19th C. Sailor's Valentine

Two 19th century sailor's valentine, one having a hand painted round paper medallion titled "The Lady Imogine," depicting a young lady wearing a bonnet and a blue dress with lace ruffled trim, surroun

mid 19th c sailor's valentine basket of shells & moss, in shadow box frame, overall 10" x 12"

Lot of 2 late 19th C. sailor's Valentine sweetheart shell decorated trinket boxes sizes are: 3" (height) x 5 1/2" 9length) x 3 1/2" (width) with pin cushion on top & ship decorated panels & 3 3/4" (he

19th c. Double Sailor's Valentine Box -- With Love, phrase With Love on right side the left with heart, both vignettes surrounded with period colorful shells. Diameter 9 in. Provenance: Estate of Lind

THINK OF ME; heart to other side; octagonal wood frame; 9"NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.

19THC. SAILOR'S SHELL VALENTINE 10" X 9 3/4"

Fine 19thC Sailor's dbl Valentine in inlaid mahog hinged hexagonal box - 8 3/4" diam

IN TWO PANELS 9" DIAMETER

KEEP THIS FOR MY SAKE octagonal hinged wood case, each section 9" From the collection of a Beverly, Massachusetts woman. Most shell valentines were purchased by sailors in

HOME SWEET HOME; the other side a heart; octagonal wood frame; 9"NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.

HOME AGAIN; the other side a heart; octagonal wood frame, 9"hNOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.

FORGET ME NOT; the other side a heart; octagonal wood frame; 9"NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.

19th c. Octagonal Shellwork Sailor's Valentine, set in a two-sided hinged wooden glass-fronted case filled with artfully arranged seashells, one side with "A Present from Barbados" spelled in shells,

19th c. Octagonal Shellwork Sailor's Valentine, set in a two-sided hinged wooden glass-fronted case filled with artfully arranged seashells, left side centered with a tintype standing portrait of a Vi

"Home Sweet Home" Double Sailor's Valentine, 19th Century, housed in an octagonal shaped case, embellished with a variety of sea shells Diameter closed 9 in.

American, 19th century. A fine mahogany and shellwork sailor's Valentine box, probably from Barbados, having a hinged octagonal case, the top inlaid with an a eight petal flower within multiple inlaid

WEST INDIAN SHELLWORK OCTAGONAL SAILOR'S VALENTINE MID 19TH CENTURY of large form; composed from a variety of shells in concentric and geometric patterns, centred with a heart motif, surrounded by thr

WEST INDIAN SHELLWORK OCTAGONAL SAILOR'S VALENTINE MID 19TH CENTURY of large form; composed from a variety of shells arranged in concentric and geometric patterns; centred with a pink peony enclosed w

A Shellwork Heart and Sunburst Double Sailor's Valentine Barbados, 19th Century housed in a hinged case. 9 x 18 inches (open).

Double Sailor's Valentine "Home Again", 19th century, with alternating panels and heart design including many species of colorful seashells, in original mahogany hinged case. Diameter 9 in.

Shellwork Sailor's Valentine Barbados, late 19th century With two octagonal halves, one centering a heart, the other lettered "HOME/SWEET/HOME" all surrounded by geometric motifs. Overall height 10 in

Decorative Sailor's Valentine Housed in a 19th Century Box, a 12.5 inch octagonal hinged box housing a sailor's valentine of tropical shells, the lid inlaid with multi-woods in a star motif within a

Double Sailor’s Valentine “To One I Love”, 19th Century, alternating panels and heart design with many species of colorful seashells, in original mahogany hinged case. Diameter 9 ¼ in.

Large Round Decorative Sailor's Valentine, details includes heart within an eight point compass design with multiple shell border, housed in a 19th century molded walnut frame with gilt liner. Diamete