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THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF PORTO.
A significant collection of d…
See original version (French)
380
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THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF PORTO.
A significant collection of d…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF PORTO.
A significant collection of documents, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, articles, visiting cards in the name of the Duke
of Porto, menus and photographs relating to the Infante Alfonso
of Braganza and his wife Nevada Hayes-Chapman, née
Stoody (1885–1941), dating from 1917 to 1930, including the
official announcement of their marriage celebrated on 26 September 1917; a
poem addressed to the Infante Don Alfonso dated 1902; an
autographed card from the Princess of Saxe-Weimar;
stationery from hotels (Hotel Regina in Algeciras, Avenida Palace
Hotel in Lisbon, Palace Hotel in Rome, Regina Hotel in
Málaga, Hotel Casina Alhambra Palace in Granada, Hotel
Ritz in Paris, Hôtel Meurice in Paris, the Hotel de Ingaterra in
Seville, etc.), a postcard from Arenas de Lima, enquiring after
news of the Duke of Porto; a luggage tag and menu from
the Cunard Line, dated 1924; blank cheques on
The Fifth Avenue Bank letterhead; a letter of 1 March 1920 and
a letter of 19 March 1920 following the death of the Duke of
Porto, sent by the Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies
in Lisbon (text in Portuguese), a medical prescription
in the Duchess’s name dated 5 November 1917, a LS
dated 25 February 1920, concerning the Duke’s health (text
in English), a letter from Emilie de Bruguiere dated 21 July
1924 accompanying an extract from a book about King Carlos
I of Portugal (text in English); a publication of the
four-act play entitled Queen Vahti written by Louise S.
Maxwell with an autograph dedication signed by the author to the
Duchess of Porto, etc. In good overall condition.
Various formats.
See original version (French)
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