AMÉLIE, reine de Portugal, née princesse d'Orléans (1865-1951) Set of 2 albumen photographic portraits, one signed Emile Bondonneau in Paris, of Prince Ferdinand-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans and his nephew Philippe Duc d'Orléans, preserved in a sheet of paper bearing the Queen's autograph signature: "Amélie". Enclosed is a card printed with the name of the Queen and several members of the Orléans family, and an envelope bearing the handwritten inscription: "photo Maman", containing a photo of Princess Isabelle d'Orléans, Countess of Paris (1848-1919), mother of Queen Amélie, posing in front of the Château de Randan. Good condition, various formats

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