New Arrivals
Nature,Valentine,Lace Paper,Hand-coloring
England: 1850s. An attractive 12mo-sized Valentine by the maker Meek, using lace paper which has been lithographed and hand-colored. The text reads, "Accept this offering dear and true. Affection bids me pay to you." Image is of a serene lake with autumn trees, morning glories. Measures approx. 5.75" by 3.75".....
Price: $65.00
Lace Paper,Flora,Embossed Scrap
England: 1850s. An attractive octavo Valentine with intricately produced lace paper, depicting wild roses and lace surrounding a young couple. Opens to reveal two scraps: one embossed with two birds, and the other depicting a swan with the phrase "I am yours and thou art mine". Larger floral scrap to.....
Price: $125.00
Manuscript,Love Poetry,Valentine's Day,Pastoral
England: Mullard, 1860s. An elaborate and remarkably well-preserved octavo-sized Valentine, featuring gilt embellished lace paper, embossed Victorian scrap. This example is also notable for the extensive poem inside written in contemporary ink manuscript, beginning, "Where is another sweet as my sweet, Fair of the fair, and shy of the shy.....
Price: $125.00
Original Artwork,Union Jack,Silk Mesh,Lace Paper,Feathers
England: 1860s. An attractive handmade Valentine featuring fine examples of silk mesh, hand-colored silk, floral lace paper, and real applied feathers. The hand-colored silk depicts two intertwined flags, one reading "Love and Constancy" and the other a Union Jack. Octavo-sized, measuring approx. 7.5" by 5"
Price: $110.00
Silk Mesh,Lace Paper,Embossed Scrap
England: 1850s. A fine lace paper Valentine featuring embossed Victorian gilt scrap of Cupid, a hand-colored lithographed image of a couple inside, and a very delicate silk mesh window. Two printed stanzas of verse inside, with early ink manuscript below reading, "Dear Ada As sure as grapes Grow on the.....
Price: $65.00
German Tokens and Valentines
Germany: 1861. An embossed and chromolithographed token of friendship card, featuring a small leaf in the center secured with silk cord, and a small wax seal. Dated 20 February 1861, it has lines of verse in German on the front in ink manuscript, and another several lines on the verso.....
Price: $85.00
Valentine's Day,Hand-colored lithograph
England: 1850s. Hand-colored lithographed 4to-sized bifolium Valentine (8.5" by 6.75"), with a three-stanza Valentine's Day poem underneath an image of a young couple. The couple are depicted in a drawing room, with the gentleman seated and showing his love a book with love hearts in it. The poem begins, "Faithful.....
Price: $110.00
Valentine's Day
United States: 1850s. An attractive Valentine featuring delicate embossed paper, yellow coloring, and a large scrap in the central oval depicting a couple on their wedding day. Also features a bright red and gold scrap depicting an arrow piercing a heart. Housed in the original lithographed envelope addressed in ink.....
Price: $110.00
Lace Paper,Winged Cupid,Holly
England: 1850s. Octavo-sized lace paper for a Valentine measuring approx. 7" by 4.75". Colored green, it features a winged cupid with bow and arrow in the center, with bright red branches of holly at the foot and an applied scrap reading "My heart is thine". A fine and well-preserved example.....
Price: $90.00
Lace paper,Valentines,Embossed Victorian Scrap
England: 1850s. A particularly fine example of embossed lace paper with gilding, for use in an octavo-sized Valentine, adorned with embossed Victorian scrap. Depicts a fairy queen surrounded by flora and birds in flight, above the phrase "Queen of My Heart". The background is an elaborate series of fountains draped.....
Price: $100.00
Hand lettered,Calligraphic flourishes,Love Poetry
United States: 1870s. A hand-lettered love poem "To Frederick", with calligraphic flourishes at the foot. Note the lettering, which mimics printed type; replicating letter forms with serifs in ink by hand is harder than it looks, and shows concerted effort. On lined blue paper measuring approx. 5.75" by 5.75" Oh.....
Price: $125.00
Valentines,Lace Paper,Embossed Scrap,Flora
United States: 1850s. A circular lace paper Valentine measuring approx. 4" in diameter, made from two layers of fine lace paper woven together with dark blue silk ribbon, and decorated with embossed paper applied scraps. Features a large silver embossed scrap in the center, with the image of a white.....
Price: $85.00
Humorous Greetings and Valentines,Turkey, Mechanical
London, England: R. Canton, 1850s. A charming moveable turkey greeting card produced by R. Canton. When the turkey's head is lifted, it can be moved to show the animal popping up towards the viewer. R. Canton was a London lithographer known for his vinegar valentines, prints, and moveables. This example.....
Price: $125.00
Valentines,Lace Paper,Token of Love
United States: 1850s. An attractive duodecimo-sized Valentine on lace paper with water color rosebud and morning glory, with an applied scrap reading "Token of Love". Scrap has a tiny image of an engagement ring in the center. Measures approx. 5.75" by 3.75"
Price: $75.00
Valentine,Lace Paper,Scrap,Artificial Flowers
UK: Wood, 1850s. A lavishly decorated handmade octavo Valentine made from lace paper, silk artificial flora, real sprigs of flora, and embossed scrap. The overall effect is of a lavish natural wreath surrounding a bouquet of roses and wildflowers. Measures approx. 7.25" by 5"
Price: $125.00
Punch paper,Love,Bookmark
19th century. A small green silk ribbon bookmark measuring approx. 1" by 5", with a scrap of punch paper reading "Love" in miniature cross stitch.
Price: $65.00
Remembrance,Calligraphy
1843. A nice example of a remembrance token on embossed paper, "In memory of Elizabeth Frantz - Age 18 yers". On verso "Presented to Maria(?) Frank" in fine blue calligraphic writing. Measures 7.25" by 4.75"
Price: $85.00
Love and Friendship,Watercolor,Rose,Applied Leaf, Scraps
c.1850. Small embossed greeting card with applied rose and leaf, with the words "True Friendship". Measures approx. 4.5" by 3". A lovely token from one friend to another.
Price: $75.00
Original Watercolor,Greeting Card,Bookmark
United States: c.1900. A delicate and charming original watercolor on die-cut card, offering an Easter greeting ("Bright be thy Easter") alongside a sprig of Forget-Me-Nots and a country sunset. It is accompanied by a light green-blue silk bookmark with fringe decorated by the same artist in watercolor, with a sprig.....
Price: $55.00
Original Watercolor,Cherry Blossom,Birds,Christmas
United States: 1900s. Christmas greeting card ("Merry Christmas") with original watercolor artwork depicting a pair of song birds perched on a cherry blossom tree branch in front of a serene lake landscape. Card has rounded edges, and measures approx. 3.5" by 4.5"
Price: $45.00
Greeting Card,Watercolor
c.1900. Handmade greeting card with a picture of a monkey with ink inscription, "For Louisa, with love and good wishes for New Year - Nannie". Measures 3" x 5". Reverse is blank.
Price: $60.00
Love Token,Hair,Bookmark
c.1870s. A charming token of love or friendship, make from a small scrap of silk, two locks of hair secured with thread and pink ribbon, and punch paper embroidered with the initials "C.M.". Measures approx. 1" by 4" Punch paper 18 holes per inch.
Price: $60.00
Juvenile Crime,Juvenile Reform and Rehabilitation,Social Work
Raleigh, North Carolina: N.C. State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, 1923. A brief Q&A-style informational booklet for the general public, answering common questions about the Juvenile Court system in North Carolina c.1923. Features a nice but of design on the upper wrapper with the caption, "A Square Deal For.....
Price: $225.00
Original Artwork,Watercolor,Pastoral Scenes
[United Kingdom?]: c.1840s. A charming pocket-sized sketchbook belonging to Thomas C. Babb, with original artwork. There are three pages with artwork, including: a pastoral view of a mill with horse and carriage and man fishing in the foreground; a dancing bear and laughing pet monkey; a dog barking at a......
Price: $325.00