Live Auction 14139Out of the Ordinary
QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901)A SLICE OF WEDDING CAKE
Lot 548 Property from the Collection of David Gainsborough Roberts

QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901)A SLICE OF WEDDING CAKE

1840

Closed14 September 2016

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GBP 1,500

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QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901)
A SLICE OF WEDDING CAKE
1840
In presentation box, inscribed 'The Queen's Bridal Cake/ BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB.Y 10/ 1840, beneath a Royal crown; together with Queen Victoria's signature on paper with Royal cypher
The box: 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide; 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) deep

Sotheby's, London, 9th October 1997, lot 138.

Specialist note

This lot is also sold with a letter from the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle relating to the cake.