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|Mis à jour le 13/06/2021 à 11h23
Ces accessoires ayant été portés par les enfants de la reine Victoria et du prince Albert seront vendus aux enchères le 15 juin 2021 chez Kerry Taylor Auctions à Londres Kerry Taylor Auctions La maison de vente londonienne Kerry Taylor Auctions met aux enchères, ce mardi, une rare collection d’accessoires qu’ont portés certains des neuf enfants de la reine Victoria, lorsqu’ils étaient petits, ainsi que trois robes créées sur-mesure pour Sarah Ferguson.
Evoquant la récente naissance de Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor -la fille du prince Harry et de Meghan Markle, qui a vu le jour le 4 juin dernier-, la maison de vente londonienne Kerry Taylor Auctions souligne mettre aux enchères, ce mardi 15 juin 2021, plusieurs objets ayant appartenu aux enfants de son arrière-arrière-arrière-arrière-grand-mère. Laquelle n’est autre que la reine Victoria.
A collection of vintage clothing worn by the children of Queen Victoria is to be auctioned next week.
An assortment of tiny shoes, gloves and socks, dated as early as the 1840s and said to be worth as much as £3,000, will go under the hammer at Kerry Taylor Auctions’ Vintage, Antique Textiles & Passion for Fashion sale on June 15.
They were kept in a wooden box by the children’s nanny, Mary Thurston, who was employed by the royal family for 22 years until 1867.
The items will go on sale next week (Kerry Taylor Auctions/ PA)
The collection includes a pair of grey wool and black patent ankle boots with “Princess Alice” inscribed on the sole, and a pair of ivory satin slippers worn by Victoria’s first child, also named Victoria.
A collection of vintage clothing worn by the children of Queen Victoria is to be auctioned next week.
An assortment of tiny shoes, gloves and socks, dated as early as the 1840s and said to be worth as much as £3,000, will go under the hammer at Kerry Taylor Auctions’ Vintage, Antique Textiles & Passion for Fashion sale on June 15.
They were kept in a wooden box by the children’s nanny, Mary Thurston, who was employed by the royal family for 22 years until 1867.
The items will go on sale next week (Kerry Taylor Auctions/ PA)
The collection includes a pair of grey wool and black patent ankle boots with “Princess Alice” inscribed on the sole, and a pair of ivory satin slippers worn by Victoria’s first child, also named Victoria.