$499
Fourteen 19th Century Mostly Gilt and Scrap Decorated Embossed Paper Lace Valentines, including a small New England Valentine Co. , Whitney, and Mossman; a Mullord Bros. example (possibly Esther Howland); a multi-layered Meek; two similar multi-layered and another highly colored Whitney, two with envelopes; a Wood and a Windsor both with French blue backgrounds; two multi-layered with wreath framed Della Robbia-style cameos; and two others, (general imperfections, toned, glue residue). Provenance: Ex-collection John Darcy Noble.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-10-19