RARE DOUBLE SWAN SHELL- WORK SAILORS VALENTINE

Barbados, Dated 1828 In original gilt-wood shadow box. Probably Barbados, the verso with inscription and the date 1828 Provenance: Descended in the Gagne Family, La Jolla, California Dimensions: Heigh

A Sailors' double shell-work valentine, Barbadian, circa 1870, lettered FOR MY MOTHER', in octagonal mahogany frame with glass covers, when closed 9 x 9 x 2 3/4in (23 x 23 x 9.5cm)

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

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

Sailor's Shellwork Cased Double Valentine, Mid-Nineteenth Century. Worked on the left side with a star roundel within arrangements of double and single shells, and on the right side with a heart round

English Inlaid Satinwood Shellwork Sailor's Valentine Table 29 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty at STAIR: A Lifetime of Connoisseurship, Curiosity and Collecting Sold S

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

Probably Barbados, 19th C. 9-1/3"h x 9"w Provenance: Property from the collection of William and Linda Weimer, Ohio and Florida, each bears an old W.J. Sloane sticker on the verso

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

probably 20th century, decorated with shells in concentric pattern, grain painted wood frame, 11 in. diameter

DOUBLE FRAMED SEA SHELL SAILOR'S VALENTINE , INTRICATE SHELL DESIGN, EACH SIDE 12 X 12

DOUBLE SAILORS SHELL VALENTINE "HOME SWEET HOME" 14" x 14" x 3.5"

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.

Old double sailor shell valentine in hexagonal wood folding case. Size: 9 x 3.75 inches closed. Excellent condition.

Walnut cased, octagonal-shaped double sailor's shell valentine, one side with legend FOREVER THINE. 16 in diameter, 4 in thick when closed.

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

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

Two sailor's double shell valentines Each with polychrome arrangements of shells, one bearing the legend Forget Me Not, the other A Present From A Friend, each contained within hinged glazed octagonal

Sailor's Shellwork and Watercolor Valentine on Stand, Mid-Nineteenth Century. Painted in the center with a potentilla sprig within a shell border, flanked by a pair of blossoms and above the inscripti

SAILOR'S SHELL-WORK OCTAGONAL VALENTINE, housed in a walnut and maple marquetry hinged lid box with eight-point star to top and diamonds around the sides. Retains original key. Circa 1825. 3 1/4" H, 9