Robert K. Massie, Nicholas And Alexandra

These bronze figures show Edward, Prince of Wales, standing in a nonchalant pose with one leg crossed over the other, a cigar in his left hand, his hat at his feet and a shotgun slung over his right arm. The elegant Princess of Wales is depicted skating, with feathers in her hat, and wearing a fur-trimmed coat and muff as the wind catches her three-quarter length skirt. Each stamped Elkington & Co Founders and G 1870. English, dated 1870. Provenance: Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen, was the son of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodore of Leiningen, half-sister to Queen Victoria. He ran away from school to England in 1848 and was sponsored to enter the Royal Navy by Queen Victoria. In 1854 he attained the rank of Lieutenant after serving as mate on the flagship Cumberland, where his future brother-in-law was captain and his future father-in-law was admiral. In 1866 he retired from the navy and trained with the British sculptor William Theed. As a sculptor, he carried out several portrait commissions for Queen Victoria including a statuette of Prince Alfred, her second son, and another of Prince Albert Victor...

Country Living Country Chic Hardcover Book by Alexandra Campbell and Liz Bauwens. Take classic country and combine it with modern urban interiors—and you have a fresh style that works anywhere. “Stylish yet livable country looks. Whether you are an eclectic city slicker or live in a traditional Maine...

An extraordinary Alexandra Llewellyn design in wood marquetry that offers an exciting new way to play this timeless game, our circular Zodiac board...

Darkly playful and meticulously crafted, Alexandra Llewellyn’s Skull Marquetry Poker Set is a bold meditation on risk, luck and the high stakes of ...

Wildly luxurious, Alexandra Llewellyn’s Jungle Marquetry Poker Set brings the rainforest to the card table. Inlaid with over 1,000 pieces of sustai...

Our Jungle backgammon set is crafted across 9 different heritage craft workshops in the UK and reflects hundreds of hours of design, passion, and craft. The set comes with wrapped we...

The Decoration of Houses by Alexandra Stoddard. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first edition, published by William Morrow and Company Inc. of New York in 1997. Printed in the...

Rare double-sided religious diptych – Saint Nicholas of Tolentino & Virgin and Child – Oil on copper, 17th century, silver mount A precious and rare 17th-century work, painted in oi...

The thrill of a game of cards as the stakes raise higher and higher is magnificently interpreted in our Signature Wild Card Marquetry backgammon set. The perfect gift for the card shark in your life, the intricacy of the wood inlay is incredible, with the top hands in poker inlaid into the blue Madrona burr and black Tulipwood playing surfac The geometric playing surface is an Alexandra Llewellyn...

This exceptional silver-gilt trophy was made by Paul Storr in 1802, by arrangement with the London retailer Robert Makepeace. It is in the form of a classi...