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53195to assist at the Interment of His late Most Sacred Majesty. in the Royal Chapel of Saint George at Windsor" noting the dress to be worn name left blank1 side 4to black-edged and conjugate blank for 20th May unknown
4287742 sides black edged folio with superb purple velvet binding with embossed Royal Coat of Arms in colour and gilt purple watered silk endpapers gilt dentelles London 17th May These sumptuously bound copies would only have been issued to members of the Royal Family & Household. For two days after the King's death 14th-15th May the coffin lay in state in the throne room at Buckingham Palace and there it was visited privately by relatives friends and acquaintances. On 17th May the coffin was removed in ceremonial procession to Westminster Hall and there it lay publicly in state for four days. Some 350000 persons attended. The interment took place on 20th May. The procession passed from Westminster Hall to Paddington station and thence by train to Windsor. After the funeral service in St. George's Chapel the coffin was lowered to the vault below. Besides the members of the king's family the chief mourners included the German emperor the king's nephew the king of Norway his son-in-law and the kings of Denmark and Greece his brothers-in-law. Four other kings were present those of Spain Bulgaria Portugal and Belgium together with the heirs to the thrones of Austria Turkey Roumania Servia and Montenegro. There were also kinsmen of other rulers the prince consort of the Netherlands Grand Duke Michael of Russia and the duke of Aosta. The American republic had a special envoy in Mr. Roosevelt lately president and the French republic in M. Pichon minister for foreign affairs. No more representative assembly of the sovereignty of Europe had yet gathered in one place. The exclusively military character of the ceremonial excited some adverse comment but all classes took part in memorial services and demonstrations of mourning not only in London and the provinces but throughout the empire and the world. In India Hindus and Mohammedans formally celebrated funeral rites. unknown
40766showing him head and shoulders looking straight at the camera 4¼" x 2½" no place no date but circa Joseph Bamberger worked in Frankfurt in the mid nineteenth century. unknown
41243from the time shortly after their marriage showing them full length he is seated and she is standing behind him wearing a full skirted dress edged with stripes and a fine lace-edged top 4" x 2¼" no place no date circa Louis-Joseph GHÉMAR 1819-1873 was a Belgian lithographer painter and photographer. unknown
40596from the time shortly after their marriage showing him head and shoulders in an oval 4¼" x 2½" no place no date but John BEATTIE 1820-1883was a commercial Photographer and Spiritualist. There is a copy of this photograph in the National Portrait Gallery which gives the date. unknown
51026from the time shortly after their marriage showing them full length arms linked he in a morning coat she in a full skirted dress edged with stripes and a fine lace-edged top Paris 4" x 2¼" no date c. On the back is a later identification in Danish 'Drottning Aleksandra'. Louis-Joseph GHÉMAR 1819-1873 was a Belgian lithographer painter and photographer. unknown
28238showing them three-quarters length the Prince of Wales dressed in military uniform with his daughter dressed in her wedding dress with her veil down holding onto his arm taken when he gave her away at her marriage 6½" x 4¼" Buckingham Palace 27th July slightly faded unknown
54742appointing Alfred Francis Gerald Ruston as 2nd Lieutenant in the Territorial Force printed in a handsome italic type with manuscript additions enjoining him "to exercise and well discipline in Arms. the inferior Officers and Men serving under you." good papered seal with the King's title and arms countersigned also by Major General Sir Charles Frederic HADDEN 1854-1924 Master General of the Ordnance 1 side 12" x 16" folding to 12" x 4" short title on verso Court at St. James's 16th December The Territorial Force was formed on 1st April 1908 by combining the existing Militia and Volunteer units. The short title names Ruston as attached to 'Chatham C Company Works Kent Fortress Companies Royal Engineers' on 18th December 1908. Later as Lieutenant he was attached to the Submarine Mining School at Gillingham as Captain he commanded No. 1 Works Company at Tonbridge and as Major in 1915 survived the sinking of HMS Hythe which was attempting to land Kent engineers in the Dardanelles. unknown
34235printed in red and gold with pictures of the new King and Queen on a decorative label printed with "'Soonera' Farbwerk Mühlheim vorm. A. Leonhardt & Co Mühlheim Made in Germany" 4½" x 3¾" no place no date c. unknown
54347the first showing the Prince of Wales full face full length wearing a light beard seated on steps leading down to a garden with 5 men friends of whom 2 are standing relaxing together the second shows the Princess of Wales full length nearly full face looking down a little one hand in an enormous muff sitting on the same steps with 2 ladies each oval 4¾" x 6½" on paper mount 7" x 10" no place no date circa unknown
41242showing him half length looking pensive 4¼" x 2½" no place no date circa unknown
27690showing the couple full length standing arm in arm 4¼" x 2½" no place no date slightly faded unknown
27691showing the couple full length with Edward sitting with his arm on a table and Alexandra leaning on his shoulder 4¼" x 2½" no place no date unknown
29525showing him three-quarter length in profile wearing his masonic apron & Regalia 4¼" x 2½" no place no date unknown
54822by Hills & Saunders of Eton & Oxford showing them full length full or nearly full face the Prince of Wales leaning forward on a side table towards the camera the Princess in a large white crinoline dress Prince Albert Victor in a white off-the-shoulder child's dress perched between them on the table 3½" x 2½" no place no date but circa early unknown
41030showing them both full length he is wearing Scottish clothes with a kilt and jacket and a sporran and she is wearing a long formal gown with a train and jewels and holding a fan each 13" x 7½" London no date but 5th May The National Portrait Gallery have an example of a photo from this sitting and identify it as from a half-plate glass negative taken in the conservatory at Marlborough House Pall Mall on 5th May 1881 hardcover
29510showing him full length sitting on a horse wearing full military uniform 5¼" x 3¼" titled at the bottom Royal Review Edinburgh 18th September unknown
34752showing the Royal Party at Rangemore Hall together with a key taken from a newspaper at the time the group are seated and standing outside the hall with the King in the centre. Back Row Standing: Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Lady Alice Stanley Middle Row Standing: Hon. Col. Legge Marquis of Soveral Duchess of Devonshire Mr Bass Lord Elcho Miss J. Thornewill H.M. The Queen Lord Burton Lady Mar and Kellie Prince Henry of Pless Front Row Seated: Lady Noreen Bass Miss Muriel Wilson Lady Desborough Lady de Grey H.M. The King Lady Burton Princess Henry of Pless Mrs G. Keppel Miss Thornewill 9½" x 7½" in photographer's mount 13½" x 12" Rangemore Hall was rebuilt in the late 1850s around an earlier 1822 core for Michael Bass head of the brewery Bass Ratcliff and Gretton and was first occupied in 1860. His son Lord Burton reconstructed and extended the house adding the Edward VII south wing in Italianate style in 1898-1901 for a visit of King Edward VII in 1902 with a second visit on 5 January 1907 including Queen Alexandra and Mrs Alice Keppel the King's mistress. The grounds which include a 2½ acre lake were landscaped by Sir Joseph Paxton and later by Edward Milner. unknown
34095showing the Prince of Wales full length in fancy dress costume for a tableau vivant he is wearing Scottish millitary kit with kilt and sporran and a breastplate 6½" x 4¼" London no date circa The practice of the Household performing tableau vivants over the New Year was revived some time after the death of the Prince Consort. There were normally several scenes each representing a letter or word followed by a final scene depicting the entire word. The Tableau often reproduced paintings - a particularly successful one being 'La Rixe' The Brawl after the painting by E. Meissonier which had been given to the Prince Consort in 1856. The scene was a quarrel in a tavern which Queen Victoria considered 'a truthful presentation of the picture'. They were not always so well received - a biblical tableau of Naomi and Ruth in 1888 was described by the Queen as 'not quite so successful as it might have been owing to the ladies getting the giggles and shaking'. The Tableau Vivant photo is an unusual form of photography which Queen Victoria had a passion for from the 1850s. This is one of the later ones which are more difficult to find as the majority of them have remained in Royal Collections. unknown
40816in mahogany in a Hepplewhite style behind the seat the wood is stamped "EVII R Crown Coronation" Westminster Abbey 9th August unknown
40815in mahogany in a Hepplewhite style behind the seat the wood is stamped "EVII R Crown Coronation" Westminster Abbey 9th August unknown
41559showing the couple standing together almost certainly outside Balmoral he is wearing a kilt and a mourning band around his arm both have walking sticks 4¼" x 2½" no place but Balmoral no date circa Queen Victoria died at Osborne on 22nd January 1901. She was interred beside Prince Albert in the Royal Mausoleum Frogmore at Windsor Great Park. Edward's coronation had originally been scheduled for 26th June 1902. However two days before he was diagnosed with appendicitis. The disease was generally not treated operatively. It carried a high mortality rate but developments in anaesthesia and antisepsis in the preceding 50 years made life-saving surgery possible. Sir Frederick Treves with the support of Lord Lister performed a then-radical operation of draining a pint of pus from the infected abscess through a small incision. The next day Edward was sitting up in bed smoking a cigar. It seems likely that the new king was having a recuperative rest in Scotland before the coronation took place on 9th August 1902. unknown
40495showing them all seated and standing together Edward VII and Alexandra stand at the back with Kaiser Wilhelm and the others are seated in from of them 5½" x 3½" no place no date unknown
56261the border printed in full colours showing the arms of Spain and Great Britain the Badges of the Golden Fleece and the Garter with vignette photos of Edward VII Queen Alexandra and King Alfonso the programme under the management of André Messager consisting of an Act each from Romeo & Juliet La Bohème with Melba as Mimi and Caruso as Rodolpho and The Huguenots 14¾" x 11¼" plus fringes of one and a half inches all round designed and printed by Finden Brown & Co. London for Covent Garden 8th June The young Alfonso XIII had arrived three days earlier on an official state visit. He was also known to be seeking a bride and the expectation was that he might think of Princess Patricia of Connaught. However at the 'family dinner' that evening at Buckingham Palace he was much taken by a bashful Princess Victoria Eugenie. He continued the courtship sending postcards on his travels and they were married in Madrid on the following 31st May. unknown
56263the border printed in full colours showing the arms of Great Britain and Denmark the Badges of the Garter St George & the Dragon and the Order of the Elephant and monograms of Edward VII Queen Alexandra King Frederik VIII her brother and Queen Louise the music under the direction of Percy Pitt consisting of an Act each from Madame Butterfly La Bohème with Melba as Mimi and Die Meistersinger conducted by Hans Richter 15" x 11" plus fringes of three quarters of an inch all round Finden Brown & Co. for Covent Garden 11th June small light mark in blank bottom margin otherwise excellent unknown
