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AEDEdward VIII Signed Letter Autograph
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Autograph: King Edward VIII (1894-1972, crowned and abdicated 1936) TLS dated Dec. 16, 1937 from the Hotel Meurice, Paris, to Newbold Noyes, Associate Editor of the Washington Star, regarding the publicity around his decision to abandon the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Single page, on blue letterhead. 7 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Condition
The letter is in very good condition with a couple of light spots of discoloration and minor creases. It retains the original envelope, worn with some edge losses.
- Provenance
By descent in the family of Lelia Sinclair (Gordon) Dickey Noyes Lucas, the wife of Newbold Noyes and second cousin of Wallis Simpson (both descending from Henry Montague, 1795-1855). Mrs. Lucas served as a bridesmaid at Wallis Simpson's first wedding to U.S. Navy officer Win Spencer.
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