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JOSEPH MANSELL
An oval pierced paperlace and cameo embossed valentine card stamp marked Mansell, heigtened with silver, the gauze centre applied with hand-coloured flowers and leaves with silvered and gilded details, opening to reveal a hand written poem, the opening verse reads 'Believe me or believe me not/At other shrine I ne'er could bow/The world itself might be forgot/But never thou, - Oh never thou!/When absent, I recall thy charms/And wish as lovers when they part/I'd like the vine, a thousand arms/To clasp thee, hold thee, to my heart!', 8 x 6½in., c.1860; and another pierced paperlace card applied with fabric flowers and leaves. (2)
An oval pierced paperlace and cameo embossed valentine card stamp marked Mansell, heigtened with silver, the gauze centre applied with hand-coloured flowers and leaves with silvered and gilded details, opening to reveal a hand written poem, the opening verse reads 'Believe me or believe me not/At other shrine I ne'er could bow/The world itself might be forgot/But never thou, - Oh never thou!/When absent, I recall thy charms/And wish as lovers when they part/I'd like the vine, a thousand arms/To clasp thee, hold thee, to my heart!', 8 x 6½in., c.1860; and another pierced paperlace card applied with fabric flowers and leaves. (2)