Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s wall mirror Missing a couple of strings

Missing a couple of strings of jangles but overall good condition

Box 3 7/16" x 2 5/8" x 1 1/4"

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

6 3/4 t x 3” w x 2 3/8” d

Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s wall mirror Missing a couple of stringsAmazing! 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,