Description

• Style: Victorian / Edwardian / Ephemera • Estimated Period: circa 1885–1915 • Materials: Chromolithographed Paper, Embossed Die-Cuts, Paper-Lace, Silk String • Object Type: Antique Greeting Cards / Valentine's Day Lot An exceptional, curated estate lot of antique Victorian and Edwardian Valentine's Day greeting cards and die-cut ephemera. This collection beautifully showcases the pinnacle of turn-of-the-century paper engineering, utilizing rich chromolithograph printing, deeply embossed reliefs, and delicate layered paper-lace. Highlighting the collection is a magnificent, scarce mechanical folding fan Valentine adorned with portraits of courtly rococo ladies, scrolling gilt accents, and poetic declarations of love. Other notable pieces include elaborate multi-layered pop-up stands featuring cherubs, floral baskets, a birdcage motif, and deeply embossed paper-lace accents over hidden romantic vignettes. The lot comes nestled in vintage tissue paper within a storage box where they have been protected for decades. Perfect for serious ephemera collectors, framing, or historical archive display. • Overall: Very Good antique condition across the lot, particularly notable given the fragile nature of paper ephemera. • Paper & Mechanics: Colors remain remarkably bright, vivid, and unfaded. The intricate paper-lace overlays are substantially intact with only occasional minor tears, light edge fraying, or soft creases typical of age. Moving joints and easel backs are mostly functional. • Markings: May include historical handwritten pencil names, dates, or ink inscriptions on the reverse sides from original senders, adding to their historical provenance.

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• Starting Bid: $25
• Buyer's Premium: 18%
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