Queen Victoria's gift to Prince Albert is sold at auction. Learn details

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LONDON – Queen Victoria's 25-year-old Queen Albert is auctioned off for auction for the first time in five decades after her owner decided she was in Britain, hoping to bring the painting £ 9,500 ($ 12,000) Will soon be in one of the US heritage auction halls.

The queen presented the painting to her beloved husband, a work of the Belgian artist Charles van Mer, during his 25th birthday in 1844. The painting shows an apple-flavored kitchen maid bearing the sign of the "PA" with a crown on the back of the painting. In a special American group since the 1960s.

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Queen Victoria bought the new painting, although it is not known whether it was a commission or a selection she gave her an agent. After Albert's death in 1861, the painting remained in Victoria's personal collection for 40 years until her death in 1901.

At that stage, she was given to her third daughter, Princess Helena of Schleswig-Holstein, before going to the art market in the 1960s, and was then purchased by a collector of European paintings delivered to his son, Christian van Belt, the seller.

The Larder's address shows the apple-scented kitchen maid and the Albert Collector's PA sign with a crown on the back of the painting

The 68-year-old Belgian lawyer has suspended him at his home in New Jersey over the past two decades, but is believed to be returning to Britain.

"When my parents bought the painting in the 1960s, we knew it was from the Windsor group, but only through the research conducted by the Heritage with St. James's Palace did we discover that it was actually a birthday present," he said. "I think this painting, which was suspended in my studies, Her selection by Queen Victoria of Prince Albert is unusual.

"I feel that this painting of historical importance deserves to be in a place commensurate with its importance, not a decoration in my home, where I can only appreciate it. I hope that this painting will return to England – where it reaches its true historical meaning and context."

"This painting dates back to 1844, so the Victoria of Albert was given a brand new idea," said Dr. Marianne Berardi, an expert on the European heritage of art at Heritage, with the royal group that looked at its records to determine the source of the painting. "We do not know if a particular committee Or Victoria with the help of an agent snatched from a group she was shown.

It was purchased in the 1960s by a hungry collector of European paintings transferred to his son, Christian van Belt, the seller

Prince Albert was an enthusiastic collector of art not only for historical but contemporary art, and this work by van Maer, in 1844, was an unusual example in particular.

Van Meyer's paintings were highly appreciated for their subtle craftsmanship, and the artist's ability to present a variety of textures on the full screen of the current painting.

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