The Judith Howard Collection Auction at Bishton Hall

Lot 84

Regency period handmade Valentine in the form of a rebus (a puzzle with words represented by pictures). Ink & watercolour, the recto with central heart-shaped design and pink background with depiction of cupid's arrow; the verso with manuscript verse addressed to 'Anna'. The rebus as follows: 'My dearest [angel], Accept the [hand], and [heart], of thy honest [gentleman] to whom thou art much dearer than [gold].' The paper bears a manufacturer's watermark for J. Green, 1815. Presented in Hogarth

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Lot 85

Late-Georgian Valentine, c.1820, hand-coloured etched central design of a soldier in uniform whose heart has been pierced by cupid's arrow, surrounded by verse, 'For when Cupid takes the field, The greatest General must yield', indistinctly signed lower-right. Presented in frame bearing small note to verso, 'Postmark 1822'; clearly folded construction with postmark faintly visible from front but unexamined out of frame, 24.5cm by 19.5cm. Together with another hand-coloured etched Valentine depic

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Lot 86

Two early-Victorian Valentines, c.1840, each featuring a central hand-painted design of dog and flowers, paper lace border (the paper by Addenbrooke), one card with kennel (door opens and closes), the other with dog holding message, 'Scraps gratefully received' and a copy of The Times; the flowers lift to reveal hidden messages. Unexamined out of frames. 23cm by 18cm (Times card); 22cm by 17cm (kennel card). (2)

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Lot 87

19th-century manuscript Valentine in the form of a 'Map of Matrimony', ink & watercolour, the hand-coloured central design showing countries and oceans as elements of love ('United States of Agitation'; 'Isles of Jealousy'; 'Kingdom of Courtship'; 'Dangerous Strait of Flirtation'; 'Land of Spinsters'), accompanied by handwritten verse, presented in verre eglomise frame, 20cm by 13cm

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Lot 88

Regency Valentine, dated 14 February 1811, hand-coloured etched design of a fashionable young man reading love letter within heart-shaped frame surrounded by olive leaves, accompanied by handwritten romantic verse (finishing with 'Your loving, constant Valentine') and crude illustrations of love-hearts. Framed & glazed, 37.5cm by 23cm

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Lot 89

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 90

Collection of three framed 19th-century Valentines: a hand-coloured woodcut design of lady surrounded by flowers with accompanying verse ('To you as a Friend, This Poesy I send, A much dearer Name I'd like better, Should you feel inclined, To be of my mind, Return me a similar letter'), 19cm by 15cm; a hand-coloured lithograph by Dean & Son depicting boy and girl with accompanying verse ('This token of affection take, And keep it for the sender's sake, For all my Love is ever thine, My darling l

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Lot 91

Helga von Cramm (1840-1919), St. Nicolaus, Christmas card design depicting flowers and snow-capped mountains, signed with initials 'H.v.C.', accompanying verse (the ink rather faint), frame bearing Thomas E. Doe of Worcester label to verso, inscribed, 'A rejected Christmas card, Drawn by the Baroness Helga von Cramm, Words by Frances Ridley Havergal'. 19.5cm by 15cm

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Lot 92

Collection of framed Victorian paper lace Valentines and Christmas cards, including a mid-Victorian 3-D design depicting cupid ('Believe in my sincere affection'), a silvered paper lace design with silk flowers and tiny shells ('Sincere Affection'), a design with chromolithographic flowers ('Dearest Valentine, my love is ever thine'), a pair of hand-painted cut-paper designs depicting St Georgius and St Catherine, and others (13)

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Lot 93

Valentine Interest. A 19th-century watercolour depiction of a lady holding a love letter, a spaniel at her feet and cupid seated atop a plinth, presented in verre eglomise frame, 25cm by 19cm, together with a pair of 18th-century oval stipple engravings in gilt frames with titles/publisher pasted to verso ('Love' and 'Harmony', W. Palmer, 14 February 1782), and a hand-coloured etching depicting cupid grinding arrows (4)

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Lot 94

A late-Georgian hairwork picture of a lady holding flowers, black hair embroidered on silk ground, in oval gilt frame bearing handwritten label verso, 'R & L. H. Piggin', 22cm diameter, together with a pair of late-18th/early-19th century silk embroidered pictures, one depicting Charlotte at Werther's grave (from Goethe's Sorrows of Young Werther), the other depicting a lady in deep reflection, the heads and hands in watercolour, each measuring 19cm diameter, and a pair of oval silk pictures of

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Lot 95

Collection of Victorian In Memoriam cards to include three large embossed and pierced silvered paper lace designs (the largest measuring 22cm by 27cm), 13 smaller cards (almost all embossed and pierced designs), and four blank/unused embossed black-edge cards with mourning motifs. Four framed, remainder loose. Together with a late-Victorian box-framed chromolithographic card of St Antoine de Padoue surrounded by decorative border of paper and flowers (21)

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Lot 96

Collection of four mechanical Valentines: A late-Georgian "dissolving" picture, c.1820, watercolour design of cupid with dove carrying love letter, pull-tab reveals picture of church with dove carrying wedding ring, the whole mounted on a later Valentine of c.1840 by J. L. Marks (its central image obscured by the dissolving/mechanical card); hand-coloured lithographic Valentine by Dean & Son, c.1860, pull-tab makes gentleman emerge from behind tree to kiss fashionable young lady, moonlight, insc

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Lot 97

Collection of four mechanical Valentines: 'The Ghost Valentine', hand-coloured lithograph depicting fashionable young lovers, pull-tab reveals man turning away with new partner, embossed paper lace border, together with original paper lace envelope addressed to 'Master E. L. Palmer, Hanham House, Hanham, Nr Bristol', postmarked Bath, 14 February 1865; comic Valentine, c.1855, hand-coloured lithograph of young lady in beaver hat with accompanying verse ('Wear your beaver up my girl, and let folks

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Lot 98

Collection of three Georgian "beehive" Valentines (also known as "cobwebs", "flower cages" or "birdcages"), rare mechanical cards in which a secret message is revealed by pulling a piece of thread to lift concentric circles of a web. 1: Hand-painted rose and forget-me-nots lifting to reveal gilt illustration of flame on sacred hearth with quiver and arrows, embossed border, Dobbs Patent New Bridge Street Blackfriars, handwritten verse ('All the powers of love combine, A flame to kindle in this h

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Lot 99

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 100

Collection of six mid-Victorian Valentines, c.1850-1860, comprising: 'A Lady's Trousseau, Or, Wedding Outfit', Dobbs, Kidd & Co., paper lace card with central envelope opening to reveal vibrant pink sheet with applied white paper clothes; 'The Hole in the Stocking - Sign that a Little Woman is Wanted', paper lace card with sign lifting to reveal message inside; 'Always alive to your Em[braces]', Dobbs, Kidd & Co., paper lace card with central appliqued silk braces lifting to reveal 'Suspended Ho

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Lot 101

Collection of six mid-Victorian Valentines, c.1850-1860, comprising: two variations of a Dobbs & Co. card depicting dumpy woman (hand-coloured embossed paper with applied silk & cotton clothes), inscribed, 'Ah! dear, I have had my eye upon you some time and this being Leap Year I really must propose', paper lace; 'Presentation: Knowing your amiable qualities and talented genius, induces me to Present you This Piece of Plate! With my gallant attention and best of affection, believe me, Yours ever

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Lot 102

Collection of eight large lace type Victorian Valentines. 1: Central hand-coloured lithographic depiction of quiver, roses and snake, c.1830, handwritten romantic verse addressed to 'Anne'; 2: Dobbs type paper lace card with hand-painted embossed flowers and gauze panel revealing 'Love' in flowers, printed verse on small opening booklet; 3: 'Affectionate Tribute!', central oval silk design with applied hand-painted scraps of birds at fountain, mounted to scrapbook page with inscription, '14th Fe

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Lot 103

'Flowers of Fortune', early-Victorian handmade fortune-telling Valentine, c.1840, the central flower can be twisted open to reveal different attributes on each petal ('clever', 'sincere', 'obliging' and so on), the surrounding border of hand-painted embossed flowers and leaves can be turned back to reveal different professions ('an artist', 'an Officer', 'a Policeman', 'a Gardener' and so on), 22cm by 20cm. Together with a handmade "wheel of fortune" Valentine game, which can be spun on its silk

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Lot 104

Early-Victorian handmade novelty card or Valentine, watercolour illustration of pear that lifts up to reveal portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (watercolour on rice paper), light pencil inscription, 'The new Windsor Pair', inscribed again at foot of page and dated 1840 [the date of their wedding]

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Lot 105

Collection of nine mid-Victorian 3-D Valentines, including two mechanical examples (one dating from c.1860 with revolving forget-me-nots), two in box-form with silk tabs to open (one inscribed verso, 'from a faithful Valentine') (9)

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Lot 106

Collection of ten 3-D and fold-out mid-Victorian Valentines, including elaborate paper lace examples embellished with applied fabrics, one extremely elaborate boxed Valentine. Together with a 3-D card depicting the interior of St Paul's Cathedral, c.1860 (11)

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Lot 107

Collection of mid-Victorian Valentines, comprising: Cut-out Valentine, snowflake-like pattern with doves and manuscript verse; needlecase, pierced paper with silk ties and handwritten verse to each side; sachet (sometimes scented sachets were sent instead of cards), c.1840, watercolour illustration of vase of flowers to each side; 'Lucky Bag of fairy brightness', embossed paper purse housing hidden printed message; five "opening doors" Valentines, one with handwritten captions to each window, on

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Lot 108

Collection of ten mid-Victorian Valentines, Dobbs and similar embossed & pierced paper lace borders, five with central watercolour illustrations and handwritten messages/verse; two Valentines in very elaborate paper lace with applied flowers; three of the Valentines featuring personal ink inscriptions inside; a sachet housed within two embossed envelopes, the outer envelope addressed 'To my dear little Valentine' (10)

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Lot 109

Collection of mid-Victorian Valentines, comprising: seven paper lace cards (one by Windsor with registration diamond dated 15 March 1854; one inscribed inside to 'Dear William'; one to 'A Father' inscribed 'From Mary'; one cleverly depicting two hands holding a wedding ring); a paper lace card by Mansell, lengthy inscription and numerous kisses, complete with original envelope addressed to 'Miss Hill, Bedlam Farm, Hardway Brewham, Somerset', postmarked Bath, 15 February 1872; a pink silk purse w

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Lot 110

Mid-Victorian love letter in the form of romantic verse, folded and inscribed to 'Miss Pegler', dated 24 February 1853, together with a picture crafted with seaweed and silk mounted on paper, inscribed, 'Newquay, June 1849', housed in envelope addressed to Mrs Wyatt of Blandford in Dorset, lacking stamps but postmarked 1852. Together with six printed Valentine messages on card with floral paper lace borders, and three paper lace envelopes (two addressed) including one with central chromolithogra

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Lot 111

Collection of ten mid-Victorian Valentines, elaborate paper lace designs printed in silver and gold with romantic motifs (chromolithographic or hand-coloured embossed paper), some 3-D/raised designs, to include one card bearing central lithographic depiction of man reclining beneath portrait of his lover ('Ever fondly looking on thee'), c.1860, the inside of the card inscribed in ink, 'roses reed and vilites blew, pinks ar sweet and so ar you, they that sent you this and when we met we will have

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Lot 112

Collection of 20 mid-Victorian Valentines to include two hand-coloured cards with romantic verse by J. T. Wood, c.1850; an earlier paper lace card with central hand-coloured lithographic depiction of betrothed couple ('Love's a sweet and heavenly treasure, Love's a never fading tree, Love's the source of endless pleasure, Love, I'll live and die with thee'), c.1840; an envelope/sachet-type design with gold embossed border and central hand-coloured lithographic depiction of young girl in yellow d

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Lot 113

Collection of mid- and late-Victorian Valentines, to include three embossed chromolithographic mechanical fan-shaped cards (one inscribed, 'Love me little, Love me Ever'); two "sachets" (sometimes scented sachets were sent instead of cards); a small pierced oval card with tiny handwritten romantic verse and watercolour flowers partially hand-stitched with leaves to border; a small paper lace card with watercolour depiction of shells and ribbons; an elaborate folded pasteboard Valentine embossed

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Lot 114

Collection of Valentines and associated ephemera, comprising: four mid-Victorian hand-coloured lithographic Valentines with paper lace borders; a handmade card on paper (folded) with handwritten romantic verse and central applied watercolour flower; an early novelty postcard with applied silk bows, 'From a "Beau" who loves you', inscribed in pencil from 'George' to 'Emily' and apologising for not being able to travel to Warwick tomorrow; 'General Heartsease', hand-coloured botanical etching with

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Lot 115

Collection of "Vinegar Valentines" (comic insulting cards) comprising: folded paper lace card, c.1870, central design depicting "stuffed" lady in taxidermy dome (chromolithographic face, fabric dress, embossed paper leaves and real grasses), accompanying verse, 'My late dear Wife, preserved in a glass case, She was such a darling Pet that I had her stuffed, Will you be my second?'; mechanical hand-coloured lithographic card by Wood c.1860, the pull-tab making the "Champagne Charley swell" take h

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Lot 116

William IV period Valentine, embossed paper by Dobbs (light pencil annotation recording manufacturer's watermark as 1833), central hand-coloured lithographic depiction of Cupid fanning the flames of two hearts, 'Love enflames', printed romantic verse (interestingly corrected by hand with inscription changing it from 'She, dearest youth, who sends you this' to 'He, dearest girl, who sends you this'), hand-painted/gilt floral pattern, opposite side addressed, 'Miss Rawlings, Miss Tylers, Grosvenor

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Lot 117

Collection of mid-Victorian collage type cards, c.1860s, embellished with fabric, grasses, feathers, including designs for Christmas, New Year and Valentines, one depicting a cricketer carrying cricket bat and stumps, most with pierced paper lace borders (manufacturers include Wood and Mullord) (11)

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Lot 118

Victorian 3-D mechanical Christmas card in the form of a fully rigged ship, 'Victoria', c.1880, free-standing pop-up design, chromolithographically printed, inscribed in red ink, 'Pull the sides and it will open'. Together with a similar card, 'Fortuna', but only the hull (lacking rigging/sails), lengthy inscription in black ink (2)

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Lot 119

Collection of ten Victorian die-cut chromolithographic Christmas cards: Alice in Wonderland, pop-up design, accompanying verse, 'Twinkle, twinkle little bat, How I wonder what you're at, Up above the world you fly, Like a tea-tray in the sky, May you have a holiday as grand, As Alice had in Wonderland'; clown writing with chalk on a blackboard; boxing glove by Hildesheimer & Faulkner (unfolds to reveal comic illustration of turkey fighting a Christmas pudding); opera glasses; stocking by Hagelbe

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Lot 120

Collection of ten Victorian die-cut chromolithographic Christmas cards, including china plate with blue tits by Hildesheimer & Faulkner; wooden clog, book format, by Lecene & Co., Paris; children in horse-drawn carriage by Raphael Tuck; children washing dolls in a tub; a "false hood" (internal wear as found) by Meissner & Buch; large Champagne bottle, 'Christmas Fizzle', with humorous text describing this as 'a bottle of sham', 'whine', and referring to 'Mr Goschen's wine tax'. Together with a c

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Lot 121

Collection of 14 Victorian die-cut chromolithographic Christmas cards, including sailor boys, flowers, moon, painter's palette, Christmas tree with garden birds, fan, tea set with biscuits, and others. Manufacturer's include Hildesheimer & Faulkner, and Rapahel Tuck (14)

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Lot 122

Collection of four Victorian chromolithographic 3-D/pop-up Christmas cards: free-standing bed with four boys enjoying Christmas presents and food; free-standing table with silk top bearing festive greeting, by Hadelberg; gentleman with monocle reading newspaper; four sleeping boys in bed beneath framed message, 'Love One Another', opens to reveal them having a pillow fight, by Raphael Tuck. Together with nine Victorian cartoon/humour/comic Christmas cards, mostly involving food & drink, chromoli

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Lot 123

Collection of three Victorian mechanical/pop-up chromolithographic Christmas cards: card depicting three wise men, opens to reveal intricate 3-D depiction of the Nativity; 'Glory to God in the Highest', opens to reveal die-cut 3-D depiction of Mary with baby Jesus and angels inside a church, the stained glass windows with red glass effect; large Christmas card depicting angels, opens to reveal vibrant three-dimensional representation of the Nativity with verse by Charlotte Murray (3)

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Lot 124

Collection of five Victorian chromolithographic mechanical Christmas & New Year cards: 1) c.1870 card depicting bouquet of flowers, opens to reveal elaborate three-dimensional representation of family skating on a frozen lake and, above, an interior scene with family decorating Christmas tree; 2) c.1870 mechanical peepshow, four-card construction, central oval picture opens to reveal 3-D winter landscape with sea and sailing vessel; 3) c.1870 pop-up card, Gothic windows opening to reveal interio

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Lot 125

Collection of eight Victorian chromolithographic mechanical Christmas cards, c.1870-1890, including two examples depicting children playing beneath a Christmas tree decorated with flags and toys, the top of the tree pulls out surprises (a string pulls them back in), the others depicting bouquets of flowers with hidden messages that pull in and out, an elaborate 3-D die-cut bouquet that pulls out into a rounded bunch, and one card depicting a rose with pull-tab that flips out a three-dimensional

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Lot 126

Collection of 12 Victorian chromolithographic mechanical Christmas cards, c.1870-1890, mostly with pull-tabs and cords revealing hidden messages from within floral scenes, varying condition and states of operation, some with silk tabs replaced and some not fully working (12)

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Lot 127

Collection of five Victorian chromolithographic mechanical Christmas & New Year cards in the form of fans, c.1860-1880, one example representing a bunch of flowers on elaborate embossed card turns inside out on a concertina ring to reveal pretty woman with roses and dove; another with identical exterior design features a pull-tab that releases fan-shaped illustrations from the top; a seven-leaf fan published by F. Rimmel of the Strand; two similar fan designs by E. B. & Co. with cream silk tassl

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Lot 128

Collection of seven Victorian chromolithographic Christmas cards, mechanical and pop-up/3-D, c.1860-1890, comprising: three-dimensional free-standing Nativity scene with stained glass window effect; elaborate embossed card depicting roses and doves with pull-tab that flips out illustrations of angels; 3-D silvered paper lace card depicting altar with cherubs; 'Joyous Christmas' ivory effect card, silk tab opens doors to reveal 3-D angels and baby Jesus; die-cut card of cherub beneath snow-covere

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Lot 129

Collection of eight Victorian & Edwardian chromolithographic Christmas cards, mechanical and 3-D/pop-up, c.1870-1910, comprising: mechanical rowing boat with two children, card lever makes boat sway and fishing net & toy boat bob up and down, by Raphael Tuck; die-cut card (illustrated both sides) depicting children feeding in highchairs with two cats stealing the food, accompanying verse, 'At Christmas don't be cross, or angry feel, If little kitty should partake your meal!'; three-dimensional p

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Lot 130

Collection of 12 Victorian chromolithographic Christmas cards, c.1860-1880, including mechanical, 3-D, pop-up and die-cut designs (12)

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Lot 131

Collection of 10 Victorian "sachet" Christmas cards (sometimes scented sachets were sent instead of cards), c.1860-1880, most featuring embossed or elaborate paper lace borders (including silver and gold), some with central chromolithographic illustrations and festive motifs, manufacturers include E. Rimmel of the Strand; two boxed/cased sachets; one example, depicting figures approaching the glow of a cottage in moonlight, is complete with its original envelope, addressed to Miss Seaman, Great

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Collection of nine mid-Victorian 3-D Valentines, including two mechanical examples (one dating from c.1860 with revolving forget-me-nots), two in box-form with silk tabs to open (one inscribed verso, 'from a faithful Valentine') (9)

Collection of ten 3-D and fold-out mid-Victorian Valentines, including elaborate paper lace examples embellished with applied fabrics, one extremely elaborate boxed Valentine. Together with a 3-D card depicting the interior of St Paul's Cathedral, c.1860 (11)

Collection of mid-Victorian collage type cards, c.1860s, embellished with fabric, grasses, feathers, including designs for Christmas, New Year and Valentines, one depicting a cricketer carrying cricket bat and stumps, most with pierced paper lace borders (manufacturers include Wood and Mullord) (11)

Collection of 14 Victorian die-cut chromolithographic Christmas cards, including sailor boys, flowers, moon, painter's palette, Christmas tree with garden birds, fan, tea set with biscuits, and others. Manufacturer's include Hildesheimer & Faulkner, and Rapahel Tuck (14)

Collection of 12 Victorian chromolithographic mechanical Christmas cards, c.1870-1890, mostly with pull-tabs and cords revealing hidden messages from within floral scenes, varying condition and states of operation, some with silk tabs replaced and some not fully working (12)

Collection of 12 Victorian chromolithographic Christmas cards, c.1860-1880, including mechanical, 3-D, pop-up and die-cut designs (12)