Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, The Duke of Windsor, who abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson) [1894-1972]: two-sided autographed letter sheet signed 'Edward P[rince]' and date-lined 'H.M.S.Renown at sea', 30th Nov.1919. Edward is writing to a Miss Betty Taylor, the daughter of one of his companions on-board the Renown, which he had joined for a tour of Canada, Newfoundland and the United States. Attractively mounted and framed. Provenance: Vernon Hauser, Victorian Mlc 1970-82.
- Edward Viii - Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson on 11 December 1936.
- Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.
The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 – 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.
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