Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s wall mirror with "Gingham Dog" and "Calico

with "Gingham Dog" and "Calico Cat" perched side by side on this tall blue table in all of their pattered glory

Clearly with some loss around one glass blue eye

1 3/8" tall x 1 1/8" wide x 3/4" deep and in great vintage condition

This striking

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

Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s wall mirror with "Gingham Dog" and "CalicoAmazing! 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,