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Lot 117W

Eight albums of photographs presented to Her Imperial Highness Princess Soraya of Iran
(qty)

Amended
8 October 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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Eight albums of photographs presented to Her Imperial Highness Princess Soraya of Iran

comprising eight albums and a quantity of loose black and white photographs
the largest 39.4 x 26.3 cm.(qty)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Acquired by the current vendor at Beaussant Lefèvre, Succession de Son Altesse Impériale la Princess Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, 29-31 May 2002;
Her Imperial Highness Princess Soraya of Iran.

Including an album containing photographs of a trip to Tunisia presented to Soraya by Amor Chechia, Governor of Sousse and Nabeul on the 9th of May, 1968; an album containing photographs of a visit to the Centro Rifornimenti Quadrupedi del Lazio in Monte Maggiore on the 15th of May 1953; an album of press cuttings and photographs of a trip to Spain presented to Soraya by the Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores on the 29th of May, 1953; an album of photographs of her time in Bermuda immediately following her divorce presented to Soraya by the Editors and Photographers of Life Magazine; and four further albums of photographs of visits to Turkey, Italy and Greece.

Saleroom notices

Please note that this lot will be removed to Bonhams Park Royal warehouse after the sale and transfer and storage charges will commence on Wednesday 23 October 2013.

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