Birds of Prey, Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s ancient roman glass The glass slides in horizontally

The glass slides in horizontally to a three-sized frame on the backside

Good condition with some craquelure to the varnish

as found: 12" x 8 5/8"

This small but chock-full watercolor/drawing sketchbook is French

I just couldn't resist the color on this one

Birds of Prey, Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s ancient roman glass The glass slides in horizontallyAmazing! I love going to Brimfield, but occasions of finding true treasures digging through boxes in far corners happens less and less and less. But then this, and a second early mechanical valentine also listed today the sort of lucky finds that keep me ever hopeful. This is quite a rare one, an early mechanical valentine, published by Riedel in Nuremberg, Germany, for English export, c. 1830s I believe. My first photo shows both "before" and "after"