C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame wooden bird sculpture There is wear to the

There is wear to the top and bottom spine edge of the paper cover and a little flagging to corners but it remains tightly bound and very stable

and it feels to me as if capturing a magical sort of dance

but I like how they have faded in quite a painterly way

too--this one a contemporary piece by artist Jenny Mendes

5" x 3 9/16"

C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame wooden bird sculpture There is wear to theIt's always the season for a good valentine, but now its almost the specific season too and this is a very lovely one, paper lace with watercolor flowers in the perfect lemon gold period frame. C. 1840s. I think likely produced by H. Dobbs & Co., London, a renowned producer of valentines in this manner. Better than any box of chocolates and much more enduring! 6 5 8" x 4 7 8" framed, as found, under glass, in lovely lemon gold period frame. Beautiful