[Vinegar Valentine.] A Wolf in Sheep' Clothing.
[n.d., c.1870.] Coloured lithograph, sheet 365 x 250mm. Folded, some spotting at edges. Holding a bible and an umbrella. Vinegar Valentines are rather unflattering and often insulting; some addressed to trades and professions, perhaps given to customers to their suppliers, rather than true valentines.
[Ref: 7028] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
Oh! Listen to the Voice of Love.
Ja.s Gillray del.t. [n.d., c.1799.] Hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 215 x 185mm (8½ x 7¼"). Trimmed to printed border. A interior scene in which an ugly man kneels before a plain woman holding a fan. Copy of BM Satire 9450.
[Ref: 43648] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Vinegar Valentine.] Oh! Whisky is your soul's delight, / Your only Valentine- / Go steep your brains in alcohol- / You never shall be mine!
[n.d., c.1860.] Coloured wood engraving. Sheet 220 x 165mm (8½ x 6½"). A battered-looking man stands, glass in hand. Vinegar Valentines are rather unflattering and often insulting; some addressed to trades and professions, perhaps given to customers to their suppliers, rather than true valentines.
[Ref: 42432] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)