Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 49

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Royalty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 521		Catherine II, "The Great" (1729-96) Empress of Russia (1762-96). Document signed as Empress, 1p., in Russian, 10¼ x 15¼ in., 30 April 1785, St. Petersburg. A military order promoting Captain Ivan Shennert to Major. The document has a decorative engraved border; red traces remain from the missing government seal. Catherine's signature is 4 inches across. Matted with two images and framed to an overall size of 16½ x 30½ in. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 522		[Edward VIII] Windsor, Duke and Duchess of. Black and white photograph signed on the mount "Edward," and "Wallis Windsor" with the date "October 1941," 15½ x 11¼ inches; photo plate is 12½ x 9½ in. Imprint of Udel Bros at lower right. Fine. Matted with two cacheted covers, one in French and one in English, commemorating the marriage of the Duke and Mrs. Wallis Warfield on 3 June 1937 in France. Framed to an overall size of 22½ x 25¾ in. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 523		George III (1738-1820) King of Great Britain during the American Revolution. Autograph letter signed ("GR"), 1p, 9 x 7½ in., Windsor, 20 April 1789. Written to his Foreign Secretary, the Duke of Leeds, praising the penitent conduct of Sir Robert Keith, Ambassador at Vienna. The letter was written very soon after George III's recovery from his first period of incapacity, probably the result of an attack of porphyria, which affects the nervous system or the skin. In full, the letter reads, "The Duke of Leeds cannot but wish to know how Sir Robert Keith conducted himself; I should not do justice to him if I did not express that no man could in an handsomer manner declare his having recalled the objectionable letters and that he shall be happy and ready back under the direction of his Principal. He owned his own warmth of temper and spirit but that his heart was never open to return to his duty. I have said nothing but approbation of his having recollected himself… every thing else to what may pass between him and the Duke of Leeds." Fine. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 524		George III. Document signed ("George R") as King, vellum, 11¾ x 15½ in., Court of Saint James, 4 April 1795. Appointing Henry Allen Captain of the 36th (or Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. Fine. George III signed boldly at upper left above his Royal Seal. The document is also signed by Henry Dundas, Secretary for War. In 1768, Dundas had been appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies to deal with the troublesome American colonies. Framed to 17½ x 21½ inches. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 525		George IV (1762-1830) British monarch (1820-30); he served as Prince Regent when his father, George III, was mentally incapacitated. Document signed ("George PR") as Prince Regent, 7¼pp, Carlton House, 29 June 1815. Countersigned by Castlereagh, who was Foreign Secretary. The first 1¼ pages are a "warrant for affixing the Great Seal to the Ratification of a Treaty of Subsidy between His Majesty and the King of Wartenberg." The paper and wax Royal Seal is affixed to the left margin and all of the pages are attached by a dark ribbon leading from the Seal. Fine. A true copy of the treaty, which was negotiated at Brussels, 6 June 1815 by the Duke of Wellingtion for the British and Baron Hügel for Wartenberg, is transcribed on five pages, with English in the left column and French in the right column. Reference is made to the Treaty of General Alliance signed between Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia on 25 March 1815, by which the King of Wartenberg agreed to employ a contingent of 20,000 men for the British. By the treaty of 6 June, the Prince Regent, in the name of George III, agrees to pay the King of Wartenberg a subsidy of eleven pounds two shillings sterling per man for 20,000 men, to be paid at the end of each month in London. In case of peace between the Allied Powers and France before the expiration of 1815, the subsidy would be paid to the end of the month in which the treaty was signed. Napoleon abdicated for the second time on 22 June 1815, 16 days after this treaty was negotiated and one week before it was ratified. Louis XVIII signed the second Treaty of Paris on 8 July 1815. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 526		Hirohito (1901-89) Emperor of Japan (1926-89). His reign was marked by rapid militarization and aggressive wars against China and the United States. World War II ended with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1946, he renounced his divinity in favor of a democratic constitutional monarchy. Document signed by Hirohito as Emperor and countersigned by Baron Giichi Tanaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2pp, in Japanese, 12¾ x 9¼ in. (1926). In a Letter of State to the President of Bolivia, Hirohito announces the death of his Father, Yoshihito, and his own accession to the throne. In full, the letter reads, "H I R O H I T O, By the Grace of God, Emperor of Japan placed on the Imperial Throne eternally held by the same Dynasty from the most ancient times, To His Excellency Dr. Hermando Siles, Mr. President of the Republic of Bolivia, Our Great and Distinguished Friend. Great and Distinguished Friend, Your Excellency would have had already received Our letter dated last February twenty-eight, informing him of the deep loss We have sustained of His Majesty the late Emperor, Our dearest and most revered Father, and announcing to You at the same time Our accession to the Imperial Throne. On this occasion, and with a very great desire to maintain with no interruption or easing off the relationship of a sincere friendship so fortunately uniting Our two Countries for such a long time, We hasten to renew and confirm the Credentials from His Majesty the late Emperor accrediting Nobumichi Sakenobe, Jushii, decorated to the third class of Our Imperial Order of the Sacred-Treasure, as His Extraordinaire Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister to the Republic of Bolivia Government. Convinced that Nobumichi Sakenobe would have known how to gain approval from Your Excellency through efforts that he must have had put forward in every occasion to increase and tighten the good relationship existing between Japan and Bolivia. We beg Your Excellency to please keep on giving credence to all his statements to You on Our behalf. We take this opportunity to assure Your Excellency of Our sincere friendship, as well as our most ardent wishes for His happiness and prosperity. We have signed herewith and have affixed the Empire Seal in our Imperial Palace in Tokyo, the sixteenth of the fifth month of the second year of Shôwa, corresponding to the year two thousand five hundred eighty-seven of Emperor Jimmu's accession to the Throne." L.S. Signed: H I R O H I T O. Countersigned: Baron Giichi Tanaka, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Excellent condition. Accompanied by English and French translations. A cornerstone to any collection concerning Japan and Emperor Hirohito. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 527		[Hirohito]. Typed Letter Signed "G. Tanaka" as Prime Minister of Japan, "Tokugawa Iyesato," "Goto Shimpei" in Japanese," "Shibusawa Eiichi" in Japanese," "K. Shidehara," "J. Inouye," "Takuma Dan," and "Manzo Kushida," two conjoined pages (recto), 9¼ x 6¾ in., Tokyo, 28 February 1928. A letter in English to Darwin P. Kingsley (president of New York Life Insurance Co., from 1906-30), New York City, regarding "The Enthronement of His Imperial Majesty, The Emperor of Japan, which will take place in November, 1928…It is with pleasure and satisfaction that we learn The Japanese Advertiser intends to publish an Enthronement Edition…We understand this Enthronement Edition will be in the nature of a tribute to Japan and as such it offers a unique opportunity for expressions of good will. …We feel honored to include you in a personally selected list of a limited number of our friends and friends of Japan…." Fine condition. Four years later, four of the signers of this letter, including the Prime Minister, would be assassinated by the League of Blood. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 528		James I (1566-1625) King of England and Scotland. Manuscript document signed ("James R"), 1p, 11 x 6¼ in., 23 Feb. 1617. To Sir Henry Montagu, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench and first Earl of Manchester; he would become a trusted advisor to James' son, Charles I. The document mentions Windsor Castle, an Act of Parliament, and King Edward of York. Very good; light soiling. The Royal Seal is present. The document was temporarily deposited in the Public Records Office by the Duke of Manchester and stamped in error. Matted with a color image of James I and framed to an overall size of 21¼ x 24¼ in. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 529		Louis XVI (1754-93) King of France during the Revolution; he was guillotined along with his Queen, Marie Antoinette. Manuscript document signed ("Louis"), vellum, in French, 8½ x 17¼ in., Versailles, 3 May 1798. Appointing the Abbé de Lupcourt, who was the Grand Dean of the Cathedral of Nancy, to be the Director of a hospital in Nancy. Fine. Matted with a small engraving and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 15½ x 29½ in. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 530		Napoleon I (1769-1821) Brilliant French military leader; he ruled as First Consul of the French Republic, then as Emperor of the French. Manuscript letter endorsed "Accordé N" as Emperor, 1p, 12½ x 7¾ in., Army of Spain, Paris, 22 Dec. 1811. Napoleon agrees to a request from Major General Alexandre Berthier (Prince and Duke of Neufchatel, and Prince of Wagram), that a three-month convalescent leave be granted to Lieutenant d'Echata of the 5th Light Artillery, who "during the heaviest attack of the siege of Tarragona…already twice wounded honorably, threw himself with eagerness upon the enemy and received a bullet in his foot which is now lame…." Fine. Matted with an engraving of Napoleon and a transcription of the letter and framed to an overall size of 17 x 27¼ in. A translation is affixed to the back of the frame. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $576
Lot 531		[Tudor England] Ten Engravings After Holbein. Published between 1815 and 1825 by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mayor & Jones, and others; drawn and engraved by various artists from the original Holbein portraits. Each page is 13½ x 10¼ in. Light toning to pages, not affecting the portraits. Portraits are of: King Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary, Queen Anna Bullen, Queen Jane Seymour, Queen Catharine Par, Margaret Tudor (Queen of Scotland), Edward Seymour (Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector), Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell (Earl of Essex), and Sir John Moore. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 532		Victoria (1819-1901) Britain's longest-reigning monarch (1837-1901). Autograph letter signed ("VRI"), 1p, 11¼ x 8½ in., n.p, c.1899. To "darling Alix," Victoria's granddaughter, sending her earnest wish for blessings in 1899. Fine. Matted with an engraving of Victoria and framed to an overall size of 28 x 33¼ in. Victoria's daughter, Alice, died in 1878, and the Queen was very involved in the upbringing of Alice's children. Alix (1872-1918) was Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, having married Nicholas II in 1894 (the coronation took place in 1896). Alexandra and Nicholas' third child, Maria, was born in 1899. This may have been the event to which Queen Victoria was giving her blessing. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 533		William IV. 1765-1837) King of England (1830-37); third son of George III; called "The Sailor King." Partial document signed ("William R.") as King, 6 x 10 in., n.p., n.d. Probably signed in 1830 since the Royal Seal below the signature is still that of George IV. Matted with a color image and a biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 12¾ x 13¾ in. Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold