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MID-19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORABILIA INCLUDING A TORTOISESHELL AND A CORAL BANGLE AND A SHOE
MID-19TH CENTURY
Including a silk embroidered shoe, mounted and framed, titled 'Queen Victoria's Shoe', the bangle mounted and framed with title 'QUEEN VICTORIA'S BANGLE', a pencil self-portrait on paper, signed 'Victoria', under glass; assorted busts and other items
16 ½ cm. (42 cm.) high, the tallest
MID-19TH CENTURY
Including a silk embroidered shoe, mounted and framed, titled 'Queen Victoria's Shoe', the bangle mounted and framed with title 'QUEEN VICTORIA'S BANGLE', a pencil self-portrait on paper, signed 'Victoria', under glass; assorted busts and other items
16 ½ cm. (42 cm.) high, the tallest
Provenance
By repute, a pair of child's slippers were a gift from one of Queen Victoria's Lady's in Waiting to an aunt of Elsa Cahen, who gifted the one slipper to Norman St. John-Stevas in 1975, the other was lost.
By repute, the bangle was a given to the daughter of Queen Victoria's Lady in Waiting, Countess Gainsborough, Lady Victoria Noel, thence to her daughter, Mrs. Constance Hawker and then to Beryl de Vere Gibson
By repute, the bangle was a given to the daughter of Queen Victoria's Lady in Waiting, Countess Gainsborough, Lady Victoria Noel, thence to her daughter, Mrs. Constance Hawker and then to Beryl de Vere Gibson
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.