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His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) LOTS 201-207.
His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Knight of the Garter, Knight of The Thistle and the last Knight of St Patrick (the Irish Order of Chivalry), fifth in line of succession to his great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, Empress of India was born to King George V and Queen Mary, who was an avid collector herself, on 31st March 1900. Prince Henry was the uncle of Queen Elizabeth II and the youngest brother of King Edward VIII and King George VI.
The Prince had many royal duties. In 1925 he was made a Privy Councillor and in 1929 he was assigned The Garter mission where he travelled to Asia for the first time. The missionbegan in Japan and The Prince was honoured with Japan's highest order, Order of the Chrysanthemum. His later travels took him through Marseilles, Cairo, Aden, Colombo, Hong Kong and Canada.
When King George V died and The Prince's brother King George VI was crowned, The Prince became the Regent Designate for his niece Queen Elizabeth II. In 1935 he married Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott, daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch- an old friend of his father's- and sister of his closest friend Lord William Scott. Three years later, The Duke and his new family moved to Barnwell Manor near Peterborough which was a property previously owned by the Buccleuchs.
From 1939, The Prince was heavily involved with the war and was appointed the first Royal Governor General of Australia in 1945 when it ended. In later years the Duke continued to help and support his niece Queen Elizabeth II until he suffered two strokes in 1968 which hindered him in his duties.
Interestingly, the Prince was known as an accomplished horseman who often rode with the Belvoir, the Pytchley and the Grafton. One of his famous feats included outriding almost all of his hunting companions on his first outing with the Quorn with only five of his fellow riders being able to keep up. The current jade carvings from his collection only reinforce how passionate he was about horses.
A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HORSE AND SCHOLAR
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HORSE AND SCHOLAR
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The carving depicts a horse standing four square, with the reins tied to a pole, beside a standing scholar wearing flowing robes. The stone is of a pale even tone.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) wide
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The carving depicts a horse standing four square, with the reins tied to a pole, beside a standing scholar wearing flowing robes. The stone is of a pale even tone.
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired in Asia between 1929 and 1935.
Brought to you by
Cherrei Yuan Tian
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