Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s wall mirror original to the set

original to the set

14 1/4" t & 3 5/8" diameter with base

Box 3 7/16" x 2 5/8" x 1 1/4"

Missing a couple of strings of jangles but overall good condition

Each 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s wall mirror original to the setAmazing! 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 sorts of lucky finds that keeps me ever hopeful. This is quite a rare one, an early mechanical valentine, published by Riedel in Nuremberg, Germany, for English export, 1830s. I have found one reference to this particular valentine,