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Victorian Silver Scenic Thimbles | Wedgwood Jasperware | Wedgwood Bone China Thimbles

THERE ARE TWENTY TWO PAGES OF THIMBLES & OTHER ITEMS TO BUY
aluminium 1 - books 1 - brass 1 - china 6 - display cases 1
gold 1 - needlework tools 2 - other collectables 1 - pewter 1 - plastic 1
silver 3 - steel & metal 1 - unusual materials 1 - wood 1

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  British royal family thimbles  


The Royal family   -   Queen Elizabeth II   -   Prince Philip   -   Prince Charles  
  Princess Diana   -   Princess Anne   -   Prince Andrew   -   Prince Edward   -   Princess Margaret
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother   -   Prince William   -   Prince Henry

  HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh
10 June 1921

Birthdays

celebrating 60th birthday
10 June 1981


Caverswall
china
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celebrating 65th birthday
10 June 1986


Tony Bouchet
agateware

St George
china

Sutherland/Scotland Direct
china
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celebrating 70th birthday
10 June 1991


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Caverswall
china

Regal Etruria
china

Sutherland
china

Swann Thimbles
sterling silver with Peep

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

celebrating 75th birthday
10 June 1996


The Thimble Guild
china

celebrating 80th birthday
10 June 2001


Museum Collection
china

Rachel Pugh
china

celebrating 85th birthday
10 June 2006


Julie Menzies
china

Others


Birchcroft
The Family series
china

Dalyn
china

Sutherland
china

firehydrant china



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HRH Prince Charles Prince of Wales
14 November 1948

Birthdays

celebrating 40th birthday
14 November 1988


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Caverswall
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

silverplate with enamel
ruby in apex

celebrating 50th birthday
14 November 1998


Julie Menzies
china

Museum Collection
china

china

celebrating 60th birthday
14 November 2008


china

china

Investiture as Prince of Wales
Caernaervon Castle, Wales
1 July 1969


St George
china

James Swann & Sons
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

pottery - tailor's shape


sterling silver and enamel

sterling silver and enamel

commemorating 25 years
1969-1994


Sutherland
china


Engagement
Lady Diana Spencer

24 February 1981


Caverswall
china
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Highland China
china

Mount Royal
china pair

Marriage and anniversaries
Lady Diana Spencer

St Paul's Cathedral
29 July 1981 - 28 June 1996


AJL
china

Avalon
china

Brylian Porcelain, USA
china

Caverswall 1
china
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Caverswall 2
china
this version seems less common?

Caverswall 3
as Duke of Cornwall
china

Coalport
china pair
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Crummles, Poole
enamel and brass

M I Dorman-Brailsford
sterling silver

Fenton 1
china

Fenton 2
china

Fenton 3
china

Shirley Frost 1
sterling silver

Shirley Frost 2
sterling silver

Hammersley
china

Harlequin
china pair

Heritage
silver gilt pair

Heritage
sterling silver pair
one has Prince of Wales feathers on the verso
the other St Pauls

Hexagon Studios
china

Highland China
china

Iles & Gomms
silverplated

KRC, USA
bisque porcelain

Lysander
china

Mappin & Webb
sterling silver

Mason's
china pair

Oakley
china

Olde England
china

Queen's
china

RL
sterling silver

Royal Albert
china

Royal Staffordshire
china large size

Royal Worcester 1
china
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Royal Worcester 2
china

Spode
china
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Staffordshire Enamels
enamel and brass

James Swann & Son 1
sterling silver

James Swann & Son 2
sterling silver and enamel

James Swann & Son 3
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler 1
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler 2
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler 3
sterling silver and enamel

Ullmannglass, Germany
crystal pair
one clear, one frosted

Wedgwood 1
jasperware pair
BUY THESE THIMBLES

Wedgwood 2
jasperware

china

china - firehydrant

pewter

pewter or metal

silverplate

sterling silver

brass and enamel

brass and enamel

sterling silver and enamel

sterling silver and enamel



1st anniversary
29 July 1982


china



10th anniversary
29 July 1991


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china


Regal Etruria
china

Sutherland
china
Marriage
Camilla Parker Bowles

Windsor
9 April 2005 (some thimbles will have 8th April)


Birchcroft
china pair

Stephen Frost - Warwick Models
handpainted pewter [8th April]

Julie Menzies
china [9th April]

Julie Menzies
china [8th April]


Museum Collection
china [9th April]

Woodsetton Peeps
copper

china [8th April]

china

china

china

Other occasions and mixed sets


Caverswall
china
Visit to Australia 1983-1984

Ian Parry
beechwood with silver

Sutherland
china
Visit for Australian Bicentenary 1988

Sutherland
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
Visit for Australian Bicentenary 1988

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
Visit to Hungary 1990

china
with Prince William and Prince Harry

china
the Family Series

china
1987

china

firehydrant china

plastic

silverplate



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HRH Princess Diana Princess of Wales
1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997

Birthdays

celebrating 21st birthday
1 July 1982


Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china

Highland China
china

celebrating 25th birthday
1 July 1986


Royal Grafton
china
commissioned by the Thimble Collectors Club [TCC]

celebrating 30th birthday
1 July 1991


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Other occasions and mixed sets


Sutherland
china


In memoriam
31 August 1997


Althorp
china

Birchcroft
china

Fenton
china

Thorvald Greif, Germany
sterling silver

Stephen Frost
handpainted pewter

Mayfair 1
china

Mayfair 2
china

Mayfair 3
china

Mayfair 4
china

Mayfair 5
china

Mayfair 6
china

Julie Menzies
china

Sutherland
china

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

Thimble Guild
china

Trude Crafts, Wales
china

china

china

china

china

china

china

china

china

9 ct gold
commissioned by Thimble Society of London

gold and sterling silver

sterling silver

10 years 1997-2007


Harvey Sillis
sterling silber

Wedgwood
jasperware

china


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The Princess Royal HRH Princess Anne
15 August 1950

Birthdays

celebrating 40th birthday
15 August 1990


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

celebrating 50th birthday
15 August 2000


Museum Collection
china

Julie Menzies
china

others


Woodsetton Peep
brass and lacquer
"1950"


Marriage
Lieutenant Mark Phillips

14 November 1973 - April 1992
Westminster Abbey


James Swann & Son
sterling silver

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

Commander Timothy Laurence
12 December 1993
Crathie Kirk Scotland


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Swann Thimbles
sterling silver

Meg Urwin, Scotland
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

Woodsetton Peep
sterling silver and enamel


Princess Royal
June 1987


Coalport
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
Children
Peter Phillips

15 November 1977

St George
china

Marriage
Autumn Kelly

17 May 2008


china

Zara Phillips
15 May 1981


2006
china


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HRH Prince Andrew Duke of York
19 February 1960

Birthdays

celebrating 21st birthday
19 February 1981


Caverswall
china

Engagement
Miss Sarah Ferguson

19 March 1986


Sutherland
china

Sutherland/Scotland Direct
china
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James Swann & Son
sterling silver

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
peep

Marriage
Miss Sarah Ferguson

23 July 1986 - May 1996
Westminster Abbey


Birchcroft
china

Tony Bouchet
agateware

Philip Campbell, Mull
sterling silver

Caverswall
china
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Caverswall
china

Crummles, Poole
brass and enamel

KE
sterling silver

Fenton
china

Finsbury / Fenton
china

Royal Albert
china

Royal Crown Derby
china pair
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Spode
china

St George
china

Sutherland
china

James Swann & Son
sterling silver

James Swann & Son
sterling silver and enamel


Wedgwood
china set of 6


James Swann & Son
sterling silver
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Thimble Collectors Socy
china

Thimble Society of London
china - handpainted

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
peep

Woodsetton Peeps
pewter

Woodsetton Peeps
sterling silver

gold-plated

pewter

silver-plated and enamel


Children
Princess Beatrice

8 August 1988

Tony Bouchet
agateware

Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china

Sutherland
china
The Queen Mother with Princess Beatrice

James Swann & Son
sterling silver

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

Woodsetton Peeps
pewter

Eugenie
23 March 1990


Tony Bouchet
agateware

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

Others


Caverswall
china
Visit to York 4 July 1987


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HRH Prince Edward Duke of Wessex
10 March 1964

Birthdays

celebrating 21st birthday
10 March 1985


St George
china

Marriage
Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones

19 June 1999
Windsor


Jaspers, York
handpainted china

Julie Menzies
china

Museum Collection
china

Swann Thimbles
sterling silver

china

Others


Caverswall
china


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HRH Princess Margaret Countess of Snowden
21 August 1930 - 9 February 2002


Caverswall
china

Julie Menzies
china
celebrating 70th birthday 2000

china
in memoriam

china
in memoriam


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HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002

Birthdays

celebrating 75th birthday
4 August 1975


Woodsetton Peeps
brass
Was this issued at the time or in retrospect?

celebrating 80th birthday
4 August 1980


Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china

Highland China
china

Mount Royal
china

Peter Swingler
sterling silver/handpainted enamel

celebrating 85th birthday
4 August 1985


Caverswall
china

Deakin & Francis
sterling silver and enamel
commissioned by Thimble Society of London

Stephen Frost - Warwick Models
pewter - handpainted

Felix Morrell
brass and gilt

Sutherland / Scotland Direct
china

Theodore Paul
china with Swarovski Crystal

celebrating 90th birthday
4 August 1990


Jenny Blair Designs
silver foil on glass

Jenny Blair Designs
gold foil on glass

Tony Bouchet
agateware

Caverswall
china

Fenton
china

Hamilton & Inches
sterling silver

Shirley Hewitt - Thimblecraft
porcelain

Sutherland
china

James Swann & Son
sterling silver

Swann Thimbles
sterling silver

Swann Thimbles
sterling silver and enamel

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel


Woodsetton Peeps
brass

John & Margaret Urwin
wood

sterling silver

celebrating 93rd birthday
4 August 1993


Dunheved
handpainted china
by Sheila Whitcombe

celebrating 95th birthday
4 August 1995


Sutherland
china

Sutherland
china with Swarovsaki crystal

celebrating 98th birthday
4 August 1998


Julie Menzies
china

Sutherland
china

Swann Thimbles/The Thimble Guild
sterling silver - slate apex

celebrating 99th birthday
4 August 1999


Julie Menzies
china

Museum Collection
china

Swann Thimbles
sterling silver and stone

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

celebrating 100th birthday
4 August 2000


Fenton
china

Stephen Frost - Warwick Models
handpainted pewter

Peter Ladell
sterling silver
commissioned by Thimble Society of London

Julie Menzies
china

Julie Menzies
china

Julie Menzies
china

Museum Collection
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
peep

china

sterling silver

celebrating 101st birthday
4 August 2001


Museum Collection
china

Rachel Pugh
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass
peep

china


In memoriam
30 March 2002


Stephen Frost - Warwick Models
handpainted pewter

Museum Collection
china

Woodsetton Peeps
brass

Woodsetton Peeps
pewter
peep

china

Set of 8 by Rachel Pugh

Others


Dunheved
handpainted china
by Sheila Whitcombe

St George
china

St George
china
63rd birthday

Sutherland
china
commemorating 50 years since
her coronation, 1987

Sutherland
china

china

china
1987

china


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HRH Prince William
21 June 1982

Birthdays

birth
21 June 1982


Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china set of 4
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Caverswall
china set of 4
Princess Diana as Mother

Caverswall
china set of 4
HM Queen Elizabeth as grandmother
BUY THIS THIMBLE

Caverswall
china set of 4
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
as great-grandmother
BUY THIS THIMBLE

Deakin & Francis
sterling silver

Deakin & Francis
9 ct gold

Fenton / St George
china

Highland China
china

Royal Albert
china

Royal Worcester
china

Spode
china

Sutherland
china

James Swann & Son
sterling silver and enamel

James Swann & Son
sterling silver
made for Thimble Society of London

Peter Swingler
sterling silver and enamel

Victoria China

Wedgwood
jasperware

Whitehill Silver & Plate Co
sterling silver and enamel

china

sterling silver and enamel

christening
4 August 1982


Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china
BUY THIS THIMBLE

1st birthday
21 June 1983


Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china

Caverswall
china

St George
china

Sutherland
china

18th birthday
21 June 2000


Museum Collection
china

Julie Menzies
china

china

21st birthday
21 June 2003


Museum Collection
china

Museum Collection
china

Julie Menzies
china

Woodsetton Peeps
pewter

Other


china


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HRH Prince Henry [aka Prince Harry]
15 September 1984

Birthdays

birth
15 September 1984


Caverswall
china

Deakin & Francis
sterling silver
commissioned by Thimble Society of London

Siegfried Flitsch
Pforzheim
sterling silver & enamel

St George
china

Sutherland
china

James Swann & Son
sterling silver

James Swann & Son
sterling silver
made for Thimble Society of London

pewter

pewter - handpainted

1st birthday
15 September 1985


The Thimble Library
china

18th birthday
15 September 2002


Museum Collection
china

21st birthday
15 September 2005


Julie Menzies
china

Museum Collection
china

Other


china


The Royal family   -   Queen Elizabeth II


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DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT ROYALTY THIMBLES?
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ROYALTY THIMBLES NOT MENTIONED?
DO YOU HAVE ANY ROYALTY THIMBLES NOT PICTURED or a CLEARER PICTURE?

EMAIL thimbleselect@bigpond.com TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE.


References
Dorothy Friend. British commemorative and souvenir thimbles. 1987
Gimbels & Sons Country Store. Catalogues
The Thimble Guild, Scotland. Catalogues
Thimble Society [of London]. Catalogues


Contributors
Linda Berkery - Sue Burt - Ray Nimmo - Heather Pead - Elaine Pollard - Jean Taylor
Hans Vogel - Joanna Waciorski



This listing of Royalty thimbles does not purport to be complete or accurate in all aspects.
Rather it invites comment and contribution to add to our knowledge. My thanks to the contributors.

Enjoy!

© Sue Gowan
October 2006


THERE ARE 30 "LEARN MORE ABOUT..." TOPICS
British Placenames | British Royalty on Thimbles | British Silversmiths | Charles May | Christmas | Coalport | Dorcas Thimble Boxes
Easter | Gadgets | Francesca | Hallmarked Thimbles set | 'Mother' | The World's Greatest Porcelain Houses | Royal Albert Royal Crown Derby
Royal Worcester Handpainted Thimbles | Royal Worcester Decal Thimbles | S + H Foskett
Silver Advertising Thimbles | Spode | Stratnoid | SylvaC | Thimble Books
Thimble Collectors Club | Thimble Societies | Thimbles with Slogans | Thimblefuls
Victorian Silver Scenic Thimbles | Wedgwood Jasperware | Wedgwood Bone China Thimbles

THERE ARE 22 PAGES OF THIMBLES & OTHER ITEMS TO BUY
aluminium 1 - books 1 - brass 1 - china 6 - display cases 1
gold 1 - needlework tools 2 - other collectables 1 - pewter 1 - plastic 1
silver 3 - steel & metal 1 - unusual materials 1 - wood 1

Any questions or comments?
thimbleselect@bigpond.com

  Last updated 25 November 2008  
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