In 1783 Charles-Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802) had become Controller General of Finance to Louis XVI in 1783. Read more about RCIN 406988 - Charles-Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802)

Four-poster tester bed carved and gilt with oval crown dome with plume of ostrich feathers on top, silk canopy and green and purple embroidered gold-fringed curtains; gilt wooden mounts of trophies and wreaths; ornate frieze; fluted Ionic columns at eac Read more about RCIN 39220 - Tester bed

This Book of Common Prayer was given to Victoria on her wedding day by her mother the Duchess of Kent, and was the companion volume to the green velvet prayerbook bestowed upon Prince Albert by his future mother-in-law. Read more about RCIN 1057741 - The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments

A S&egrave;vres soft paste porcelain part dessert service with bleu c&eacute;leste ground, painted with floral trails with tooled gilt husk wreaths about the borders.<br>
Read more about RCIN 5000015 - A dinner service, known as the Essex Service

This is one of only ten copies known of the second book to be printed by the system of movable metal type, the first being the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz 1453-5. Read more about RCIN 1071478 - The Mainz Psalter

<p>An illustrated chronicle of the reign of Shah-Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, presented by the Nawab of Awadh to George III in 1798. The manuscript contains some of the finest Mughal paintings ever produced. <br>
Read more about RCIN 1005025 - Padshahnamah پادشاهنامه (The Book of Emperors) &lrm;&lrm;

Photograph of the young Prince Arthur, late Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), bare-chested, with his head leaning on his right hand and his left arm resting on cushion in front of him.<br>
Read more about RCIN 2900255 - Prince Arthur, later Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)

<p>Pair of Japanese lacquered bowls with French-gilt bronze mounts, rounded sides curving in towards the lip. Read more about RCIN 3154 - Pair of mounted bowls

This book constitutes an interesting link with the Old Royal Library. Read more about RCIN 1080356 - Queen Mary's Psalter

<p>An illustrated chronicle of the reign of Shah-Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, presented by the Nawab of Awadh to George III in 1798. The manuscript contains some of the finest Mughal paintings ever produced. <br>
Read more about RCIN 1005025 - Padshahnamah پادشاهنامه (The Book of Emperors) &lrm;&lrm;

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

A gold tiger's head ornament from Tipu Sultan's throne, made from gold sheet over a wooden core, with finely chased and punched decoration, set with rock crystal eyes, rock crystal teeth and an articulated gold tongue, the mouth open as if roa Read more about RCIN 67212 - Tiger's head

The Royal Collection holds an important group of paintings by George Stubbs; all of them were acquired by George IV when Prince of Wales and all of them (with the exception of OM 1115, 400512) were sent in 1822 from Carlton House to the King&rsquo;s Read more about RCIN 400994 - The Prince of Wales's Phaeton

A stumpwork casket with two doors and brass drop handles and interior fitted with mirror and small drawers.Top decorated with shepherdess wearing a hat with four sheep, a lamb and a dog, sitting under an oak tree.<br>
Read more about RCIN 39240 - Stumpwork casket

Gem-set presentation boxes set with a miniature portrait of the Tsar or the imperial couple were presented as remuneration for service rendered or, in the case of foreign recipients, as a demonstration of good relations between the two nations. Read more about RCIN 19128 - Imperial presentation box

The Royal Barge is a clinker-built open rowing boat. The prow, stern and rail are carved and gilded with the royal coat of arms and Prince of Wales feathers among riotous sea-creatures, swags and Vitruvian scrolls. Read more about RCIN 69797 - Royal Barge

<p>An illustrated chronicle of the reign of Shah-Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, presented by the Nawab of Awadh to George III in 1798. The manuscript contains some of the finest Mughal paintings ever produced. <br>
Read more about RCIN 1005025 - Padshahnamah پادشاهنامه (The Book of Emperors) &lrm;&lrm;

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text Read more about RCIN 94784 - Satyr

Because it incorporates the earliest known example of the lever escapement this unique watch has been described as &lsquo;perhaps the most historically important watch in the world&rsquo;. Read more about RCIN 63759 - Queen Charlotte's Lever Watch and Pedestal

The Prince and his companions visited the pyramids on camels, which the Prince described as &lsquo;not at all an unpleasant mode of conveyance&rsquo;. Read more about RCIN 2700866 - The Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and two lesser Pyramids, Ghizeh, Egypt

A silver-gilt convex shield with a central medallion cast in high relief showing Apollo in a quadriga, surrounded by stars and female figures representing the constellations. Read more about RCIN 51266 - Shield of Achilles

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

The floral-style ornament and the colours of the enamel on the reverse of the badge recall mid-seventeenth century French designs. The type of object, however, makes an English provenance and a date around 1661 more likely. Read more about RCIN 441382 - Lesser George known as 'The Stuart George'

A bodycolour drawing of Windsor Castle with a bonfire burning in the Middle Ward; a full moon over buildings is on the left, King's Engine House to the right and the river bank at the bottom with three revellers returning. Read more about RCIN 914584 - Windsor Castle from Datchet Lane on a rejoicing night

<p>An illustrated chronicle of the reign of Shah-Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, presented by the Nawab of Awadh to George III in 1798. The manuscript contains some of the finest Mughal paintings ever produced. <br>
Read more about RCIN 1005025 - Padshahnamah پادشاهنامه (The Book of Emperors) &lrm;&lrm;

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

Traditionally called <em>The Shipbuilder and his Wife, </em>this couple were identified in 1970 as Jan Rijcksen (1560/2-1637) and his wife Griet Jans. Read more about RCIN 405533 - "The Shipbuilder and his Wife": Jan Rijcksen (1560/2-1637) and his Wife, Griet Jans

A stumpwork casket with two doors and brass drop handles and interior fitted with mirror and small drawers.Top decorated with shepherdess wearing a hat with four sheep, a lamb and a dog, sitting under an oak tree.<br>
Read more about RCIN 39240 - Stumpwork casket

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

This exceptionally rich sword and scabbard were presented to Edward VII on the occasion of his coronation by Sawai Sir Madho Singh Bahadur (1861-1922), Maharaja of Jaipur, one of the small group of Indian princes and nobles invited to attend the ceremon Read more about RCIN 11288 - Sword and scabbard

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

A set of four open armchairs, en suite with with a pair of sofas, four berg&egrave;res and six side chairs; upholstered in yellow silk, the framework carved and pierced with fret patterns; the rectangular back with canted top corners and seated chin Read more about RCIN 481 - Open armchair

A gold tiger's head ornament from Tipu Sultan's throne, made from gold sheet over a wooden core, with finely chased and punched decoration, set with rock crystal eyes, rock crystal teeth and an articulated gold tongue, the mouth open as if roa Read more about RCIN 67212 - Tiger's head

A Chinese porcelain jar and cover with French gilt-bronze mounts. Read more about RCIN 2306 - Jar and cover mounted as a pot-pourri

The Royal Barge is a clinker-built open rowing boat. The prow, stern and rail are carved and gilded with the royal coat of arms and Prince of Wales feathers among riotous sea-creatures, swags and Vitruvian scrolls. Read more about RCIN 69797 - Royal Barge

<em>A Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman</em> entered the Royal Collection in 1762 as a work by Frans van Mieris the Elder owing to a misreading of the signature. Read more about RCIN 405346 - Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman

A gold crown (<em>llauto</em>) formed of a plain band with single riveted seam, fitted at the back with a plume with fringed upper section, the lower part with three pierced circles, two fitted with suspended discs. Read more about RCIN 62903 - Crown (llauto)

These vases are among the most extravagant ever put into production at S&egrave;vres, and are formed entirely of hard-paste porcelain, fashioned to simulate the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli and gilt bronze mounts.<br /><br />The scul Read more about RCIN 4965 - Vase cygne &agrave; roseau en buire

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

This book constitutes an interesting link with the Old Royal Library. Read more about RCIN 1080356 - Queen Mary's Psalter

This is one of only ten copies known of the second book to be printed by the system of movable metal type, the first being the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz 1453-5. Read more about RCIN 1071478 - The Mainz Psalter

The drawing comes from the &lsquo;paper museum&rsquo; of Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657), one of the great collectors of seventeenth-century Rome, not so much for the magnificence of his collection (though he was Poussin&rsquo;s most importan Read more about RCIN 908249 - The trophy of Marius: front view

A gold tiger's head ornament from Tipu Sultan's throne, made from gold sheet over a wooden core, with finely chased and punched decoration, set with rock crystal eyes, rock crystal teeth and an articulated gold tongue, the mouth open as if roa Read more about RCIN 67212 - Tiger's head

These two commodes, which form part of a unique set of four in the Royal Collection, are of a model which is now generally attributed to the French &eacute;migr&eacute; cabinet-maker Pierre Langlois. Read more about RCIN 21235 - Commode

An armour garniture for the field and tilt consisting of a close helmet with integral gorget-plates and a fall (and originally also a falling buff), a gorget, a breastplate with skirt and tassets permanently attached, a backplate, a culet, complete legh Read more about RCIN 72834 - Armour garniture of Henry VIII for the field and tilt

A stumpwork casket with two doors and brass drop handles and interior fitted with mirror and small drawers.Top decorated with shepherdess wearing a hat with four sheep, a lamb and a dog, sitting under an oak tree.<br>
Read more about RCIN 39240 - Stumpwork casket

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text Read more about RCIN 2038 - Mars and Venus

Many of Queen Mary II's Delft vases are described in the inventories of her palaces at Het Loo and Hampton Court as standing on the hearth. Read more about RCIN 1085 - Pair of tulip vases

This book constitutes an interesting link with the Old Royal Library. Read more about RCIN 1080356 - Queen Mary's Psalter

A Chinese porcelain jar and cover with French gilt-bronze mounts. Read more about RCIN 2306 - Jar and cover mounted as a pot-pourri

<p>Pair of Japanese lacquered bowls with French-gilt bronze mounts, rounded sides curving in towards the lip. Read more about RCIN 3154 - Pair of mounted bowls

Imperial Easter Egg with rotary clock, pink guilloch&eacute; enamel circle dial with rose diamond numerals, surmounted by silver-gilt cupid, six bowenite columns encircle a pair of platinum doves, the stepped circlular base with four silver-gilt sea Read more about RCIN 40084 - Colonnade Egg

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

Rectangular side table, carved and gilded with a multi-coloured marble mosaic top. Frieze decorated with stylised flowers, apron of pierced foliate decoration with central female mask. Read more about RCIN 600 - Pier table

A large watercolour showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ascending Lochnagar on horseback, on the Balmoral estate, accompanied by the royal children, their governess Miss Bulteel and a number of gillies. Read more about RCIN 451257 - Morning in the Highlands: The Royal Family ascending Lochnagar

A gold tiger's head ornament from Tipu Sultan's throne, made from gold sheet over a wooden core, with finely chased and punched decoration, set with rock crystal eyes, rock crystal teeth and an articulated gold tongue, the mouth open as if roa Read more about RCIN 67212 - Tiger's head

This was probably the prototype of the Victoria Cross submitted to the Queen on 4 February 1856 for her comments. The medal was die-struck in copper. Read more about RCIN 440553 - Victoria Cross : prototype.

Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519-36), was the illegitimate son of Henry VIII by Elizabeth Blount, a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. Read more about RCIN 420019 - Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1536)

The Royal Barge is a clinker-built open rowing boat. The prow, stern and rail are carved and gilded with the royal coat of arms and Prince of Wales feathers among riotous sea-creatures, swags and Vitruvian scrolls. Read more about RCIN 69797 - Royal Barge

An armour garniture for the field and tilt consisting of a close helmet with integral gorget-plates and a fall (and originally also a falling buff), a gorget, a breastplate with skirt and tassets permanently attached, a backplate, a culet, complete legh Read more about RCIN 72834 - Armour garniture of Henry VIII for the field and tilt

This is one of a group of five unfinished sketches from Samuel Cooper's studio which survive in the Royal Collection. Read more about RCIN 420645 - James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649-1685)

Music manuscript, 5 pages<br>
Read more about RCIN 1047149 - Lied ohne Worte für das Piano vierhändig (Song Without Words as a Piano Duet)

The Royal Barge is a clinker-built open rowing boat. The prow, stern and rail are carved and gilded with the royal coat of arms and Prince of Wales feathers among riotous sea-creatures, swags and Vitruvian scrolls. Read more about RCIN 69797 - Royal Barge

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

<p>Pair of Japanese lacquered bowls with French-gilt bronze mounts, rounded sides curving in towards the lip. Read more about RCIN 3154 - Pair of mounted bowls

<p>Pair of Japanese lacquered bowls with French-gilt bronze mounts, rounded sides curving in towards the lip. Read more about RCIN 3154 - Pair of mounted bowls

Having trained with Hubert Gravelot, Gainsborough produced small scale conversation pieces with a characteristic French elegance and a rococo flourish of the brush. Read more about RCIN 400675 - Henry, Duke of Cumberland with Anne, Duchess of Cumberland, and Lady Elizabeth Luttrell

William Vile&rsquo;s bill traditionally associated with this piece reads - &lsquo;a very handsome Mohogany Bookcase . . . the whole very handsomely Carv&rsquo;d . . . &pound;107 4s&rsquo;. Read more about RCIN 252 - Bookcase

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

An armour garniture for the field and tilt consisting of a close helmet with integral gorget-plates and a fall (and originally also a falling buff), a gorget, a breastplate with skirt and tassets permanently attached, a backplate, a culet, complete legh Read more about RCIN 72834 - Armour garniture of Henry VIII for the field and tilt

This is one of the most perfect of Teniers&rsquo;s many Kermis scenes and is a conscious tribute to Pieter Bruegel the Elder&rsquo;s treatments of the subject. Read more about RCIN 405952 - A Kermis on St George's Day

This jewel cabinet is a proud dynastic statement incorporating the Queen&rsquo;s favourite image of the Prince, the Royal and Saxe-Coburg arms, and portraits of their six children born before 1851. Read more about RCIN 1562 - Jewel-cabinet

This painting shows the Princes appearing only fractionally older than the painting of George, Prince of Wales and Frederick, later Duke of York at Buckingham House (Royal Collection), suggesting that both works must have been on the artist&rsquo;s Read more about RCIN 400146 - Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) with her Two Eldest Sons

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

This is one of only ten copies known of the second book to be printed by the system of movable metal type, the first being the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz 1453-5. Read more about RCIN 1071478 - The Mainz Psalter

Collage album consisting of albumen photographs&nbsp; (RCINs 2300090-2300119), arranged and adhered to twenty-nine hand-coloured pages by Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), when Princess Alexandra of Wales. Read more about RCIN 2300089 - Album of designs, incorporating photographs

This is one of only ten copies known of the second book to be printed by the system of movable metal type, the first being the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz 1453-5. Read more about RCIN 1071478 - The Mainz Psalter

Cigarette case, Art Nouveau style, red gold covered with dark blue moir&eacute; guilloch&eacute; enamel, the whole box encircled by serpent of pale green gold with scales formed by rose diamonds, edge banded in plain gold mounts, thumb-piece of Read more about RCIN 40113 - Cigarette case

This is one of only ten copies known of the second book to be printed by the system of movable metal type, the first being the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz 1453-5. Read more about RCIN 1071478 - The Mainz Psalter

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II when Princess, elbows on cushion, chin in hands, looks to front smiling.<br /><br />Photographs of Princess Elizabeth from the sitting with Marcus Adams on 5 July 1928 are among the best known portraits of th Read more about RCIN 2943653 - HM Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926) when Princess Elizabeth

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text Read more about RCIN 2038 - Mars and Venus

This is one of only ten copies known of the second book to be printed by the system of movable metal type, the first being the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz 1453-5. Read more about RCIN 1071478 - The Mainz Psalter

Imperial Easter Egg with rotary clock, pink guilloch&eacute; enamel circle dial with rose diamond numerals, surmounted by silver-gilt cupid, six bowenite columns encircle a pair of platinum doves, the stepped circlular base with four silver-gilt sea Read more about RCIN 40084 - Colonnade Egg

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text Read more about RCIN 94784 - Satyr

<p>Pair of Japanese lacquered bowls with French-gilt bronze mounts, rounded sides curving in towards the lip. Read more about RCIN 3154 - Pair of mounted bowls

An&nbsp;embroidered panel, of cruciform shape, depicting a ginger cat with a mouse on a chequered floor, bearing the cipher of Mary, Queen of Scots. <br>
Read more about RCIN 28224 - Embroidered panel

Cigarette case, Art Nouveau style, red gold covered with dark blue moir&eacute; guilloch&eacute; enamel, the whole box encircled by serpent of pale green gold with scales formed by rose diamonds, edge banded in plain gold mounts, thumb-piece of Read more about RCIN 40113 - Cigarette case

Photograph of Thomas Carlyle, head and shoulders, almost profile right. Read more about RCIN 2941860 - Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

Ramsay was brought to the attention of the royal family by one of his most important patrons, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, who in 1758 commissioned a portrait of George III when Prince of Wales, a version of which is in the Royal Collection (409153). Read more about RCIN 404922 - Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) with her two Eldest Sons

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth

This magnificent landscape (in perfect condition) depicts a Kermis or fair, during which a religious festival is celebrated by a rustic street party. Read more about RCIN 405513 - A Flemish Fair

A gold tiger's head ornament from Tipu Sultan's throne, made from gold sheet over a wooden core, with finely chased and punched decoration, set with rock crystal eyes, rock crystal teeth and an articulated gold tongue, the mouth open as if roa Read more about RCIN 67212 - Tiger's head

Pair of council chairs of carved and gilded pine and beechwood, covered in red velvet with gold trimmings and fitted with a cushion and valance. Backs shaped like Roman chariots, are solid to the ground and elaborately carved, as is the whole. Read more about RCIN 2629 - Pair of council chairs

Music manuscript, 5 pages<br>
Read more about RCIN 1047149 - Lied ohne Worte für das Piano vierhändig (Song Without Words as a Piano Duet)

Thomas Lawrence dominated the art of portrait painting in England for forty years, undertaking commissions for the future George IV from 1814. Read more about RCIN 404946 - Pope Pius VII (1742-1823)

Hand-coloured daguerreotype of Prince Albert, seated and facing partly right. His hands rest on his lap and he is wearing a beige jacket and a dark brown waistcoat. Read more about RCIN 2932487 - Prince Albert (1819-1861)

This sumptuous volume was produced in the context of an equally splendid public event, George IV's coronation on 19 July 1821. Read more about RCIN 1005090 - Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth