For over a century, rumors about Queen Victoria's affair with her servant John Brown have persisted. Now a historian says she ...

The Hansons auction also contains a letterbox once owned by Queen Victoria, which the consigner’s grandfather acquired at the same time as the paintings. It carries an estimate of £4,000 to £ ...

The auction house has previously sold other works by royal artists, including a painting by Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Victoria, which fetched £4,198 (around $5,320) last year.

In January of 2023, two floral oil paintings by Queen Victoria respectively fetched £9,500 ($12,175) and £10,000 ($12,816) at Hanson’s Auctioneer’s London showroom.

The oil on canvas full body portrait of Queen Victoria, painted by Girardot in 1890, was sold for £1,000. The paintings previously adorned the Trust’s boardroom but had been in storage for ...