a large Victorian keepsake love token shell valentine roundel no.1 married to the painter paul

married to the painter paul feiler

in 1972 the pottery in portobello edinburgh closed

each block and tackle is placed in a manner that the customer would expect to see in a representation of his ship of which he was justly proud

after bill lakes death his wife continued the running of the pottery until sadly it was destroyed by fire in the 1990's

the willow pattern was originally designed in the late eighteenth century by thomas turner of caughley

a large Victorian keepsake love token shell valentine roundel no.1 married to the painter paula large victorian keepsake love token shell valentine roundel. size 180mm diameter. a round shaped convex glass covered diorama, consisting of a victorian coloured print of a lug sail fishing boat and a gaff rigged cutter on a calm sea, set with shells and sea flora under glass. surrounded by pelicans foot shells. the roundel was likely bought as a memento of a seaside holiday. in the late nineteenth century, no beau would dare to visit his sweetheart