Brilliant pair of vintage matte-finish portraits of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip from 1953: the Elizabeth photo by Dorothy Wilding measures 14.25 x 17.75, and shows the queen seated and wearing a strapless dress with the Riband and Star of the Order of the Garter, a Lesser George at the waist, and the Diamond Diadem crown, signed on the original studio mount in black ink, "Elizabeth R, 1953"; the Philip photo by Baron Studios (Sterling Henry Nahum) measures 15 x 18, and portrays the prince in a handsome seated pose attired in his Admiral of the Fleet uniform, signed on the original studio mount in fountain pen, "Philip, 1953." Both photos are individually framed to an approximate size of 18 x 22.5. In overall fine condition, with light dampstaining to the lower right corner of the border on the Elizabeth portrait. A splendid pair of royal portraits from the year of the queen's coronation.
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