Happy and Glorious: Royal collectables up for auction

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Happy and Glorious: Royal collectables up for auction
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Fans with deep pockets can get their hands on Queenly bloomers and Charles and Diana mementoes.

A damask linen napkin decorated with the monogram of the Tsar "H II" could be adorning your table for about £700.

A perfect piece of fabric for dabbing at the imperial mouth, it is tonally woven with the sceptre and the imperial sword intertwined under a crown, and the coat of arms of the Romanoffs. The dates 1910-1911 are in the corners. Perhaps a buyer familiar with the 24-hour clock could use it as a reminder of what time to ring the dinner gong.The two busts depict the Queen Mother at different times in her lifeThe somewhat quizzical depiction of the Wedgwood Carrera ware on the left is being sold with a more blinged-up gilt spelter version of the same lady in her younger years - but with a more placid expression.

Topolski was born and trained in Poland, before coming to London in 1935 to provide illustrations of King George V's Silver Jubilee for his native country's publication Literary News. He spent the rest of his life in the UK, became an official war artist and painted scenes of the Battle of Britain and the impact of the Blitz on London.

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