A Gift of Affection, Victorian Paper Lace and Die Cut Valentine with Excellent Color and Faces carved swedish spoons 1830s Staffordshire child's mugs and

1830s Staffordshire child's mugs and the like I typically find by a couple of decades I believe

The narrowness of the neck makes one want to be a bit careful carrying it around but is very sound and seems quite sturdy

and they're entirely hand-painted with great stripes and mane

springs forth a dark green and gold arching snake

I purchased them from a basket collector in Upstate New York who'd had them for many years

A Gift of Affection, Victorian Paper Lace and Die Cut Valentine with Excellent Color and Faces carved swedish spoons 1830s Staffordshire child's mugs andA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing these several from more than a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. And I must say