Charming 19th C. Watercolor Folk Out Envelope / Love Token music box some larger scale whimsies of

some larger scale whimsies of late

though I might myself just put a hook on the back of the cover and hang it on the wall

15 pp filled front and back

and with a slide opening on one end and an inset piece at the bottom

Late 19th c/turn of the century

Charming 19th C. Watercolor Folk Out Envelope / Love Token music box some larger scale whimsies ofFound in the same spot as the watercolor of houses I just listed, this one was quite a surprise and delight to find as well. I've been forever hoping to find a very elaborate fold out love token (I've included an image of an extraordinary 18th c. example for reference) and this is the very closest I've come, I believe likely dating to the 1830s or so. It folds up into an envelope, with the point of the flap slipping neatly under the gold cut paper