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Lot 202
A rare and important photographic album including images of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on the Nahlin cruise, compiled by their friends and companions Herman and Katherine Rogers, August-September, 1936, 69 pages containing approx. 277 black and white photographs showing the King, Wallis and friends at play cruising the Adriatic on the Nahlin, visiting Greek temples, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia's lunch on board, Sir Sydney Waterlow's picnic at Tailor's Bay, Chalkis where Nahlin hit a bridge, picnics on Greek islands (where Wallis sports rubber bathing hat and elasticated swimsuit and the King appears bare-chested or in Breton top), a meeting with Turkish general Fahrettin in Istanbul and a trip on Kemal Ataturk's private train, a trip to Vienna (where Wallis catches a cold), a partridge shoot on Sir Walter Selby's estate (the King wears a loose blouson jacket and a pair of Bermuda shorts in contrast to the hunting tweeds of his companions) and finally a visit to Balmoral with deer stalking trips - the King wears a stalking cape with hood (which causes great mirth), long stalking trousers, tartan suits and full highland dress with Balmoral tartan kilt, 29 by 40cm, 11 1/2 by 15 3/4in An additional 5% VAT is payable on the hammer price, this can be refunded if proof of export outside the EU is provided within 6 months of the sale date. In August 1936, King Edward VIII, who had recently acceded to the throne, chose to take his married lover - Mrs Wallis Simpson, on an extended cruise around the Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean. The fact that Spain was in the throes of a civil war and there was unrest in the Balkans did not deter him from embarking on the trip, despite government advice to the contrary. The specially chartered Nahlin yacht, was partially re-fitted for the cruise, with the library converted into a master bedroom. Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson were accompanied by a few close friends including - Herman and Katherine Rogers (who made this album), Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles (assistant private secretary), Minister of War - Duff Cooper and his beautiful wife Lady Diana, Lady Brownlow and Lord Brownlow (Lord-in-waiting). Whilst Britain remained unaware of the royal romance (thanks to acquiescent press barons who quashed all mention), in the US and Continental Europe the affair was widely reported as Wallis' aunt Bessie (who lived in the US) was to inform her upon her return to France at the end of the trip. Not all of the coverage was flattering. The visit to Balmoral took place at the end of the Nahlin cruise on 23rd September, 1936, Wallis having briefly stopped in London beforehand to meet with her lawyer to finalise details of her divorce from Ernest Simpson. Her petition for decree nisi was to be heard on 27th October, at Ipswich Assizes. If all went to plan and the divorce was granted - it meant the couple could be married before the planned coronation date of 12th May, 1937. In the Balmoral section of photographs at the end of the album, the pair look happy and relaxed and are seen joking with the Duke of Kent and Lord Louis Mountbatten. Just three months later, 10th December 1936, with the King unable to rule without Wallis beside him, he chose to abdicate his throne and empire - and was created Duke of Windsor. This album compiled by Katherine and Herman Rogers illustrates rare, private moments during the King's brief reign. They show the calm before the storm in the lead-up to the abdication crisis, where Edward VIII renounced crown and empire - all for the woman he loved, surely one of the most romantic gestures of all time? CONDITION REPORT: Exterior of album is good, a few small scuffs to edges. It appears to be complete except for a gap on page 4, taken soon after the board the Nahlin and one at the end of the album in the Balmoral section. The photos are pencil numbered on the back in sequence. They were pasted onto the grey card pages and where they have become loose or detached we have added clear photo corners to re-fix them in their correct places. The photos are generally good. There is a glue spot on the front of one with Katherine Rogers and Lord Brownlow in Vienna. In a series of photographs taken on Sir Watford Selby's partridge shoot, inked crosses on the pages at the back of the photos show through faintly on 7 in the paler areas. Also in the Balmoral section, faint lines can be seen in the skies of approx. 12.
Lot 199
HRH the Duke of Windsor's Hunting Lord of the Isles tartan evening suit, 1951, woven in shades of green and white wool, the Scholte double-breasted jacket, labelled and indistinctly annotated `HRH the Duke of Windsor', dated 8.6.51 and numbered 2719, with wide lapels, side vents, curved cuffs with three buttons; the matching trousers by Harris of New York, zip fastened, with narrow tapering legs to the ankle; together with a Hawes & Curtis matching backless waistcoat, no 4996, and cummerbund; a Scholte dark green corduroy backless waistcoat, bearing the Duke's name, dated 8.10.47, no 189493; and two Hawes & Curtis white piqué highland style dress-waistcoats, chest 97cm, 38in, waist 74cm, 29in (7) This suit is one of the most stylish and flamboyant of all of the Duke's wardrobe. He was photographed wearing it in the early 1960s but was to continue to wear it throughout his life. It combined carefully considered tailoring with the dramatic use of an ancient highland tartan. The modern cut combined with the traditional tartan produced an avant-garde and almost shocking ensemble. Every time the Duke ordered a suit it must have posed something of a logistical nightmare. His jackets were made by his favoured London tailor Scholte, his waistcoats, shirts and accessories by Hawes & Curtis, but for his trousers he went to New York for - his 'pants across the sea' as Wallis jokingly called them. This is the suit of a quintessential dandy. As Prince of Wales and throughout his life he loved to lead fashion rather than to follow it. A suit of such dramatic pattern and colour would undoubtedly make him stand out in a crowd (as if he didn't already) though such is the power of the ensemble that few would probably dare to follow his lead - and should they try, they would be unlikely to pull it off with the elan of the Duke! Provenance: Sotheby's auction of the wardrobe of the Duke of Windsor, lot 2922, 24th February, 1998. CONDITION REPORT: Tartan jacket: good condition, no problems. Tartan waistcoat: good condition, one tiny faint spot stain above left waist pocket (minor), barely visible small soil mark on silk neck return (minor). Cummerbund: good condition, slight discolouration to lining edges, two nice little hidden pockets in the top edges, slight wear to silk lining where prongs from buckle have caught (minor). Trousers: perspiration staining to rear waistband lining, beautifully darned repair to upper inside area of left leg, interestingly right rear pocket has a button closure but the left rear pocket does not. Green corduroy waistcoat: main panels are good, wear to silk facing at neck. 2 white piqué dress waistcoats with highland detailing to pocket flaps - good condition, slight rust marks on one closure strap.
Lot 54
A 20th century Iranian signed painted and gilt panel with central painted palace within a Visagapatam frame, 38 x 48cm, a 20th century Oriental painted panel depicting figures hunting on horseback with flowering shrubs and trees behind, within a painted and gilt wood frame, 52 x 42cm and a framed Oriental hunting print, (3).
Lot 16
Paget (J. Otho) Hunting, 8vo, green cloth gilt, portrait, plates, 1900; Beckford (P.) Thoughts on Hunting, 8vo, cloth, frontispiece & plates, 1899; Forbes (W. B.) "Hounds, Gentlemen Please!", 8vo, cloth, frontispiece & plates, 1910; Hayes (H.) Riding and Hunting, 8vo, cloth, frontispiece & illustrations, 1910. (4)
Lot 748
Residual items of miliaria, to include: a Second World War German Army belt and buckle inscribed "Gott Mit Uns"; another belt and leather frog; various buttons; dog tags; badges; etc; shells various; a cannon ball; small hunting knives; two pairs of 19th Century handcuffs; four foils; a metal scabbard; and a South African spear with red stained hair mounts, 74in. (188cms) long.
Lot 730
A 19th Century German hunting dagger, the double-edged blade on hilt with steel cross guard and hoof grip, the metal mounted leather scabbard with later beadwork decoration, 11 1/2in. (29cms) long; together with a folding hunting knife, the single-edged blade folding into an antler mounted brass and steel grip, 9 3/4in. (25cms) long open, in original brown leather sheath; and a North African folding knife, with metal grip decorated with leaf designs and inscribed "Ali", 4 1/2in. (12cms) closed.
Lot 70
JOHN LEECH (1817-1864), 3 HANDCOLOURED SPORTING PRINTS 'THE FOREIGN PRINCE DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF', 'WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF SEEING YOU!' AND 'MR BUNTING'S SHOCKING BAD HORSE'. ALSO TWO OTHER HANDCOLOURED PRINTS 'CAPTAIN RASHER DEMONSTRATING' AND 'LORD LIONEL DISCOURSES ON HARE HUNTING' TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER PRINT [6]
Lot 228
Books - Surtees Robert Smith1805 - 1864: Handley Cross vols I & II 1899, Mr Sponges Sporting Tour vols I & II 1899, 'Ask Mamma' vols I & II 1899; Mr Romford's Hounds vols I & II 1900, 'Plain or Ringlets' vols I & II in 1900, Hawbuck Grange 1900, illustrated John Leech, Hablot K Browne - total 11 pub. in Royal Octavo Bradbury Agnew & Co. Ltd, half Morocco gilt hunting scenes to the spines Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 265
dating: 18th Century provenance: Germany Straight, single -and false-edged blade, a fuller near the back, featuring remains of small engravings. Brass hilt; shell-guard, quillon-block and cap all decorated with bas-relieved hunting scenes on dotted ground, the parry quillon and the guard with bas-relieved floral motifs on dotted ground. Grip with brass ring-nut and a central band, decorated with the effigy of a dog, a deer and a hunter, covered with ray skin. dimensions: length 71,5 cm.
Lot 266
dating: second quarter of the 18th Century provenance: Europe Straight, single -and false-edged, damask blade (a slight defect on the tip), a thin fuller near the back, marked "Nemefire pas sans / Raison. Anno 1733", at the base the engraved effigy of wild boar, one a side, and a deer with two dogs on the other. Brass hilt; shell-guard, quillon-block and cap all decorated with bas-relieved hunting scenes and effigy of animals (including lions), the guard chiselled with spirals on dotted ground; horn grip. dimensions: length 69,5 cm.
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