THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Ernest Nister
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Ernest Nister
a card with Shakespeare's Will/Will Shakespeare's/With the Season's Greeting on the front, opening to reveal a pop-up, three dimensional copy of Shakespeares house, verse inside 'His life was gentle; and the elements/So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up/And say to all the world, "This was a man!"' - Julius Casar - 3¾in. 8cm. high; a mechanical card, the cover with gilt embossed decoration and message 'A/Good Fling/at Christmas!/May/Fun be/alive and/kicking!', opening the card reveals a man in circus costume, with a lady on each side, opening and closing the card lifts a leg and reveals frills hidden underneath the ladies skirts, verse reads 'Beyond the future's veil, who knows/What's hidden?/May you find it/The e-LEG-ance of "Ballet" shows/With fetching things behind it!' - 3 X 5½in. 7 X 14cm. (closed), circa 1880 ; another opening to reveal a three dimensional Winter scene
a card with Shakespeare's Will/Will Shakespeare's/With the Season's Greeting on the front, opening to reveal a pop-up, three dimensional copy of Shakespeares house, verse inside 'His life was gentle; and the elements/So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up/And say to all the world, "This was a man!"' - Julius Casar - 3¾in. 8cm. high; a mechanical card, the cover with gilt embossed decoration and message 'A/Good Fling/at Christmas!/May/Fun be/alive and/kicking!', opening the card reveals a man in circus costume, with a lady on each side, opening and closing the card lifts a leg and reveals frills hidden underneath the ladies skirts, verse reads 'Beyond the future's veil, who knows/What's hidden?/May you find it/The e-LEG-ance of "Ballet" shows/With fetching things behind it!' - 3 X 5½in. 7 X 14cm. (closed), circa 1880 ; another opening to reveal a three dimensional Winter scene
Literature
Buday, George - The History of the Christmas Card - See similar card plate 185 and 186