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* German playing cards. Hausmann-Spiel, [or] Luxus-Spielkarte Vier-Erdteile (Luxury Playing-Cards Four Continents), variant 1, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1858-1870, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with plain pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards designed by Karl Friedrich Hausmann, the kings and queens with ornamental backgrounds (brown-red and green respectively), jacks with pale blue backgrounds, aces with captioned illustrations relating to the continent, across each ace is a central line with B. Dondorf Francfort in white lettering on black, aces and courts with simple line borders with square corners, and with captions and continent names in French, ace of hearts with tax stamp, dusty, some light soiling, minor brown marks or spotting (mainly to edges), ornamental versos in pink and gold with 'B D' and 'B. Dondorf, Francfort', square corners, each card 85 x 53 m, with defective contemporary thin card box, rear panel design matching card verso design (without the lettering), front panel with maker's details, side panel with 'Cartes Pittoresques' and Dondorf logos, together with: Hausmann-Spiel, variant 2, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1870-1880, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the kings and queens with ornamental backgrounds (brown and green respectively), jacks with pale blue backgrounds, each illustrated ace with a central line with B. Dondorf Francfort in white lettering on gold, the pips with monochrome illustrations, no captions, all cards with gold border containing maker's details in white lettering, border corners rounded with loops, finger-soiling and staining to edges, 9 of clubs with short closed edge tear, borders rubbed, pictorial versos depicting a floral goddess, with maker's details above, square corners, each card 93 x 64 mm, plus: Hausmann-Spiel, variant 3, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1880-1906, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, as above, court backgrounds all pale blue, jack of clubs with maker's details, gold boards plain (without lettering), dusty, some finger-soiling and minor marks, occasional rubbing or minor surface loss to edges, king of diamonds with 8mm closed edge tear, aces of hearts & diamonds and 2 of spades with corner crease, versos central floral design within ornamental blue border, central monogram BD, rounded corners, each card 94 x 64 mm, 17 cards from the first deck described, and 33 cards from the two following decks corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Braun, Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4, BD 1858/2 (nr.207, pp.24-26); Cary collection, Ger 516 (variant 2); Fournier, Germanic 181 (variant 3); Hoffman & Dietrich (1981) pp.58-63; Ortiz-Patiño 60 (variant 3); Schreiber catalogue, German 219 (variant 2); WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 533 (variant 2).Also known as Four Corners of the World packs, these were produced by Dondorf between circa 1858-1914 in four different variants (see Braun, as above). The first variant is also the rarest, with no other examples found beyond that illustrated in Braun (above).

* German playing cards. Jagd-Spiel (Hunting pack), [Frankfurt: C.L. Wüst?], circa 1850, 31 (of 32, without ace of diamonds) stencil coloured engraved playing cards, reduced from a published deck of 52, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, aces depicting two hunting scenes, the jacks portraying huntsmen, the queens Greek goddesses, Amazons etc, the kings standard but with hunting-related objects, the king of clubs holds a trophy giant's head (possibly representing David and Goliath), lightly toned and dusty, few minor marks, aces somewhat spotted and finger-soiled to edges, king of hearts with faint horizontal crease, versos blue flowers and dotted swirls, each card 89 x 61 mm, together with William Tell, Frankfurt: C.L. Wüst, circa 1840, 32 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, reduced from a published deck of 52, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, aces depicting two scenes from the life of William Tell, designed by J. Wolf (signed on ace of spades), courts in Swiss historical costumes with their ranks given in French, generally soiled and rubbed, some creases and stains, corners lightly worn (jack of clubs with minor loss to one corner), versos red starts and spots, each card 90 x 62 mm, plus German scenes, Frankfurt: C.L. Wüst, circa 1850, 31 (of 32, without queen of hearts) stencil coloured engraved playing cards, probably reduced from a published deck of 52, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, aces depicting two German scenic views, queen of spades with ostrich plume headdress, a trifle dusty, few minor marks, some light spotting (mainly to edges), 9 of hearts stained, 7 of diamonds with small area of abrasion, versos blue flowers and dotted swirls, each card 89 x 58 mm, and a later Transvaal-Kaart deck by Wüst, circa 1903, 52 complete, with original card box, 16 or 17 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 4 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in 4 clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 42 and similarQTY: (4)NOTE:First item: Segeth (Spielkarten, 1986) 35. By an unknown maker: Segeth (p.101) suggests possibly of Swiss manufacture. However, Dudley Ollis notes that he saw two cards from this pack illustrated on a poster for C. L. Wüst, and therefore he attributes them accordingly.Second item: Cartorama 32, no.79: Schreiber collection, Swiss 25 (British Museum 1896,0501.801); Shaw & Symons (Playing Cards from the Factory C.L. Wüst, 2005) Set 41.Third item: Shaw & Symons (as above) Set 97, but with different views on the aces.

* German playing cards. Karte mit Karikaturen (Cards with Caricatures), Munich: Andreas Benedict Göbl, 3rd quarter 18th century, 35 (of 36, without 7 of acorns) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards 2 & 6-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts caricaturing kings, court officials, the military, and other citizens, the pip cards with vignette illustrations, daus of hearts with maker's details, some soiling, occasional spotting and minor marks, a few close-trimmed to line border, versos mottled red with pattern of diagonal lines, each card approximately 74 x 41 mm, all cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the board 42 x 59 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Radau/Himmelheber (Spielkarten, 1991), no.90.Extremely rare: the only other known pack is that from the National Museum, Munich.

* German playing cards. Luxus Club-Karte Whist Nr.100, variant 3, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, for D. Voigt, Copenhagen, circa 1906, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (without joker), comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, plain aces, Danish tax stamp on ace of diamonds, German tax stamp on ace of hearts, jack of clubs with B. Dondorf GmbH, toned with some minor marks, rounded corners, versos blue ornate flowers and leaves with gold, central 'DV', each card 92 x 60 mm, with original box (soiled and worn) titled No, 100 Whist, with both BD dragon logo, and D. Voigt & Co, together with: Rabouge deck, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1890, a complete deck of 52 colour-lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits, all spades), each with identical pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards following the Wüst House Pattern type 1, one ace with tax stamp, one jack with maker's details, each court card with 'Wüst' either side of dividing line, somewhat dusty and toned, some minor marks or spots, one pip card with slight crease, rounded corners, versos blue flowers and dotted curly lines, each card 93 x 62 mm, plus: Swiss Costume pack No.93, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1890, a complete deck of 52 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards portraying different Swiss national costumes, each ace with two Swiss views (named within central pip circle except ace of hearts unnamed), Wüst star on jack of clubs, dusty and lightly toned, some minor marks and stains (mainly to pip cards), rounded gilt corners, versos colourful strap work design with gold, each card 92 x 62 mm, with original decorative box, titled No.93 Costumes Suisses, with 3 other German packs: 2 complete decks of 52 'Koningin Wilhelmina Kaart', by C.L. Wüst, 1898, each with original box, the two boxes with differing portraits of Queen Wilhelmina, and a complete deck of 52 Berlin Pattern cards, by Eduard Büttner & Co of Berlin, circa 1890, a quantity of cards from 5 of the six listed decks corner mounted onto 5 display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and smallerQTY: (6)NOTE:First item: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1900/2 (pp.86-87). Scarce. Later re-issued as Nr. 184 with indices and interchanged suit signs. Second item: Mann (All Cards on the Table), pp.76-77 and No.197 (mentioned); Shaw & Symons (Playing Cards from the Factory C.L. Wüst... Catalogue of the exhibition... 2005), Set 1 (for a non-Rabouge example).

* German playing cards. Mecklenburg type patten, Rostok: J. G. Tiedemann, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the courts named in French, jack of clubs with surface abrasion where apparently the maker's details have been sometime erased, dusty, some spotting and soiling, few minor marks or stains, jack of hearts with short closed edge tear, queen of spades with spot of abrasion to shoulder, versos red dotted zigzags, each card 90 x 59 mm, together with Frankfurt pattern?, possibly Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, soiled and somewhat rubbed, king of hearts with small loss to lower right corner, 2 pip cards with short closed edge tear, versos pale pink spots in clusters, each card 89 x 60 mm, 16 cards from each deck corner mounted onto two display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in two clear plastic bags, the boards 55 x 41 cm and smallerQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: BubeDameKönig (1982) 124. See also BubeDameKönig (1982) 154; IPCS pattern sheet 81; Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.77 for the Mecklenburg pattern.Second item: BubeDameKönig (1982) 130; Cary collection 142.

* German playing cards. Non-standard pack, Munich: Joseph Fetscher, circa 1815, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts with some relation to the Paris pattern, except the queens who carry items such as a parasol or a closed fan, king of hearts with maker's initials JF, king of clubs with Bavarian lion, jack of hearts with shield bearing maker's details, ace of hearts with tax stamp, occasional pale spotting, queen of spades with early ink ownership signature on verso, and related pencilled name (pressure from pencilling slightly raising surface of recto), versos red dots with faint stars made of dashes, each card 89 x 53 mm, 16 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic box, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Schreiber, German 206 (British Museum 1896,0501.257).An interesting, and apparently unused pack, with some unusual manufacturing details: several pip cards have been poorly cut (by the maker) resulting in very off-centre pips, and 12 pip cards have two large circular watermarks in the paper used for the rectos, the two different watermarks being cut between 6 cards each. The watermark showing on hearts cards depicts a man's head in profile surrounded by indistinct lettering, the other watermark (in the diamonds suit) appears to be have a coat of arms between two upright dogs or similar.

* German playing cards. Non-standard Paris-type pattern, Nürnberg: Andreas Haupold, circa 1810, a complete Piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace & 7-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts related to the Paris pattern, king of spades with place of manufacture, jack of spades with 'Verfertigt von Andreas Haupold', king of clubs with Bavarian lion, ace of hearts with tax stamp, somewhat dusty, few minor marks or brown spots, versos orange stars and diamonds pattern, each card 84 x 58 mm, 16 cards corner mounted 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:See Schreiber, German 282 (British Museum 1896,0501.332) for a similar example, but an incomplete deck of only 4 court cards. This particular pack appears to be unrecorded and extremely rare.

* German playing cards. Swiss Canton Costumes, Berlin?, unknown maker, circa 1870, a complete deck of 52 stencil and hand coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the courts portrayed in traditional Swiss costumes (only the queens showing a different costume each end), with the cantons and ranks named, each ace with two Swiss views, generally somewhat bowed, ace of clubs a little soiled to lower right edge, queen of diamonds lightly marked towards one corner, gold edges, versos red dotted cells, each card 85 x 60 mm, with original pink paper-covered slipcase with lid, early ink manuscript price to bottom edge, together with: Cartes Lenormand, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1880, Wahrsage-Karten (variant 4 - No.2), a complete deck of 36 chromolithographed playing cards, numbered but without suits (for cartomancy), each pictorial card with verse and with Dondorf dragon logo, no condition points to note, square corners, versos gold pattern on pale pink, with BD centrally, each card 86 x 53 mm, with original printed explanation booklet, and original printed box, with titel Cartes de bonne aventure, and No.2, also with seller's ticket 'Maison Jules Daveluy Ostende', plus: Rhine ruins, Darmstadt: Frommann and Morian, circa 1880, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended non-standard court cards, each ace with two scenes of old ruins on the Rhine, jack of clubs with anchor trademark, occasional minor spotting, some brown marks to edges, versos blue dotted flowers, each card 92 x 61 mm, with 3 other packs: German scenic views on aces, unknown maker, circa 1880, 52 complete, queen of diamonds with 'F.S.F'; European towns tarot, Darmstadt: Frommann & Bunte, circa 1890, 52 (of 54, without 9 of trumps and spades), soiled, stained and faded; Paris pattern, Darmstadt: Frommann and Morian, circa 1880, 52 complete, a selection of cards from each pack corner mounted onto 7 display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (6)NOTE:First item: Cary collection, Ger 479. The Cary collection example has a Berlin tax office stamp for packs destined for export. Second item: Braun, Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4, BD 1873/2 (pp.64-65).

* German playing cards. Swiss Canton Costumes, unknown maker, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, the court depicting characters in traditional Swiss costumes, and at the corners the arms of two Swiss cantons, each ace with two Swiss views, lightly dust-soiled, a little bowed, few minor marks, versos red dotted hexagons with large central dots, each card 90 x 60 mm, together with: Munchner Jugend pack, Stralsund: Vereinigte Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken (VSS), 1898, the complete deck of 36 colour lithographed playing cards, designed by Julias Diez, lithographed by J.C. Hirth in München, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards daus and 6-10, and 3 single-figure court cards, 2 of hearts with tax stamp, 9 of hearts with 'I D 1897', king of hearts with 'I D' to lower corner, 6 of acorns with 'I D' in the design, 6 of hearts and 7 of bells with trademark stamps (cross with Stralsund arms, and shield with 3 stars respectively), rounded corners, no condition points to note, versos grey with black stags beneath twisted banners, each card 120 x 67, plus: Dutch scenic aces, Darmstadt: Frommann and Morian, circa 1890, a complete Ombre deck of 40 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 10 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 double-ended non-standard romantic court cards, each ace with two Dutch views, some spotting (mainly to pip cards), gilt rounded corners, versos red dotted hexagons, each card 92 x 61 mm, with original red printed wrapper titled 'No. 26.', spotted with a little wear to folds, with 2 other packs: VSS circa 1880, Prussian pattern, 32 cards complete; unknown maker (thought to be German, possibly Belgian), circa 1880, romantic courts, with scenic aces showing views around Heidelburg, 52 cards complete, 16 or 20 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (5)NOTE:First item: these packs of Swiss canton costume cards were produced by various German manufacturers, including C.L. Wüst who was making these decks around 1860 and later (Bube Dame König (1982) 149, and others). The versos of this unusual pack have the same pattern as that in Bube Dame König and also two Wüst packs listed in the Cary collection (Ger 437 & 438) although the latter two are blue, not red as here. However the views on the aces do not correspond with those on any other pack found, and the courts, although generally following the usual designs, have been rearranged with some new figures introduced.Second item: Berry (1995), German 588; Bube Dame König (1982) 108; Cary collection, Ger 507; Fournier, Germanic 174; Hargrave, pp.121 & 124. Third item: World Web Playing Cards Museum 01332/01 & /02. The second example has a wrapper with the title 'L'Hombre No. 26'.

* German playing cards. Transformation pack, Munich: Siegfried Heilmeier, 1989, a complete deck of 56 colour printed transformation playing cards plus title card, from a limited edition no.96/110 copies, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), and 4 jokers, each suit with pips ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the illustrations depicting various sometimes amusing or erotic scenes, square corners, versos plain, each card 102 x 62 mm, with original card box, together with: Four Corners of the World pack (variant 4), Frankfurt: B. Dondorf, circa 1910, a complete deck of Luxus Spielkarten no.207, comprising 52 chromolithographed playing cards, designed by Karl F. Hausmann, each suit relating to a continent (Europe, Asia, Africa, or America), the pips with background monochrome designs, the aces with full-length colour illustrations with maker's details in a horizontal bar, the courts full-length, jack of clubs with maker's details, versos central floral panel with initials BD, ornamental surround, gold edges, rounded corners, each card 93 x 64 mm, with original card box (lacking fold-over flap), plus: Whist pack, Frankfurt: B. Dondorf, 1906, a complete deck of whist pack no.222, comprising 52 chromolithographed playing cards in 4 (French) suits, plain aces, double-ended courts, jack of clubs with 'B. Dondorf GmbH', dusty with some light finger-soiling, rounded corners, versos ornamental pattern with gold, each card 91 x 62 mm, with card box from a similar (no.134) whist pack by Dondorf, with 41 other packs of German playing cards, all 20th century, many by ASS, also including packs by F.X. Schmid, Bielefelder Spielkarten, and another limited edition pack by Siegfried Heilmeier: 'Minister-Skat', 1992, no.22/150 copies, a quantity of cards from each pack corner mounted onto separate display boards, many encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder (with any boxes) contained in individual clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and smallerQTY: (44)

* German transformation cards. WS '87 pack, Germany: unknown maker, 1887, the complete deck of 41 chromolithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 10 (French suits), each with transformed pip cards ace-10, and an additional card depicting a man riding a black cat, initials 'W.S' and '87 to 8 of hearts, 'W.S' also on 5 of hearts, tax stamp to ace of hearts, variable soiling, some stains and rubbed creases, 4 of hearts with surface loss to right border (just affecting image), versos pale green pattern of small 'onions', each card 107 x 64 mm, all cards mounted on display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), together with: Hausmann-Spiel, [or] Luxus-Spielkarte Vier-Erdteile (Luxury Playing-Cards Four Continents), variant 2, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, circa 1870-1880, the complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length court cards, the kings and queens with ornamental backgrounds (brown and green respectively), jacks with pale blue backgrounds, each illustrated ace with a central line with B. Dondorf Francfort in white lettering on gold, the pips with monochrome illustrations, all cards with captions, all cards with gold border containing maker's details in white lettering, border corners rounded with loops, lightly toned and finger-soiled, pictorial versos depicting a floral goddess, with maker's details above, square corners, each card 93 x 64 mm, 33 cards mounted on 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in a clear plastic bag, the boards 59.5 x 42 cm and smallerQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Field #40. This deck, and the original pack it was based on (designed in 1856 by Carl Arnold of Kassel), apparently never had court cards. Second item: Braun (Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4) BD 1858/2 (nr.207, pp.24-26); Cary collection, Ger 516; Hoffman & Dietrich (1981) pp.58-63; Schreiber catalogue, German 219; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 533. Also known as Four Corners of the World packs, these were produced by Dondorf between circa 1858-1914 in four different variants.

* German transformation playing cards. Jeanne l'Hachette type pack, Darmstadt: Maximilian Frommann, circa 1870, the complete deck of 52 chromolithographed transformation playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length courts, the designs printed in brown, 8 of diamonds with initals M F, scarce pale spots, 8 of spades with pale brown mark to lower right side, 7 of diamonds lower left corner lightly finger-soiled, versos blue dotted hexagons, each card 90 x 65 mm, all cards corner mounted onto 2 display boards (one board double-size and folding), the smaller board encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the boards (larger one folded) 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Cary collection 480, 481 & 483; Field 35; Fournier, Germanic 108-9 (for later Frommann & Bunte editions); Mann (Collecting Playing Cards) pp.168-170; Ortiz-Patiño catalogue 73; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 260.Most of the courts and several of the transformations are copied from the Grimaud Jeanne l'Hachette transformation pack, with another 19 transformations taken from the Braun & Schneider pack. The remaining designs appear to be original. Earlier decks had the initials M F on the 8 of diamonds, as here.

* German transformation playing cards. Jeanne l'Hachette type transformation pack, Darmstadt: Frommann & Bunte, circa 1872, the complete deck of 52 chromolithographed transformation playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 full-length courts, the court designs printed in brown, the pips designs in black, 8 of diamonds with maker's initials represented by pseudo-Chinese characters, somewhat toned and dusty, scarce light finger-soiling or minor marks, versos floral design of wavy lines and dots, square corners, each card 88 x 65 mm, 19 cards corner mounted on a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in original? green cloth-covered box with sliding tray (stained with some wear), the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Cary collection 480, 481 & 483; Field 35; Fournier 108-9; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, pp.168-170; Ortiz-Patiño catalogue 73; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 260.Most of the courts and several of the transformations are copied from the Grimaud Jeanne l'Hachette transformation pack, with another 19 transformations taken from the Braun & Schneider pack. The remaining designs appear to be original. Earlier decks had the initials M F on the 8 of diamonds, but this deck is probably circa 1872, as this is when the firm of M. Frommann became Frommann & Bunte and the initials were likely altered at that time to become meaningless pseudo-Chinese characters (see Field 35 and WCMPC no.260).

* Spanish playing cards. Garcia-type Pattern, Torrecilla de Cameros: Señora Pinillos de Vallejo, circa 1855, a complete deck of 40 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, with indices and pintas, comprising 4 suits of 10 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 full-length court cards, 4 of cups with maker's details, 3 pip cards with tiny brown edge spot, cavaliers of swords & cups, and 2 pip cards each with small area of abrasion, versos red paste marbled streaks, each card 91 x 57 mm, with original printed wrapper, bearing the name of Manuel Maria de Vallejo (rubbed with some stains and losses), 20 cards and the wrapper corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a clear plastic bag, the board 59.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Denning (Spanish Playing Cards) p.54; Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain) pp.60-62; Fournier, Spain 174; IPCS pattern sheet 25.Garcia was known to sub-contract the production of his design of playing cards throughout the 19th century. Señora Pinillos de Vallejo took over the business, that her father José Martinez de Pinillos founded in 1835, when her husband Manuel Maria de Vallejo died in 1852. She continued the business until 1970.

* Translucent playing cards. Translucent or 'Biedermeier' Playing Cards with hidden erotic illustrations, [Germany?], circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards, each card with hidden erotic image visible when backlit, single-ended pips, somewhat dusty, some light finger-soiling, a few cards singed (2 with minor edge loss/split) probably caused by holding too near a candle when viewing, plain versos, square corners, each card 87 x 56 mm, the cards corner mounted onto 3 display boards with cutouts (in such a way as to enable backlighting of the cards), encapsulated in clear plastic, (not examined out of display boards), each board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Scarce. Believed to be probably of German manufacture, this deck has been printed from somewhat worn plates. Translucent playing cards became popular in mid-19th century France. Mainly created cheaply as novelties, few complete decks have survived. The cards were created from two layers, instead of the usual three, and appear as normal cards when simply viewed. The upper layer is printed with the traditional face design on the recto, and an additional erotic image on the verso, while the lower layer is blank. The lack of a third layer allows enough light to penetrate the card, when strongly backlit, to view the hidden images. On the court cards, the hidden images were designed to align with the court card image (see Denning, also Wowk, p.66).

Fantastic Four, Ioan Gruffudd signed presentation photograph featuring a colour photograph board, approx 10x8, picturing Gruffudd during his time playing Reed Richards/ Mr Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel (2007) plus a framed double mounted signed card. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A rosewood card table, 19th Century, the rectangular top enclosing a circular green baize playing surface, on facetted support, circular base, with scroll feet, 76cm high x 91.5cm wide x 45.5cm deep

SPQR (Contemporary British), The 5th Man, 2008, spray paint and stencil on canvas, numbered 4 out of 10, authenticated by a playing card signed with spray paint to verso, monogrammed to verso, H.45.5cm W.61cm..

1960s Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts Playing Cards, 36 packs, sealed in original boxes with outer card trade boxes, E, trade boxes F (3 trade boxes)

*Roy Walker [British, 1936-2001]Playing with Animals, 1993bearing artist's label to reverse, with address at Porthmeor Studios, St Ivesoil and sgraffito on card, laid to board41 x 62cmProvenance:Private CollectionProbably purchased at Penhaven Gallery, St Ives

An arts & crafts-style plated playing-card case inset blue & green enamelled oval panel, 2¾” wide; & a similar matchbox-cover.

A manuscript scrap album compiled by 2nd Lt. Philip Wills circa 1942-1946, firstly during his time at the Indian Military Academy as an Officer Cadet in Dehra Dun, and then his subsequent commissioning into the 10th Batallion, 11th Sikh Regiment, the album comprises 55 letters in total sent back to Britain between July 1944 & June 1946, as well as poetry, annotations & sketches, his Indian Army identity card with photograph, loose postcard sized photograph of him and some other associated ephemera loosely inserted, contemporary half leather gilt worn, top board detached, lacks backstrip, together with accompanying album containing a few snapshot photographs (13 in total) of/taken by Wills when in India, various images of military academy at Dehra Dun including Wills posing with squash racquet, playing fields, "D" Coy anti-room, plus images of Missorri, including Savoy Hotel, river Jumna, Himalayas from Missorri etc etc, with 5 pages at front manuscript entries, contemporary leather gilt (2)

A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD CROSSBANDED CARD TABLE, with a double gate legs, the fold over top is enclosing a green baize playing surface, patterned frieze, on turned legs, width 90cm x open depth 90cm x depth 45cm x height 72cm (condition:-playing surface cracked)

A Victorian figured walnut card table, the top, of serpentine outline, folding and revolving to reveal baize lined playing surface and storage well, over plain frieze, turned and acanthus scroll carved column and four splayed supports moving on recessed brass castors. H74cm, 103.5cm x 50cm / 100cm

A 19th century Swiss made cylinder music box featuring the Royal coat of arms. Made by Paillard of St Croix, Switzerland in c. 1880, playing 8 airs.  The crossbanded wooden case with box wood stringing and multi-wood inlays, having a lift-up lid and ebonised interior, the tune card titled 'Piccolo Zither' all white metal player, intact comb and rise and fall zither plate.  19cm x 69cm x 31cm (in working order) To lid and below the lock on the front panel: The Royal Arms, with the Latin “Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense meaning “ 'Evil unto him that thinks evil of it'  and Dieu et mon droit, which means "God and my right", is the motto of the monarch of the United Kingdom. It appears on a scroll beneath the shield of the version of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom

REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND SATINWOOD CARD TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY the bisected banded top with twin folding leaves opening to a green baize playing surface above a frieze drawer fitted with a sliding pen tray and a dummy drawer opposing, raised on square tapered legs ending in brass caps and castorsDimensions:40.5cm wide, 76cm high, 46cm wide, 92cm wide [open]Provenance:Provenance: Newton Don, Kelso; Harrietfield, Kelso; and thence by descentNote: Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit https://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

VICTORIAN WALNUT CARD TABLE MID 19TH CENTURY the fold-over serpentine top opening to a blue baize playing surface above a flower carved frieze, raised on cabriole legs, stencilled maker's markDimensions:86cm wide, 74cm high, 43cm deep

NAPOLEON III EBONISED AND BOULLE MARQUETRY CARD TABLE 19TH CENTURY of serpentine outline, the fold-over top pivoting to open to a green baize playing surface, above a shaped frieze centred with a gilt metal mask, raised on cabriole legsDimensions:94cm wide, 78cm high, 46cm closed

SWISS MUSIC BOX LATE 19TH CENTURY the brass cylinder chiming nine bells and playing eight airs, with original tune card to the lid, in a kingwood banded burr walnut and ebonised case, serial number 20868Dimensions:59cm long, 32cm wide, 25cm high

A Liberty of London playing card case containing two sets of playing cards

A tray of vintage cigarette lighters, a Beney red and black tripod lighter, black Poppell lighter; travel alarm clocks; spectacles; playing card design note pad holder; malachite dish; stone eggs; Lloyds bank money boxes.

An Arts and Crafts style silver card case, probably Charles Edwin Turner, Birmingham, 1913, marks rubbed, together with a Victorian silver cigarette/card case engraved with various scenes, Birmingham, 1892, George Unite, the front cover depicting a man and woman playing with a snail on a wall, monogram to reverse, 7.6 x 10.1, and a Walker & Hall cigarette case, Sheffield, 1913, 6.5 x 8.9cm, total gross weight approx. 8.9oz (3)Condition Report: Arts and Crafts style example: thinning and bending to the silver on both sides of the case - probable erasures and overpolishing. Some scratching and nicking. Opens and closes cleanly. Some bruising to corners and high points. Some wear to decoration. Marks rubbed but generally visible. Some marking to interior. George Unite example: good condition commensurate with age. Some general surface scratching and nicking and a couple of small dings. Hallmarks clear. Decoration in good condition. Opens and closes cleanly. Some heavier scratching to interior. Hinge in good condition. Walker & Hall example: good condition commensurate with age. Some surface scratching, abrasion and nicking. Some light bruising to corners. Opens and closes cleanly. Hinge in good condition. Gilding to interior in good condition. Marks clear. Decoration generally in good condition. 

Two wind vanes, late 20th century, comprising: an Indonesian example, wood, bamboo, coloured tinplate, wire, approx. 43cm high, 54cm wide; and Rock Singer, painted wood, plastic card, spring, safety pin, nylon thread, approx. 55.5cm high; together with: a cowhide and wood rotating drum, 41.5cm high; a Whirlybird flying propeller toy, other propeller toys; and Peasant Dance, Madeira Portugal, bamboo, wood, wire, wool and cotton textiles, raffia, tape, bottle tops, approx. 51cm high (lot) Sir Nicholas Goodison noted: As the wind rotates the vane the three loosely jointed clappers on the shaft strike the bamboo notes. The stronger the wind the faster the notes. The shaft also drives the peasant to raise and lower his arm so that the cow too raises its head as the peasant pulls it. The vane would normally be mounted on a rod or peg on a building – the upright shaft is hollow bamboo – and the vane would turn to reflect the direction of the wind. It wouldn’t last long in a tornado. The peasant appears to be sowing or tilling and the weather is clearly hot. Rock singer: Pulling down on the yellow card raises the playing arm and tilts the guitar. Any rhythm can be played, from short regular strums to grand sweeps in which the guitar moves more dramatically. Pulling the yellow card also creates the music as the blue disc, from which the separate threads lead to arm and guitar, strikes the four hanging metal strips which are tuned to four different notes. This hanging toy is akin to jumping jacks. The singer is stylish, fit for Glastonbury or Hyde Park, with his dark glasses and safety pin ear-ring. We will never know what sort of voice he has but we are probably better off not knowing and the lack of a microphone is a blessing. Peasant Dance: There are five peasants, each with percussion instruments. At the top a male peasant clashes Brisa bottle-top cymbals. Below him two male and two female peasants with castanets on their backs jump up and down, activating the castanets, as the handle at the bottom raises and lowers the striped bamboo sleeve and its platform on which they stand. Beneath the platform are four pairs of Brisa bottle tops which clash together if the movement is vigorous enough. It all makes a rhythmic party noise. Brisa is a Madeiran brand of soft drinks produced by Empresa da Cervejas da Madeira.Provenance:Indonesian wind vane: Purchased, Idonia van der Bijl, 25a Museum Street, London, January 1994.Rock Singer: Purchased, Ducks Toy Shop, Marlborough, Wiltshire, March 1995.Peasant Dance: Purchased, Kristin Baybars, London, May 1996.Roseberys do not guarantee the working order of any automata or toy.

Collection of various bridge and playing card related items to include a set of novelty Doulton jugs, Wedgwood pin trays, Doulton ashtray, various cases of playing cards, whist marker, bridge guide books, playing cards to include Orient Line to Australia etc

A collection of vintage card games to include WW2 Blackout card game, Kardonia 1939 with 46 cards and insructions, Jack in the Box with insructions, believed complete, box tatty, Pratts Perfection Spirit playing cards depicting military vehicles, complete bar 4 of Clubs and Shuffled Symphonies complete with instructions, authorised Disney Mickey Mouse card game (4 games).

The Ernest Sewell Cabinet of Conjuring Tricks a/f., Bezique and Polish Bezique game, two boxed Card Golf by Castell Brothers Ltd., boxed set of Canasta cads with instructions and a wooden box having four sets of playing cards.

A collection of vintage trading cards to include Epic card game, Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, Key Forge, and others, mixed examples to include an original Pokemon Dark Slow Bro Rockets holographic card, together with a Pokemon Collectors' sticker book, and a quantity of various playing cards

Three pieces of Wedgwood dark blue jasperware comprising circular lidded box and two similar playing card shape suite shaped boxes

Case of Casino Related Items, comprising a bag of assorted casino chips, from various casinos, approx. 40 in total, together with large chips from Monaco, Leone, London, assorted souvenirs from many casinos, boxed Grand Slam Bridge Series, business card case and money clip, pack of cards from Casino Rhodes, Australian 22ct Gold Plated 'Two Up Set', key rings, coasters with Texcas Five Dollar inside, boxed playing cards from Stakis Recency Club Edinburgh, coin cups, card dealer, ties, dice, pens, etc. and an Apollo-Soyuz Space Mission commemorative set comprising stamps and a Limited Edition Proof Sterling Silver Coin. Also, a 7" statue of an admiral marked IPN engraved with 'Life is a Mistery So Don't Take it Seriously'.

A leather gilded and painted card box with playing card motifs, a lacquered heart motif card box, a small brass picture frame, brass match box cover and trinket box and a carved vine design jewellery box. H.6 W.20 D.12.5cm (largest)

'He was, indeed, one to be envied - his happy disposition, his peerless ability at our great game, and his glorious death’ The Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Major R. E. Gordon, Royal Field Artillery, the Scottish Rugby Union player capped three times for Scotland in 1913, he scored two tries in his debut against France; he served in Mesopotamia and France and was wounded on 3 separate occasions before being mortally wounded in August 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. R. E. Gordon, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major R. E. Gordon.) these last two with named card box of issue, together with War Office enclosure for the three campaign medals, Registered envelope, and Memorial Plaque (Roland Elphinstone Gordon) with enclosure, card envelope and outer transmission envelope, extremely fine (5) £3,000-£4,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918 (Birthday Honours). Roland Elphinstone Gordon was born at Selangor, Straits Settlements, Malaya, on 22 January 1893, the son of George Dalrymple Gordon, of the Government Irrigation Department, Ceylon, and Georgina Meredith of ‘Alwyns’, Teignmouth, South Devon. He was educated at the King’s School, Canterbury and played for the first XV at right three-quarter between 1909 and 1911, as well as being a member of the five pairs between the same dates. In 1911 he entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, coming forty-fifth in the entry exam. While at Woolwich he became captain of the rugby XV and also represented the Royal Artillery and the Army. On 22 January 1913, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. It wasn't long before Scotland saw his worth and he went on to play for them on three occasions. He played brilliantly against France at the Parc des Princes on 1 January 1913 and scored two, contributing greatly towards Scotland’s twenty one-three victory before going on to play against Wales at Inverleith on 1 February 1913, Wales winning this time eight-nil. His final match was against Ireland, again at Inverleith, this time Scotland emerged as victors twenty nine-fourteen. His international career was cut short when he was posted to India in late 1913 attached to 82 Battery Royal Field Artillery (RFA), stationed at Kirki. In November 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, he was posted to Mesopotamia where he was seriously wounded in action during the summer of 1915 and returned home. Not that he was about to let serious wounds stop him playing: while convalescing he not only coached the RA cadets at Exeter but also played for the Cadet XV during the 1916/17 season. Before returning to the front he played one more big game, this time against the previously undefeated Army Service Corps XV at Rectory Field, Blackheath. It was mainly due to his great performance at the centre that the ASC were beaten, his winning try in the last minute of the match proving decisive. He recovered well and returned to the front in 1917, this time to France. He was wounded again in June of that year and again for a third time in May 1918. He was also awarded an MC in the King’s Birthday Honours of June 1918 and was also Mentioned in Despatches [not traced]. In August 1918 he was wounded for a fourth and final time, this time succumbing to his wounds [on 30 August]. Not even this brave heart could stop his inevitable fate. He is buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery (Extension VIII, B. 3), Somme, France. (Into Touch, by Nigel McCrery refers) Sold with his caps for representing the Royal Military Academy, the Royal Artillery 1911-12; the Army 1912-13, and Scotland 1913; together with an embroidered thistle badge and four small Royal Artillery tunic buttons.

A QUANTITY OF CHILDREN'S VINTAGE PLAYING CARD GAMES TO INCLUDE MUFFIN, ENID BLYTON'S 'THE FARAWAY TREE', ETC

A set of Victorian playing cards, with the backs bearing Third Dragoon Guards crest, GC (1 card missing); another set with floral markings, the title card bears the makers logo of DeLa Rue London, by His Majesty's Royal Letters Patent". VGC £20-30

Victorian burr walnut and ormolu mounted serpentine card table, quarter-veneered fold-over top enclosing baize lined playing surface with reservoir below, raised on cabriole legs, 91cm wide x 51cm deep x 75cm high

George III demi-lune card table, with baize lined playing surface raised on square tapered gaitered legs, 92cm wide x 76cm deep x 74cm high

George III mahogany tulip wood crossbanded and patera inlaid demi-lune card table, fold-over top enclosing fitted green baize playing surface, on square tapered legs, 92cm wide x 45cm deep x 75cm high

A silver snuff box,by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1848, with engine turned decoration to a central vacant cartouche,6.5cm widetogether with a silver card case,by Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1916, retailed by Dunhill, with engraved initials 'G.V.W.H', and miniature playing cards,6cm highand two white metal boxes,each inset hardstones and incised decoration, the largest 4cm wide (4)Condition ReportTarnishing, marks and wear throughout.Snuff box) The edge of the cover has broken off but is still present. Wear to the gilt interior. Card case) Dents to the case. It is not known if the playing cards form a complete pack. Hardstone boxes) Dents and wear to the corners. Split to the smaller example.

A continental filigree white metal and enamelled cylindrical pill box, the cover enamelled with a picture playing card, height 32mm.

Antique silver playing card case birmingham silver hallmarks

A late Regency crossbanded mahogany card table with green felt playing surface, on quatraform base, 67 x 88 x 90cm (open), 70 x 90 x 44cm (closed)Bleaching to the surface throughout. Scratches and marking to the top surface. A long dry crack to the top surface, removing some of the veneer on the side. Slight overhang of the top. Knocks to the base and extremities but some areas are worn. Swing movement is fine. The felt top is in good condition. Slight wobble structurally

Mie Hama signed Women of James Bond You Only Live Twice trading card. Mie Hama ( born 20 November 1943) is a former Japanese actress, television presenter, radio presenter, and author best known for playing Fumiko Sakurai in the 1962 Godzilla film, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Kissy Suzuki in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice, and Madame Piranha in the 1967 King Kong film, King Kong Escapes. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

AN EMBOSSED GILT SCROLL CASE The gilt scroll case embossed with Trojan scenes, with a silver gilt coloured plate with embossed Etruscan script; together with a pair of silver cufflinks, enamelled with playing card suits on a white ground; together with two simulated pearl necklaces Size/dimensions: scroll case 16.5cm high, cufflinks 1.4cm diameter Gross weight: scroll case 90 grams Condition Report: As found Condition Report Disclaimer

A 1930s green morocco travelling bridge case, opera glass, miniature Zuiho Field binoculars and playing cardsfirst moire silk lined fitted interior with four packs of cards pencils and score cards, initialled, a pair of French Flammarion chrome and mother of pearl veneered opera glasses in fitted leather case retailed by Christian Nissen, Helisngfors, a pair of Japanese Zuiho miniature 7x18 Field binoculars, a boxed set of 1930s Lightfoot refrigeration playing cards depicting Polar Bears in fridge card box, etc., (qty)various Condition: Leather opera glass case with distressed lining leather scuffed. Outer sleeve of Lightfoot box worn through and has been taped.

A Cold War period RAF Mk1A (M) personalised bone dome helmet ensemble, the helmet's silver shell decorated with a playing card and red Yin Yang emblem (named to 'Yates'), size 2 regular, serial no. 2537, stores ref 22C/2117, complete with tinted visor with cover, internal web harness, a blue cloth RAF G-type flying helmet (named to 'Phillips'), and an American RAF modified Type A13A/2 Oxygen Mask, dated 1959, with microphone, loom and plug.

A pair of late George III rosewood and crossbanded card tablesCirca 1800Each with line-inlay and stringing, with canted front angles, the hinged top enclosing a baize playing surface, on square tapering legs, 92cm wide x 45cm deep x 73.5cm high, (36in wide x 17 1/2in deep x 28 1/2in high) (2)Footnotes:Provenance The present tables were reputedly purchased from Richard Courtney Fine English Furniture.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pair of George IV mahogany concave-front card tablesCirca 1825Each with a shaped, flame veneered and crossbanded swivel hinged top enclosing a baize lined playing surface, the frieze with a reed-and-disc moulded lower edge, on a ring turned baluster column, terminating in four roundel applied, scroll hipped and channelled downswept legs with brass cappings and castors, 94cm wide x 50.5cm deep x 74.5cm high, (37in wide x 19 1/2in deep x 29in high) (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A silver cigarette boxmaker's mark rubbed, Birmingham 1910 Rectangular form with plain side, the curved hinged cover engraved with the Queen of Hearts playing card and each of the four suits engraved to the corners, length 10.2cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late-17th century filigree silver and enamel counter boxunmarked The cover with applied enamel playing card of the knave of clubs, now containing eight 1787 shillings, height 3.2cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SWISS MAHOGANY AND INLAID MUSIC BOX BY A. HAAS GENEVA playing eight airs, with air card, No. 3930, 16cm high x 51cm wide x 21cm deep (case finish needs attention)

Collection of Depeche Mode memorabilia: 'Playing the Angel' branded card/phone holder, four pin badges inc original 'Violater' era, watch by 'Isis', two 1993 'Songs of Faith and Devotion' tour necklaces by Demilune, two keyrings, a Hublot advertising book.