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Lot 547
  • 547

An Important Group of 31 autographed Portrait Photographs of members of European Royal Families,, 19th and 20th Century

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  • An Important Group of 31 autographed Portrait Photographs of members of European Royal Families,
 comprising: 



1. Mary Princess of Teck, daughter of the Duke of Cambridge (1833-1897), with her children Mary (later Queen Mary), Adolph, Francis and Alexander, inscribed “white lodge” and dated 1880, atelier Byrne and Richmond



 



2. Ernst Ludwig Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt (1868-1937), singed “Ernie” dated 1889, atelier Downey London



 



3. Heinrich Prince of Prussia (1862-1929), signed inscribed and dated “Neapel 1890 Heinrich”, atelier Schaarwächter



 



4. Max Prince of Baden 1867-1929), signed and dated 1890, atelier Höffert



Mary Princes of Baden (1865-1939), who in 1889 married Friedrich II Duke of Anhalt, signed and dated 1886, atelier Jagerspacker Gmunden



 



5. Ernst Prince of Ratibor and Corvy (1891-1947), dated Rom 1890 and another one in winter landscape, together with a portrait of his father Egon Moritz Prince of Ratibor and Corvey (1853-1896), ateliers Montabonel Rom and M. Dietrich Tölz



 



6. Charlotte Queen of Württemberg (1864-1946), signed and dated 1892, atelier Andersen&Klemm Stuttgart and another of the same sitter dated 1887, atelier van Bosch Frankfurt a. M.



 



7. Heinrich Prince of Prussia(1862-1929) with his wife Irene Princess of Hesse (1866-1953) and their son Prince Waldemar (1889-1945), signed and dated and inscribed 1892 “Toddi”, atelier Backohen Darmstadt



 



8. Alfred Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1874-1899), Duke of Edinburgh signed and inscribed Davenport 1892



 



9. Alfred Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1844-1900), Duke of Edinburgh ca. 1890, atelier Penabert



 



10. Albert, Prince later King, of the Belgians (1875-1934) ca. 1893, atelier Gunther  



 



11. Caroline Princess of Sachsen-Meiningen, signed and dated July 1893, atelier Ciolina Frankfurt a. M



 



12. Elisabeth Grand Duchess of Russia, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (1864-1918), she married in 1884 Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich, signed, dated 1891 atelier Bergamasco and another of her dated 1894, atelier Acukhumobre Moscow



 



13. Three photographs of Louise Duchess of Fife, Princess Royal (1867-1931) and her children Alaistar, Alexandra and Maud, two atelier Downey the other Alice Hughes



 



14. Arthur Duke of Connaught und Strathearn (1850-1942), signed and dated Coburg 1894, another one of his children Princess Margaret(1882-1920), who married in 1905 the later King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Prince Arthur(1883-1938) and Princess Patricia (1886-1974), later Lady Ramsey, signed and dated April 1899 and another one of the two daughters dated June 1895, ateliers Walery, Hughes



 



15. Caroline Princess of Sachsen-Meiningen, signed and dated Feb 1895, atelier Ciolina Frankfurt a. M



 



16. Olga Duchess of Württemberg (1876-1932) dated 1896, atelier H. Brandseph Stuttgart



 



17. Cyrill Grand Duke of Russia (1867-1938), signed and dated “Coburg ´99”, atelier Torodeczki, Zarskoie Selo



 



18. A very rare photograph of Prince Edward, later King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor (1894-1972) with his brother, George, later King George VI (1895-1952) and his sister Marry, later the Countess of Harewood (1897-1965), signed by the young prince Edward and dated 1901, atelier Downey London



 



19. Victoria Adelheid Princess zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1885-1970), later married to Karl Eduard Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, signed and dated 1904, atelier Urbahns Kiel and from the same atelier and year her sister Princess Adelheid (1889-1964), later Princess zu Solm-Baruth



 



20. Max Prince of Baden (1867-1929) with his wife Marie Princess of Hanover and their daughter Marie Alexandra (1902-1944), later married to Wolfgang Prince of Hesse, signed and dated 1904, atelier Jagerspacher Gmunden



 



21. Anna Princess zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess zu Schönburg, atelier Adele Vienna



 



22. Auguste Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1885-1921), signed and dated “Victoria 1912 Weihnachten” and a photo of her husband, the Kaiser’s 2nd wife, the widowed Hermine Princess of Schoenaich-Carolath, Princess Reuß (1887-1947) dated and inscribed Doorn 4.Mai.1938, atelier



 



23.Alexandra Princess zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1878-1942) with her children Gotfried, Marie Melita, Alexandra und Irma, signed and dated 1912, atelier Piere Sanitas



 



24. Friedrich Ferdinand Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1855-1934), signed and dated 1914, atelier Nicola Perscheid



 



25. Cyrill Grand Duke of Russia (1867-1938) inscribed “In freundschaftlicher Erinnerung Cyrill” and dated Mai 1920,  atelier Capell Köln



 



26. Ernst II Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1871-1955), coloured, Atelier Lanzendorf Altenburg



 



27. Prince Andrew of Greece (1882-1944) signed Andrew and dated 1922 in gilt wood frame with crown frame Height: 33cm



 



28. Sophia Queen of the Hellens, Princess of Prussia (1870-1932), photograph taken in 1925 as a widow, her husband King Constantine I having died in 1923, inscribed “Tante Sophie” and dated 1925, atelier Goggenberger



 



29. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh atelier Marcovitch Paris signed in Greek dated 1930 in gilt wood frame with crown frame Height: 33cm



 



30. Two royal Greek Christmas card of H.M. King Constantine II and H.M. Queen Anne-Marie, signed Tino and Anne-Marie 1964 and 1965 and another



 



31. Two royal English Christmas cards of H.M. Queen Elisabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh signed Lilibet and Philipp dated 1965 and 1966

Condition

With expected discolourations and traces of use and age. Some with water stains and wear to the edges. No. 29 (Prince Philipp): Uninspected out of frame. Signed on l.r. in Greek. Signed on passepartout l.l. ' 60, rue de Passy, Paris', l.r. 'Ermile Marcovitch'; slightly discoloured as can be expected, frame with minor abrasions to the edges, top of crown missing. Attractive, recommendable lot.
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Catalogue Note

 comprising: 
1. Mary Princess of Teck, daughter of the Duke of Cambridge (1833-1897), with her children Mary (later Queen Mary), Adolph, Francis and Alexander, inscribed "white lodge" and dated 1880, atelier Byrne and Richmond
2. Ernst Ludwig Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt (1868-1937), singed "Ernie" dated 1889, atelier Downey London
3. Heinrich Prince of Prussia (1862-1929), signed inscribed and dated "Neapel 1890 Heinrich", atelier Schaarwächter
4. Max Prince of Baden 1867-1929), signed and dated 1890, atelier Höffert
Mary Princes of Baden (1865-1939), who in 1889 married Friedrich II Duke of Anhalt, signed and dated 1886, atelier Jagerspacker Gmunden
5. Ernst Prince of Ratibor and Corvy (1891-1947), dated Rom 1890 and another one in winter landscape, together with a portrait of his father Egon Moritz Prince of Ratibor and Corvey (1853-1896), ateliers Montabonel Rom and M. Dietrich Tölz
6. Charlotte Queen of Württemberg (1864-1946), signed and dated 1892, atelier Andersen&Klemm Stuttgart and another of the same sitter dated 1887, atelier van Bosch Frankfurt a. M.
7. Heinrich Prince of Prussia(1862-1929) with his wife Irene Princess of Hesse (1866-1953) and their son Prince Waldemar (1889-1945), signed and dated and inscribed 1892 "Toddi", atelier Backohen Darmstadt
8. Alfred Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1874-1899), Duke of Edinburgh signed and inscribed Davenport 1892
9. Alfred Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1844-1900), Duke of Edinburgh ca. 1890, atelier Penabert
10. Albert, Prince later King, of the Belgians (1875-1934) ca. 1893, atelier Gunther  
11. Caroline Princess of Sachsen-Meiningen, signed and dated July 1893, atelier Ciolina Frankfurt a. M
12. Elisabeth Grand Duchess of Russia, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (1864-1918), she married in 1884 Grand Duke Serge Alexandrovich, signed, dated 1891 atelier Bergamasco and another of her dated 1894, atelier Acukhumobre Moscow
13. Three photographs of Louise Duchess of Fife, Princess Royal (1867-1931) and her children Alaistar, Alexandra and Maud, two atelier Downey the other Alice Hughes
14. Arthur Duke of Connaught und Strathearn (1850-1942), signed and dated Coburg 1894, another one of his children Princess Margaret(1882-1920), who married in 1905 the later King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Prince Arthur(1883-1938) and Princess Patricia (1886-1974), later Lady Ramsey, signed and dated April 1899 and another one of the two daughters dated June 1895, ateliers Walery, Hughes
15. Caroline Princess of Sachsen-Meiningen, signed and dated Feb 1895, atelier Ciolina Frankfurt a. M
16. Olga Duchess of Württemberg (1876-1932) dated 1896, atelier H. Brandseph Stuttgart
17. Cyrill Grand Duke of Russia (1867-1938), signed and dated "Coburg ´99", atelier Torodeczki, Zarskoie Selo
18. A very rare photograph of Prince Edward, later King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor (1894-1972) with his brother, George, later King George VI (1895-1952) and his sister Marry, later the Countess of Harewood (1897-1965), signed by the young prince Edward and dated 1901, atelier Downey London
19. Victoria Adelheid Princess zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1885-1970), later married to Karl Eduard Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, signed and dated 1904, atelier Urbahns Kiel and from the same atelier and year her sister Princess Adelheid (1889-1964), later Princess zu Solm-Baruth
20. Max Prince of Baden (1867-1929) with his wife Marie Princess of Hanover and their daughter Marie Alexandra (1902-1944), later married to Wolfgang Prince of Hesse, signed and dated 1904, atelier Jagerspacher Gmunden
21. Anna Princess zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess zu Schönburg, atelier Adele Vienna
22. Auguste Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1885-1921), signed and dated "Victoria 1912 Weihnachten" and a photo of her husband, the Kaiser's 2nd wife, the widowed Hermine Princess of Schoenaich-Carolath, Princess Reuß (1887-1947) dated and inscribed Doorn 4.Mai.1938, atelier
23.Alexandra Princess zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1878-1942) with her children Gotfried, Marie Melita, Alexandra und Irma, signed and dated 1912, atelier Piere Sanitas
24. Friedrich Ferdinand Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1855-1934), signed and dated 1914, atelier Nicola Perscheid
25. Cyrill Grand Duke of Russia (1867-1938) inscribed "In freundschaftlicher Erinnerung Cyrill" and dated Mai 1920,  atelier Capell Köln
26. Ernst II Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1871-1955), coloured, Atelier Lanzendorf Altenburg
27. Prince Andrew of Greece (1882-1944) signed Andrew and dated 1922 in gilt wood frame with crown frame Height: 33cm
28. Sophia Queen of the Hellens, Princess of Prussia (1870-1932), photograph taken in 1925 as a widow, her husband King Constantine I having died in 1923, inscribed "Tante Sophie" and dated 1925, atelier Goggenberger
29. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh atelier Marcovitch Paris signed in Greek dated 1930 in gilt wood frame with crown frame Height: 33cm
30. Two royal Greek Christmas card of H.M. King Constantine II and H.M. Queen Anne-Marie, signed Tino and Anne-Marie 1964 and 1965 and another
31. Two royal English Christmas cards of H.M. Queen Elisabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh signed Lilibet and Philipp dated 1965 and 1966