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ROYALTY - QUEEN ELIZABETH WILDING (DOROTHY) Fine portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, seated three-quarter-length wearing crown and jewellery, SIGNED BY THE SITTER 'Elizabeth R 1953' on the mount, gelatin silver print, laid on card, mounted, glazed and framed with 'Chapman Brothers (Chelsea) Ltd.' label on verso, image 475 x 370mm., sheet 510 x 395mm., [15 April 1952] Footnotes: 'This was sometimes known as The Queen's Accession Photograph and a copy was sent to Embassies and Legations across the world. It was also used for Colonial currency and notes' (Royal Collection Trust, website). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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ROYALTY - QUEEN ELIZABETH WILDING (DOROTHY) Fine portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, seated three-qu...
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Fine Books, Atlases & Manuscripts
Mar 16, 2026 8:00 AM EDTLondon, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom
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![RANSOME (ARTHUR) Swallows and Amazons, FIRST EDITION, Jonathan Cape, [1930]: RANSOME (ARTHUR) Swallows and Amazons, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece, and colour-printed map endpapers by Stephen Spurrier, spotting to edges of text block, ownership name on blank verso of map,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1043/402655/226947992_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1774517551&width=181)
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