Attractive matte-finish 4 x 5.75 portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, affixed to the original 6 x 8 studio mount, signed in fountain pen by both, “Wallis Windsor” and “Edward.” Also signed by the photographer in pencil on the mount, “Dorothy Wilding.” Mounted and in very good to fine condition, with a fleck of missing emulsion and light silvering to the image, and a paperclip impression and edge tear to the trimmed mount (all easily matted out). Accompanied by a letter of provenance, in full: “When the Duke of Windsor was Governor General of the Bahamas, he and the Duchess used to dine with Sir Frederick Williams Taylor who lived at ‘The Wave’ Nassau. My father was chauffeur & secretary to Sir Frederick, and this photo was given to him by Sir Frederick.”
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