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CHARLES III, as Prince of Wales, & Diana, Princess of WalesBiblio.com

Christmas card signed by both.

CHARLES III, as Prince of Wales, & Diana, Princess of WalesBiblio.com

Christmas card signed by both.

1651081985. Sent to Queen Elizabeth's chaplain Christmas card sent by Charles and Diana in 1985 to the dean of Windsor Michael Ashley Mann inscribed and signed in Charles's hand "To you both and kindest regards from Charles and" signed by Diana: "Diana". Mann 1924-2011 had an important role in the devotional life of the royal family in the latter 1970s and 1980s. He was commissioned into the 1st King's dragoon guards in 1943 serving in Egypt Syria Lebanon and Palestine in the last of which he narrowly avoided the King David Hotel bombing. He was afterwards falsely diagnosed with leukaemia and given six months to live spurring a conversion to a clerical life. Ordained in 1957 he served variously as curate vicar and canon across Britain and in Nigeria over the next two decades. "Mann was an outstanding preacher. He seldom spoke for more than seven minutes believing if you could not get across your points in that time you never would. His theme was invariably inspirational stressing the importance of Christian values: comradeship morality tradition and service" Times obituary 10 January 2012. In 1976 Mann was appointed the dean of Windsor serving until 1989 alongside domestic chaplain to the queen and registrar of the Order of the Garter. He had a close relationship with the royal family especially Prince Philip - "Mann's rapport with the duke of Edinburgh was genuine and mutually enlightening. Sir Fred Hoyle's Omni lecture on 'Evolution from space' in 1982 prompted a robust exchange of correspondence between the duke and Mann covering fundamentalism and creation science and religious conservatism and evolution and morality. The correspondence was published in 1984" ODNB. Folded bifolium on thick card 185 x 129 mm front cover with the Prince of Wales's crowned insignia within a Garter belt and Diana's crowned coat of arms in gilt. With printed goodwill message facing colour photograph of Charles and Diana with Princes William and Harry on a pony. In excellent condition. unknown

Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni1 750,00 £GB≈ 1 998,15 €

[ART SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES]Biblio.com

The First Exhibition of the Art Society of New South Wales held at the Garden Palace. Catalogue

18804504264Sydney: Turner & Henderson 1880. In remarkable original condition. Duodecimo pp. 22 ii; original wrappers preserved in a folding cloth box. The rare catalogue of the Society's inaugural exhibition held at the Garden Palace which had been purpose-built for the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879. An impressive two hundred and twenty oils watercolours and drawings were hung: Mrs. Alfred Williams' painting Ophelia the most expensive at £75 was highly praised by the Bulletin art critic at the time. Her identification as Mrs. Florence E. Williams gives more understanding of the high price as she had exhibited under that version of her name at the Royal Academy since her teens before coming to Australia. Her inclusion was significant for as Joan Kerr has noted "Florence's paintings seem unique for Australia at the time when domestic genre paintings are almost unknown." Florence was a founding member of the Art Society and had been a friend and pupil of and much influenced by Millais. As one of the very few figure paintings in the exhibition Ophelia gained most attention but she also had four other oils in the exhibition. An earlier painting not in this exhibition of a crimson Rosella set against lush vegetation and Mount Wellington was sold for a record $90000 in 2015. As well the catalogue notes W. C. Piguenit's Sydney Harbour from North Shore priced at £52.10.0 in modern times it reached $198000 at Melbourne auction. The catalogue also records works by Collingridge Halstead and Short as well as seven New Zealand watercolours by J C Hoyte the President of the Society. The list of "Working Members" names 80 artists and the Honorary and subscribing Members 47 notably Sir Henry Parkes. From 1871 the New South Wales Academy of Art had held annual exhibitions and had urged the establishment of a Public Art Gallery. This had as much to do with inter colonial rivalry - Melbourne had opened its Gallery in 1861 - as it did about fine art. Once a permanent home for the collection had been found the New South Wales Academy of Art dissolved in 1880 and it was acknowledged that an "artists' society" was needed: a society of professional artists rather than the more inclusive Academy. Artists led by Arthur and George Collingridge sought to establish an Australian school of painting and the first exhibition of The Art Society of New South Wales was held in December 1880 following its formation in July of that year. This catalogue notes that the Society was established for the "promotion and preservation of the Fine Arts in Sydney" and to "enable professional artists to exhibit their works advantageously." Further aims of the Society were lectures on art and a sketching club. The Life Class already established will "give rise to a greater variety in the works." This catalogue is a rare surviving record of the Art Society's first exhibition and succinctly captures the impressive depth of Australian Art in the late nineteenth century. . Provenance: John Chapman collection. Turner & Henderson unknown

Hordern House Rare Books · Australie2 850,00 $AU≈ 1 878,44 €

(KING CHARLES III, formerly Prince Charles, HRH The Prince of Wales) H R HBiblio.com

1992 Autograph Letter Signed

207An Autograph Letter Signed ALS by King Charles III then Prince Charles H.R.H. The Prince of Wales expressing thanks for a birthday gift received from Dudley Poplak 1930-2005 his good friend and interior designer.4pp. on 2 folded sheets of Kensington Palace headed notepaper with blue royal cypher dated December 1st 1992 a single fold to the paper; near fine accompanied with the original white envelope with blue royal cypher addressed in hand by the King; very good.Personal letters by King Charles III to individuals within his inner circle are very rare to encounter.The letter reads as follows:"Dear DudleyBless you for so kindly thinking of me on my birthday and for your wonderfully generous present of that splendid commode. You have been so marvellous over the past 11 years with your birthday presents & I can't tell you how touched I have been by them - and none more so than that exquisite Edward Lear you gave me. It is one of my most treasured possessions particularly as it belonged originally to my Aunt Rita.Whether I can use the commode remains to be seen ! but it is a lovely object in itself & I am thrilled with it.Please forgive the awful delay in thanking you but I find I can never cope very well after my birthday as there is so much else going on at the same time at this point in the year!With kindest regards -Yours most gratefullyCharles"Dudley Poplak was born in South Africa in 1930 and received British citizenship shortly after moving to Britain in 1959. Poplak was a highly successful interior designer receiving commissions from the British royal family and British nobility. He initially came into contact with the royal family via Frances Shand-Kydd 1936-2004 the Mother of Diana Princess of Wales. He was introduced to Frances Shand-Kydd by Elizabeth Clare Hanley 1915-2002 a lampshade designer who received a royal warrant in 1977 as the official lampshade supplier for the royal family.Poplak updated the rooms Diana Princess of Wales was using when she first moved to Kensington Palace in 1981. He also refurbished Highgrove House for the Prince of Wales and his soon to be wife Lady Diana Spencer which he regarded as "the most important assignment I have ever had." Poplak's 2005 obituary in The Times characterised him as "a shy and private man" who was deeply valued and trusted by his clients for his "courtier-like discretion and marked reticence with the press." When The Times wrote a story that he was refurbishing Highgrove House for the Prince and Princess of Wales he stated:"I certainly won't tell you what the colour schemes are. That would be like disclosing the design of Lady Diana's wedding dress."After the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales Poplak carried out further interior design projects at the royal residences and also on the royal train. Poplak was a good friend of both the Prince and Princess of Wales and remained so even after the couple's divorce. Although Poplak retired in the 1990's he continued to carry out interior design work for Prince Charles up until he died in 2005."Aunt Rita" who the King refers to in this letter was his paternal aunt Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1905-1981. Princess Margarita was one of Princess Anne's godparents.The Times. Dudley Poplak Obituary. 2005.Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.

GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS (ABA & PBFA) · Royaume-Uni1 500,00 £GB≈ 1 712,70 €