£1,050
1795 Handpainted valentine with a well dressed gentleman in the centre, surrounded by verses within a wreath of roses and ribbons, the card folding up into a small square with a separate enclosed verse dated Feb. 14th 1795, the reverse inscribed in pencil "To Isabella Hastings from Williams Harris, Feb 14th 1795". A rare early puzzle valentine, not postally used, very attractive and unusually fine condition, 244x244mm when opened out.
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