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LOT 150:
GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52.
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GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52.
A very fine vintage signed 12.5 x 16.5 photograph, the image depicting the King in a half length pose wearing his military uniform. Photograph by Hugh Cecil and signed by him in pencil to the lower white border. Signed ('George R') by the King in bold fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 1948 in his hand. Attractively matted in cream with a gold coloured border and framed and glazed in a gold coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 21 x 25.5. VGFollowing the abdication of his elder brother, King Edward VIII, in 1936, King George VI became King of the United Kingdom, reigning from December 1936 until his death in February 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. From 1939, the Empire and Commonwealth (except Ireland) was at war with Nazi Germany, and War with Italy and Japan followed in 1940 and 1941 respectively. Although Britain and its allies were ultimately victorious in 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union rose as pre-eminent world powers and the British Empire declined. The King's accession had come at a time when public faith in the monarchy was at a low ebb, however as a dutiful family man and by showing personal courage, he succeeded in restoring the popularity of the monarchy.
