Antique Heart Shaped BoxIts more or less Valentines Day every day at Roses & Rue, & I never can resist a heart shaped box. This one dates to the turn of the century and is made of paper wrapped in silk and hand painted with a maiden surrounded by birds. Refer to photos for size & condition: Wear all around to the fragile silk, as shown. Displays beautifully.

These are my favorite kinds of Victorian memorials to collect

a sunprint

Condition is fair: Binding is tight

Amusing if cursory shortform bio of our favorite literary bad boy

This is one of the most poignant I’ve had in my care: It comes to me from England

It’s typical to find this exquisitely painted toleware plates in a very large

Condition is very good with some crinkling to the spine

but I did you one better: I found you an example in its original shadow box

I love the molding that looks like tree branches and crawling vines

This is known as “Kloisterarbeit

I’m just very fond of animal imagery lately

this is an example of the smallest