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Late 19th/early 20th century Swiss musical box in cross-banded and string inlaid rosewood case, 33cm cylinder and 33cm single piece comb with sixty-two teeth playing twelve airs listed on chromolithograph card under the hinged lid, fitted with zither and lyre shaped tune count, all under an internal glazed hinged lid; ebonised edges to the case with block feet and pierced brass carrying handles; with key and detached key escutcheon L65cmCondition Report: Movement lacking one end panel, repeat lever and stop/start lever and mechanism.Does wind-up and play and automatically move on to next air.Overall appearance and sound is good - just incomplete.

A quantity of plated wares, includes an unusual playing card case

Ganjifa Indian playing cards, a part set with box, early 20th century, circular form, painted on lacquered card with court figures on elephants and horseback and stylised floral motifs (80)

VIC GROVES COLLECTION The following 71 lots were the possession of Vic Groves who started his career at Leytonstone and then briefly as an amateur for Tottenham Hotspur, scoring twice on his debut v Liverpool, before signing professional forms with Leyton Orient in 1954. Arsenal signed him in November 1955 for £23,000, at the time a very high figure and he scored on his debut against Sheffield United on 12 November 1955. Groves was later made Arsenal captain, following the departure of Dave Bowen. His spell at Arsenal was continually hampered by injury; although when he did play, he was impressive enough so that he was selected for the London XI that played (and lost to) Barcelona in the first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in 1958. He stayed at Arsenal until the summer of 1964, when he left to sign for Southern League side Canterbury City. In all he played 201 times for Arsenal, scoring 37 goals. Although he represented England at amateur and youth level, he never won a full cap. Whilst a player, Groves ran a garage, just off Blackstock Road, close to the Arsenal ground. After retiring from playing Groves left the game completely, running a pub and working in insurance. FOOTBALL CLUB LETTERS Official club letters chasing the signature of Vic Groves from Chelmsford City 27/6/1948 and Fulham 30/6/1948 before he signed for Leytonstone, 2 letters from Bolton Wanderers contacting him to see if he has interested in signing and the other offering to play in a private trial match and a selection card for the match including the tear off section which was not returned to Bolton. Generally good

GEORGE BEST Programme for Best playing for Los Angeles Aztecs v New York Cosmos 9/4/1978 at the Rose Bowl. Franz Beckenbauer played for New York. Plus a Best / Los Angeles Score trade card. Generally good

GEORGE BEST Programme for Best playing for Los Angeles Aztecs v Portland Timbers 20/5/1977 at the Civic Stadium, Portland. Clyde Best played for Portland. Plus a Best / Los Angeles Score trade card. Generally good

Hermès leather and bronze desk items including stationary box, notepad holder and a desk blotter 17.5" x 13.5", each piece marked Hermès Paris; also a Hermès playing card box and another shaped vintage leather box stamped 'Made in Italy' (5)

A George III mahogany serpentine games/card table with 20th Century fabric playing top, cabriole legs along with a George III mahogany square top wine table.

Cigarette cards, Cope's, two type cards, Beauties 'PAC', ref. H2, picture no 9 (very slight marks to backs) and Beauties Playing Card Inset, 7C (gd/vg) (2) ..

Cigarette cards, Wills, Beauties, Playing Card Inset, 'K' size (set, 52 cards, all with matching brown, stippled background) (gd)

A Knight Bachelor’s group of four awarded to Air Mechanic First Class Sir John L. Blake, Royal Naval Air Service, later Comptroller General of HM Patent Office, who received the accolade of knighthood from H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on 27 February 1952 in the very first investiture carried out by the new Queen at the start of her reign Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1951, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (F.13174 J. L. Blake. A.M.1 R.N.A.S.) in named card box of issue; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, extremely fine (4) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Knight Bachelor London Gazette 1 January 1952: John Lucian Blake, M.SC., Esq., Comptroller-General, Patent Office. Sir John Lucian Blake was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, on 28 January 1898 and was educated at Watford Grammar School. He served with the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War in H.M.S. President II from 18 April 1916, and following the cessation of hostilities joined HM Patent Officer. He served with the Patents Office for thirty years, and was latterly Comptroller General, for which services he was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1952 New Year’s Honours’ List. He was knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 27 February 1952, in what was the very first investiture held by the new Queen at the start of her reign, and died suddenly in Paris on 18 May 1954, aged 56. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient; a UNESCO Paris 1951 lapel badge; various souvenir menus from formal luncheons and dinners in the 1950s, including one for a luncheon in honour of the touring Pakistan Cricket Team in 1954; a boxed set of two packs of playing cards with the initials ‘JLB’ on the backs; a sterling silver presentation penknife, the case bearing the recipient’s engraved initials, and the heraldic crest of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, in leather case; and copied research.

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CARD TABLEC.1750-60the fold-over top on a single gate support, revealing a baize lined playing surface, on oak leaf and acorn carved cabriole legs and claw and ball feet71.5cm high, 76cm wide, 38.5cm deep

CARTON OF MISC VINTAGE PLAYING CARDS & CARD GAMES

Sewing items and two playing card sets. Not available for in-house P&P

De La Rue & Co London early playing card set - 48 cards 2,3,4 of hearts 7 & ace of spades missing Together with De La Rue & Co London early playing cards full set - 52 cards

A Magic The Gathering Carta Mandi Magic Poker Deck Playing Card Sealed. Research suggests that roughly only 200 Were Ever Made.

A Quantity of Playing Card Games, including the Auctioneer’s game, the Alice in Wonderland game, the Change for a Shilling game, the Animal game, and various other games and pastimes

Two original children's book illustrations: one attributed to Sydney Curnow Vosper (1866-1942) depicting a street scene with children playing, pen and ink on card; the other by Sarah Silcock (b.1947) depicting two children in a barn, ink on card, and four Ronald Searle mounted cat prints

Golf - a set of four Dunlop 65 golf balls, wrapped, another, in original box; two sets of Kargo Card Golf playing cards, Castell Brothers Ltd, London, c.1930s; a Captive Golf Ball practice set, boxed; another by Smakbak

An ornately carved 19th century Folk Art walking stick, with inlaid metal playing card design motifs, the handle in the form of a clenched fist, length 87cm

Includes Wood antique car 7.5"L x 3"W x 3.75"H, Cybis buffalo figurine 5.25"L x 2.25"W x 3.25"H, European hand carved playing card box 6.25"L x 5"W x 1.5"H, hand bell 5.5"H x 2"dia. and metal lionhead embellished letter opener 8"H x 2.75"W. Cybis impressed mark. Issued: 20th centuryCondition: Age related wear.

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPLE FLAP CARD AND TEA TABLE MID 18TH CENTURY The false drawer front concealing a hinged recess 75cm high, 75cm width, 37cm deep Condition Report: The surface is clean and has a good dry finish. The mahogany tea-table surface has a dark ring-mark. The green baize-lined playing surface is in good condition. There are gaming-chips and a pack of playing cards in the well. The back legs with repaired breaks. In good condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A BOX AND LOOSE EPHEMERA AND BREWERY THEMED ITEMS ETC, to include two boxes of Ind Coope's Burton Ale domino sets, boxed Burton Ale draughts pieces and set of playing cards, Burton Ale collectors series beer mats Bass tankard, boxed Grants of Dalvey pocket flask, tin of beer bottle labels, books relating to brewing, two Wills cigarette card album with cards, 1980s and 1990s Pirelli calendars etc

Subbuteo Playing Cards in original Tin and a Pepys Goal Card Game 2nd Edition in original box with rules and 44 cards showing action pictures of famous clubs in their correct colours, with crests, nicknames and ground name.

A Regency mahogany pedestal card table, having a fold-over top with canted corners, swivel action opening to reveal a baize lined playing surface, the base having ebony strung outswept supports with brass caps and castors, w.92cm, d.45cm, h.73cm

George III mahogany serpentine card table, the fold over top opening to a green baize playing surface, raised on channel moulded square tapered legs ending in block feet [72x91x42.5cm]

Mid-20th century Kingwood and rosewood card or games table, the rectangular top with rounded corners inlaid with shaped panels and extending floral decoration, swivel and folding action revealing baize lined playing surface, decorated with cast metal corner cartouches and brass mouldings, fitted with single end drawer, shaped frieze rails with further inlay, on cabriole supports Dimensions: Height: 75cm  Length/Width: 74cm  Depth/Diameter: 54cm

An Edwardian rosewood card table, the boxwood strung and marquetry top folding and revolving to reveal a baize lined playing surface, above square tapered supports with castors. H74cm, W92cm D46cm / 92cm.

Collection of playing cards, magic and card trick books, etc. (2 boxes)

Green, purple, and pink coloration.The Ugly Duchess lives in Wonderland and plays croquet with the Queen. Alice found the game a curious one, with live hedgehogs for balls, flamingoes for mallets and playing-card soldiers, who doubled over to serve as the arches.Series: Alice in Wonderland. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Max HenkIssued: 1965 - 1973Dimensions: 6.75"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Six silk magician's playing card scarves/handkerchiefs, comprising 9 of clubs, 10 of clubs, Jack of spades, Queen of diamonds, King of hearts and King of spades, each with a blue border and a horned devil to one corner, 42.5x42.5cm.Qty: 6

A mid 20th century German Gesch/Baier novelty table lighter, the hexagonal red body with remnants of original playing card details, aluminium wheels and cover, impressed marks 6.5cm high, others Ronson etc; a desk calendar (4)

A 19th Century lacquer snuff box, the top decorated a man holding a pot of gold coins, 9cm diameter. A Russian lacquer playing card box, a bronze figure of St Christopher a two meerschaum pipes and other items.

A set of four Victorian copper jelly moulds, each embossed with playing card suits, numbered F391, F392, F393 and F394, each approx 8cms diameter and 5cms high (4).

A large quantity of various antique and novelty playing cards and card games, including The Counties of England Series One.

Early 18th century mahogany box inlaid with bone and ebony, playing card suits with upholstered lid, 30cm wide, inscribed to the inside of the lid 'bought at Abbeville, August 1917, silk covering procured at the same time, Gordon Home' (English Artist Gordon Cochrane, Home, 1878-1969)

An Edward VII silver playing card box, embossed with a band of flowers and scrolling leaves, raised on bracket feet, with a red Morocco interior, Hawton & Allday, Birmingham 1903, 8.47oz all in, 12cm wide.

Folding card table, with two embroidered Bridge cloths, various playing cards plus glass topped tea trolley, and three painted chairs all used unchecked

The Official 007 Collection James Bond Movie Posters Book, Tony Nourmand, Bond on Set Greg Williams, The Essential Bond The Authorized Guid to the world of 007, Collectors edition the official James Bond bubble gum cards, The little book of Bond and 007 playing card, all in excellent condition (6 items)

A boxed set of two decks of Tiffany and Co playing cards, together with two 2002 Commonwealth Games decks in a wood card case

A Matchbox Crash Game comprising four various Superfast diecast vehicles, shaker, various playable game cards, instruction leaflet and playing board, in the original window display all-card box

A large collection of TSR Blood Wars, TCG cards, together with 'The Art of Playing Mythos' guide book and two empty collectors card albums

Assorted tactical, role-playing and card games including Warlord Saga Of The Storm Battle box, INWO Sub Genius, Illuminati Bavarian Fire drill, Mindtrap, Pirates Quest For Davy Jones' Gold, Pirates of the Spanish Main and numerous other Pirates card decks, Deep Sea Adventure, Host Your Own, Tiny Epic Defenders, Kosmos The Dungeon and Lost Cities, The Lost Expedition, One Deck Dungeon, two Harry Potter TCG starter sets and Indiana Jones DVD Adventure game

Late Victorian silver playing card box/dispenser with glazed panels of playing cards and sprung interior, By Walker and Hall, Birmingham 1901. 12.5cm high approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT)Feet are all bent out shape, Tarnished, Frame is bent out of shape in places, scuffed and worn overall. Hallmarks clear.   Spring mechanism seems to be working ok.  Some nicks to the glass panels and a bit loose.  One foot partly detached, very worn and well used, as is the interior.  Image of hallmarks added.

A collection of 20th century postcards of mixed age and subject matter, a collection of Churchman, Wills and John player cigarette cards housed over two albums and a further extensive collection of playing card Jokers, housed over five albums (2 boxes) Condition Report:Available upon request

* English playing cards. Iranian Popular Playing Cards, Thomas De La Rue, for the Iranian Monopoly, circa 1937, a complete deck of 52 offset playing cards (French suits), plus joker and title card, designed by V. Romanowski de Boncza, double-ended courts representing different Persian dynasties, aces with Persian smybols, lightly dusty, joker with tiny pale brown stain centrally, versos green with black double-ended design of warriors fighting, each card 90 x 62 mm, with original box bearing Iranian tax seal, together with: Optik pack, Thomas De La Rue & Co, circa 1905, a complete deck of 52 offset playing cards (French suits), plus joker, double-ended courts, spade and diamond suit signs adapted for players with defective sight, standard 1862 ace of spades, lightly dusty, few minor marks, versos red/pink ornamental pattern, each card 90 x 62 mm, with original 2-part box, plus: Q Playing Cards, De La Rue, for W. & G. Baird, 1936, a complete deck of 52 offset playing cards (French suits), plus joker and score card, double-ended courts showing only the heads, plain aces, indices with values as words rather than numbers, 10 of diamonds with tiny mark centrally, versos blue with central white letter Q, each card 88 x 58 mm, with original box, with 19 other De La Rue 20th century packs, including: Lyons Corner House pack, circa 1935; Film Star pack, 1933; Culbertson's Own Self-Teaching Playing Cards, circa 1935; Onoto pack, with verso design of parrot on trellis with berried tree by Sir Edward J. Poynter; Baron's Filter Tipped pack; and others, many with original box, including one 1932 Centenary facsimile of the second De La Rue deck in unopened tax wrapper with original box, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 15 display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similarQTY: (22)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Cary collection, ENG 132 (de luxe edition); Fournier, British 420.Third item: Berry, The Waddington Playing-Card Collection, [W293]; EPCS newsletter no.18 (Nov. 1987) pp.2-3; Fournier, British 440.

* English playing cards. Early standard pattern, Blanchard & Co, circa 1769, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), type A1 die 22 Garter ace of spades, single figured courts, with many early features retained, toned, some variable spotting, few minor marks, versos plain white, each card 96 x 63 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis; previously in the collection of Sylvia Mann 5403/61, described and illustrated in All Cards on the Table as #184.The courts retain many of the early features, such as the jack of clubs holding a definite arrow, the jack of hearts has a (barely intact) staff, the orb of the king of clubs still has a cross of Lorraine and is held by his completely drawn hand. However, as Mann states, ...the quality is rapidly deteriorating. Christopher Blanchard died in November 1769, after which Charles Gibson took over the business.

* English playing cards. Standard pattern type HB1, Hunt & Sons, circa 1825, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figured courts, GIV Garter ace of spades (die no.93, not re-cut), somewhat toned and soiled, some minor marks or spots, few pip cards lightly rubbed, jack of hearts with very slight surface wear, versos plain white, each card 94 x 65 mm, together with: Standard pattern Type 1, Hunt & Son, Sucessors to Gibson, circa 1808, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figured courts, type A4 Garter ace of spades, die no. 136, 3rd re-cut, ace of clubs with Superfine stamp, lightly dusty, few (generally minor) marks, king and jack of clubs with some staining to upper left corner (also lightly affecting queens of clubs and diamonds), versos plain white, each card 94 x 64 mm, with (contemporary?) red leather box, plus: Standard pattern type HB1, Hunt & Sons, circa 1822, 52 complete (French suits), type A5 Garter ace of spades, die no.73, 3rd re-cut, soiled and marked, queen of spades with small surface damage (insect?) centrally, versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm, with two other Hunt & Sons decks: the first type 1, circa 1811, 52 complete, faint Superfine stamp; the 2nd slightly smaller format, type HB3, circa 1840, 41 of 52 (without 11 pip cards), 16 cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, each board 54.5 x 42 cm and similarQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [512] & [668] (p.IV 9). A deck with the uncommon George IV Garter ace of spades.

* English playing cards. Royal commemorative deck, Reynolds & Sons, circa 1841, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), single figure type III courts, no red centres to flowers, Old Frizzle ace of spades with maker's name, dusty and somewhat soiled, queen of diamonds slightly marked, king of spades with smudge to lower right, versos pink with gold design of central oval heraldic shield, a crown to each side, the Prince of Wales's Feathers to each corner, square corners, each card 93 x 65 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, The Waddington Playing-Card Collection, [244] (for the later 1863 edition, produced for Edward's wedding, with more colourful versos).This back design has sometimes been mistaken for the William IV Coronation pack that Joseph Reynolds produced in 1831. However, it seems likely that these cards were actually designed by Reynolds to commemorate the 1841 investiture of Albert Edward (later Edward VII) as Prince of Wales, as indicated by the four Prince of Wales's Fathers incorporated into the design.

* Swiss playing cards. Nouveau Jeu d'Officiers, Geneva, Switzerland: Johann Rudolf Hauser, 1744, 41 (of 52, without: 8, 7, 6 of diamonds; valet, 10, 9 of spades; 8, 4 of hearts; 8, 3, ace of clubs) copper engraved playing cards (French suits), each card depicting a character in military costume (the Dames portraying their wives), with small suit sign and Roman numeral (pip cards) or French rank (courts) to upper left, and Arabic numerals (1-52) to upper right, captioned at the foot in 3 languages, 20 cards with early hand-colouring, spotted and dusty, some marks and stains, extremities somewhat worn, Dame of clubs with long vertical tear, and small loss to lower right corner, 10 of clubs with small surface losses (affecting background), plus one (of 2) title cards, title printed in French and Italian, with imprint, toned and dusty, short tear to lower edge, also with sometime added (and partly removed) diamond suit sign and Roman numeral to upper corners, versos speckled red, each card approximately 107 x 71 mm, plus a 1962 letter from the Scottish United Services Museum, regarding the original engravings upon which this pack is based, all cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), each board 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum 1896,0501.800 (Schreiber, Swiss 26); Fournier, SWI 1; Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.168; Schweizer Spielkarten (1978) No.130a.The cards represent soldiers of various countries including Germans, Poles, Highlanders, and Pandars, with designs based on a series of engravings by Martin Engelbrecht: Costumes Militaires de 1740. The first edition of this pack, Jeu d'Officiers, illustrated Maria Therese and her allies, in addition to soldiers that took part in the wars of 1740. This second edition replaces Maria and allies with additional soldiers.

* English playing cards. Piquet pack, Thomas Creswick, circa 1830, a complete Piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured woodcut smaller playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, Old Frizzle ace of spades, all cards with wide borders, scarce minor spots, few pip cards with some very faint/pale staining, 10 of clubs with tiny surface damage near bottom edge, versos black stars pattern on terracotta, each card 83 x 56 mm, together with: Standard pattern deck, Thomas Creswick, circa 1826, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), single figure type CR1 courts, with type II red jacks, GIV Garter ace of spades, die no.17, 2nd recut, soiled and browned, some stains and marks (mainly to pip cards), 5 of clubs with horizontal crease, 7 of spades with slight damage to one edge, versos plain white, each card 93 x 63 mm, plus: Standard pattern deck, Thomas Creswick, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), single figure type CR1 courts, with type III red jacks, Old Frizzle ace of spades, browned, soiled and marked (less so to courts), 5 of clubs with old (repaired) short surface tear to top edge, 10 of hearts with surface loss to one corner (one pip sign lost), versos red & dark blue plaid, each card 92 x 63 mm, 16 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [638]; British Museum 1896,0501.965 (Schreiber, Eng 86).Second item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [202]; Berry, The Waddington Playing-Card Collection, [W213]; British Museum 1896,0501.962 (Schreiber, Eng 1).Third item: World of Playing Cards website, Ken Lodge's Creswick page, #320 & 981 & 1432.

* Mexican playing cards. Spanish National Pattern, Mexico: Francisco Figerroa?, circa 1825, a complete Ombre deck of 40 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Spanish suits), with pintas, ace of coins with indistinct maker's details and EN MEJICO P.D., two of coins with ANO DE 1825, knight of cups with AIVA, dust-soiled and spotted, some marks, 6 of coins with pair of tiny edge tears, 5, 6 & 7 of clubs with minor surface damage and bumps (6 of clubs with minor surface loss to head of one club and tiny edge tear), versos blue dotted diamonds, each card 86 x 55 mm, all cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display cards (recto & verso), the cards 22 x 35 cm and smallerQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.From 1777 all playing cards sold in Mexico had to be imported from Spain: it was only in 1811 that Mexico could again produce its own packs. Mexican-made packs from before the 1860s, such as this one, are scarce (see Denning, The Playing-Cards of Spain, pp.142-144). I can find no reference to this Mexican maker or his cards.

* English playing cards. Royal National Patriotic Playing Cards, 2nd edition, David Kimberley & Sons, circa 1893-1897, a complete deck of 52 colour and gold lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts representing rulers of France, Britain, Germany and America, aces with four flags of the nation, those of spades and hearts with patterned backgrounds, ace of diamonds with Patentee W. Kimberley Birmingham England, all cards with gold border, spade pip signs in blue, heart pip signs crimson, no indices on pip cards, courts with worded ranks, lightly dusty, few minor marks (mainly to pip cards), 9 of diamonds with corner crease, versos blue clocks on gold, rounded gilt corners, each card 91 x 62 mm, in unrelated box, together with: 3rd edition pack of the same, David Kimberley & Sons, circa 1898, 52 complete, as above except no gold, muddy colours, aces with four flags on cloud backgrounds, pip signs black or red, pip cards with indices, courts and aces still with worded ranks, flimsy cardstock, toned and soiled, some rubbing and creases, 2 of diamonds with loss to one corner, king of hearts with tear (from side edge near hand, then turning vertically and towards pip sign), jack of clubs with short edges tears associated with corner crease, light wear to edges, versos pink clocks design, each card 93 x 63 mm, plus: 4th edition pack of the same, Kimberley Press, circa 1899-1901, 52 complete, redesigned double-ended courts, still with worded ranks, aces with two flags and two crowns, two additional cards: one red Characters card and a blank, toned and lightly soiled, some minor marks and scratches (mainly to pip cards), versos blue clocks pattern, each card 91 x 63 mm, with original two-part box, and four 5th edition decks of the same, circa 1902-1905, each slightly different: the 1st with Character card but no joker, versos royal blue on blue-black flags of the British Empire; the 2nd with Character card and joker, versos colourful flags of the British Empire, original 2-part box (no mention of Kimberley Press) with title card adhered to verso; the 3rd with Character card and joker, versos blue and pale pink clocks on dark blue; the 4th with Character and title cards (no joker), versos lilac and mauve clocks on pinky-blue, original box (flap detached), a quantity of cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 7 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cmQTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [211] (4th edition); Berry, The Waddington Playing-Card Collection, [W285] (5th edition); Fournier, British 335 (2nd edition).See Trevor Denning in The Playing-Card vol. XX no. 2 (Nov 1991), pp. 59-67 for details of the different editions of this striking pack. He notes (p. 66) that the third edition is almost as scarce as the first one, and concludes that it was quickly replaced by the completely redesigned fourth edition.

* Russian playing cards. Anti-Religious pack, State Card Factory (Goskartfabrika) in Leningrad, 1931, 52 (of 53, without joker) colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), Russian indices, double-ended courts representing different religions, double-ended aces with symbols of religions, arts and sciences, ace of diamonds with maker's name, other aces with Russian captions 'So it was - So it is', joker depicts a capitalist holding the strings of the four religions, lightly toned and dust-soiled, few minor marks, one pip card with slight corner crease, rounded corners, versos colourful image of Baba Yaga carrying a child through a forest, each card 90 x 58 mm, with original (somewhat damaged) box, titled and dated 1931, together with: Anti-Religious pack, as above, a complete deck of 52 plus joker colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), English indices, double-ended aces without captions, lightly dusty, two pip cards with small spots of adhesion (from versos of other cards), 3 of hearts with surface loss to portion of blank area (the loss adhered to 3 of diamonds verso), small pale mark to jack of diamonds background, rounded corners, silvered edges, versos blue and grey double-ended pattern with horned heads, each card 89 x 58 mm, with original (somewhat damage) box, titled and numbered N-701, 17-19 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Cartorama 62 #263; Cary RUS 15; Fournier, Russia 40 & 41.The first pack described is the uncommmon Russian edition of this well-known deck. The second is the more usually found, but still attractive export pack.

* English playing cards. Imperial deck, Thomas Creswick, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), Old Frizzle ace of spades, single figure courts representing historical rulers of 4 nations: France, Turkey, England and Spain, dust-soiled and browned, few minor spots or marks, 7 & 8 of spades spotted, versos plain white, each card 92 x 64 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis, previously from the collection of Ragnor Larusson.Berry, The Waddington Playing-Card Collection, [W284]; British Museum 1896,0501.964 (Schreiber Eng 3); Cartorama 53 #266; Fournier II, British 134.

* English playing cards. Comic Conversation Cards, Joseph Reynolds & Sons, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 lithographed playing cards (French suits), the red suits printed entirely in red, each card showing a humorous scene, with question and answer captions at top and bottom, and a reduced standard playing card to the upper right, ace of spades with maker's name (some surface loss and tiny brown marks to central blank area), lightly dusty, occasional minor marks or spots, 7 of clubs with singe mark to lower right corner, square corners, plain pink versos, each card 91 x 64 mm, 20 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.English Playing Card Society Newsletter vol.5, no.22 (Nov 1988), p.86; World of Playing Cards, Comic Question & Answer Cards page; World Web Playing Cards Museum, WWPCM03873.We could not trace any sale records for this unusual, humorous deck by Reynolds.

* Swiss playing cards. Swiss Canton Costumes, Diessenhofen: J. Müller, circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), each double-ended court depicting 2 different characters in traditional Swiss costumes, at the corners the arms of Swiss cantons, each ace with a single large Swiss view (with hand-colouring?), some spotting or browning to edges, pip cards lightly bowed, versos red dotted honeycomb, each card 87 x 57 mm, together with: Swiss Canton Costumes, Diessenhofen: J. Müller, circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended Swiss costume courts as above, each ace with two Swiss views (hand-coloured?), somewhat toned and soiled, lightly rubbed in places, some marks, jack of spades with closed edge tear, jack of diamonds with some surface abrasion, versos red dotted honeycomb, each card 87 x 57 mm, plus: Swiss Views, unknown maker (possibly German?), circa 1850, a complete piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts in Germanic style, kings with sceptres, jacks with halberds or pikes, queens in possibly early 19th century style, aces with two Swiss views, dusty, some light toning or minor marks, lightly rubbed in places, versos pale red flowers and dotted weaving lines, gilt edges, each card 84 x 59 mm, with unrelated (defective) box for a Lenormand type pack, and two other Swiss decks, both Canton Costumes: J. Müller of Diessenhofen, circa 1850, almost identical to the 2nd pack listed above, 50 of 52 (without 2 of diamonds & 5 of spades); J. Müller & Cie of Schaffhouse & Hasle, circa 1890, rounded gilt corners, versos with different Swiss scenes, in addition to scenic aces, 51 of 52 (without queen of diamonds), with partial original box, titled Costumes & Vues suisses, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 55 x 40.5 cm & similarQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: courts identical to Schweizer Spielkarten 167 but without backgrounds which were added later, with aces showing different aspects of the same views.Second item: Courts as above, scenic aces as Schweizer Spielkarten 136.Third item: the British Museum has two partial decks (Schreiber, German 279 & 280) with the same courts but differing views on the aces.

* English playing cards. Comic Fortune Telling Cards, Reynolds & Sons, circa 1863, 50 (of 52, without 7 & jack of spades, also note the 6 of clubs is present but from another deck with slightly paler pink verso) lithographed playing cards (French suits), the missing cards present as photocopies, the red suit cards printed entirely in red, each card with a humorous scene or character, with caption below, dusty and toned, some spotting (mostly affecting edges), king & 3 of diamonds generally spotted, several cards with some surface loss, sometimes affecting caption or image (mostly only touching), queen of hearts more broadly affected and with some edge wear, together with Directions sheet (very spotted, adhesive tape repair on verso), square corners, versos plain pink, each card 91 x 63 mm, 19 cards plus Directions sheet mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [262]; Berry, The Waddington Playing-Card Collection, [W318] & [W319] & [W320]; Fournier, British 230.The first known advertisement for this humorous deck appeared in The Stationer in 1863.

* English playing cards. Standard pattern type I, Samuel & Joseph Fuller, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), brightly coloured single figure courts, Old Frizzle ace of spades with maker's name, lightly toned and dusty, few minor marks or spots, 9 of spades with tiny surface tear to one edge, plain white versos, each card 94 x 63 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.An uncommon standard deck example from this minor English cardmaker.

* English playing cards. Standard pattern HB5, Hunt & Sons, circa 1830, a complete Piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured woodblock smaller playing cards (French suits), single figure courts and Old Frizzle ace of spades in reduced size, with wide borders, faint Superfine stamp on ace of clubs, some light spotting (mainly to pip cards), ace of clubs spotted, versos dotted blue wiggly lines, each card 84 x 56 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Lodge, The Standard English Pattern, pp.20-21.According to Dudley Ollis' notes, this deck was originally produced with a duplicate pack in a games compendium box. Several traditional features have been changed in this unusual piquet pack: the jack of hearts and king of diamonds both have a hand shown lower than usual and holding a slanted weapon, the jack of diamonds is missing his left hand (usually holding his sword), the queen of hearts holds a tulip, and the jacks are all clean shaven. Apparently this Hunt & Sons type A7a small Old Frizzle ace of spades is the only one of its type recorded.