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The engraved initial to frame for H.R.H. Edward Duke of Windsor.
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MARK OF CARTIER, MID-20TH CENTURY
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A SILVER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
MARK OF CARTIER, MID-20TH CENTURY
Plain and enclosing a photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, signed 'Dorothy Wilding, 1943' and with autographs 'Edward' and 'Wallis Windsor', the frame engraved E within garter motto below Duke's coronet, in original silk lined Cartier presentation box, marked on side
11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) wide
MARK OF CARTIER, MID-20TH CENTURY
Plain and enclosing a photograph of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, signed 'Dorothy Wilding, 1943' and with autographs 'Edward' and 'Wallis Windsor', the frame engraved E within garter motto below Duke's coronet, in original silk lined Cartier presentation box, marked on side
11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) wide
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