Handmade Antique Valentine in Great Old Hand-carved Frame lovely decor On the underside of this

On the underside of this charming carved wooden bird's base is written the following: "1974 / Jamaica W

which had sold for $200

A little smudging and age toning but very good condition

" meaning complete your work or if not send for someone who will

but with its solid black ground also looks really sharp against crisp white bedding

Handmade Antique Valentine in Great Old Hand-carved Frame lovely decor On the underside of thisWhen 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