LARGE WEDDING STAR SAILORS VALENTINE Day GIFT AM USA Start Price USD 280.00 Current Price USD 280.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Gig Harbor, Washington See more about 'LARGE WEDDING STAR SAILORS VALENTINE Day GIFT AM USA ' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 SF115   Wedding Star Shell Frame, Large by Authentic Models Queen Victoria loved to dispense tokens of her affection. Favorites received intricate shell pictures from Barbados, traditionally carried to England in merchant vessels. The Queen liked to call them Sailor’s Valentines. She even commissioned a portrait made of shells with her favorite Chinese pug as the subject. The pug, by the way, was called King Dick. King Dick is still reputed to hang in Buckingham palace, and classic shell frames have become highly expensive antiques since then.   15.25 inches   x   2.5 inches Actual real shells   New in original gift packaging   Your inquiries are welcome   For more great gifts : Place a Bid!