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The Judith Howard Collection Auction at Bishton Hall(#165) 27/09/2019 10:30 AM BST CLOSED!

Lot 89 of 219: Two late-Georgian handmade cut-out Valentines, no date, intricate snowflake-like patterns depicting doves and hearts with handwritten verse, the hand-coloured example opening with 'Kind Girl, alow a tender youth to send these trembling lines And speake the secrets of his heart on the day of Valentine'; the other example closes with 'If you refuse to be my wife, you will bereive me of my life, pale death at last must stand my friend, and turn my sorrows at an end'. Framed & glazed. 32cm by 32cm (

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Lot closed - Winning bid:£4,000 (52 bids)
Estimate: £200 - £300

The Judith Howard Collection Auction at Bishton Hall(#165)  27/09/2019 10:30 AM BST  CLOSED!