Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43 25 Mar 2020
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Commemorative Medals, George VI, Coronation 1937, private celebrations in Monte Carlo, cast bronze plaquette, signed (unclear), for Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Hudson, conjoined crowned busts r., rev. sunrise over house and garden, IN REMEMBRENCE OF THE CORONATION GARDEN PARTY AT THE VILLA PALOMA BY MR & MRS R. W. HUDSON, 130 x 70mm. (W&E.7680, ER), much as made
No example in the Earthy Collection. Robert William Hudson (1856–1937), had made his money in soap-flakes and by then selling the business to Lever Bros. He had bought the then-named Villa Coquette in 1925 and it was his second wife, Beatrice Sabina, née Gaudengio (d. 1950), whom he married in 1932, who re-named the house as the Villa Paloma. The Villa now serves as the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco.
(80-120 GBP)
No example in the Earthy Collection. Robert William Hudson (1856–1937), had made his money in soap-flakes and by then selling the business to Lever Bros. He had bought the then-named Villa Coquette in 1925 and it was his second wife, Beatrice Sabina, née Gaudengio (d. 1950), whom he married in 1932, who re-named the house as the Villa Paloma. The Villa now serves as the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco.
(80-120 GBP)