Handmade Antique Valentine in Great Old Hand-carved Frame contemporary pottery vase Someone more knowledgable than I

Someone more knowledgable than I dates it to about 1880s

I rather like it hanging loose

I assume from the tugging of some not so small fish

cracks or other flaws other than than the extra bit of porcelain stuck to the sole

The silver plate is in very good condition and polished up easily (and will likely polish up a little more)

Handmade Antique Valentine in Great Old Hand-carved Frame contemporary pottery vase Someone more knowledgable than IWhen I your love remember Such wealth it brings That them I scorn to change My state with kings. A bit of an unusual rhyme, which gives a bit of an extra bite to the bleeding arrow on the other heart, as if shooting away others wanting to take our writer's place! I'm clearly a sucker for a handmade valentine, and also a great frame, which is definitely the case with this old carved one, detailed with gold paint that to my eye subtly echoes the form of