Holiday
holiday,Victorian diecut scrap, mica enhanced
A 10" x 7 1/2” embossed, die-cut Victorian scrap depicting a snow angel in white fur trimmed winter attire with matching hat. The costume is enhanced with mica flecks to give the appearance of glistening snow. Bright blue eyes and soft shoulder length hair. She poses in a wreath of.....
Price: $85.00
Christmas Cards,Boyhood,Wildflowers
England: 1870s. An attractive 16mo Christmas card depicting a young blonde boy gathering wildflowers against a verdant background. The message at the bottom reads, "I Wish You A Happy Christmas". Includes a decorate embossed border. Measures approx. 3.5" by 2.5"
Price: $50.00
Holiday Card,Red-Breasted Robin,Pastoral,Lace Paper
England: 1870s. A charming 16mo holiday card made from fine lace paper with gold, and a large embossed Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a pastoral winter scene with snow and holly. Two robins frolic around an icy branch that reads, "Compliments of the Season to all". Measures approx. 4" by.....
Price: $85.00
California, Greeting Cards, Ephemera
“Greetings from California” Cards, each with tipped-in illustrations.; The larger, measuring 6” X 7 ½” has a print of “Lupins and Sand,” Monterey Coast, California, from the oil painting by Bertha Stringer Lee. It was printed by Sunset Publishing House, San Francisco. The smaller card, measuring 5” X 6 ¼”.....
Price: $20.00
Christmas, Fairy Tale & Fantasy, Juvenile, Art Deco
New York: John H. Eggers or E Balleisen, 1924-1926. 12 pp. each. Vibrant color. Art Deco influenced imagery. Title and illustrations on front covers. Three of the books are published by E. Balleisen including Christmas in the Shoe, A Visit to Santa Claus, and Santa's Forty Winks. The fourth, Old.....
Price: $185.00
New Year,Acanthus Leaves
N.pl: 1841. An attractive token given to celebrate the New Year, made from two leaves of heavy wove paper embossed to resemble acanthus leaves, secured with pink silk ribbon. inside the acanthus leaf covers are two scraps of wool tissue. Measures approx. 3.5" by 2.5". Includes ink inscription to the.....
Price: $250.00
Greeting Cards,Ancient Egypt,Aesthetic Movement
Boston, Massachusetts: Bufford, 1879. An attractive holiday greeting card with depictions of the Great Sphinx of Giza and a drawing of an ancient Egyptian profile, with decorative elements from the aesthetic movement. The message reads "Wishing You A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year". On the verso is a......
Price: $150.00
Christmas Card,Pastoral
London: S. Hildesheimer and Co. Ltd., c.1880. An attractive die-cut Christmas greeting card in the shape of a scroll with ivy, depicting a wintry pastoral village scene in the background. Early ink inscription to verso: "With loving Xmas greetings from Livia to dear Mama". Measures approx. 4.5" by 5.5". Chromolithographed.....
Price: $32.00
Prang,Holiday Greeting Cards
United States: Louis Prang, 1880s? An attractive greeting card attributed to Louis Prang, wishing the recipient "A Happy Christmas and A Bright New Year!". Above the message is a sprig of cherry blossoms. Measures approx. 2.5" by 5.25"
Price: $45.00
Works by Children, Made by Hand, Greeting Card
Charming and naive. Cover decoration in red and green with letters in "for a" run together. The inside depicts what appears to be a self portrait of the child, Marjorie. The sentiment however is penned by an adult and reads "Christmas - Santa Claus is a good old chap. Who.....
Price: $45.00
Made by Hand, Original Art, Prototype
c1940s. This proto-type fireworks packet for children is in celebration of the Fourth of July. It features a child outside on some grass holding a firecracker container with five small bursts above him in the sky, and "July 4th" written next to it. The handcrafted card is done on black.....
Price: $65.00
Children's Magazine,Santa Claus
United States: Scribner's, 1873. A small flyer or handbill promoting a new children's periodical: "Good News for Children. St. Nicholas has come! He is coming every Month. This Beautiful New Magazine, Published by Scribner & Co., with its Pictures, Stories and Talks, Is Ready, and For Sale by W.W. Blossom.....
Price: $150.00
kitchen god, china, chinese, chinese mythology, zao jun, zao shen, zhang lang, chinese folk religion, new year, christmas, holiday, christmas card, chinese new year, chinese dragon, dragon
c1920. This item is the paper effigy of the Chinese Kitchen God, that is placed above the fireplace at the start of the new year. The Chinese Kitchen God, who is most often called Zhang Lang, but sometimes referred to as Zao Jun or Zao Shen, would record the household's.....
Price: $85.00
Gift Books,Christmas Gifts,Seasonal Publishing
N.pl: George C. Whitney, 1890s. A charming book of selected poetry and prose, published as a "gift book" for the Christmas season by George C. Whitney, a famous manufacturer of valentines and greeting cards. There are eight pages of poetry and quotes from writers including George Elliott, Dickens, Bunyan, Hunt.....
Price: $100.00
Christmas Card,Pastoral
England: 1890s. A chromolithographed Christmas greeting card depicting a woman taking a walk through a wintry pastoral scene. Mica flecked snow. Below are four lines of verse attributed to Keble: "Sweet is the smile of home, the mutual look When hearts are of each other sure, Sweet all the joys.....
Price: $30.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Christmas
Germany: Unknown, c1850s. A 4 1/4" two-sided paper boy doll and his seven (7) two-sided costumes that include background scenes. The boys costumes correlate with occupations/activities and include: Arbalist (crossbowman) scholar with a book a masquerade costume a huntsman a professor with a globe an ice skater recreating with a......
Price: $475.00
Christmas,History of the Circus,Santa Claus,Cartoons and Comics,George Duffy
Fort Plain, New York: [George Duffy], [1929]. Printed Christmas greeting card cartoon, printed on thick card, wishing the viewer a "Very Merry Christmas" from Santa Claus and the circus promoter George Duffy of Fort Plain, New York. Image depicts Santa on his sleigh looking on as as a cartoon version.....
Price: $175.00
Christmas Card,English Composers
England: 1920s. A handsome Christmas greeting card signed by the English composer William Walton (1902-1983) for an unnamed friend or colleague. The inscription inside reads: "[From] William Walton. La Rosita. Dinard. Brittany. France." Most likely referencing a popular song from 1923, "La Rosita", and perhaps memorializing a night out with.....
Price: $22.00
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
Food and Wine, Military History
Ellis Island, NY: 1918. Single-fold menu. Illustrated title wraps. List of mess personnel including the Mess Officer, Sergeant, Steward, Office Sergeant, Kitchen Duty Sergeants, Mess Hall Corporals and Dietitians. Fare included Roast Turkey dinner with all of the fixings. Measures 5 1/2" x 7"
Price: $50.00
Broadside, Carrier's Address, Holiday Greetings, Advertising and Promotion
1850. A 17 1/2" x 10 1/2" broadside with a woodcut of a watchman walking between numbers 24 and 26 thus depicting Christmas. A poem at base titled On the Return of Christmas Day, 1850. A Watchman's Calendar for 1851 at base. Extensive elaborate decorative border decoration with vignettes of.....
Price: $225.00
Valentine's Day,Embossed
England: 1870s. An attractive 12mo embossed paper valentine with contemporary Valentine's Day inscription in ink: "I'm sure I love you very much, And I hope that you love me 'Twould make me very happy Love Your Valentine to be." The embossed border mimics lace paper. Bifolium (5.25" by 3.5").
Price: $35.00
Spring,New Year's Greeting,Embossed
England: 1870s. A nicely designed 16mo greeting card, made from embossed coated stock adorned with gold and printed in color. In the center oval, an embossed image depicts four spring crocuses with a pink banner below reading "A Joyful New Year". Coated paper. Measures approx. 3.75" by 2.5"
Price: $75.00
Christmas and Holiday Greeting Card
United States: 1920s. A charming greeting card for the holidays, depicting a boy and girl caroling with a lit lamp on a pole against a patterned background. The printed message below reads, "May happiness be yours throughout the Christmas Season and the New Year". Measures approx. 5.25" by 4.25". Signed.....
Price: $30.00