Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine

Lofty vintage sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells ambitiously composed with a heart and flowers inside geometric borders. Presen...

Two enchanting antique sailors valentines both hand decorated with exotic seashells, one around a picture of a Bermuda sloop and one around a photograph commemorating the Empress ste...

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

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

Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, circa 1880, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp and a chain for hanging. This valentine features a heart and the message "Forget Me Not." The valentine is in great condition, but does of course have a few shells that have come loose over the past century and a half. The cases remain in great condition as well. Each Measures: 9-1/8 in H x 9-1/8 in W Victorians in the Age of Exploration and its accompanying Eclectic Movement embraced arts and crafts from around the world. Shell boxes are frequently seen, and even the odd shell diorama...

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides. The right side is centered with a heart within within a ring of pink shells with beds of different colored sea shells at the border The left side has a star in the center and also with a circular ring of shells with alternating panels around the border Dimensions: Open: 18 1/2 inches wide x 9 inches x1 1/2 inches deep; Closed: 9 inches wide x 9 inches high x 3 inches deep See an article from the Seaport Museum, New York City, about the story and history of valentines. From Wikipedia A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, a type of mostly antique souvenir...

Vintage Sailor's Valentine, Shellwork, 20th Century. The impressive Valentine shellwork has a cover which is now displayed separately. The valentine is in an octagonal mahogany box...

Sailor's Flag of Nations Woolwork with Heart Valentine and Flag Surround, Circa 1880 The distinctive British sailor's woolwork or woolie showcases a flag designed in a patriotic sty...