At the November auction at Christie's part of the collection of the Duke of Kent is exposed more than 1,150 photographs of representatives of Russia's imperial family

Today, 20 November, London will be bidding, which will be exhibited a collection of His Royal Highness Prince George, Duke of Kent, and his wife Princess Marina. Attention collectors will be invited about 200 lots, including silverware, jewelry, paintings, furniture and decorative art. Estimate range from 250 pounds to 100 thousand pounds. For more information about the history of the family of the Duke of Kent and top upcoming auction lots can be found here.

Elizabeth Lane, Head of Trading Christie's, said: "The ability to conduct such auctions - this is a great honor for us, and we hope that they will continue a number of successful auctions, Christie's, which are exposed to lots royal provenance. Recently, we often conduct such trades, and they are traditionally very popular among buyers from around the world. This auction will allow collectors to supplement their collection things, which bear the stamp of impeccable taste, the representatives of the Royal Family ».

The story of the collections of representatives of the royal families of Great Britain at Christie's auction began in 1773 when the founder of the auction Home James Christy suggested the meeting be for sale by the Princess of Wales Augusta, mother of King George III. In the future the tradition of such trading continued a series of auctions, among which special attention should be tender, when the attention of potential buyers was offered a collection of the Duke of York (1827), a collection of the Duke of Sussex (1843), a collection of Queen Victoria (1901), Duke of Cambridge (1904 ).

For many years at auction Christie's exhibited the collection of the following representatives of the British Royal family :

1773 Princess of Wales
1793 Duke of Clarence (later King William IV)
1802 Duke of York
1806 Prince of Wales
1814 Prince of Wales
1819 Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (wife of King King George III)
1827 Duke of York
1843 Duke of Sussex
1901 Queen Victoria and King Edward VII
1904 Duke of Cambridge
1907 Duke Fayfsky
1921 Duke Bofortsky
1939 Princess Louise Margaret (wife of Arthur Duke of Connaught)
1959 Queen Elizabeth II
1970 Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
1973 Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
1982 Prince Michael of Kent
1991 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
2006 Prince Henry, Duke of Glochsester
2006 Princess Margaret

from recent trades should note auction, held in January 2006, when the sale of exhibited items from the collections of His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Total revenue trades totaled 5.1 million pounds, and after six months of the auction, which was represented by a private collection of the late Princess Margaret, has collected 13.7 million pounds (lots that included Faberge products, jewelery, furniture and works of art were sold 100 per cent).

Geneva auction

1967 Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain
1969 Queen of Italy Maria Josephine
1979 Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain
1980 the royal family of Egypt
1980 Queen of Spain Maria Christina
1984 Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain
1988 Aga Khan III
1990 Princess of Greece and Denmark Irena
2005 Archduchess Maria-Valeria
2006 Greek Princess Olga

New York trading

1992 Queen of Spain Maria Christina
2004 Queen Geraldine of Albania
2004 Queen Maria of Portugal
2005 Queen Geraldine of Albania
2005 Prussian Princess Cecilia
2005 Empress Eugenia of France

Source : Press Release Christie's