Gates Ajar | Victorian Mourning Sheet MusicElizabeth Stuart Phelpss The Gates Ajar was the second most popular religious novel of the 19th century with 80,000 copies sold by 1900. This and its sequels Beyond the Gates and The Gates Between are known as her Spiritualist novels. The book is presented as a diary of a young woman, Mary, who has lost her brother, Roy, a soldier in the Civil War. Struggling with her faith as she grieves, she believes her brother appears to her. She finds comfort

Charming vintage owl vase by Irish company Belleek Pottery

Some damage to the brass ornaments at the corners

very sensitively arranged abundance of funeral flowers

It’s in excellent condition save for one missing clasp

heavy metal plaque with a charming cupid motif

It is extremely lightweight

Not fitted to hang: Stands table top

Victorian examples are a little harder to find

Turn of the century antique shaving mirror

Wonderful Victorian shadow box filled with colorful cloth flowers

Massive antique wall rosary measuring a whopping 58” long with a large center medallion of archangel Michael

clawed feet