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

Lot 99 of 219: Unusual handmade Victorian Valentine, c.1870, 'A Companion for a Single Gentleman', card appliqued with objects and fabric representing what is considered to be useful or comforting to a man ('prime cigars', 'night cap', 'bed room slippers', 'morning paper', 'shirt buttons' and so on), central chromolithographic scrap of a pretty young woman, a card beneath bearing love heart and arrow, inscribed inside, 'oh Dear Doctor can you cure love, yes sir Go to the Door above', the main card in two piece

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Lot closed - Winning bid:£140 (15 bids)
Estimate: £100 - £150

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