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ESTHER HOWLAND & OTHERS
A collection of ten cameo embossed, embossed and pierced paperlace valentine cards, the majority with chromolithographic centres and gilded details, one cameo embossed with cherubs and flowers, the gauze centre applied with a gilded ornament of a cherub on a garland of flowers, opening to reveal an applied printed verse on coloured paper, possibly by Esther Howland, 4 x 3in., c. 1860-90. (10)
A collection of ten cameo embossed, embossed and pierced paperlace valentine cards, the majority with chromolithographic centres and gilded details, one cameo embossed with cherubs and flowers, the gauze centre applied with a gilded ornament of a cherub on a garland of flowers, opening to reveal an applied printed verse on coloured paper, possibly by Esther Howland, 4 x 3in., c. 1860-90. (10)