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Magic The Gathering TCG.Pixie Queen. Legends Expansion MTG card. Provenance: from the collection of a former player who started playing around the release of Unlimited Edition.

Magic The Gathering TCG. Golgothian Sylex. Antiquities Expansion MTG card. Provenance: from the collection of a former player who started playing around the release of Unlimited Edition.

Magic The Gathering TCG. Cleanse. Legends Expansion MTG card. Provenance: from the collection of a former player who started playing around the release of Unlimited Edition. Condition Report: Light played

Pokemon TCG. Two Pokemon Cards, one Legendary Collection reverse holo Gastly 76/110 and a Japanese Gengar from the Old Maid playing card decks. Condition Report: The Gastly is in played condition the Gengar is in near mint condition.

Magic The Gathering TCG. Cyclopean Tomb. Unlimited Edition. Cyclopean Tomb Unlimited Black Knight MTG card. Provenance: from the collection of a former player who started playing around the release of Unlimited Edition.

An Autobridge playing board; various playing card games; various coloured plastic gaming counters, cased; together with various loose Lattaque military game soldier pieces; & various painted lead & plastic farm animal models, soldiers, etc.

Edwardian inlaid mahogany foldover card table, rectangular top enclosing a playing surface, splayed tapering legs, 55x39cm, height 76cm.

A 20TH CENTURY OAK SMOKERS CABINET, the double doors with bevelled glass panes, that are enclosing a fitted interior, width 41cm x depth 19cm x height 45cm, along with four ebonised playing card boxes, one for each suit, all containing cards, condition report: no door key, all with general signs of wear and usage, unknown if decks are complete

Dr Piffle & the Burlap Band - Full Moon Bootleg 2012, white label in brown card cover with original lyric insert, with the vinyl surface in excellent condition and both the cover and inserts being very straight, sharp and the record in overall very good condition. This cult Australian band has been described as a "Ten Piece Tribe of Raggle Taggle Gypsy Punks playing Folk Music!" and this is an interesting and hard to track down example of their first recorded release.

A Mid XIX Century Swiss Rosewood Cased Musical Box, with inlaid and painted decoration, playing twelve airs, pinned brass cylinder (30cm long) with steel comb and striking on six bells, the lid with printed and handwritten tune sheets, inscribed 'Lith Picard-Lion Genéve Depose', with key, 66 x 30.5 x 38cm.Several alrge and deep scratches to top and border, scratches to front and wear to panel, wear to feet, tune card badly foxed, wear to rim inside, does play when wound - no guarntee given, steel comb rusty.

* Miscellaneous Ephemera, including Certificate of the Freedom of the City of London, for George Glenny Anderson, 12 October 1843, a vellum document granting freedom of the city, admitting George Glenny Anderson of London, Maker of Playing Cards, printed in calligraphic style, with name and dates in brown ink, City of London armorial to the left of text, 7.4 x 39 cm, mounted with a card noting details about George Glenny Anderson, framed and glazed (15.5 x 60 cm), original storage tube mounted on black card and adhered to side of frame, 2 colour lithograph advertisments for sheet music, comprising: Thought Reading on the Brain, and The Scientific Simpleton, together with other playing card related ephemera, including two folders of greetings cards, and related ephemera, circa 1890 and later, including: a complete set of 50 Holloway's Sports Series cards, with card wrapper (worn), Royal Flying Club cards, Xmas 1918 greetings card, programme of music for The Mansion House 1 March 1892, first day issue lottery ticket Sat 19 November 1994, 9 playing card related mounted adverts, instruction and rule booklets, stamps, etc., QTY: (a large carton)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.

* German playing cards. Swiss Canton Costumes, Frankfurt am Main: C.L. Wüst, circa 1850, 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, at the corners the arms of Swiss cantons, each ace with two Swiss views, jack of clubs with Wüst star, ace of hearts with tax stamp, occasional minor spotting or brown marks, ace of spades with red marks (possibly ink transfer during original colouring process), few pip cards stained and soiled, 3 creased (one with short closed edge tear, one with puncture marks), versos red dotted hexagons with central large dots, each card 92 x 61 mm, together with two later copies of the same pack, both C.L. Wüst, the first circa 1860, identical to the first pack except without Wüst star to jack of clubs, tax stamp on ace of hearts, scarce minor marks, king of hearts with minor abrasion to one coat of arms, king of clubs a little finger-soiled at one end, some pip cards soiled, stained or creased, versos as above, with a contemporary red morocco-covered cards box with lift-off lid, the second pack circa 1870, identical designs (again without Wüst star) but improved engravings, tax stamp to ace of hearts, toned with some spotting, occasional finger-soiling or marks, versos red trellis pattern of dots and stippling, plus: Java Speelkaarten (Nr.17E), variant 2, Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, for Gumprich & Strauss, Batavia, circa 1880s, 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 court cards, the court cards portraying members of the Dutch royal family and military figures, each ace with two views in Batavia and decorative gold borders, Dondorf logo on jack of clubs, toned and dust-soiled, some marks (mainly to pip cards), queen of hearts with small brown mark to edge, rounded gilt corners, versos green floral design with the importer's company name, each card 93 x 64 mm, with one other pack with scenic aces, unknown German maker, circa 1850, 52 complete, kings XP5 pattern, non-standard queens, aces with views around Heidelberg, versos dotted wiggly lines, 16 or 17 cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cmQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First three items: Bube Dame König (1982) 149; Cary collection, Ger 437 & 438; Fournier, Germanic 123 (also referenced as Swiss 34).Fourth item: Braun, Schriftenreihe 'Spielkarten' band 4, BD 1874/1 (pp.66-68); Hoffman & Dietrich (1981) p.192-193.This deck fits most closely to variant 2, but with some similarities to variant 3: The queen of hearts is Emma, the jack of clubs has just one Dondorf logo, and the text on the jack of hearts is a single line. However, the king of clubs appears to have the shorter sabre. The gold border on the aces are difficult to firmly distinguish in the poor quality images in the book, but ours possibly fit best with the variant 3 aces.

* Grimaud (B.P.). Cartes Indiennes, Paris, circa 1890, a pair of complete decks of 52 chromolithographic playing cards (French suits), heightened with gold, 3/4 length courts depicting people in Oriental costumes, decorative aces (no tax stamp), floral or foliate backgrounds to all cards: that of the pip cards being different for each suit, no indices or maker's names, one jack of spades with a couple of very faint marks to costume, otherwise no condition points noted, rounded gilt corners, versos white anemones on a patterned gilt band against a decorative background of either green or red, each card 92 x 64 mm, each pack contained in original two-part box, outer slipcases with decorative title panels matching the card versos (one green, the other red), the boxes lightly dusty with one or two minor marks, the green pack additionally with original inner paper wrapper (opened one end), printed to match the box design, with attached printed manufacturer's band (torn to open at one end)QTY: (2)NOTE:Cary, FRA 368 (later version with indices); Fournier, France 369.

* Indian playing cards. Dashavatara Ganjifa, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India, circa 1950, a complete deck of 120 hand-painted and lacquered circular paper playing cards, comprising 10 suits of 12, each with pip cards 1-10 and 2 court cards, all finely detailed, with decorative outer border, rubbed and edge-chipped, some dust-soiling and occasional marks, 3 pip cards with minor surface chip centrally, 3 pip cards creased, versos plain red, diameter 80 mm, with original paper covered hand-painted and laquered wooden box (some wear to extremities), the sides and sliding lid with brightly coloured image of Vishnu(?) seated, the lid underside with remnants of two near contemporary paper labels, 9.8 x 10.4 x 10.3 cm, together with: Dashavatara Ganjifa, Rajasthan (type II), India, circa 1880, 110 (of 120, without raja and mantri of Nara-Sinha and Vamana, mantri of Varaha, raja and 10 of Kalki, mantri & 2 & 9 of Kurma) hand-painted (in gold and colours) and lacquered circular playing cards, worn, with surface losses and creases, versos red with single white line border, diameter 78 mm, with accompanying typewritten letter dated 1949, from D.E. Barrett, Assistant Keeper, Department of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, to A. Green-Armytage of Bath, contained in original paper covered hand-painted and laquered wooden box (some wear to extremities), the sides and sliding lid with leafy white flowers on a red ground, some surface chips to one end, thin horizontal crack along one side, 9.9 x 9.4 x 14.5 cm, plus: a group of 39 hand-painted circular leather(?) playing cards, possibly Mysore, India, or Nepal, comprising 3 sets of pip cards 1-10 (2 cards possibly on paper), with the same pip signs (round objects) in yellow, green or pink, and 6 'court' cards: 3 animal heads (two horse, one tiger), and 2 Hindu figures possibly in uniform, each bust rising from a crescent moon, one sun rising over a landscape, with 3 further possible pip cards depicting figures (servants?) holding flags, each flag with a number in Hindi (15, 16 & 17), each card with single yellow line border, rubbed and cockled, one pip card with small hole near edge, plain terracotta versos, diameter approximately 75 mm, with: a Ramayana Ganjpa deck, Sonepur, Orissa, India, circa 1900?, a complete deck of 144 hand-painted and lacquered circular fabric playing cards, comprising 12 suits of 12, lightly rubbed in places, versos plain red, diameter 41 mm, wooden box with lid, any decoration or covering worn away, and 3 other 20th century decks: two Mogal Ganjifa from Orissa, circa 1970s, both 96 complete, and a Indo-European whist pack (circular cards, some defective), probably Sawantwadi, circa 1950?, 47/52, a quantity of cards mounted with nylon wire onto 8 display boards (52 x 54.5 cm and smaller), encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in their boxes or other modern containersQTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Third item: A collated 'pack', with 12 of the cards received from Syliva Mann.

* French playing cards. Cartes à Rire, Jeu des Journaux, Paris: Grandebes, circa 1819, 39 (of 52, without A-2, 6, 8 spades, A-2, 6 diamonds, 3, 6, 8 clubs, 3-4, 10 hearts) hand coloured engraved and captioned playing cards (French suits), designs attributed to Baron Louis Athalin, full-length courts representing Parisian newspapers, pip cards with humerous scenes, lightly dusty, ace and 2 of hearts and 4 of spades with brown marks, square corners, versos plain white, each card 91 x 62 mm, together with: Costumes Historiques Français et Etrangers, Paris: Le Bourgeois, circa 1870, a complete deck of 52 hand and stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), single-figure courts portraying named French historical nobility, each with publisher's details at top, uncoloured scenic aces, toned, some spotting (especially to pip cards and AH), no indices, rounded corners, gilt edges, versos plain yellow, each card 83 x 54 mm, plus: German playing cards, North German pattern, Stralsund: Vereinigte Stralsunder Spielkarten Fabriken, circa 1880, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, QC & JC with maker's details, AH (toned and lightly spotted) with German tax stamp (1879-1888 and later), few pale spots, no indices, square corners, versos blue dotted wiggly lines, each card 91 x 58 mm, with another 121 German and French decks, late 19th-20th century, most with original box, none checked for completenessQTY: (124)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World [71] & [659]; British Museum 1896,0501.731.1-52 (Schreiber, French 97); Cary, FRA 325; Field #27.Second item: Ortiz-Patino 54 & 56 (for the Gibert edition, see also 55 for a similar pack by Le Bourgeois). This costume pack was originally produced by Gibert. Avril et Cie then re-issued this design, followed by Le Bourgeois, who was in business between 1868-1875.

* Playing cards. Mesmaekers Freres, Turnhout, Belgium, late 19th century, 20 sample packs of Great Mogul playing cards, each comprising 12 court cards only (French suits), colour lithographed single-figure, no indices, square corners, many with stencilled number to upper corner, 3 packs with additional ace of spades: one stating 'Manufactured in Belgium', the other two 'Manufactured abroad for Champneys & Co., London', various patterned versos, original decorative wrappers printed in gold & colour, 16 with large outer decorative wrapper, most with manufacturer's decorative paper sealing label, all complete, some toning (variable quality cardstock), scarce light spotting, wrappers with occasional toning or marks (generally minor), few small tears, with another Mesmaekers Freres sample pack no. 5022, double-ended French pattern-type courts, each with maker's name, also aces of spades and clubs, original wrapper (toned and slightly spotted, some small losses and tears to folds), with manufacturer's sealing label, together with: English pattern miniature pack, unknown maker, early 19th century, 48 (of 52, without AS, 5 & 7H, the 10H added from a similar deck) stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single-figure courts of early design (JC with full arrow, KC with imperial orb surmounted by cross), all on laid paper, with additional Swan card, featuring an uncoloured engraved swan on water, some faint toning, 7C with near contemporary ink manuscript ownership inscription on verso ‘Elizabeth Jones who is now Mrs Marklove, Berkeley’ (with associated early ink staining on recto), no indices, square corners, plain white versos, each card 28 x 21 mm, AS and 5 & 7H added as modern hand-drawn copies, plus: Antoine van Genechten, Turnhout, Belgium, late 19th century, nine sample packs of Great Mogul Superior Cards, each comprising 12 court cards only (French suits), six packs lithographed with stencil colouring, each with stencilled number to one corner or top edge, one pack single-figured, the rest double-ended, no indices, square corners, various patterned versos, the other 3 packs colour lithographed, double-ended, no indices, rounded corners, 2 with patterned versos, one with dark blue floral posy on blue, original wrappers (some tears and generally small losses), printed in gold & colour, with another 20 decks (most complete) including: two French Gatteaux pattern, one 1816-1829, the other circa 1830; a matching pair of commemorative World War I decks, Brepols, 1919; Goodall pack, 1920s, in unopened Type W3 tax wrapper, card versos with motorcycle and sidecar, and others, plus 20 card games (not checked for completeness), including: The Amusing Game of Golliwog (De la Rue, circa 1902), Abrégé de l'Histoire des Empereurs (Renouard, 1809), Shuffled Symphonies (Disney), Household Words (John H. Pray & Sons of Boston), Hallo! Funny Face (1908, a game of making faces from various facial parts), many with original box (often defective), plus some playing card-related ephemera: [Diderot & D'Alembert], 5 (of 6, without plate 4) engraved plates relating to cardmaking, taken from The Grande Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers; a Valentine's card, by Raphael Tuck, with a WW2 soldier as the King of Hearts; 2 tax wrappers, Great Mogul by Josh. Hunt & Sons, and For Freedom by Chas. Goodall & Son (both defective); and a 4 pp. ink manuscript document 'The Patiences', circa 1870-1880 (detached along folds)QTY: (78)

* Grimaud (B.P.). Jeu Louis XV, No.1502, Paris, circa 1895, a pair of unopened decks of 52 chromolithographic playing cards (French suits), contained in original decorative boxes, one red and one blue (lightly toned and dusty, blue box front panel with tiny surface loss centrally), each flap with unbroken maker's paper seal, together with Jeu Louis XV, No.542, Paris, circa 1895, a pair of decks of patience-sized chromolithographed playing cards as above (French suits), the blue pack unopened, the opened red pack comprising 52 cards (complete), double-ended courts, 4 French indices, rounded corners, gilt edges, versos showing yellow roses within a red outer decorative border, each card 66 x 44 mm, each pack contained in original decorative box (lightly toned and dusty), one blue and one red, blue box with unopened paper seal to flap, the red box with remnants of paper seal, plus a further pair of Jeu Louis XV, No.1502, both opened, each with 52 cards plus joker and blank card (although both boxes state 52 Cartes Whist), occasional very light dust-soiling, red versos as described above, blue versos showing pink roses within blue outer decorative border, each card 92 x 60 mm, original decorative boxes (one red, one blue), blue box flap a trifle creased with 1cm tear to top edge, the red pack additionally with original outer paper wrapper, neatly opened (two short tears), printed in red only, very slight wear to cornersQTY: (6)NOTE:Cary, FRA 371; Fournier, France 325 & 326.

* Austrian playing cards. Trappola pack, Linz: Johann Georg Pichler, 1803, a complete 'leading to the Viennese Type I' deck of 36 stencil coloured woodcut large Trappola playing cards (Italian suits), single figure courts, ace of batons with dated tax stamp, also with maker's name partially erased, 2 of swords with 'In Linz', variable discolouration or spotting (mainly affecting pip cards), few cards with slightly delaminating corners, 2 of batons lightly rubbed, 2 of coins with one foliage section seemingly deliberately scratched out, ace of batons somewhat soiled with horizontal crease, and one corner lightly worn, versos small black pattern, each card 138 x 60 mm, 26 cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards (each 40 x 54 cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder in a plastic boxQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.See Klaus Reisinger, Trappola, page 102 for a very similar deck by Pichler. Interestingly, page 178 describes a similar but later double-ended deck where the maker's name on the ace of batons has also been mostly erased. Reisinger explains that those particular cards, which were produced by Joseph Schmid of Linz (active 1843-1848), had been printed from the woodblocks of his predecessor: either Johann Georg Pichler or Johann Nepomuk Edlmann (as only the first name 'Johann' remains). Reisinger also notes that, as the city coat of arms for Linz remains unchanged on the 2 of swords, this indicates that the original maker was also working in Linz. The deck offered here has retained 'Johann Georg' on the ace of batons, indicating that the original cardmaker was indeed Pichler. These cards must be earlier than those described by Reisinger, as not only do they have the dated tax stamp, but the maker's name on the ace of batons has been erased after printing - by scratching away the surface - rather than being neatly removed from the woodblock before printing occurred (as in Reisinger's example). It seems these cards were printed by Pichler, but sold after he ceased trading (died?) by another cardmaker who removed Pichler's name before selling them. However, they are too early for this to be Joseph Schmid (who published the pack cited in Trappola), so it must be another, unidentified Linz cardmaker of the very early 19th century. To add to the mystery, it appears that the hand holding the baton on the ace of batons has also been deliberately scratched away, presumably when the maker's name was erased.The trappola decks listed by Reisinger as 'leading to the Viennese Type I' typically have Turkish characters for the courts of swords and cups, as this example shows.

* English playing cards. Standard pattern?, Hunt & Sons, 1819-1823, a complete deck of 52 playing cards in unopened Great Mogul tax wrapper, label type L4 (plate B, die 15, 2nd re-cut), lightly dusty, some faint spotting to sides, otherwise very good condition, together with a Standard pattern type HB1 deck, Hunt & Sons, circa 1819, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), type A5 ace of spades (die 52, 1st re-cut), single figured courts, dusty, few minor marks, 5S and JD with some light staining (mainly to edges), versos plain white, each card 94 x 64 mmQTY: (2)

* Playing cards. Boer deck, Parow, South Africa: Cape Times Ltd, for S.A. Playing Cards in Odendaalsrus, 1961, the complete deck of offset printed playing cards, 52 plus joker and 2 title cards, suits are wagon wheels (green), shoes (red), horns (blue), tent pegs (black), courts are a Boer (jacks), a Boer woman (queens) and a Kommandant (kings), aces are the president, Dutch indices (ace = P) rounded corners, versos maroon wagon wheel above a Boer hat and a rifle, in the background the Voortrekker Monument, each card 88 x 63 mm, original box (slight wear), together with: Whist no.260, Altenburg, Germany: Vereinigte Spielkarten Fabriken (formally Schneider & Co), 1924, a complete deck of 52 plus joker chromolithograph playing cards (French suits), AH with Italian tax stamp and dated 1924, 7H with imprint, Art Nouveau aces and double-ended courts, rounded corners, versos pale pink roses on pale green, each card 93 x60 mm, original box (lightly soiled, some wear), plus another 125 decks, mostly 20th century, from various countries: Greece 3, Netherlands 9, Hong Kong 3, Hungary 3, Iceland 1, Italy 9, Germany 52, Russia 1, South Africa 3, Spain 17, Surinam 1, Sweden 9, Switzerland 14, many with original box (none checked for completeness)QTY: (127)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.

* Walsh (David, 20th century). Alice and the Queen of Hearts, watercolour, pen and ink, with some scratching out, on artist's board, depicting an angry Queen of Hearts pointing towards a cross armed Alice, three figures with playing card bodies lying on the floor, and red paint tipped onto the grass, signed upper left, image size 29.2 x 19 cm, sheet size 34 x 26.5 cm, mounted (45 x 34 cm)QTY: (1)

* Mexican playing cards. Spanish National pattern, Mexico: Don Pedro Cappe, circa 1830, 39 (of 40, without 7 of coins) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Spanish suits), with pintas, ace of coins with maker's details, knight of cups with AIVA, soiled and browned, some rubbing and marks, few stains, corner worn round, 7 of cups with small corner loss, 3 of clubs with stitched edge tear, versos blue trellis type pattern, each card 87 x 56 mm, 20 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.From 1777 all playing cards sold in Mexico had to be imported from Spain: it was only in 1811 that Mexico could again produce its own packs. Mexican-made packs from before the 1860s, such as this one, are scarce (see Denning, The Playing-Cards of Spain, pp.142-144). We can find no reference to this Mexican maker or his ca

* Playing Cards. Erotica, a collection of approximately 30 decks of playing cards, mostly late 20th century, various publisher's including: Aslam-Orion Press, Galleria d'Arte Cortina, editions du Soleil-Lion, Bizarre Games, The Cortina Art Gallery of Milan-Italy, Editions Dominique Leroy Snel, etc., cards approximately 95 x 66 mm, some decks partly corner mounted on 19 sheets of black card, (52.5 x 39 cm), remainder of each pack housed in an individual bag with corresponding number, almost all with original boxes, mostly in good condition, (not checked for completeness)QTY: (a carton)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.

* Playing cards. Bohemian (Prager) pattern, Vienna, Austria: Josef Glanz, circa 1870, a complete deck of 32 stencil-coloured wood engraved playing cards (German suits), daus of hearts with Wein, daus of acorns with maker's name, 8 of bells with maker's ink stamp and Austrian tax stamp, a couple of very faint finger-marks, X of acorns with a 14 mm tear to bottom edge, otherwise seemingly unused, square corners, versos red, black and white zig zags, each card 94 x 55 mm, together with: Lemberg pattern type II, Vienna: Ferd. Piatnik & Sohne, circa 1922, a complete deck of 32 chromolithograph playing cards (German suits), daus of acorns and of hearts with maker's details (in German and Polish), 8 of bells with jockey logo and Austrian tax stamp, king of hearts with a couple of tiny dents to upper right, original wrapper (some tears and small losses) bearing 1920 tax band and USA tax sticker, and titled Polnische National 111, plus another 76 decks, and a single ace of spades, mostly late 19th-20th century, from various countries: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, all in plastic bags, many with original box, some incomplete (none checked for completeness)QTY: (88)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.

* Boyle (Eleanor Vere, 1825-1916). Six original illustrations to Child's Play, circa 1852, a group of six fine original pen and black ink illustrations on thin card, four heightened with brown ink, each with handwritten caption or verse, including a design for the titlepage: Child's Play, E.V.B. with a quotation below ' "Deep meaning lieth oft in childish play" Schiller.', the other illustrations depicting Wee Willie Winkie, Here we are on Tom Tickler's ground, Cuckoo, Mary, Mary, quite contrary, and I had a little Castle upon the sea-side, some minor or light soiling (mainly to sheet edges), generally in good condition, each 248 x 177 mm (9 3/4 x 7 ins)QTY: (6)NOTE:Six of the seventeen drawings Eleanor Vere Boyle executed for Child's Play, issued by Addey & Co. in 1852. This first edition of Eleanor Vere Boyle's first book, a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes, was issued with monochrome illustrations after her original drawings printed by the anastatic process. Comparison with the later and inferior colour wood-engraved Sampson Low edition of 1859 shows how much more of the artist's detailed penwork is preserved in the original edition. Considered one of the most important female illustrators of the mid 19th century, Boyle moved in artistic circles which included the painters Charles Eastlake, Thomas Landseer, and Sir William Boxall (1800-1879), later director of the National Gallery (1866 to 1874), who was also Eleanor's painting tutor.An exhibition of EVB's original drawings and watercolours, entitled Sketches, Dreams and Drawings, was held at the Glass Studio at Leighton House in April 1902. In the preface to the catalogue, William Hardinge commented ‘To those who have once come under this magic, it is a spell as unmistakable as Blake’s or Rossetti’s.’ (page 118). EVB was indeed a mystic and visionary who admired greatly Blake, describing his art in an undated letter to her close friend Lady Eastlake: 'Blake is marvellous as only he can be. In some (many) of his drawings there is a feeling, a grasp of imagination as impossible for the present day mind to understand as to imitate – the feeling in them is as fine as possible – but I can understand how the people sneer, and say ‘he was mad’.' (unpublished letter formerly in the collection of Margaret de Wend Fenton, great-great granddaughter of EVB).Another original drawing for the same publication was sold in these rooms in June 2024 (Modern Literature, Private Press, Original Book Art, Pop-Up Books, Playing Cards & Games, 20 June, 2024, lot 549) along with two smaller related sketches, and some proof engravings after the illustrations, which were contained in a contemporary album inscribed by Eleanor Vere Boyle to her friend and art tutor Sir William Boxall. The present works originate from the same private collection.

* Jaques (John & Son, publisher). The Characters of Charles Dickens: An Interesting Game, circa 1880, the complete deck of 52 cards plus rules card and 'Receive one counter' card, printed in red & black, comprising 13 sets of 4, 10 sets featuring both an image and description of the named character, 3 sets with text only, all cards with variable toning, square corners, versos plain purple, each card 93 x 66 mm, contained in original two-part box (soiled with some wear), front panel with colour printed title label, with imprint Jaques & Son, Hatton Garden and 'Price one shilling', rear panel with printed label advertising The New Indoor Game of Bumble Puppy, and with adhered near contemporary seller's ticket of John E. Stafford, The Bazaar, Western Rd., Brighton (priced 8 3/4d), together with a group of 5 game-related booklets, early-mid 19th century, comprising: 2 from the Hoyle Abridged series - A Treatise on Back-Gammon [and] A Treatise on the Game of Draughts, both by Bob Short, 1823; The Fashionable Piquet-Player, published Hunt and Sons, 1838; The Modern and Fashionable Game of Ecarte, by Le Chevalier Rossillon, [1840?]; The Fashionable Whist-Player, by Reuben Roy, circa 1850, also another similar booklet: The Parliamentary System of Short Hand, by Thomas Parker, 1833, plus a deck of Happy Families, by John Jaques & Son Ltd, circa 1905 (lacking 2 cards), in original box, and 3 boxes of Court Series whist score cards, probably 1920s -1930s, possibly by Goodall, including 2 boxes of Progressive Whist score cards with Art Nouveau style covers (no. 348), and one box of Whist score cards, with a terrier dog holding playing cards in its mouth (no. 349), all with attached pencils (not checked for completeness)QTY: (11)

* Austrian Tarot. Ballerina Tarock, Vienna, Austria: E. Knepper & Co., 1865, the complete deck of 54 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards, AH with maker's stamp dated 1865, and Austrian tax stamp (1858/59 to 1877), JD & JC with maker's details, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 20 trumps portraying ballet dancers, trump I showing a jester and dancer (all bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI), and Fool card, very lightly dusty, 2 or 3 single foxing spots, square corners, versos blue lattice pattern, each card 105 x 57 mm, 41 cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards (each 54.5 x 40 cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder in original box with lift-off lid (top and base repaired, slight wear to extremities), front panel with a copy of trump IIII, inner lip with seller's ticket: Theyer & Hardtmuth, zur Stadt Nurnberg, Wein, also with later ink initials dated 1910QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Kaplan I, p.309; Reisinger, Tarocke II pp.358-364.Some believe this pack to have been published in honor of the famous Viennese prima ballerina, Fanny Eissler. However Reisinger disagrees, as the dancer had not appeared on stage since around 1850, 15 years before these cards were made.

* Austrian playing cards. Venetian pattern variant, Vienna: Giusepe (ie. Josef) Glanz, circa 1865, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards (Italian suits), non-standard double-ended named courts, kings representing Oriental rulers, the knights their European adversaries (Crusaders?), king of batons with maker's details and Austrian tax stamp, aces with Italian mottoes, few very minor marks, square corners, versos dots and flowers repeating pattern, each card 101 x 46 mm, together with: Soldaten Tarock No. 217, Vienna: Ferd. Piatnik & Sohne, 1918, the complete deck of 54 chromolithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts representing the Central Powers: Germany diamonds, Austria-Hungary hearts, Ottoman Empire spades, Bulgaria clubs, full-length trumps with Roman numerals at each end, depicting scenes from World War I, pip cards ace-4 (red suits) and 7-10 (black suits), ace of hearts with Austrian tax stamp and maker's details/jockey logo, no indices, toned, soiled and rubbed, round corners, versos ornamental pattern with central Iron Cross, each card 115 x 65 mm, plus: Andreas Hofer Pack, Innsbruck: Josef Fasser, circa 1880, the complete deck of 36 stencil-coloured wood-engraved playing cards (German suits), full-length courts (most named), Welli card with artist's name (E[dmund] v[on] Wörndle), Imperial tax stamp, maker's and printer's names on 7 of hearts (J. Fasser mostly scratched out), 7 of leaves with seller's name and 'copyright' information dated 1878, the cards depicting Andreas Hofer (ober of hearts) and other figures and scenes relating to Tyrolean history, lightly toned, some faint spotting, square corners, versos orange, black and white zig zags, each card 96 x 55 mm, with 17 other Austrian decks, 19th and 20th century, some incomplete, including a probably Austrian (possibly German) deck of 52 cards (French suits), double-ended non-standard courts, circa 1860; and a standard tarot deck by Joseph Glanz, circa 1880, a quantity of cards from most decks mounted with photo corners onto 21 display boards (one folding, double), some encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, 3 with original boxes, one with wrapper, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and similarQTY: (20)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Second item: Kaplan I, page 318.

* Grimaud (B.P.). Jeu Moyan Age, No.555, Paris, circa 1900, the complete deck of 52 chromolithographic playing cards (French suis), designed by Gaston Quénioux in the Art Nouveau style, double-ended courts in costumes of the Middle Ages, with traditional French pattern names, each also with maker's name, JH with additional maker's name on shield, pip cards with floral backgrounds differing in each suit, no condition points noted, no indices, rounded gilt corners, versos pink roses on blue and red ground, each card 92 x 62 mm, contained in original two-part decorative box, dusty with light spotting, very slight wear to aperture edge of outer slipcase, together with Dondorf (B.), Shakespeare Spielkarten, No.192, Frankfurt, circa 1925, the complete deck of 52 chromolithographic playing cards (French suits), with joker and title card in German, double-ended courts, JC with maker's name, AD and title card lightly spotted, 2 German indices, rounded gilt corners, versos gold ornamental design on blue, each card 92 x 60 mm, contained in original decorative box with flap, rubbed, some wear to edges, front panel with maker's initials and dragon symbol (horizontal scratch), plus Modiano, Napoletane No.97, 1943, a complete deck of 40 offset printed playing cards (Spanish suits), ace of coins with Italian tax stamp and a second stamp Agos. 1943, 5 of swords toned with some spotting, rounded corners, versos black and white ornamental pattern with maker's name, with three dated Control slips, and original printed wrapper (torn with losses), with 44 other early-mid 20th century decks, various makers including Grimaud, Dondorf, Piatnik, Faustino Solesio, ASS, packs include several patience-size (including 3 twin packs in boxes, 2 packs unopened in wrappers), also Jean Picart le Doux double-pack set (De La Rue), a patience-sized Jeu Louis XV no. 542 (without box), a pack of 32 by Leonard Biermans of Turnhout, with Dutch indices and Dutch scenic aces in black & white (circa 1940), Le Jeu Des Allies & Victory, both by Mesmaekers Freres of Turnhout, Dondorf packs include 3 medium (nos. 163, 229, 235) and 3 small-sized (nos. 24 and two of 26) patience packs, and a standard-sized No.402 Whist-Karten with courts in style of Middle Ages, most believed complete in original boxes and generally good condition, but a few incomplete, some without boxes, also with 23 Kensitas Cigarettes silk flagsQTY: (47)NOTE:First item: Cary, FRA 373.Second item: Braun (Dondorf) BD 1895/1c; Cary, GER 527.

* Indian playing cards. Dashavatara Ganjifa, Cuddapah (Dekkan) type, Nossam, Andhra Pradesh, India, circa 1884, 111 (of 120, without rajas of Kurma & Kalki, raja & 7 of Krishna, mantris of Varaha & Nara-Sinha, mantri & 1 of Vamana, 6 of Rama) hand-painted and lacquered (possibly metal primed) circular playing cards, with much gold, each suit with gold-stippled background, but Krishna all gold, court cards named, pip cards numbered, occasional rubbing (especially Kurma suit), some minor edge chipping, few cards with small flake of surface loss, versos plain red, diameter 50 mm, original hand-painted (in gold and colours) and lacquered wooden box with sliding lid, some rubbing and small chips, the sides and ends illustrated with the incarnations of Vishnu, the lid with Krishna standing on the snake Kaliya (some wear to Krishna's face and adjacent part of snake), the lid also with place and date (Nossam, 1884) in English, alongside inscriptions in Hindi/Telugu?, box underside with near contemporary typewritten label 'Fe', 6.3 x 6.4 x 17 cm, together with: Erotic deck, possibly Orissa, India, circa 1950, a complete deck of 52 hand-painted and lacquered circular playing cards (French suits), each with single suit sign and index (A-K), the cards portraying a couple in various erotic positions, repeated in each suit, KS with some discolouration to female's face, versos plain red, diameter 74 mm, plus: Naqsh pack, probably Bishnupur, West Bengal, India, circa 1980, a complete deck of 48 hand-painted and lacquered circular playing cards, comprising 4 cards of each design (one-saheb), rubbed, some craquelure and edge chips, one 4 card lightly creased, a one card with small surface loss, versos plain brown, diameter 87 mm, with 7 more Indian packs: Ramayana ganjifa (complete), Orissa, circa 1990s, original box; Dashavatara ganjifa (117 of 120), circa 1950?, original box, and another pack almost identical but very worn; Ramayana ganjifa (142 of 144, plus 2 duplicates), 1994, original box (unusual thick-walled with crude painting including peacocks on sides); Mogul ganjifa, Rajasthan type I (89 of 96), circa 1880, original box; Mogul ganjifa (complete), ashtamala type, Orissa, late 20th century; Mogul ganjifa, Orissa, bazaar quality (complete), circa 1990QTY: (10)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Mann #237B (almost identical). Third item: Hopewell (2010), pages 32-33 & Fig.30.

* Austrian Tarot. Tourist Tarock, Graz, Austria: Ferdinand Pittner, circa 1875, a deck of 54 chromolithographed playing cards (French suits), formed from two part-packs, pip signs stencil coloured, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards, kings and two knights with caricatures of tourists, other courts showing local people, JC with maker's name, AH with imprint, Austrian tax stamp, and trademark, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 20 trumps depicting landscape views of Styria, Trump I showing country folk dancing (all bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI), and Fool card, dusty and toned, trumps II-XXI finger-soiled with some minor marks, square corners (some lightly rounded from use), versos moire pattern in red or black, each card 108 x 61 mm, 41 cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards (each 54.5 x 40 cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder in a plastic bagQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Reisinger, Tarocke III pp.468-471. This deck is formed from two part-packs: trumps II-XXI and ace of diamonds have red moire pattern versos (21 cards); trump I, Fool, all courts and remaining pip cards have black moire pattern versos (33 cards). The trump cards show popular tourist destinations, mainly in the Duchy of Styria, while several court cards satirise the mountain tourists. According to Reisinger, this Tarock is one of the first chromolithographed games in Austria (p.468). He also describes how, because of the lack of precision in the printing, the landscape scenes have an additional appeal.

* Wallis (John, publishers).The Elements of Astronomy and Geography. Explained on 40 Cards beautifully engraved and coloured by the Abbe Paris, 1st edition, No. 16 Ludgate Street, London: John Wallis, 15th July 1795, 40 hand-coloured engraved numbered cards, designed by Louis-Michel Pâris, on faintly watermarked laid paper, depicting various astronomical and geographical diagrams, plans and instruments, very lightly bowed, variable toning, each verso with explanatory note, each card 92 x 62 mm, 15 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board (54.5 x 40 cm), encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in original open slipcase with ribbon (some minor rubbing and marks), printed paper label with engraved vignette laid onto front, over marbled paperQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Another copy of the same set of playing cards is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession number: E.820-1939). Only one other complete copy traced at auction: Christie's London, 15 March 1995, lot 11. Louis-Michel Pâris (1740-1806) was a French priest and teacher who produced these cards as a teaching-aid for his pupils. He first engraved and coloured the set published by John Wallis in London in 1795: Pâris lived there for several years at the end of the 18th century before returning to France.

Spencer (Gilbert, 1892-1979). A group of five Christmas cards from Gilbert and Ursula Spencer to Lady Ottoline and Philip Morrell, circa 1930-1935, five printed Christmas cards, each with a monochrome design by Gilbert Spencer to front (depicting four people warming their hands at a fire with various animals, an angel in a cloud pointing to a shepherd with sheep in an enclosure, a winter scene with fireplace inscribed 'when icicles hang by the wall', a seated figure in academic gown within an oval inscribed 'At a Balliol Concert', and a lady playing a harp before with a group of boys singing), each with printed address of Burdens Farmhouse, Twyford, Shaftesbury, Dorset, or 38 Lansdowne Crescent, Ladbroke Grove, W. 11, together with three copies of Gilbert and Ursula Spencer's marriage announcement, dated December 30th, 1930, printed on Whitchurch watermarked hand-made paper, each with monochrome illustration of a young man with a basket on his arm standing beside a pigeon house, each signed in ink by Gilbert Spencer, and an original posted handwritten posted envelope from Gilbert Spencer to Lady Ottoline and Philip Morrell, 10 Gower Street, London WC1, 255 x 190 mm and a slightly smaller, together with other similar greetings cards fromvarious members of the Garsington circle: a woodcut Christmas greetings card from Pansy & Henry Lamb (1883-1960), printed on thin paper (somewhat creased), a small monochrome reproduction of a painting by Mark Gertler, entitled A Bouquet of Flowers, inscribed in capital letters by Gertler '"A Bouquet of Flowers" by Mark Gertler. To wish you a Happy Christmas', a 1930 printed calendar with colour illustration and verse by James Stephens, inscribed 'to Dear Lady Ottoline and Mr Morrell from Cynthia and James Stephens', in blue ink, a printed Christmas card from Stephen Tennant (1906-1987) to Lady Ottoline inscribed Ottoline from Stephen, December 1934, a colour reproduction of William Blake's The Act of Creation' published by A. Edward Newton, circa 1925, the reproduction inscribed 'to Ottoline from Augustus Birrell, New Year, 1926' , with original envelope addressed by hand to The Lady Ottoline Morrell, The Manor House, Garsington, Nr Oxford, a 1937 calendar anonymously inscribed in ink 'to the most graceful lady who walks in the Square', signed with a horseshoe symbol, an unsigned Christmas card for 1933 printed at the Poulk Press, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire in an edition of 150 copies, a Medici Society printed booklet containing the second chapter of St. Matthew, printed by the Curwen Press, and a Christmas card from Romano Gazzera (1906-1985) to Julian Vinogradoff, inscribed and sgned by Romano & Graziella in Italian, and dated 1959-1960QTY: (17)NOTE:Provenance: From the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938): thence by descent.Gilbert Spencer, younger brother of Stanley Spencer, studied fine art at Camberwell, the Royal College of Art RCA, the Slade School, where he was highly influenced by Henry Tonks. He joined the teaching staff at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford following his service in the First World War. Lady Ottoline had already purchased a major work by Gilbert Spencer, The Seven Ages of Man, for the Contemporary Arts Society in 1914, as well as Spencer's A Cotswold Farm 1930-31 (now in Tate Britain).The Poulk Press was founded by Nancy Nicholson, sister of Ben Nicholson, in the early 1930s; the colour linocut nativity scene is likely to have been designed by her.

Lady Honoria Cadogan (1813-1904)"Bridge of Sighs, Venice""Ducal Palace, Venice"Watercolour, together with three further works on paper to include an indistinctly signed and dated monochromatic chalk study depicting a lady playing a harp, signed F K Ingall and dated 1850?, a further head study of a lady reclining and an embossed card depicting a rustic figure standing in a landscape, 7cm by 10cm, 35.5cm by 27.5cm, 11.5cm by 17cm and 14.5cm by 10.5cm respectively (5)

Assortment of James Bond Playing Cards, Card & Dice Gift Set. Spy cards (with tins) and similar with Playskool Big Frank (working) in mixed lot. Condition Fair to Good

Vintage cards games including Pepys' "Kargo Card-Golf", Waddington's "Lexicon", Goodall "For King and Country" and other playing cards including a cased bridge set

A late 19th century Meissen porcelain figure of a lady card dealer standing in front of a tripod table with playing cards in her hand, dressed in classical lace-trimmed attire, c.1870-1900, blue crossed swords mark, incised F64, 16cm high. Condition: some chipping to lace, slight wear to gilding.

A deck of 'Socialist Playing Cards' designed by L.H.Marcy, Mary E.Marcy and R.H Chaplin, copyright 1908 by Charles H. Kerr & Company. 52 cards plus Joker card and title card, each card has a rhyme, and the 12 courts are all original caricature satires of capitalists and monopolists, judges, the military, and policeIf there is no condition report shown, please request

FIVE SETS OF NODDY AND ENID BLYTON RELATED PLAYING CARDS, 1950s - 70s including Happy Families and Snap, two Famous Five card games, and a scarce Faraway Tree card game, all Pepyslargest box 9.5cm long

Cigarette cards, Canada, W C MacDonald approx. 400 cards in album various series mainly with playing card fronts, but various Advertising, Warship & Aircraft backs. Some duplication, but in many cases these appear to be minor date variations printed on the card (gen gd/vg)

Trade issues, Fry's, a selection, 5 fold out 12" rulers, 3 metal and 2 card, a spinning top, (with original envelope), 3 complete packs of playing cards (all with different backs), and a Fry's advertising paper fan (some wear to metal rulers but gen gd)

A collection of vintage card games including Oliver Twist Series 'Snap', a Victorian family card game issued by A. Collier, London, circa 1890, Cir-Q-Lar, Funny Families, Waddington's Old Maid, and Lexicon card game, and playing cards including London Maker Established 1863, A boxed Glevum Dominoes and Waddy Production Stak-A-Stik game and a pair of Pentax binoculars in a case.

An Edwardian silver mounted playing card holder with hinged lid, lined leather-effect interior, bevelled glass walls on stepped feet, 9.5 h x 5.5 w x 5.5 d cm, initialled to lid, back leg turned in, overall wear reflects age, good condition, lid closes flush, steady on feet

† CLUEDO; Franklin Mint luxury Cluedo collector's edition in glazed table-top wooden box, with instruction booklet, card box and playing pieces

A box of vintage collectables and miscellaneous, including a quantity of cigarette cards, a bag of beer mats, Moul's Tachocron, antique binoculars, playing card sets, calculators, metal tin box, clock and various other items.

A collection of 50 x gilt metal gaming counters - 19th century, shaped form, cast to either side with the kings and queens in playing card style, 2.4cm diameter, contained in a later wooden box, the lid with a reverse painted glass panel depicting a three-masted sailing ship in stormy seas, 12.9 x 8.9cm.

Sheraton period satinwood card table, stepped D-end form, fold-over top revealing baize playing surface, double gate-leg action base, on square tapering supports with peg feet Dimensions: Height: 74cm  Length/Width: 95cm  Depth/Diameter: 46cm

Set of twelve mid 20th century silver pickle forks, the terminals with enamelled playing card decoration, hallmarked Garrard & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1961, in original caseCondition Report:Gross weight 2.480 ozt

A 9ct gold pendant in the shape of a Queen playing card, together with two heart shaped lockets, 6.6g

A late 19th century, walnut cased Swiss music box playing eight airs. The marquetry inlaid hinged lid opening to reveal a six inch brass cylinder and combe, with Change/Repeat and Stop/Play levers and printed card to the inner lid, 42.5cm wide, also including a hand written note from the vendors Grand parents stating that the music box was originally a wedding present.Condition Report: Overall in good condition. The mechanism works when wound and all the teeth on the comb are intact and present. Escutcheon plate on front is possibly a later replacement. Please see extra photos on Ewbank's website.

A mixed group of ceramics with playing card decoration, including a pair of Queen Anne Lady Luck teacups with biscuit/snack saucers, a novelty Royal Doulton combined match holder and vesta decorated with playing card suit motifs and a group of crested ware in the shape of playing card suits (some faults).

A selection of Royal Commemorative playing cards and card games including De La Rue & Co playing cards, HM The Queen 1896 Royal Game, King Edward VII playing cards and others etc

A collection of advertising playing cards to include one card from each company housed in a display folder. Companies include 'Oldham' batteries, 'Cosmos' lamps, 'Smiths' potato crisps, 'Austin' Cars, 'Hovis' bread, 'Duckham's Oils' and other similar early to mid twentith century companies and products. 170+ individual examples. Generally in good order. have been housed in folder. Some good some fair.

METCALF, John. The Life of John Metcalf, Commonly Called Blind Jack of Knaresborough. With Many Entertaining Anecdotes of his Exploits in Hunting, Card-Playing, &c. Some Particulars relative to the Expedition against the Rebels in 1745… And also a Succinct Account of his various Contracts for Making Roads, Erecting Bridges, and Other Undertakings in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire. York: E. and R. Peck, 1795. First edition, 12mo (165 x 95mm.) Engraved portrait frontispiece by J.R. Smith. (Marginal loss to frontispiece affecting image, some loss to B6 text affected, tear to G1, browning and spotting throughout, lacking blanks.) Contemporary half calf (worn). Note: the extra-ordinary autobiography of John Metcalf who was rendered blind by smallpox at the age of six but who went on to become an expert horseman, soldier, cock-fighter, card-player and musician, as well as building over 180 miles of road. – And to include a lead plaque of John Metcalf (2).

Two 1920s pictures depicting characters playing bridge, within oak frames with inset playing card formations, 29 x 40cm, overall 49 x 61cm (2).

A George III mahogany card table, the folding rectangular top enclosing a green baize lined playing surface with counter wells, over a single long drawer raised on tapered legs and block feet73 x 74 x 36.5cm

A George III satinwood and marquetry demi-lune card table, the crossbanded fold over top enclosing a green baize playing surface on tapered legs74 x 102 x 43cm closed72 x 102 x 87cm open

A George III mahogany card table, the rectangular folding top raised on blind fret carved legs decorated with Gothic tracery, on block feet and pierced brackets, with single gateleg action76 x 96 x 48cm closed74 x 97 x 95cm openProvenance:Private collection, 58 Melton Court, London, SW7Top with some water damage, minor shrinkage with a large dry split across the middle which looks to have some filler, some repair evident, generally knocked with multiple scratches and indents, a little wavyplaying surface is a replacement with a water/ drink stainfrieze veneered with multiple vertical splitslegs knocked, all feet blocked and raised, possibly two pierced brackets knocked off and missing from the rear legsPeriod George III elements though there are signs of Victorian adaptation and repairSee images

A Regency rosewood card table with brass inlay, the crossbanded fold-over top enclosing a green baize playing surface on a tapered column on four hipped legs and castors73 x 92 x 45cm closed69 x 89 x 91cm open

An early 20thC WMF silver plated ashtray, of playing card spade form, surmounted with a figure of a skier holding his skis and poles, impressed mark, 15cm wide.