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Lot 436
ROYAL CHILDREN: Louise (1867-1931) Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and a younger sister of King George V. A charming, early A.L.S., Louise, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (although on the blind embossed stationery of Buckingham Palace), 19th August 1877, to John Neale Dalton. The Princess writes, in full, 'I hope you are enjoying yourself very much. We are going back to the Osborne to day. I send you a picture of a ship. Good bye Mr. Dalton please write me a little note. From your affectionate friend...' With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original picture referred to, being a pencil and coloured paint drawing on an 8vo sheet of printed stationery from Marlborough House, depicting HMY Osborne at sea, with a further illustration at the head of the page of a red brick house and three individuals, each wearing hats, walking in between trees at the side of the house. Signed and inscribed ('From Louise to Mr Dalton') by the Princess in pencil and dated 19th August 1877 in her hand; Maud (1869-1938) Princess of Wales, youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and a younger sister of King George V. Queen Consort of Norway 1905-38. An original, early pencil drawing signed and inscribed by Princess Maud on an 8vo sheet of plain stationery, comprising two images, the first identified in her hand as being of the Royal Yacht Osborne and the second depicting a house, with smoke billowing from the chimneys, and three stick men, seemingly brandishing swords, standing either side of the house. Signed and inscribed ('From Harry to Mr. Dalton') by the Princess in pencil, using her family name, and dated 20th August 1877 in her hand. Accompanied by a vintage unsigned sepia cabinet photograph by Georg E. Hansen of Copenhagen, the image depicting the five young children of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra standing and seated together in a group pose, and another vintage unsigned sepia cabinet photograph by W & D Downey of London, the image showing John Neale Dalton in a formal head and shoulders pose. A rare grouping. G to generally VG, 5 John Neale Dalton (1839-1931) English Clergyman, Chaplain to Queen Victoria and Canon of Windsor. Dalton was tutor to Prince Albert Victor and his brother, the future King George V.
Lot 456
'To what depths can folly descend!' HOARE SAMUEL: (1880-1959) British Politician, First Lord of the Admiralty 1936-37 and Home Secretary 1937-39. Important and historical A.L.S., Sam, two pages, 4to, Admiralty House, 10th December n.y. (1936), to Lord Beaverbrook ('Dear Max'), marked Personal. Written on the day that King Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication, Hoare announces 'I have not telephoned or come round today or yesterday as I was, on your advice, sitting back in the final acts of this tragic farce' and continues 'It was clear to me yesterday that the denouement was inevitable. I tried my best to the end to make renunciation possible, but the King would not move an inch. To what depths can folly descend!' Hoare further states 'In any case I am glad and grateful that another crisis brought us together again. It is almost a year to a day since my resignation. The first friendly word from outside came from you. I never forget these things nor shall I forget our talks of the last fortnight, and your manifest wish to help me in my career.' A letter of interesting content written on a pivotal day in the history of the British monarchy. One neat tear to the right edge of a central fold, only very slightly affecting one word of text, otherwise VG Max Aitken (1879-1964) 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Anglo-Canadian Business Tycoon, Politician & Writer, owner of the Daily Express and London Evening Standard newspapers. In June 1936 Hoare became First Lord of the Admiralty and in November 1936 he was (with Duff Cooper, the then Secretary of State for War) sought out by Edward VIII to provide independent advice and counsel on the King's constitutional problems. Initially the King attempted to convert him into a champion of his cause hoping that Hoare would speak up in defence of his right to marry when the matter came up for formal discussion in the Cabinet. In the King's memoirs A King's Story (1951) he recounted this first meeting, "But I failed to win him as an advocate. He was sympathetic; but he also was acutely conscious of the political realities. Mr. Baldwin, he warned me, was in command of the situation: the senior Ministers were solidly with him on this issue. If I were to press my marriage project on the Cabinet I should meet a stone wall of opposition. I saw Mr. Duff Cooper at the Palace later the same day.....He was as encouraging and optimistic as Sam Hoare had been pessimistic and discouraging." Hoare's second meeting with the King took place at the end of November, about which the King wrote, "At this juncture, the scene shifted momentarily to Stornoway House where Max Beaverbrook, ever since his return from America, had worked feverishly to rally support for me in whatever quarters it might be found.....Mr. Baldwin was aware of what Max Beaverbrook was up to; and no doubt hoping to check the forces beginning to rally round my cause, he despatched Sir Samuel Hoare on Sunday, the 29th, to explain the attitude of the Government towards the King. The message which the First Lord of the Admiralty bore was ominous indeed. It was that the Ministers stood with Mr. Baldwin---"no breach exists: there is no light or leaning in the King's direction." Then the First Lord fired his second salvo. "The publicity," he said, "is about to break." Many Ministers, he added, were restless and dissatisfied over the failure of the Press to publish facts of a crisis already the talk of the rest of the world. He stressed Mr. Baldwin's desire that the Press, like the Cabinet, should form an unbroken front against the proposed marriage. It was an undisguised invitation for Max Beaverbrook to change sides. His answer was: "I have already taken the King's shilling, I am a King's man." On 4th December the King learned of an earlier meeting between Beaverbrook and Hoare, of which he commented "So the day had not been all debits as far as I was concerned. From Stornoway House Max Beaverbrook, sensing the favourable upsurge in public opinion, had steadily hammered away on the theme of delay. I must not allow myself, he urged, to be harried and hurried into precipitous action. He had seen Sir Samuel Hoare again, and in conversation with him had formed the impression that many Ministers were troubled by the turn the crisis had taken, and would welcome a withdrawal of my request for advice on the morganatic marriage proposal. But I was wearied to the point of exhaustion." Finally during the morning of 10th December 1936 (the day Hoare wrote the present letter to Beaverbrook) the King signed the Instrument of Abdication.
Lot 439
ALBERT VICTOR: (1864-1892) Duke of Clarence, eldest son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Prince Albert Victor, affectionately known as Eddy, was considered a suspect in the Jack the Ripper serial killings. A very fine vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the image depicting the young Prince seated in a three quarter length pose wearing his midshipman's uniform. Photograph by W & D Downey of London. Signed ('Edward') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 22nd January 1880 in his hand. Rare. Some extremely minor, very light age wear, otherwise EX Prince Albert Victor and his brother, Prince George, had entered the navy in 1877, and by 1879 it had been decided by the Royal Family and the Government that the two should undertake a cruise. They were assigned to HMS Bacchante, which was then part of a squadron intended to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire, and the Princes, with their tutor John Neale Dalton, duly came aboard on 17th September 1879. The Bacchante was to be their home for the next three years, and it was during their cruise to different parts of the Empire that the present photograph was signed.
Lot 440
GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-1936. An excellent, early vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the image showing the young Prince seated in a three quarter length pose wearing his midshipman's uniform. Photograph by W & D Downey of London. Signed ('George') by the Prince of Wales to the lower photographer's mount and dated Trinidad, 22nd January 1880, in his hand. Some extremely minor, very light age wear, and slight mottling to the image, otherwise EX The Prince of Wales, and his brother, Prince Albert Victor, had entered the navy in 1877, and by 1879 it had been decided by the Royal Family and the Government that the two should undertake a cruise. They were assigned to HMS Bacchante, which was then part of a squadron intended to patrol the sea lanes of the British Empire, and the Princes, with their tutor John Neale Dalton, duly came aboard on 17th September 1879. The Bacchante was to be their home for the next three years, and it was during their cruise to different parts of the Empire that the present photograph was signed.
Lot 33
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, cabinet photographs (2) by various Edwardian stage actors and actresses etc., including Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder, Harry Tate, Albert Chevalier, Violet Vanbrugh, Dorothy Ward, Phyllis Dare, Gladys Cooper, Jose Collins, Edna May, Marie Studholme, Mabel Love, Lilian Braithwaite, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Lily Brayton & Oscar Asche, Ellen Terry, Johnston Forbes Robertson, Matheson Lang, Cyril Maude, Bransby Williams, Walter Passmore, Charles Wyndham, John Martin Harvey, John Hare, Henry Irving, Gabrielle Ray, Hetty King, Gertie Millar, Ada Reeve, Florrie Forde, Vesta Tilley, Ethel Erskine, Ella Retford, Marie Loftus, Florence St. John etc. A little duplication. G to generally VG, 60
Lot 336
LITERATURE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, cabinet photograph (1) by various writers, novelists, poets and playwrights etc., comprising Hugh Walpole, Arthur Wing Pinero, Alfred Austin, Laurence Housman, Coulson Kernahan, Coventry Patmore (signed clipped piece laid down to image), Max Pemberton and Edmund Yates. Generally VG, 8
Lot 506
A pair of early 20thC Art Nouveau inlaid oak break-front Bookcases, formed of a central cabinet with lead glazed upper section above a cupboard with an Art Nouveau motif on the door panel, with copper escutcheon's and handles, supported by tapered spade feet legs, flanked by five tier open shelves, the back enclosing three bevel edged mirrors, 63in (160cm)w x 73in (186cm)h (2) By family tradition, this was bought at auction in the 1930s from the sale of the Beaudessert Estate, a house sold by the Marquess of Anglesey; these bookcases would have originally flanked the fire surround in Lot 505.
Lot 156
A mixed lot to include a Birmingham silver and blue guilloche enamel pill box, together with a Meissen floral encrusted cabinet cup and saucer and a Continental porcelain cup and saucer, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton porcelain eggs, Coalport vase and two drinking glasses and an Epns and crystal condiment stand (9)
Lot 42
A pair of Meissen cabinet plates, early 20th century, with shaped and pierced edges, each painted with a central floral roundel, surrounded by quartered reserves, two depicting figures at leisure amongst landscapes with trees and buildings, alternating with two of yellow ground with gilded fish scale inset with stars, within a gilt framed border, blue crossed swords mark, 24cm.
Lot 188
A 19th century Derby cabinet plate. Painted in coloured enamels with a named view of Caerlaverock Castle under a wide tooled gilt Regency scroll border incorporating birds. Painted red mark and script, Caerlaverock Castle, belonging to M. C. Maxwell Esq. 25.25cm diameter. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Restored flat chip to the front of the rim. Some gilt wear.
Lot 246
A Royal Worcester cabinet plate. With a wide jewelled and tooled gilt border over a pale blue ground. Painted with a small roundel of flowers including roses, passion flowers and geraniums. Printed puce mark, date code for 1925. 22cm diameter. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Very good condition. No damage or repair.
Lot 706
A Victorian rosewood breakfront empire cabinet with mirrored back and door panels. With marquetry inlay in satinwood, bone and mother of pearl and raised on slender turned supports, 212cm high, 141cm wide, 43cm deep. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Needs a good clean, estate clearance condition. Stretch of beading missing of one cupboard door on the base.
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