Queen Victoria's Infant Children Lithograph Portraits in Royal Presentation Frames

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A pair of lithograph portraits of Queen Victoria's Infant…
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A pair of lithograph portraits of Queen Victoria's Infant children, presented as a gift by her Majesty, in original fine presentation frames with Royal crests, 'Her Royal Highness Victoria, Princess Royal, 1842' and 'His Royal Highness Albert, Prince of Wales,1843', each lithographed by Alphonse-Leon Noel after paintings by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, published by Lemercier Bernard & Cie, Paris, in 1842 and 1844 respectively, in their original matching moulded satinwood and gilt composition frames by Chittenden and Arnold, St James's, London, the first crested with a crown, the second with the Prince of Wales feathers, the original paper backing of each inscribed in ink in a contemporary hand: 'Presented to Henrietta, Countess of Carnarvon, by her Majesty Queen Victoria, 1845', respectively 77 x 63 cm and 89 x 74 cm overall, including frames. Provenance: Queen Victoria, by whom presented to Henrietta, Countess of Carnarvon, in 1845

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  • Satinwood - Satinwood is a dense pale gold coloured timber that was imported into Britain in the second half of the 18th century, and early 19th centuries from the East Indies and the West Indies. The name derives from the satin-like surface sheen when the timber is polished.

    It was used in the solid, as a veneer and in inlays. As well as furniture, satinwood was used for making musical instruments, barometers, boxes and clocks.

    It will usually be found on only the very best quality objects, presumably because of of its cost at the time.
  • Prince of Wales Feathers - The triple plumed crest of the Prince of Wales, from the 114th century, showing three ostrich feathers surmounting a crown. The motif was adopted in the 18th and early 19th century in various stylised forms by wood carvers and furniture designers.

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