Lovely Mid 19th C. Fold Out Paper Heart "Puzzle Purse" Valentine poster a widely collected sculptor and

a widely collected sculptor and woodcarver from Saint-Francois-de-l’Ile-d’Orleans

I've got a bit of a thing for plumb bobs--beautiful forms

He built a small

To my eye akin to the treen brass nail decorated snuff boxes I like so much--but a little bigger

Lovely Mid 19th C. Fold Out Paper Heart "Puzzle Purse" Valentine poster a widely collected sculptor andA lovely and rare little thing, delivering layers of happy surprises. "Puzzle purse" type valentines were first made in the 18th century by hand (oh how nice to find one of those) but by the 1840s or so printing advances allowed for the creation of ones like this which bear a close resemblance to rewards of merit from the same period. There are three layers here inside the hand colored heart shaped covers, folding out as four leaf clovers, with poems