The concertina-cut novelty pictured here is one in which a painted roundel of a cottage pulls up to reveal a large mouse.
Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette | Ian McKay
It forms the last page of an otherwise relatively unassuming scrapbook of 19th century origin containing verses, drawings and so on.
Estimated at £200-300, the scrapbook is part of a book sale to be held by North Yorkshire auction house Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) of Leyburn on March 15.