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An album of Victorian Valentines
including a George Meek minature valentine Album containing 6 portraits on embossed paper with a hand written verse, the album printed with hand coloured lithographic pages, each with portraits of animals - 5½in. 14cm. high, English circa 1850; The Lady's Companion, a painted box applied to fine lace paper, unfolding to reveal hand coloured lithographed contents, a hand written poem in gold ink and a gentleman at a jewellers shop - circa 1840; a Dobbs Kidd Co paper lace card with an articulated painted man bearing flowers with moving arms and legs and a hand written verse - circa 1850; The Birth of love, a painted card with a lady appearing from a rose - circa 1840; A useful article to suit you, a card with an applied paper shirt, needle and button; a humorous card with an applied painted dog carrying a sock and a hand written verse; a Dobbs Kidd & Co embossed card with paper lace curtains, gilded Dreden flower pots and a window opening to reveal an applied paper church and flowers - dated 1862; Thou art all to me, a paper lace card with an applied paper globe and a Dresden garland; and other cards by George Windsor; Mossman; and Meek
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including a George Meek minature valentine Album containing 6 portraits on embossed paper with a hand written verse, the album printed with hand coloured lithographic pages, each with portraits of animals - 5½in. 14cm. high, English circa 1850; The Lady's Companion, a painted box applied to fine lace paper, unfolding to reveal hand coloured lithographed contents, a hand written poem in gold ink and a gentleman at a jewellers shop - circa 1840; a Dobbs Kidd Co paper lace card with an articulated painted man bearing flowers with moving arms and legs and a hand written verse - circa 1850; The Birth of love, a painted card with a lady appearing from a rose - circa 1840; A useful article to suit you, a card with an applied paper shirt, needle and button; a humorous card with an applied painted dog carrying a sock and a hand written verse; a Dobbs Kidd & Co embossed card with paper lace curtains, gilded Dreden flower pots and a window opening to reveal an applied paper church and flowers - dated 1862; Thou art all to me, a paper lace card with an applied paper globe and a Dresden garland; and other cards by George Windsor; Mossman; and Meek
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