Details
A group of items, comprising: a French art nouveau desk seal, the gilt body modelled as bamboo stems and leaves, with cabochon amazonite single stone terminal the engraved matrix inscribed "Margaret" below a baronial coronet, in a fitted case stamped Boudet 43 Boulevard Des Capucines the lid stamped 24 Juin, 1903; a water colour depicting baskets of flowers signed with the inital L the reverse inscribed in pencil "for Lucy Pirrie with many thoughts, 20 November 1928", mounted in a small easel back frame the reverse of which is inscribed in ink "painted by the Princess Royal and presented (deleted)"; and with accompanying manuscript letter refering to the water colour headed Lady Pirrie and signed Louise. (4)
Further details
These items may be related to Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmer, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife, 1867-1931. She was the eldest daughter of The Prince of Wales later Edward VII.