Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts
Dec 3, 2024
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LANGTRY LILLIE: (1853-1929) British stage actress and socialite, mistress of the future King ...

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Auction took place on Dec 3, 2024 at International Autograph Auctions
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LANGTRY LILLIE: (1853-1929) British stage actress and socialite, mistress of the future King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, from 1877-80. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9.5 photograph of the Jersey Lily in an elegant profile head and shoulders pose wearing a wide brimmed hat. Photograph by Hartsook of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Signed by the actress in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, ´Tappe from Lillie de Bathe´. A highly attractive signed image. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

Langtry became Lady de Bathe in 1907 upon her second husband, Hugo de Bathe, succeeding his father as the 5th Baronet. Langtry had married the aristocrat in 1899.


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