Feel majestic with royal castle collectables at auction

Why not treat yourself to something regal to mark these occasions with a collectable depicting a royal castle.

Here is a selection of five lots coming up at auction linked to royal castles.

Castle top case depicting Osborne House

Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, built between 1845-51 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home.

The fashion for so-called castle-top boxes (vinaigrettes and card cases engraved or stamped with landmarks as tourist souvenirs) peaked around c.1830-60 and the items are now a large collecting area.

This Victorian silver shaped rectangular castle top card case (pictured above), embossed in relief with a view of Osborne House, is marked for Yapp & Woodward in Birmingham in 1851. It is estimated at £1200-1500 at Bamfords on May 5-9.

Buckingham Palace furniture designs

This c1810 design for a gryphon tripod table with three English School 19th century designs for sidetables, possibly for a decorative scheme at Buckingham Palace, are to be offered at Dreweatts on May 10 with an estimate of £500-700.

 

Windsor Castle 

Windsor is the longest-occupied palace in Europe and is the Queen’s weekend home. It is depicted on countless artworks and memorabilia items.

Piano stool

A late 19th century mahogany and marquetry piano stool with a tapestry view of Windsor is estimated at £150-200 at Bamfords on May 5-9.

 

Windsor Castle picture

This late 19th century carved picture of Windsor Castle will be offered at SAS on May 4 with an estimate of £50-80.

 

Royal performance memorabilia

A collection of Royal ephemera including a silk programme for Windsor Castle performance of Romeo et Juliette in 1898 as well as various paper programmes for musical evenings from the 1890s as well as cards from Osborne House and a leaf from service sheet at Chapel Royal, Buckingham Palace from 1843 for the christening of Princess Alice. The group is £300-500 at SAS on May 10-11.