Name: Auction: Elizabeth (1900-2002), Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British dominions, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Collection of signed portrait photographs
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 1500 GBP
Availability: InStock

This June's Books &amp; Manuscripts auction is led by one of the most important collections of historical Scottish manuscripts ever offered for sale, containing no fewer than five letters signed by Mary Queen of Scots, with further letters and documents signed by James V, James VI and I, and Mary of Guise. &nbsp;The papers of Kilravock Castle, near Nairn in the highlands of Scotland, bring to life the history of the ancient Rose family as they fought for influence in a feudal society populated by child kings, doomed queens, jostling consorts and regents, and power-hungry bishops.From the 20th century, the highlight of the sale is a spectacular archive depicting the progress of Roald Dahl’s 1984 memoir Boy: Tales of Childhood from idea to print, and including 30 original ink sketches by Dahl. The Boy archive is one of several lots from the estate of the late Ian Craig (1944-2023), who was Dahl’s art director at Jonathan Cape while also working with celebrated figures including Judith Kerr and Ralph Steadman.The sale also offers a rich selection of children’s books and original artwork, rare works of travel and exploration, and fine bindings, together with original letters by figures including Winston Churchill and Ludwig Wittgenstein, and manuscripts and historical documents in fields ranging from science to the Napoleonic Wars.Buyer's Guide:

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All mounted, framed and glazed, comprising: Head-and-shoulders portrait facing right, c.1923, 20.5 x 15cm, signed on photograph lower right ‘Elizabeth’, with additional ink inscription below, in envelope with royal arms printed in red to flap; Portrait by Marcus Adams of Elizabeth with an infant Princess Elizabeth (the future Elizabeth II), 1928, 23.8 x 16.8cm, signed and dated by Elizabeth in photograph (‘Elizabeth 1928’) and by the photographer (‘Marcus Adams 1928’) on mount, stand working loose from backboard, in envelope; half-length portrait by Cecil Beaton, c.1953, 21 x 16.3cm, depicting Elizabeth in sequined gown, tiara, sash and Queen Victoria's fringed brooch, holding a closed fan in her left hand while gesturing with her right, against a painted backdrop of Windsor Castle, the mount signed by Elizabeth in ink ('Elizabeth R'); and 1 other (4)

Elizabeth (1900-2002), Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British dominions, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Collection of signed portrait photographs

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