Description:
Queen Victoria Bust and Group of Framed Items, England, 19th century, the plaster bust manufactured to commemorate the 60th anniversary of her reign, ht. 5; together with a framed group comprising a carte-de-visite of The Prince & Princess of Wales, Edward and his wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 2 1/2 x 4; an albumen print of the Queen Victoria, 4 x 5 1/4; carte-de-visite of Albert, 2 1/2 x 4; and an autograph of Queen Victoria, 2 3/4 x 4; contemporary frame size 12 1/2 x 16 in.
Provenance: CDV of Prince & Princess purchased from Hills & Standards, Oxford, United Kingdom; print of the Queen from Bernard Shapiro, London; CDV of Albert from Abbleton & Co. New York; autograph from Clive Farahar & Sophie Dupre, Wiltshire, England.
Estimate $400-600
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