Simply stunning vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 photo of Edward and Wallis, he standing in a white military uniform with dress sword, she sitting in a modish sleeveless dress, bedecked in jewels, boldly and perfectly signed in fountain pen, “Wallis Windsor” and “Edward, 1942.” The photo is removably contained in its original mat, measuring 14 x 19 overall, signed in pencil by the photographer, Frank Turgeon of Palm Beach. The mat bears a touch of very faint soiling; the image itself is in superb, pristine condition. The gorgeous image, unusual size, exceptional state of preservation, and astounding presence of this photo place it in an echelon reserved for the choicest handful of signed images—it is, in a word, unsurpassable. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
