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Queen Elizabeth II’s Hanky and Wallis Simpson’s Toothpick for Sale
The sale features 300 lots, including a King George IV coronet, a Princess Elizabeth handkerchief and medieval carvings valued at up to £2,500.
Reeman Dansie's Royalty, Fine Art and Antiques Sale runs from Tuesday, November 10, to Thursday, November 12, offering royal memorabilia, historic treasures, and fine art including items from late Wivenhoe dealer David Dean's collection.
Highlights include a gold toothpick case owned by Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor, and a cotton handkerchief made for Princess Elizabeth in the late 1940s expected to fetch up to $670.
Auctioneers Reeman Dansie also listed a coronet worn at King George IV's 1820 coronation estimated between $2,685 and $4,025. Signed photographs of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher plus a Cadbury's Dairy Milk bar from King George V's Silver Jubilee are included.
The auction's final section features around 300 lots from renowned dealer David Dean's collection. Auctioneer Daniel Wright said, "It's incredible, some of the antiquity of the things that he was collecting."
Medieval carvings believed to be 1,000 years old appear alongside an "exceptional" 15th-century carved limestone head of King Edward III valued at up to £2,500. These items showcase a lifetime of rare antique hunting.