabbage-Leaf Jug Floral Pattern, circa , 8 inches high th century Worcester mulberry leaf-shaped dish, the finely vein moulded ground painted in famille rose palette with a rose spray and two flowers, the border shaded in pale-green and yellow, circa 1758, 7 1/8 inches wide. Provenance: Zorensky Collection th century Worcester large globular teapot and domed cover, with loop handle and flower knop, decorated in gilt in the London atelier of James Giles, with medallions and husks to the spout, within dogtooth and line borders, circa 1772, 6¾ inches high. Provenance: Stephen Hanscombe Collection th century Worcester large coffee cup, the loop handle with 'kicked out' lower terminal, painted in the Chinese famille rose style, with figures, the interior with an iron-red loop scroll and pendant flower band, circa 1770, 2½ inches high th century Worcester coffee cup with notched loop handle, painted in the Chinese famille rose style, with two ladies and a young boy in a garden, the interior with an iron-red and gilt loop and dot band, circa 1770, 2½ inches high th century Worcester plate painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles, with a version of the Lady Mary Wortley Montagu pattern, with exotic birds perched on rockwork, within gilt cartouches, alternating with mirror-shaped panels of flowers, on a blue scale ground, blue fret mark, circa 1770, 9 inches diameter th century Worcester plate from the Lord Craven Service, painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles, with flowers and leaves, within gilt cartouches, alternating with mirror-shaped panels of flowers, on a blue scale ground, blue fret mark, circa 1768, 9 inches diameter. N.B. See Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, China and Glass Painter, figure 19, for another plate from this service. The 6th Baron Craven ( ), is recorded four times in the Giles ledgers, spending the considerable sum of th century Worcester globular teapot and cover with loop handle and flower knop, painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles, with festoons of flowers and leaves, within gilt 'C' scroll cartouches, on a blue scale ground, blue crescent mark, circa 1768, 6½ inches high 158 Rare 18th century Worcester chestnut basket, pierced cover and stand, with shell-shaped handles and bud and leaf knop, the stand painted in coloured enamels with a spray of flowers and leaves, the flower-head trellis pierced borders picked out in puce, yellow and gilt, circa , 10¾ inches wide overall. N.B. An identical basket, cover and stand - formerly in the Trapnell Collection, is in the Victoria & Albert Museum th century Worcester coffee cup and saucer, the cup with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds in wooded landscapes, within gilt 'C' scroll cartouches, the apple-green ground with gilt scroll borders, panelled with smaller birds in flight, circa Provenance: Albert Amor Ltd., Worcester Porcelain 250th Anniversary Exhibition, th century Worcester tea bowl, coffee cup and saucer, painted in coloured enamels with flowers and leaves, within gilt fan-shaped panels and roundels, on a powder-blue ground, circa Pair 18th century Chelsea scroll moulded candlesticks, after Meissen originals, each painted in coloured enamels with flowers and leaves and applied with trailing flowers, picked out in turquoise, puce and gilt, on lobed round base - gold anchor marks, circa 1762, 7¼ inches high th century Bow figure of a gardener, standing, with fruits in his apron and holding a spade, decorated in coloured enamels, on flower applied pierced scroll moulded base with four feet, picked out in blue, puce and gilt, circa 1765, 9½ inches high 163 A Vauxhall figure of a young lady, emblematic of Summer, reclining with a cornucopia of fruits to her side, decorated in coloured enamels, the flower applied scroll moulded base picked out in puce, circa 1758, 4¾ inches high 164 Pair of unusual stoneware flat-back mantel ornaments - each in the form of a corn stook, on stepped rectangular base, circa , 6½ inches high Early 19th century John Rogers pearlware dessert service, each piece painted in coloured enamels with flowers and leaves, within

9 puce and gilt borders and gilt gadrooned rim - comprising a pair of round two-handled sauce tureens and covers, pair of square twohandled dishes, pierced rectangular dish and eleven plates - impressed marks, circa A rare Chelsea Derby artichoke-moulded tea bowl, coffee cup and saucer, brightly painted in coloured enamels with sprays of flowers and leaves and scattered flowers, within turquoise and gilt scroll borders - gold anchor marks, circa Two New Hall coffee cups, each with loop handle, printed in underglaze blue with the Trench Mortar pattern, in the Chinese style, the flower and butterfly border with brown line rim, circa , 2 5/8 inches high and a Liverpool coffee cup printed in blue in the Chinese style 168 A Worcester small pierced flared round basket, the interior painted in coloured enamels with a flower spray, a leaf and an insect, the exterior applied with flower heads, picked out in iron-red and yellow, beneath a brown line rim, circa 1760, 5 1/8 inches diameter 169 A Chelsea oval dish, unusually painted in coloured enamels with a purple tulip and scrolling leaves, within a brown line rim - brown anchor mark, circa 1760, 8½ inches wide 170 A Worcester lobed plate, painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds in a wooded landscape and birds in flight, the basket moulded border with gilt dentil rim, circa 1772, 8 1/8 inches diameter 171 An unusual Davenport cabinet plate, printed and painted after G. Bonnaud, with a jockey on horseback, the flower-head and panelmoulded border picked out in gilt - impressed mark, circa , 9¾ inches diameter 172 A Meissen small bust of a young lady with a laurel garland in her hair and puce robe, the tapering socle picked out in gilt - blue crossed swords mark to reverse, circa 1745, 3¼ inches high 173 Pair of Bristol saucer dishes, each painted in green and black enamels with swags of flowers and leaves, suspended from loops, the shaped border with brown line rim - blue 'B' initial mark, circa 1775, 7¼ inches diameter 174 Pair of 18th century Derby botanical plates finely painted in coloured enamels with 'Geranium' and 'Anemone Leav'd Geranium', the spirally fluted border with a gilt harebell and leaf band - crowned crossed batons marks in blue, pattern no. 115 and titled verso, circa 1795, 9½ inches diameter 175 Early 19th century Spode large boat-shaped pen tray, the interior and exterior richly decorated in the Imari style, with flowers, leaves and scrolls within gilt line borders, on four gilt claw and ball feet - pattern no in red, circa , 8½ inches long th century Worcester ovoid tea canister with straight neck, painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds in wooded landscapes, within gilt cartouches, on a wet-blue ground - blue crescent mark, circa 1772, 4½ inches high th century Derby octagonal plate painted in the Chinese famille verte palette, with a bird perched on a fence and another in flight in a garden, within a ruyi head band, the rim with phoenix and flowers on a green ground band - crowned crossed batons mark in puce, circa 1780, 9¾ inches wide th century Meissen tea cup and saucer, finely painted in coloured enamels with numerous figures in extensive battle scenes, the interior of the cup painted with a flower spray, gilt line borders - blue crossed swords marks, circa th century Meissen two-handled chocolate cup and saucer, finely painted in coloured enamels with Watteau-esque figures, within gilt scroll borders - blue crossed swords marks and gilder's mark, circa Vacant Lot 181 Unusual 19th century Staffordshire green glazed leaf moulded miniature dessert service - comprising a round tazza, four rectangular dishes and six plates (no marks), circa th century Staffordshire pottery small tureen and cover in the form of a hen, naturalistically coloured and with six chicks appearing from beneath the hen and another on its back, circa 1880, 6½ inches high th century Minton group of a young couple dancing arm in arm, decorated in coloured enamels, the oval scroll moulded base picked out in gilt - incised N17 and blue crossed swords mark, circa , 6 inches high 184 Unusual early 19th century black basalt lobed oval eye bath, the handle in the form of a head and shoulders bust of a gentleman, circa 1800, 4 inches high th century Bristol kidney-shaped dish painted in coloured enamels with sprays of flowers and leaves, within garlands of flowers suspended from gilt loops, gilt dentil rim - blue X mark, circa 1775, 9¾ inches wide th century Wedgwood porcelain fish service, each shell-shaped piece decorated in gilt and coloured enamels with seashells, seaweed and coral, on a cream ground, within a gilt border - comprising ten plates and three dishes - impressed and printed marks and pattern no. X1277, Circa th century Chelsea scolopendrium moulded tea bowl, decorated in green, yellow and black, brown line rim - stilt marks, circa 1752, 2½ inches diameter Chinese Kangxi period blue and white tea bowl and saucer - decorated with locusts and floral sprays 189 Chinese Export baluster-shaped custard cup and cover with vertically moulded lower part, entwined handle and flower and leaf knop, painted in pink monochrome with flowers and leaves, the flower and leaf scroll borders picked out in iron-red and gilt - Qianlong mark, circa 1780, 3 1/8 inches high Late 17th century, Edo period, Japanese Arita apothecary bottle with tapering neck and double-flanged rim, painted in underglaze blue