Antique Victorian Valentines

A fine late 19th century English oil painting by Valentine Thomas Garland (1840-1914) depicting a thatched farmyard with ducks. Signed to the lower right and painted on canvas on str...

Enchanting antique sailors valentine hand decorated with exotic seashells commemorating the Empress steam ship in the St. Lawrence River May of 1914, and seen through a convex glass ...

Enchanting antique sailors valentine hand decorated with exotic seashells commemorating the Empress steam ship in the St. Lawrence River May of 1914, and seen through a convex glass ...

Sailor's large double valentine, circa 1885-1910 Wonderful and colorful large sailor's valentine with a heart to one side with seahorse and flowerhead to the other. Dimension...

Enchanting 19th century English sailors valentine with a sailing ship image with shells and coral under a convex lens inside a frame lovingly composed in exotic seashells.

Antique sailors valentine from the West Indies in an unusual anchor form, hand decorated in exotic seashells and featuring pincushions, giving function to form.

Alluring antique sailors valentine crafted in a star form and ambitiously hand decorated with exotic seashells inside and out, around a picture of sailboats in a bay as seen through ...

Charming group of three 19th century round Sailors Valentines ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around images of sailing ships or schooners as seen through a convex glass...

Charming antique sailors or honeymoon valentine with an unusual horse shoe form ambitiously decorated with exotic seashells around a convex glass lens decorated on the inside with sh...

Charming antique sailors or honeymoon valentine with an unusual horse shoe form ambitiously decorated with exotic seashells around a convex glass lens decorated on the inside with sh...

Charming antique English sailors valentine with an image of a steamship under a convex heart form lens featuring a frame lovingly decorated with exotic seashells. Hangs on a wall or ...

Charming antique sailors valentine handcrafted and ambitiously decorated with exotic seashells inside and out around a picture of a steamship as seen through the convex glass lens.

Sailor's double shell valentine, Barbados, West Indies The West Indian sailor's valentine is of typical octagonal shape with two sides, hinged in the center. One side with a sta...

Enchanting pair of Sailors Valentines each decorated with exotic seashells in ambitious decorative order around sailing ships and sea bottom specimens as seen through a convex glass ...

Sailor's Double Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885. A Victorian mahogany framed boxed Sailor's Valentine, with decorative shell heart detailing to one side and with "Home Sweet H...

Sailor's double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885 Fabulous sailor's double valentine within a mahogany frame with the rare motto "For my Dearie" on the left in a c...

Lofty antique Italian bisected seashell arrangement ambitiously composed in a floral motif. Presented under a convex lens in a distressed ceramic round frame.

Charming group of three 19th Century sailors valentines handcrafted in exotic seashells ambitiously arranged in decorative order around images of sailing ships as seen through a conv...

The large sailor's valentine made of shells from Barbados has on the left side a star for with the unusual motto Home to Stay above. To the right is a heart shape with a rose above. ...

Large double Sailor's Valentine with motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados, West Indes, circa 1885. The large sailor's valentine with a red surround and a central heart de...

Charming 19th century round Sailors Valentines ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around images of sailing ships or schooners as seen through a convex glass lens.

Antique valentine, circa 1850, comprising a color printed and embossed "Dresden" paper three dimensional valentine with lace-cut border, depicting a cherub and doves at a fountain, w...

Antique valentine, circa 1850, comprising a color printed and embossed "Dresden" paper three dimensional valentine with lace-cut border, depicting a young lass with dove, riding in a...

British colonial sailors valentine handcrafted in a star form ambitiously composed with exotic seashells around an image of a sailboat in a harbour as seen through a convex glass lens.

Enchanting 19th Century English sailors valentine with a sailing ship image with shells and coral under a convex lens inside a frame lovingly composed in exotic seashells.

Rare and unusual antique sailors valentine hand crafted in the 19th century with well chosen sea shells affixed to an American empire mahogany vanity mirror.

19th century Folk Art valentine, circa 1870, comprising a collage of colored pressed cardboard Dresden flowers and card, fabric flowers and gilded leaves, in a gilt foil vase, all on...

Antique sailors valentines from the West Indies in an unusual anchor form, hand decorated in exotic seashells and featuring pincushions, giving function to form.

A double sailor's valentine, arranged multi-color shells in a hinged octagonal wooden case with heart and circular shaped motifs. One side of case exterior is unfinished, Meas...

Large Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 The West Indian sailor’s valentine is of typical octagonal form with a glazed wood case with a compa...

Oil on canvas of a moonlit seascape exhibits the height of the talents of the masterful English painter John Valentine Davis. Born in Liverpool he apprenticed under his father Willia...

Valentine Thomas Garland British, (1846-1914) Best of Friends Oil on board, signed & dated 87 Image size: 12.5 inches x 10.5 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 16 inches Thom...

Shell-work items like these were called ‘Sailor’s Valentines’ in the Victorian period. They acquired this name since sailor’s, returning home from long periods at sea, would often br...

Victorian sterling silver jewelry box. Made by Lionel Spiers in Birmingham in 1889. Heart-form with hinged domed cover. All-over floral repousse flat, overhanging crimped rim. Interi...

Wonderful Victorian Shadow Box Sailors Valentine with cross, crown and anchor in period frame.

Pair Victorian Sailor’s Valentine Shell Pictures in Oak Frames c.1860.

A delightful and very unusual Victorian framed Valentine’s shell picture, depicting an architectural colonnaded portico c.1850.

Steeped in history from the Victorian era. Perfect for Valentines or that special occasion.

A very charming and useful, 19thc pine bank of drawers. In great condition with various sized drawers, one drawer has divided sections. All drawers run freely and have their original...

An incredible, 19thc bank of solid elm drawers, originally from a French farm were they housed seeds and feeds, then later in the farms workshop. The drawers are clean and useable. E...

Beautifully detailed, etched glass advertising windows with a central, reverse painted advertising panel displaying the drinks that were available from an old London tavern. The two ...

Rare Avery Valentine needle case patented in 1872. Inside there is cupid plucking his bow.

Close enough to be used as a pair, these large pictures are in the same class as the more common smaller cased shell work valentines that were produced in the West Indies during 19...

Exceptionally large and in near mint condition valentines day card in custom cut mat with pale pink and gold lines, ready for your frame. The actual valentine is 12.5" x 19". On the ...

Exceptionally large and in near mint condition Valentines day card, dated circa 1850 in pencil on the reverse side. Custom cut gold mat and ready for your frame. The actual Valentine...

A Rare Pair Of Italian Handmade 19th Century Victorian Folk Art "Sailor's Valentine" Venetian Gondola boat shell encrusted table lamps.

Rare American Hooked rug with a happy colorful motif. Dated 1963 and initialized IEV. Not sure whose name is in the initials Measure: 30'' round.

Antique British Colonial Sea Shell encrusted Sailors Valentines with shells in a domed glass.

Charming pair of 19th century British colonial sailors valentines handcrafted in exotic seashells around an image of a schooner under glass.