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Antique Dorchester Hotel Menu Hosted by King George VI Nulli Secundus Coldstream

£175.00
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Antique Dorchester Hotel Menu Hosted by King George VI Nulli Secundus Coldstream

£175.00

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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 archive relating to the Dinner held at the Dorchester Hotel hosted by King George VI to thank members of the Nulli Secundus Club for his personal wartime bodyguard, attended by 345 officers of the Coldstream Guards' on the occasion of the tercentenary of the Coldstreams' formation, and the first time a monarch had dined with the club since William IV. Included in the archive is the original embossed menu with the insignia of the Coldstream Guards dated 31st May 1949, seating plan and guest list of the top table, copy of the speeches and a newspaper article about the evening. From the collection of Major Richard Carr-Gomm (1922-2008), who attended the dinner.

Menu Size: 10 x 15.5 cm approx

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Royal: George VI (1936-1952)

To Commemorate: Dinner

Type: Menu

Royalty: UK Royalty

Year: 1949

Features: Antique

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Vintage: Yes

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