Queen Victoria’s red stockings set to fetch hundreds at auction
The red stockings reveal a fascinating insight into Queen Victoria who famously wore only black clothes following the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861.
By Adam Dutton via SWNS
A well darned pair of Queen Victoria’s red stockings are set to fetch hundreds of dollars at auction.
The woolly underwear – with a small hole in - date back to the 1860s and were given to Royal photographer Alexander Lamont Henderson.
In 1884, Henderson obtained a Royal Warrant to capture everyday royal life and various items from the Queen’s closet were given to him.
The red stockings reveal a fascinating insight into Queen Victoria who famously wore only black clothes following the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861.
The repaired legwear are expected to sell for between £400 and £500 ($526-$657) when they go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers on March 31.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson said: “We have uncovered various items of Queen Victoria clothing in the past including her bloomers but these red stockings are a first.
“It’s fascinating to think that underneath that ample black mourning gown, a little bit of color may well have been worn.”
In 2020, some of Henderson’s other Queen Victoria items including a skirt, bodice, stockings and leather boots sold for more than £17,000 after they had been kept in a wardrobe in a house in Norfolk for more than 100 years.
Most of the lots were snapped up by Historic Royal Palaces, a charity which looks after London’s Kensington Palace, Victoria’s place of birth.
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