Lot 468
Prince Leleiohoku, Medcalf #29, black Royal Arms, Three Ring Border 1874 December 9, Royal invitation headed "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent" (Leleiohoku) to A.S. Cleghorn for dinner at Iolani Palace December 9, 1874 signed by the Chamberlain "E.H. Boyd"; light overall aging, Very Fine, Medcalf $2,000.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF LESS THAN 5 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS ROYAL ARMS INVITATION OF PRINCE REGENT PRINCE LELEIOHOKU.
Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II, born William Pitt Kalahoolewa (1854-1877), was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii and member of the reigning House of Kalakaua. He was named the Crown Prince by his brother Kalakaua in 1874, with the consent of the House of Nobles and granted the title of Prince and style of "His Royal Highness". He became a member of the Privy Council and House of Nobles, and ruled as Prince Regent in 1874-75 when Kalakaua traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet President Ulysses S. Grant for negotiation of a reciprocity treaty to help end a depression that was ongoing in Hawaii.
Realized: $1,600