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VICTORIAN VALENTINES
A collection of approximately 22 cameo embossed and pierced paperlace valentines some with chromolithographic decoration, or hand-coloured centres and silver and gilded details, three with ornate pierced papelace borders, one marked Dobbs another with a chicken bone attached and manuscript verse 'Wanted A Rib To make the man complete, Apply immediatly or the vacancy will be filled', one coloured lithographic mechanical card with pull tag causing the centre of the rose to slide aside and reveal a sleeping cupid, published by Dean & Son, also 'Rimmel's Perfumed Almanack of the Language of Flowers'; two original addressed and frankmarked envelopes and a selection of greeting cards, c.1850's to 1890's, largest 9½ x 7½in. (22)
A collection of approximately 22 cameo embossed and pierced paperlace valentines some with chromolithographic decoration, or hand-coloured centres and silver and gilded details, three with ornate pierced papelace borders, one marked Dobbs another with a chicken bone attached and manuscript verse 'Wanted A Rib To make the man complete, Apply immediatly or the vacancy will be filled', one coloured lithographic mechanical card with pull tag causing the centre of the rose to slide aside and reveal a sleeping cupid, published by Dean & Son, also 'Rimmel's Perfumed Almanack of the Language of Flowers'; two original addressed and frankmarked envelopes and a selection of greeting cards, c.1850's to 1890's, largest 9½ x 7½in. (22)