Details
A blotter stamped with the Royal Arms containing five sheets of writing paper the engraved letter headings with views of Windsor Castle, with VR crowned in colour, Balmoral Castle, two sheets, another sheet with stags after Landseer; two larger torn off letter headings from Balmoral, another with The Sheel of Allt na Guithasach; another with another engraving of stags after Landseer; another sheet of writing paper with VR crowned and Buckingham Palace in gold, inscribed with an account 2d & 14 P...Legation and 20L Foreign Office; part of a New Year card Jan 1 1848 in German to Prince Albert from his mother; a note for a bedroom door with name of occupent; an envelope inscribed A Souvenir of the Jubilee June 20th 1897; a pack of playing cards published by De La Rue with the arms of HLM Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, wrapped in headed paper from Osborne, inscribed 1849; a fragment of cake - in a Callard & Bowser's box said to have been been a piece of Queen Alexandra's wedding cake; pieces of plaited straw said to have been from a garden hat made by HLM Queen Victoria; three programmes: Buckingham Palace 2nd June 1885, Wagner etc.; St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle March 10 1863, Chorale composed by the Prince Consort [for the Prince and Princess of Wales]; and The Rivals, performed by Her Majesty's servants at Windsor Castle November 21st 1855, directed by Mr Charles Kean; four sheets of writing paper with lithographic views of Paris: Palais des Tuleries, Notre Dame, L'Etoille and La Madeleine, one inscribed in pencil H.M. visit to Paris 1855; and a silk covered chocolate box, labelled Aux Palmiers, Terrier, Confiseur, Rue St.Honore 254,Paris - probably 1855
Provenance
The playing cards appear in a list on a piece of writing paper with Balmoral letterheading, with engraving of stags; also on list made by vendor's mother as no. 4. The programmes at No. 16, the blotter with notepaper, no. 15, piece of Queen Alexandra's wedding cake No. 19.