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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel 'beautiful', meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.
Fine antique Invitation on Imperial Institute stationery embossed with the Prince of Wales Feathers surmounted by a crown, General Instructions for the Laying of the Foundation Stone by Queen Victoria and the Ceremonial used at Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom, The Colonies and India, dated 4th July 1887. Its Patron was Queen Victoria and President the Prince of Wales later King Edward VII. They are accompanied by the original envelope addressed to the the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Portugal, later King Carlos I (1863-1908), who was assassinated in 1908 and Queen Marie Amelie of Portugal (1865-1951)
The Imperial Institute was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee and was designed by TE Coluctt. After the 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition inspired discussion of the idea for a permanent empire exhibition. It was opened by Queen Victoria, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family. It was to exhibit and house objects from the British Empire. Queen Mary attended this event, just before her marriage to Prince George, Duke of York. Part of the buildings were demolished during the 1950s to make way for the expansion of Imperial College.
Ceremonial Size: 22.5 X 32.5 cm approx
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