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63 UNSIGNED VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS<br />

472. [GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of Great Britain)]<br />

Fine unsigned official photo of George VI accompanied by<br />

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary inspecting a model of<br />

“The sovereign of the seven seas” which was built for<br />

Charles I at deptford after the museum opening. 7” x 5”.<br />

27th April 1937 [SD24969]£35<br />

473. [HAILE SELASSIE (1891-1975, Emperor of<br />

Ethiopia from 1930 to his dethronement in 1974, 'The Lion<br />

of Judah', formerly known as Ras Tafari)]<br />

Interesting unsigned group of images put together, with a<br />

picture of Haille Selassie, above a map of Abyssinia, next<br />

to a picture of prorok dining with desert Chiefs, with a<br />

picture of Count Byron de Prorok in an oval,8½”x6½”,<br />

Abyssinia, c. 1945 [SD25886]£75<br />

474. [HELENA (Grand Duchess, 1882-1957, wife of<br />

Prince Nicholas of Greece, 1872-1938)]<br />

Exceptional unsigned Russian cabinet photo by A. Pasetti,<br />

showing her head and shoulders with a lacy decolletage,<br />

6¼” x 4¼”, St Petersbourg, n.d., c. 1900 [SD22890]£350<br />

Princess Helena was the granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia,<br />

and mother of Marina, Duchess of Kent.<br />

475. [HELENA VICTORIA (1870-1948, Princess of<br />

Schleswig Holstein, daughter of Prince Christian)]<br />

Unsigned original photo showing her on board the Royal<br />

Yacht Victoria and Albert with Commander Denison, 5½”<br />

x3½”, Cowes, August 1898 [SD23450]£175<br />

476. [HENRY (Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974, Officer in<br />

the 10th Hussars, Marshall of the RAF, Governor General<br />

of Australia, Uncle of Elizabeth II)]<br />

Fine unsigned official photo of the Duke of Gloucesters<br />

engagement, taken in the grounds of Balmoral, the Duke,<br />

his fiancee Lady Montague-Douglas-Scott, King George V,<br />

Queen Mary and the Duchess of Buccleuch are all pictured<br />

standing for the official photos, 8” x 6”, n.d [SD25017]£75<br />

477. ISABEL II (1830-1904, Queen of Spain, Abdicated<br />

at Paris in favour of her son Alphonso XII, 1870) & her<br />

daughters EULALIA (b. 1864-1958), and MARIA DE<br />

LA PAZ (b. 1862-1946)<br />

Lovely unsigned cabinet photo by Valentin, Showing the<br />

Queen in the middle ofher two daughters with her arms<br />

around them, 6½” x 4½”, n.p., n.d., [SD25911]£125<br />

Isabel II abdicated in favour of her son at Paris on the 25th June.<br />

478. [JOHN (1905-1919, Prince, Son of George V &<br />

Queen Mary)]<br />

Unsigned postcard photo by the Rotary Co., showing him<br />

full length, wearing a sailor suit, 5½” x 3½”, n.p., n.d., c.<br />

1911 [SD23869]£275<br />

479. [KYRA (Kirillovna, 1909-1967, daughter of Queen<br />

Victoria’s granddaughter Victoria Melita by her second<br />

husband Grand Duke Kyrill Vladimirovitch of Russia)]<br />

Fine original unsigned postcard photo by Elvira, Munich,<br />

showing her as a little girl, head and shoulders, 5½” x 3½”,<br />

n.p., (Munich) n.d., c. 1911 [SD23772]£75<br />

480. [KYRILLOVITCH (Wladimir, 1917-1992,<br />

Pretender to the Russian Throne)]<br />

Postcard photo, signed and dated on his behalf by his father<br />

Grand Duke KYRIL (1876-1938, Pretender to the<br />

Russian Throne in 1924, and incurred the wrath of the<br />

Dowager Empress), the image shows Wladimir as a young<br />

boy, full length, in a charming pose, 5½” x 3½”, n.p., 1921<br />

[SD23864]£250<br />

481. [LEIGHTON (Frederic, Lord, 1830-1896, Artist,<br />

President of the Royal Academy)]<br />

Woodburytype photograph by Walery, showing Lord<br />

Leighton, three quarter length, leaning on a chest, with<br />

facsimile signature, accompanied by a printed biography,<br />

16½” x 12”, n.p., n.d., library stamp in top left corner,<br />

slight tear in the top, not affecting photo [SD2<strong>56</strong>66]£75<br />

482. [LEOPOLD (George Albert, 1853-1884, 4th Son of<br />

Queen Victoria, Duke of Albany, a haemophiliac, died after<br />

an accident on 28th March in Cannes)]<br />

Fine unsigned cabinet photo by Bassano, showing him head<br />

and shoulders in profile, wearing a medal and a sash, 6½” x<br />

4¼”, n.p., 1884 [SD25898]£125<br />

483. [LIVINGSTONE (David, 1813-1873, Scottish<br />

Missionary & Explorer)]<br />

Original unsigned carte-de-visite photo by Mayall, showing<br />

him sitting cross legged on a chair at his desk, 4” x 2½”,<br />

n.p., n.d., [SD25923]£225<br />

484. [LOUIS (Grand Duke of Hesse, 1837-1892, Son-in-<br />

Law ofQueen Victoria, father of Tsarina ALEXANDRA<br />

of Russia) & his daughters Princess ALICE (1843-1878)<br />

&Princess VICTORIA (1863-1950)]<br />

Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Southwell Bros.,<br />

showing the Duke standing behind Princess Alice holding<br />

the baby Elizabeth on her knee, 4¼” x 2½”, n.p., May 1964<br />

[SD25467]£225<br />

485. [LOUISA (1848-1939, Princess of Great Britain) &<br />

her sister HELENA (Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, 3rd<br />

Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess<br />

Christian Nursing Home)]<br />

Superb pair of carte de visite photos by Ghémar Fréres,<br />

each signed, showing them as young women, in identical<br />

dresses, 4¼” x 2½”, Osborne, January 1863<br />

[SD23434]£175<br />

486. [LOUISE CAROLINE (1848-1939, Princess,<br />

Daughter of Queen Victoria, Duchess of Argyll,<br />

Sculptress)]<br />

Charming hand tinted unsigned photo by Hills & Saunders,<br />

showing the young Princess on her wedding day, looking<br />

down towards her bouquet, 3½” x 2½”, n.p., n.d., 1871,<br />

slight damage on the corners not affecting the image<br />

[SD23510]£125<br />

From the collection of Lady Patricia Ramsay, daughter of the<br />

Duke of Connaught.

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