European monarchs
Collection of signed portrait photographs
£3,276
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
All gelatin silver prints, mounted, glazed and in gilt leather or leatherette presentation frames decorated with royal insignia, signed by the sitters in ink either on mount or on photograph, and comprising: Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1940-) and Henrik, Prince of Denmark (1934-2018), 20 x 14cm, dated by hand on mount, 30th April - 2nd May, 1974; Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1909-2004), and Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands (1911-2004), 28.8 x 23.2cm; Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1923-2019) and Josephine-Charlotte, Princess of Belgium and Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg (1927-2005), 18.8 x 15.4cm, dated by hand in photograph June 1972; Olaf V, King of Norway (1903-1991), 21 x 15cm; Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1946-), 23.5 x 17.5cm, signed by Carl Gustaf with date 1975, signed by photographer at lower right of photograph in white china ink (5)
Provenance
Selected items from the estate of the late Lady Penn.