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A West German clockwork sailor doll playing a drum, with composition head, card body and tinplate hands, feet and drum, 24cm and an 'HMS Victory' sailor doll with composition head, 28cm, (2).

A Collection of Boxed Royal Albert Advertising Playing Card Sets Featuring Various Patterns

A Modern Ebonised Card Box, with Silver Plated Inlay, Two Division Interior with Playing Cards, 16cm wide

A group of items of lion interest;comprising a modern cut glass decanter, c.1960, with a white metal mount, 25.5cm high, a claret wine label in the form of a crowned lion, a needlework embroidered cushion, 27cm wide, a wild cat root sculpture, a pair of beadwork and wire lion sculptures, 13cm high, a lion-decorated enamel beaker, 13cm high, together with other various items to include an EPNS cocktail shaker, and an Ostrich egg and lacquer cased playing card case (qty)Provenance: From the collection of John Rendall, former owner of Christian the Lion.Condition ReportMinor chips to the stopper of the decanterCushion with some stiching loss to one cornerChips and losses to the base of the enamel beaker

Silver Playing Card Holder. 232 g. London 1904, Thomas Bradbury and Sons. Half fluted to main body and oval spiders web decoration to lid.. Stands on 4 bun feet. The bun feet each have a ding.

An Edwardian silver mounted and glazed twin compartment playing card box, Levi & Salaman, Birmingham, 1904, 14.5cm (a.f.).

A Regency rosewood crossbanded mahogany D-shaped card table, hinged top with reeded edge enclosing a baize lined playing surface, outswept tapered square legs, 74.5cm high, 92cm wide, 45cm deep, c.1820

Wooden commemorative box with playing card contents

Edwardian Rosewood Envelope Card Table, the hinged four segment lid opening to a green baise playing surface and counter wells above blind fret carved drawer, raised on cabriole legs united by an under-shelf, 56cm wide x 75cm high

A VICTORIAN GAMES COMPENDIUM with hinged lid and twin flap doors, with associated chess pieces, draughts etc, with cribbage board, card boxes etc, 32cm wide Condition Report:"some glued and key appears to fit lockthe case top has a crack in the timber one of the boxes also has a minor crack to top also comes with additional or added items.appears to lack two small packs of playing cards."

American Civil War Playing Cards. Union Cards, New York: American Card Company, 1862, the complete deck of 52 playing cards, lithographed in blue with red stencilling, the traditional suit signs replaced by stars and American flags (red), eagles and shields (blue), the kings, queens and knaves represented by images of a colonel, the Goddess of Liberty, and a major respectively, ace of eagles with elaborate design incorporating imprint, some finger-soiling, occasional minor marks, knave of eagles with corner crease, pictorial versos lithographed in blue, each card 90 x 63mm, contained together in original card slipcase (with lift-off lid) covered with printed wrapper, toned and a trifle marked, slightly edge-chipped, with short tear to one edge, inner lip with adhered original 2 cents revenue stamp (dated 1864)QTY: (1)NOTE:Fournier, North America 35; Hargrave, pp.343-344; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, pp.180-181; Tilley, p.165; Willshire, Varia 247; Wowk, p.107.These cards, designed by Benjamin W. Hitchcock, were produced during the American Civil War and clearly were intended for sale in the Union states. Willshire rather amusingly describes them as 'of very vulgar character'. The king and knave cards depict the officers in front of a suitable background - in 1863 the American Card Company produced another pack of these cards, but here the kings and knaves lacked a background.

Athalin (Baron Louis). Transformation cards, [Paris, France, 1815], the complete deck of 52 etched transformation playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 cards (French suits), the court cards portraying events relating to named historical figures, with suit-signs (uncoloured) to upper right corners, the pip cards 1-10 depicting a wide variety of scenes, including bear-baiting, Turks smoking pipes, circus dogs, a battle scene, carpenters at work, etc., the suit-signs hand-coloured in either black or red, the plain verso of each card has a near contemporary ink manuscript description (in French) of the scene or event depicted, in a neat calligraphic hand, occasional light toning or minor marks (mainly to edges), each card approximately 95 x 66mm, contained together in 5 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32cmQTY: (5)NOTE:Field 31; Hoffmann, p.50; Morley, pp.118-119; Ortiz-Patino collection, 64.A rare deck of transformation cards in remarkably good condition, and made unique by the fine calligraphic inscriptions on the versos.Field describes these cards as showing 'a high level of artistic ability ... with considerable detail', and the Ortiz-Patino collection states that 'this pack has been considered to be one of the most elegant and finely drawn of all the artistic transformation cards ...'. Apparently Baron Athalin (sometimes Atthalin) designed these cards during a sea crossing from Palermo to Marseilles in 1814, and they were engraved the following year. The knave of clubs has the name 'Ja[que]min Gringonneur', an artist who is known to have painted packs of cards for the French king Charles VI in 1392. It is believed that the figure used to depict Gringonneur is actually that of Athalin himself. The king of spades represents David cutting off Goliath's head with his own sword, after slaying him with the sling stone (although it does appear that Goliath is still living in this portrayal).

Finéde Brianville (Claude Oronce). Jeu d'Armoiries des Souverains et estats d'Europe, pour apprendre le Blason, la Geographie & l'Histoire curieuse ..., 2nd edition, Lyon: Benoist Coral, 1660, printed title card, 47 (of 52) engraved playing cards (French suits), depicting coats-of arms of European states and provinces, with a short description (or blazonment) beneath, each upper left corner with the suit-sign, the court cards are marked R (roi), D (dame) and P (prince), and the aces have been replaced by chevalier cards (marked C), hearts and diamonds with red stencilled suit-signs, dusty with spotting, some brown marks or stains (particularly affecting chavelier of spades), one corner a trifle creased, queen of spades with near contemporary ink deletion of few words, plain versos, each card approximately 89 x 55mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Hargrave pp.61-62; Hoffmann, p.38; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards p.122; Tilley, pp.73-74; Willshire pp.88-90; Wowk p.64.This set is without queen and six of hearts (coeurs), king of clubs (trèfles), nine and two of diamonds (carreaux).When Monsieur de Brianville originally produced these cards in 1659, they had kings, queens, knaves and aces. Apparently this caused outrage amongst some princes and nobles, who felt that their royal blood had been snubbed. The copper plates were seized by the City Council, who only returned them to de Brianville when he agreed to replace the knaves and aces with princes and chevaliers, as here. The suits are arranged thus: hearts for France, clubs for Italy, spades for Northern Europe, diamonds for Spain.

Costume playing cards. Cartes Parisiennes, Paris, France: O. Gibert, circa 1850, printed title card, the complete deck of 52 etched playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 cards (French suits), each with 10 pip cards, and 3 hand-coloured court cards featuring French historical nobility, on all cards the 'black' suit-signs are printed in gold, the 'red' suit-signs in rose-gold, the king and queen figures named at the foot of their cards, the knaves unnamed, knave of trèfles has 'Gibert à Paris', knave of cœurs has 'France', a trifle toned, some spotting, kings of carreaux & cœurs lightly marked, gilt edges, pale blue versos, each card 83 x 55mm, 17 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, the display board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Fournier, France 222; Hargrave, p72; Mann, All Cards on the Table, pp.117-118; Ortiz-Patino collection, 54 & 56; Schreiber, French 75; Tilley, p. 161; Hoffmann, p. 35 (illustration 52b).In All Cards on the Table, Mann describes these (and other similar French fashion-plate packs) as 'well-engraved' and 'much sought after'. The printed title card states Publication des Costumes historiques français et étrangers, 1re série: France: Gibert (sometimes incorrectly spelt Gilbert) also produced similar packs with court cards depicting British historical characters, for an example see Hoffman 52b.

Costume playing cards. Costumes du Temps de Louis 13, Les Mousquetaires, Paris, France: B.P. Grimaud & Cie, circa 1860, the complete deck of 52 chromolithographed playing cards, heightened with gold, comprising 4 suits of 13 cards (French suits), the court cards depicting characters from The Three Musketeers, by A. Dumas, the kings distinguished by a gold coronet above the suit-sign, each ace with suit-sign surrounded by an ornamental wreath, scarce very light toning, 10 of diamonds with few tiny spots, rounded gilt corners, pale pink versos, each card 87 x 57mm, 16 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder (lightly bowed) contained in original card slipcase with lift-off lid (rubbed), blue tartan patterned paper to sides and back, front with paper label replicating one of the cards (toned, a little wear at lid edge), base with bookseller's ticket, inner lip with repair to one corner, the display board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Bibliothèque Nationale de France, FRBNF40917959 ; Willshire, French 59; WCMPC acquisition no. 69.The court cards include portrayals of D'Artagnan, Porthos, Aramis and Athos as the kings, Mme Bonacieux and Lady Winter as queens, and Planchet & Mousequeton as knaves. Willshire states these figures are well and picturesquely designed ... in bright and positive colours, and in parts illuminated in gold. Rather appropriately the knave of clubs depicts Grimaud. In the British Museum copy of this deck, the knave of clubs has the publisher's imprint at the foot. However, both the WCMPC and BNF sets agree with ours in not having this imprint.

Fuller (S. & J., publishers). Imperial-Royal Playing Cards, circa 1830, the complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards, court cards depicting historial figures of France, England, Spain and Turkey, 'Old Frizzle' duty ace, some light dust-soiling, scarce minor spotting, Queen & Knave of clubs with small pale stain to upper right corner, blue patterned versos, 17 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, each card 92 x 63mm, the board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (2)NOTE:WCMPC Collection acquisition No. 204.A title card (not present) identifies the figures as: Spades (England) - Henry VIII, Anee Boleyn, Cardinal Wolsey; Diamonds (Spain) - Charles V, Isabella, Cardinal Adrian, afterwards Pope; Clubs (Turkey) - Solyman the Magnificent, Roxalana, Barbarossa; Hearts (France) - Francis I, Eleonora of Portugal, Cardinal du Bellay.

Fullwood (Samuel, publisher). Queen Anne's Cards, [London], circa 1705, a deck of 51 (of 52, without no.25: 2 of Hearts) playing cards, engraved by Robert Spofforth, each depicting an event in England or Europe at the beginning of the reign of Queen Anne, with printed caption below, and a ruled-off space above containing the suit sign and card value, and a Roman numeral showing the chronological order, the engraver's name appearing on both the 10 of Diamonds and the 4 of Clubs, 'Stock in Hand' red tax stamp to Knave of Clubs, some cards with generally minor brown marks or spots, mainly affecting edges/corners, 3 of Clubs stained, Queen of Spades with 4mm closed edge tear, 5 of Clubs & 8 of Spades with minor wear to a corner, 4 of Spades with old (previously repaired) tear to printed surface (at foot), each card approximately 89 x 59mm, contained together in 3 album leaves with clear pockets, each leaf 33 x 32cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Fournier, British Isles 31; Hargrave, p.197; Ortiz-Patino collection, no.25; Schreiber collection, English 64; Wowk, p.94.This is the first issue of these cards, with the engraver's name on both 10 of Diamonds and 4 of Clubs. An advertisement for these cards appeared in The Post Man (for 30 December 1704-2 January 1705) and also in the Daily Courant (for 1 January 1705), in which was listed various sellers. The last named was Samuel Fullwood, who being a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards was the only person mentioned who was actually entitled to make (as opposed to sell) playing cards. The 'Stock in Hand' tax stamp indicates this particular pack was made before June 1711 (see John Berry, Taxation on Playing-Cards in England..., p.23). These cards were later re-issued by John Lenthall and advertised in his lists of 1713 and onwards as no.XXI 'Royal Cards...' (see also Sylvia Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, p.143).

Lenthall (John, publisher). Love Cards, or the Intrigues and Amusements of that Passion Merrily Display'd, London, circa 1712-1717, the complete deck of 52 uncoloured engraved playing cards, each with an illustration on the theme of love, accompanied by two lines of verse below, each upper corner with miniature playing card incorporating suit sign and value, King of Hearts with red tax stamp of crown within filigree border, dust-soiled with some spotting or brown marks, 5 of Hearts somewhat creased with previously repaired short tear (associated slight surface loss), Knave of Hearts minor wear to lower left corner, 10 of Spades with few faintly impressed short lines centrally, plain versos, each card approximately 95 x 61mm, plus an additional defective 2 of Spades, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32.cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Fournier, British Isles 30; Hargrave p.201; Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.342 (mention only); Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, p.145 (Lenthall's advertisement no.XXIV), illustrated plate III; Ortiz-Patino collection, 9.There appears to be some uncertainty regarding the publishing history of this pack. Several sources name this pack as above, which is the title given to a pack advertised by John Lenthall in 1714, following on from a similarly-named (but probably different) pack advertised in 1709. Some sources also date their packs to circa 1700: although this pack has a 'crown' tax stamp, there are decks in existance which have no tax stamp, indicating that packs identical to this one were made before tax stamps were required in 1711. Finally, in his IPCS journal supplement Taxation on Playing-Cards in England... John Berry concludes that the 'crown' tax stamp, when unnumbered (as here), was used for packs made after August 1712 and before January 1718.

Music playing cards. Pack of New Cotillons variation, [London], circa 1775, the complete deck of 52 engraved playing cards in landscape format, each with several staves of music, the dance name above, with miniature hand-coloured playing card to upper right (in portrait format), variable spotting, mainly to versos and edges, blank versos, each card 63 x 93mm, 18 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of mount board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Ortiz-Patino collection, no.21. Also see Fournier, British Isles 60 (for the New Cotillons cards, by Longman and Lukey, 1782).Rare: this set is unusual, compared to the more commonly found Longman & Lukey set, in that while the music is in landscape format, the miniature playing cards are in portrait. Most of the tunes represented are for the Cotillon, but also included are tunes for The Cossack's Dance, The Roman Dance, The Coventry Dance, The Lango Lee, etc.

Musical playing cards. Les Cartes Musiciennes ou Mille et une Valses pour piano forte, [Vienna, Austria: Jeremias Bermann], circa 1830, engraved title & instruction card (toned and marked with small repair to left edge), the complete Piquet deck of 32 etched playing cards, each with miniature hand-coloured playing card to upper half, single-figure French pattern, the king of clubs with 3 fleurs de lis on his shield, each lower half with 2 staves of music, somewhat dusty, a few minor marks or stains, king of hearts lightly toned, knave of hearts with short crease centrally, plain versos, each card approximately 88 x 56mm, also a slip of paper with near contemporary ink manuscript English translation of the instructions, 23 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder contained in original card box with lift-off lid, the lid with illegible darkened label and lacking 3 sides, the interior lined with pink paper, the display board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Bibliothèque Nationale de France, FRBNF40918552; Fournier, Germanic 76; Tilley, p.150.This rare deck of musical playing cards is cleverly designed so that, as the instruction card explains plusieurs milliers de valses can be obtained. If any eight cards are laid out in order from king down to 7 (ace between knave and 10), disregarding the suits, a waltz tune will be formed, with thousands of combinations possible each forming a slightly different tune.This set is suspiciously similar to a pack produced circa 1820 in London by Edward Wallis, with the title Musical Transformations or Protean Dances. In Wallis's pack the instructions were printed on a label adhered inside the sliding lid of a wooden box. However, what can be recognised of the title label on the box accompanying the pack offered here appears to be almost identical to the Wallis box label: indeed in an image of the only other set of Bermann's cards found with an intact box (see https://www.antiquetoys.nl/2.musical.1.gif) the strong similarities can be clearly seen with only the text altered, the label still depicting the layout of 8 cards in order (as instructed) above a vignette of some dancers.

Rowley and Co. (publishers). European Monarchy, London, circa 1765 -1776, the complete deck of 52 engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13: pikeheads (blue-black), clovers (green), heart on chalices (red), and faceted diamonds (orange-red), each with pip cards 1-10, and 3 copper-engraved court cards printed in blue-black (colour suit-signs to upper left corners), with half-length oval portraits of the kings and queens of England (George III), France (Louis XVI), Spain (Carlos IV), and Prussia (William II), with their attendants as Knaves, aces with allegorical symbols denoting Nobles, Clergy, Citizens, and Peasantry, ace of spades (printed in black) with duty number 1, Rowley & Co, and G III Rex, plain versos, some cards spotted, each card 91 x 63mm, 17 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, the diplay board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Fournier, British Isles 65; Hamilton 141; Hoffmann 55b (illustrated); Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.134; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, p.163; Tilley, p.129; Willshire E.169 & 170.A scarce and unusual pack of playing cards with an innovative design, it can be dated to between 1765 and 1776 from the duty ace which is of the type A1 (modified) printed at the Stamp Office between those dates (see John Berry, Taxation on Playing-cards in England from 1711 to 1960, IPCS Papers No.3, 2001). The pack in the Victoria and Albert Museum has been dated to between 1774 and 1776, but it is not clear how they arrived at this narrower date range.This attractive deck was an attempt by Rowley & Co. to introduce an alternative to the traditional suit signs and imagery, but it did not prove popular. The intention was clearly to make the French suit-signs more consistent with the Italian origins of their names, with pikeheads for piques, clovers for trèfles, faceted diamonds for carreaux, and hearts on chalices (or cups) for coeurs. The cups were probably included to connect with the early Italian suit of cups, which was believed to represent the clergy, as is explicitly the case here with the ace depicting a bishop's mitre, staff and cross.

Transformation playing cards. Beatrice, or the Fracas, 1st edition, London: Rudolph Ackermann, [1817], the complete uncut pack of 52 playing cards, comprising 13 mixed method engraved plates on thin card, each depicting four playing cards with classical figures and scenic backgrounds, forming the complete deck of 52 cards (French suits), court cards with contemporary hand-colouring, red suits with stencilled suit signs (a couple lightly smudged, as produced), light dust- or finger-soiling to some margins, queen of clubs with single spot to lower edge, knave of clubs with very faint background mark, two plates of pip cards with previously repaired closed tears (one with brown mark to 8 of diamonds and single spot to 8 of hearts), each card approximately 90 x 63mm, each plate approximately 19.8 x 14.4cm, contained together in original portfolio, with stiff front and back covers, worn, one remaining side flap (partly detached), front cover with one of the plates reproduced as a paper label (rubbed and browned), with title at head 'Pictorial Cards', and imprint at foot, printed price to lower right overwritten in early ink manuscript '10/6', faint ink manuscript centrally, the portfolio 21 x 15cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Field 22: `One of the most artistic and imaginative transformation packs`; Ortiz-Patino collection p.72. Scarce in this format. The cards were not issued in playable form but were commonly cut up for use, and therefore rarely survive intact in their original uncut plates. According to Field this particular format, produced as a complete collection of loose plates within a portfolio, was issued before the more commonly found edition published by Ackermann as monthly parts in the magazine Repository of Arts.

Translucent playing cards. Translucent Playing Cards with hidden erotic illustrations, [Paris, France?], c.1865, a complete deck of 52 colour-stencilled playing cards, the court cards with wood-engraved images, each card with hidden erotic image visible when backlit, the hidden pictures in the court cards being mis-matched with the visible court characters, plain versos, rounded corners, lightly dusty, few number cards with spotting or marks, some corner tips creased, 3 of Clubs creased, Jack of Spades with 1cm closed tear from upper edge, 8 of Hearts lacking upper left corner tip, each card 90 x 57mm, 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: (3)NOTE:Scarce. 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. However in this set, because the upper and lower layers have been mis-matched, the hidden images do not correspond to the court images, creating somewhat incongruous scenes.

Harris (John & Wallis, John, publishers). Historical Pastime or a New Game of the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third, London: J. Harris & J. Wallis, December 1st, 1803, hand-coloured engraved game, with 157 numbered pictorial circles, arranged in a spiral, terminating in a central oval portrait of King George III, sectionalised and mounted on linen, dust- and finger-soiled, some marks, several light pinpricks (mainly to blank areas), upper left blank corner with ink manuscript ownership inscription, a little wear to some linen folds, 55.7 x 53.5cm, together with 48pp. booklet ‘Rules and Directions for Playing the Historical Pastime …', 1810, half-title, first few leaves somewhat spotted and worn, original buff wrappers (strengthened inside and loosely resewn), housed together in original card slipcase (worn), engraved pictorial label to front panel (rubbed and soiled), also with a 19th century ink manuscript instruction booklet, part copied from the original, together with: Harris (John, publisher), The Jubilee, an Interesting Game, London, January 1st 1810, hand-coloured engraved game, with 149 numbered pictorial divisions, arranged in a spiral, leading to a central portrait of King George III enthroned, sectionalised and mounted on linen, dusty with a few marks, some staining to folds, 55.5 x 52.5cm QTY: (2)NOTE:Whitehouse pp. 27-28. The Historical Pastime game first appeared in 1802 and was regularly updated with the changing monarchs until the reign of Queen Victoria.First item: This historical race game, devised specifically for the education of young children, has 158 playing spaces numbered in a clockwise direction. They represent events and characters in English history from William I to George III. The Rules booklet here present is dated 1810. It clearly a reprint of the booklet that was first issued with this game edition (as indicated by the title and by the phrase on page [7] ‘... ending with the Accession of George the Third’). However, the final paragraph on page 47, which originally simply read ‘Son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and grandson of George the Second, ascended to the throne in 1760’ has been updated by the addition of a description of George III’s reign. In 1810, John Harris published ‘The Jubilee’, a new game which focused on the years of George the Third’s reign, therefore this updated Rules booklet must have had a very short lifespan, as it was almost immediately superseded by the new game (see below). Second item: This variation on Harris’s Historical Pastime games was designed as a sequel to their first game of that name, picking-up where that game ended at the ascension of George III and continuing through the 50 years of his reign until the date of publication.

Vintage Board Games and Gollies. A collection of 8 vintage children's games, including: Peek-A-Boo Cat and Mouse Game, Rhode Island: P.H. Hillard, very worn, The Black Cat Fortune Telling Game, The Doctors and the Quack, Game of Doctor Quack, Little Kittens tidley wink games, Three Little Kittens The New Tiddley Wink Game, London: Spear & Sons, Tom Kitten Jig-saw Puzzle London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1 piece damaged upper left, budownictwo still in cellophane wrapper, boxes worn, some incomplete, plus 5 cloth vintage Gollies including one made of cloth and felt, 'One of Dean's Rag Knockabout Toys', a Wendy Boston Playsafe Toys and two Robertson Marmalade Gollies, with packs of playing cards, playing card games, tarot and a box of badgesQTY: (23 plus a box of badges)

A collectors lot to include medium size House of Cards, designed by Charles Eames, playing card size House of Cards, Chinese made construction set in original box, wooden construction set in original wooden box plus playing cards. 

An attractive Tunbridge ware card box, of elongated octagonal form, the hinged lid inset with a mosaic panel of flowers within a border of geometric mosaic and a broad angled border of star form mosaic, the sides with a narrow geometric mosaic border and a broad floral mosaic border, the interior in original colour printed paper with two card lids and two incomplete sets of 'Goodhall and Son' playing cards, 19 x 15.5 x 6cms.

Eight pin cushions, comprising a rectangular silver mounted example depicting St. Paul's Cathedral, Birmingham, 1905 by Charles Penny Brown, 5.5 x 4.2cms, a square form example in silk printed with a chess board, bevel edge mirror to reverse, 5cms, a pair of silk booties, a playing card, a natural shell, a silver pig and a vegetable ivory disc form example. (8) From the collection of the late Sue Read

Five bone pieces, some probably French Prisoner of War work, comprising a stiletto with fist terminal, 10cms, a similar knife handle, 9cms, an apple corer, 7.5cms, a circular bone box the lid engraved and coloured with four playing cards and complete with four bone playing card discs, 3.1cms dia., and a folding knife in the form of a fish, 12cms. (5)

Hodges (Charles, publisher). Astronomical Playing Cards, London, c.1828, a complete deck of 52 hand-coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13: pike heads (blue), trefoils (green), hearts (red), and diamonds (gold), the court cards depicting Roman gods and goddesses, the pip cards 2-10 portraying the constellations overlaid with the suit signs, and 3 aces representing spring, summer and autumn, the ‘Old Frizzle’ duty ace with the name of Stopforth & Son, gilt edges, plain versos, few minor spots or marks, some light toning and dust-soiling, Queen of Clubs (Diana) with faintly impressed lines, each card 96 x 63mm, the cards corner-mounted onto 3 lightweight display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), with original blue-green printed card box, lid lacking top panel, rubbed and faded, some discolouration and soiling, a little wear to some edges, one narrow side of lid with surface loss, one side of box faintly printed with ‘New Royal Playing Cards Patronized by His Majesty Published by Charles Hodges 27 Portman Street, Portman Sq. London’, the other side with ‘London Printed and Published by Charles Hodges Bookseller & Stationer [?] 27 Portman Street Portman Square’, each display board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, p.137; Tilley, pp.152-153 (illustrated p.113); Wowk, p.145.This pack is the second issue of these cards engraved and printed by Stopforth & Son and published by Hodges: the original printing lacked suit signs and comprised 36 pip cards only. H.T. Morley describes this “very carefully engraved, and beautifully finished in colours” pack of cards as being “worth studying, not only for its historical, but also for its artistic value” (see Old and Curious Playing Cards, 137). Catherine Perry Hargrave explains that “the workmanship is beautiful” (see A History of Playing Cards, 212).

Hodges (Charles, publisher). Geographical playing cards, London, 1827, the complete deck of 52 hand-coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13: pike heads (blue), trefoils (green), hearts (red), and diamonds (gold), each suit representing a continent (Europe, America, Asia, Africa), the court cards depicting individuals from that continent and heightened with gold, King of Spades (George Washington) card with hand-painted crown to upper left corner, each pip card numbered 2-10 depicting a map of the named country, and the 4 aces with a map of the relevant continent, no tax stamp or duty ace apparent, gilt edges, plain versos, scarce minor spotting or faint marks, Austria with small brown marks towards right side, each card 96 x 63mm, with original rules booklet entitled ‘A Brief Explanation of the Countries, &c. Represented by the New Geographical Playing Cards’, all edges gilt, original blue watered silk wrapper, mark to rear cover, a little wear to extremities, 12mo, 32 cards corner mounted onto 2 lightweight display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (these cards not examined out of display boards), the remaining cards and booklet contained together in contemporary dark green morocco slipcase, with lift-off lid, rubbed and lightly marked, with a little wear to extremities, all surfaces blind-tooled, front of lid with gilt-lettered ‘Geographical’, each display board 54.5 x 40cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Hargrave, p.179; Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.134-136; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, p.161; Morley, p.139; Ortiz-Patino collection, 14.The accompanying booklet describes the various figures portrayed on the court cards and the countries they represent, for example Saladin (for Egypt) as King of Clubs, and Robespierre (for France) as Knave of Hearts, noting that these characters are depicted “by tasteful and accurate representations”. The booklet takes pains to note that “Washington, though he was in reality the President of a republic, yet, as the principal individual connected with the history of the United States, is here represented as the King of Spades.” The booklet goes on to boast of “the accuracy and beauty of the geographical engravings (which are executed in the first style by an eminent artist)”.According to Sylvia Mann (All Cards on the Table), this pack of Geographical cards was a copy of a French pack from 1825, and was made for Hodges by Stopforth & Son. Mann states that this pack, together with the related Astronomical pack by Hodges, were “the last of the finely engraved English packs (p.136). H.T. Morley describes these as “a very artistic pack” and the court cards as “very finely engraved and beautifully finished in gold and colours”.This pack was later reissued by William and Henry Rock. However in their edition the suit signs are initially printed in black and then stencilled in colours, whereas the suit signs in the Hodges set were printed (outlines and hatching) in colour before adding the stencilling - as here. In addition, the Hodges edition has the hand-painted crown added to the King of Spades card, which the Rock edition lacks.

Lenthall (John, publisher). A set of 49 (of 52) playing card maps and two explanation cards, circa 1717, uncoloured engraved playing cards in the first state, minor staining and handling marks, each approximately 95 x 60 mm, contained in a modern purpose-made book box in panelled calf with a chemise and recess for the cardsQTY: (49)NOTE:Kathleen Wowk. Playing Cards of the World p.96. Sylvia Mann Collecting Playing Cards. p.136. Sylvia Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.132. A very scarce item of English cartographic history with very few collections in existence. This John Lenthall edition is a re-issue of Robert Morden's playing card maps but without the normal foliate borders which identify a Lenthall issue. Extant examples are rare with the Bodleian Library holding eighteen cards, The Beineke Library at Yale has seventeen cards, and the British Library and Cambridge University Library have none. Although advertised for over thirty years very few copies are recorded in existence today. We cannot find any record of a near-complete pack in this first state and must conclude that it is probably unique.

Lenthall (John, publisher). Geographical Cards of England, with part of Scotland and Ireland, and the adjacent parts of France and Flanders, describ’d to tabulate upon the Ace of Harts and the Ace of Diamonds, London: printed for and sold by John Lenthall, [circa 1712-1717], the complete deck of 52 playing cards, the 4 aces with printed description, directions, and list of counties, the remaining cards formed from an engraved map of England and Wales, hand-coloured in outline and dissected into 48 cards, each card with stencilled suit sign in black or red, the 48 map cards with ink manuscript number or Queen / King / Knave, ace of hearts with red ink tax stamp, plain versos, some light spotting, and minor marks, occasional light offsetting, 2 cards with very slight adhesion scarring, each card 95 x 58mm, with contemporary sleeve, formed from (presumably waste) playing cards of plain design, stitched together and covered in marbled paper, rubbed with some minor wearQTY: (1)NOTE:Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.132 (illustration); Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, p.140 (no. XII); Wowk, p.96.Campbell, Tony. “Chronicle for 1991.” Imago Mundi, vol. 44, 1992, p. 140: 'The Geographical cards of England, John Lenthall [c.1718-44], (40 of 52 cards, each composed of a section of the map of England engraved by James Moxon). Sotheby's 14 November 1991 [Lot]...210'.This extremely scarce pack of early geographical playing cards was created from a map of Britain engraved by James Moxon, itself based on an earlier version by Adais. When Moxon died in 1708, John Lenthall obtained many of the plates Moxon had engraved and reissued them. In this case he reprinted Moxon’s map to be cut into a set of playing cards, with suit signs and numbers added by hand. In All Cards on the Table, Sylvia Mann suggests a date of c.1700 for these cards, which could have been true for earlier copies without a tax stamp. However, in his IPCS journal supplement Taxation on Playing-Cards in England... John Berry concludes that the 'crown' tax stamp, when unnumbered (as here), was used for packs made after August 1712 but before January 1718.

A William IV rosewood card table, hinged top enclosing a baize lined playing surface, panel column, moulded socle, incurve rectangular base, bun-capped brass casters, 74cm high, 91.5cm wide, 45cm deep

Thin Lizzy: A Factory Sample Pressing Of The Album Remembering Part 1,1976,Decca SKL 5249, double-sided 12inch, with pink Decca Factory Sample Not For Sale labels, recording details in black ballpoint, with letter on Decca Record Company Limited stationery dated 28th June, 1976, typewritten, from Frank Rogers, Label Manager, to John Peel, ...enclosing an advance pressing of Thin Lizzy's compilation album - ''Remembering Part 1'', to be released in August. Phil Lynott was most anxious for you to have this as soon as possible, accompanied by a Decca (Home/Export) Long Playing info sheet with John's Peel's track timings in black pen, in die-cut plain inner with Peel's inventory no. 3101 and plain card coverFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Y A PAIR OF SATINWOOD, ROSEWOOD CROSS BANDED AND POLYCHROME DECORATED DEMI-LUNE FOLDING CARD TABLES IN GEORGE III STYLE, OF RECENT MANUFACTUREEach hinged floral decorated top opening to a green baize playing surface each 75cm high, 92cm wide, 46cm deep

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA ACTION FOLDING CARD TABLE PROBABLY IRISH, MID 18TH CENTURY The hinged top opening to a baize inset playing surface 72cm high, 84cm wide, 40cm deep (when closed)Condition Report: There are some marks, scratches, knocks, chips, splits and abrasions consistent with age and use.The top with some movement so that the hinged top does not sit flat; there is variable fading; some splits and repairs to the hinge area. The original inset replaced by stretched velvet.The frieze with some veneer splits, patches and cracks, some filled. Some cracks to the top visible from the underside; replacements to some hinges; some later blocks, some missing; a later inset thin section of timber to the underside fixed only at one end with two screws; the front frieze with a cut out notch to the underside. A later section of carving applied to the front left leg.The front right leg loose jointed. One claw and ball foot spliced. One leg with a crack and some filler.There is little visual evidence of worm.Please refer to the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A 19th Century Victorian mahogany envelope card / games table having a four section folding metamorphic top with inlaid borders revealing green baize playing area. Single drawer to the frieze and raised on tapering leg with spadefoot with brass castors. Measures 73 x 53cm diameter. 

WW1 British Podmore Ware Crested China model of the London Cenotaph, 165mm in height: Wooden Trench Art Box for Playing Card containing a set of "Game of Flags" playing cards: Bone Tongs: WW2 British Lamp, Electric No1, maker marked "JL Ltd" with WD Broad Arrow.

Edwardian inlaid mahogany demi-lune card table, fold over top revealing baize lined playing surface, raised on square tapered supports with peg feet and castors W76cmDimensions: Height: 76cm  Length/Width: 76cm  Depth/Diameter: 38cm

A group of vintage games, including a leather cased Piquet and Bezique set, with Goodalls' gold medal playing cards, Thomas de las Rue & Co and Chas Goodall & Son, London, two brass whist markers, two leather card bezique and rubicon markers, an early set of Monopoly with card playing pieces, The 'popular' compendium of nickel plated puzzles, two jig-saw puzzles 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf', a set of bone and ebony dominos, and two playing boards. (1 box)

A collection of Mauchline ware, to include apothecary jar and cover printed with a view of Eastcliff Southwold, game counter box the hinged lid printed with a view of Stirling Castle from the backwalk, playing card box with a view of Cowgate St Kirkintilloch etc

A collection of assorted boxes to include early 20th century oak cutlery canteen, oak glove box, playing card box etc

Railway Interest - Late Victorian walnut novelty playing card box, modelled as a train tender with planked roof and car suit motifs, on four wheels and buffers, 14cm long x 10.5cm high, enclosing a pack of Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee playing cards in red Morocco pouch, (2)

Late 19th Century Swiss four-cylinder musical box on stand, the 33cm barrels each playing six airs as details on printed and handwritten card "Fabrique de Geneve... Vingt-quatre Airs Harpe Piccolo Rechange... Encicopedique... 2 Cylindres Tremolo.. 2 Cylimdres Harpes", Lith. A. Haas, Geneve & Mulhouse, inscribed '22240' in pencil to the card, mechanism apparently unmarked, complete two-piece steel comb, in walnut and ebonised case with crossbanding, 93cm across handles x 33cm x 22cm high, on original table base with turned supports and frieze drawer enclosing three further barrels, 103cm x 59cm x 74.5cm high, (requiring restoration)

Antique mahogany playing card box, 13x12x9cm

Set of Four Tiffany & Co. Playing Card Decorated 8" Side Plates, together with a boxed set of playing cards in lacquered box, and a cribbage board in lacquered pattern box.

A collection of 8 assorted sets of adult erotic playing cards featuring pin-up and glamour models. Together with a Parade playing card case.

A George IV mahogany card table,c.1825, the rounded rectangular top with strung detail, enclosing a red baize-lined playing surface, raised on reeded column supports and four outswept legs, terminating in brass caps and castors,91cm wide45cm deep72cm highSome lifting to stringing to left hand side of top. Small splits to stringing. Some slight warp to top. Scratches, wear and some discolouration. Two splits to edges of top. Knocks, chips and losses to edge. Some stains and marks. Wear, rubbing and holes to baize. Swivel action good. General knocks and wear to supports. Some splits and scratches to legs. Evidence of glue repair beneath legs. Tarnish and discolouration to brass. Joints solid and sturdy.

VINTAGE & LATER PLAYING CARD PACKS, jigsaws and games including wooden chess sets, dominoes, ETC

An Edwardian inlaid fiddle back mahogany and satinwood banded card table, hinged swivel top with baize playing surface, two frieze drawers, square tapered legs, on castors, 91 x 45 x 75cms.

Jonathan Pryce, a signed 3. 5x2. 5 James Bond 007 Tomorrow Never Dies playing card, in character as Elliot Carver. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

PRESTON AND FILM INTEREST; a signed lobby card by Owen McGiveneny (1884-1967), together with an album of fourteen postcards depicting Owen in various acting roles, each signed, also various letters, newspaper articles, etc.Footnote: Owen McGiveney was born in Preston in 1884, died in Woodland Hills Los Angeles in 1967, the latest credit he had was playing Charles in 'Flop Goes the Joker' in the 1967 television series 'Batman'. He was also in films and shows such as 'The Outer Limits', 'Bewitched', 'The Monkees', 'The Eleventh Hour', 'Perry Mason', etc.

GOLD CHARM BRACELET, FRENCH, 1930s the bridle link bracelet with assay marks and incomplete makers mark *M suspending eight charms: lighter with an enamelled heart flame; number plate with 13.X111, assay mark; an ace of diamonds playing card with red enamel decoration (damaged), assay mark ; a chick and egg, assay mark, bulldog with black enamel detail, indistinct makers mark; a key and heart padlock; a Sagitarian archer makers mark and a key assay mark length approximately 192mm, 14.8gr.

A William IV rosewood card table, hinged top enclosing a baize lined playing surface, panel column, moulded socle, incurve rectangular base, bun-capped brass casters, 74cm high, 91.5cm wide, 45cm deep

An Adam Revival mahogany demilune card table, folding top enclosing a baize lined playing surface, above a deep frieze carved and applied with a fluted urn, moulded tapered square legs, spade feet, 76cm high, 77cm wide, 38cm deep, c.1920

An oak after-dinner or dessert combination serving trolley and card table, hinged top enclosing a baize lined playing surface above an open undertier, channelled legs, casters, 76cm high, 68.5cm wide, 40.5cm deep

A late 19thC crown and anchor wooden and inlaid folding board, showing the four playing card suits, 63cm wide.

A GEORGE II WALNUT AND FEATHER BANDED FOLDING CARD TABLE CIRCA 1735The hinged top opening to a baize inset playing surface and counter wells74cm high, 83cm wide, 41cm deep (when closed) Provenance: Property from the estate of the late Joe Constantine.Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld splits and cracks, some chips and losses, the top has some inset veneers to mend old holes, there are also some splits and cracks running across, there is some colour variation and fading There are old damages and repairs to the tips of the feet There are some signs of old woodwormThe handles are original, there is no lock by designThe interior is dirty and with white mould spots, there are also marks and holes, overall would benefit from removal and replacement Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD CARD TABLESLATE 18TH CENTURYWith ebony stringing and green baize inset playing surfaceseach 73cm high, 91cm wide, 45.5cm deep (when closed)Provenance:From the London property of a former Australian Prime Minister