Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Sailor's Keepsake: The Art of the Barbados Shell Valentine This beautiful, octagonal, hinged box is a superb example of an antique Double Sailor's Valentine, a sentimental gift cr...
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British Colonial West Indies Style Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large impressive British colonial style sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells ambitiously arranged around a heart with an anchor and a message of hope. Presented under gl...
Shell, Organic Material, Mahogany
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama, Royal Navy Cruiser, Star Form, Circa 1900
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bought by holidaymakers and, by tradition, by sailors as gifts for wives and sweethearts, they have come to be called "valentines," although they are distinct from the earlier octago...
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Victorian Shellwork Sewing and Jewelry Box with Mirrored Fitted Interior
Located in Downingtown, PA
A parallel industry in Barbados produced the octagonal shell mosaics known as sailor’s valentines; the fitted shellwork box is an English seaside form.
Shell, Wood
Pair of Sailor's Valentines
Located in Litchfield, CT
"Love As Deep As The Ocean" and "Home Is Where The Heart Is" Barbados, late 19th century Shells arranged in shadow boxes with gilt frames.
Shell, Giltwood
CAROLINA HERRERA -Barbados Shell- Brown Beige Tortoiseshell Acetate Frames
By Carolina Herrera
Located in San Francisco, CA
Note: these frames contain corrective lenses, which will need to be changed by an optician before wear.Very Good Pre-Owned Condition. Marked: 1084 BARBADOS SHELL 3A25 54-16-140 ...
Sailor's Double Shell Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
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.
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Sailor's Double Sea Shell Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
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...
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H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
Double Sailor's Valentine with Large Anchor, Barbados Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine with Large Anchor, Barbados Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 The double sailor's valentine from Barbados is formed within two hinged octagonal mahogany ca...
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Sailor's Valentine, Remember Me, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
The left panel has a heart to the centre and crab shells to the four corners. The right panel has the motto "Remember me" in dark shells surrounded by eight groupings of shells.
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Large Double Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large double sailor's valentine, Barbados, circa 1885. A large double sailor's valentine with one side with an anchor and the other side with a heart surrounded by arrays of sea ...
Shell, Mahogany
Sailor's Double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dimensions: Each side- 10 inches x 10 inches; Total 20 inches x 1 1/2 inches deep. A few loose shells. The two sides with a slight opening now between when closed.
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Sailor's Valentine, Forget Me Not, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
The right side with the motto, Forget me Not surrounded by eight panels of different shells. The left with a central heart surmounted by a rose formed from shells.
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H 1.5 in W 23.25 in D 12.75 in
Sailor's Double Large Valentine, with Motto- Thinking of You, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
The right side centered with a heart surmounted with a pink rose with a white seed shell surround with the motto, "Thinking of You" picked out in brown shells.
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Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
This interest in shell collecting may have later inspired the idea of the sailor's valentine, and the intricate shell display cases influenced the busy designs of these affordable so...
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H 12.75 in W 25.75 in D 1.63 in
Double Large Sailor's Valentine with Motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
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...
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H 8.88 in W 17.5 in D 1.25 in
Double Sailor's Valentine "Forget Me Not" Signed and Dated "Barbados, 1915"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, Signed and Dated "Barbados, 1915," a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with...
Shell, Mahogany
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine", Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides.
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H 15.16 in W 15.16 in D 1.97 in
19th C Large Folk Art Maritime Sailor's Shell Valentine Souvenir Love Token
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century sailor's shell valentine of typical octagonal form, the glazed case enclosing a geometric pattern of various shells within colored card borders. Some very minor los...
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H 3 in W 28.13 in D 14.13 in
Large Double Sailor's Valentine with Heart and Star & Motto Home to Stay
Located in Downingtown, PA
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.
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Sailor's Large Double Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
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...
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19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
It appears that the shop employed a large number of Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit Limpets ( both Fissurel...
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H 9 in W 18.25 in D 1.38 in
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine - "Home Sweet Home" circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine - "Home Sweet Home," from Barbados, circa 1870, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and ...
Shell, Mahogany
19th Century Large Sailor's Valentine in Mahogany Case, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
It appears that the shop employed a large number of Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit Limpets ( both Fissurel...
Shell, Wood
Early Large Sailor's Valentine in Ebonized Case, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
It appears that the shop employed a large number of Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit Limpets ( both Fissurel...
Shell, Wood
Antique Group of Three British Colonial Star Form Sailors Valentines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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...
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19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
It appears that the shop employed a large number of Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit Limpets ( both Fissurel...
Shell, Mahogany
Antique Round British Colonial Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells ambitiously arranged in decorative order around an image of sailboats in a bay with coral and shells as seen thro...
Shell, Glass, Paint
Double Sailor's Shell Valentine, Barbados, 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
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...
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Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
The next surround shells shaped like roses and, again unusually, daisies.
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Sailor's Double Valentine with Compass Rose and Heart, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double valentine with compass rose and heart, Barbados, West Indies, circa 1885. The sailor's valentine with a central heart design to one side and a compass rose to th...
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19th Century Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
It appears that the brothers employed a large number of Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets, Janthinas, and King Venus Clams, a...
Shell, Mahogany
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