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...

Lofty vintage sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic organic seashells in a delightful composition of floral designs. Presented under glass in an octagon mahogany shadow box.

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Vintage handmade sea shell encrusted frame in sailors Valentines style with vintage Australian stamps from First Fleet. Great coastal decoration.

Enchanting early 20th century British colonial sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells around an image of a schooner or sailboat as seen through a convex glass lens.

Antique Large Sailor's Valentine in Ebonized Case, circa 1920, a hand-crafted shell collage with hear and rosebuds pattern set in a large ebonized octagonal shadowbox, wired on the r...