Victorian Macabre Lover's Quarrel Murder Suicide Postcard It is crafted in an

It is crafted in an early thermoplastic with a tortoiseshell base and celluloid flowers with hand painted accents

bridge whist and bridge -- this handy yet sometimes obscure gadget helped remind players of the trump suit

Any other perceived imperfections in the photos is merely a reflection

The left side of the bow has some color loss and there is a small stain on some of the white tesserae on the bottom left

Ruby red faceted glass pieces adorn the lion's eyes while he clutches a clear glass rhinestone in his open mouth

Victorian Macabre Lover's Quarrel Murder Suicide Postcard It is crafted in anWe love dark and peculiar Victorian postcards, but this is perhaps the most absurd one we've seen yet! Originally part of a series about a lover's quarrel between two women vying for the affection of a clown, this particular scene shows the distraught clown kneeling on the ground while a woman reclines on him about to drink a bottle of poison. Wrapped around her ankles is a life preserver. Across from the couple stands another woman pointing one gun