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Old Town Antiques Fancy postcard, celluloid doves, hand-colored photo
Fancy postcard, celluloid doves, hand-colored photo
at Old Town Antiques
5 1/2" x 3 5/8" folded, 7 1/2" with doves folded out
Wow! A gold paper card with lacy pierced edges, a hand-colored photo of lovers inside a celluloid overlay with colored flowers - pansies and forget-me-nots with "Felicidades" over sparkly purple paper in the bottom celluloid piece, with the pansies. To the sides of the photo are two separately attached celluloid doves, one holding a gold heart, the other a wreath. The doves each fold out to the sides. I think this might have been a card for a wedding or engagement. The card is in very good shape for such an elaborate piece with so many parts! There´s some wear - the two small gold arches at the top corners of the card are missing from the bottom corners and there´s light wear to the gold paper card. Then, there´s some soil or old adhesive on the pink paper under all the celluloid. There may have been something else glued there once but nothing seems obviously missing. Overall, the card looks great!
$ 24.00 US


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