Lot 255
FRANCIS JOHN WILLIAMSON (BRITISH 1833-1920)
PRINCESS ALICE OF ALBANY WITH A SHEEPSKIN AND STOOL
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
£3,250
Description
Marble, signed, inscribed ‘Esher' and dated 1884
Dimensions
73cm (28.7in) wide, 64cm (25.2in) high
Footnote
Note: Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883- 1981) was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. She also held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony from birth, as well as a Princess of Teck by marriage, until 1917 when she was commanded to relinquish them by the Letters Patent of George V. She was godmother to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who was the granddaughter of her first cousin, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.