EUGENE RIMMEL & OTHER NOVELTY CARDS

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EUGENE RIMMEL & OTHER NOVELTY CARDS
Three chromolithographic handled mechanical cards, two with a slide mechanism, manufactured by Eugene Rimmel that when operated causes the poesie to fan out into 6 discs, three depicting Cupid and three with the words 'My Heart is with you/Think of Me/Forget Me Not', 6in. high; together with a rose bouquet, the central rose opens to reveal a pop-up scene of a cherub riding a conch drawn by four horses, all with some damage, c. 1880-90. (4)

Lot Essay

Cf. 'The Valentine and Its Origins', by Frank Staff, p. 133, illustration number 163.

Cf. 'A History of Valentines', by Ruth Webb Lee, p. 61, Plate 46.

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