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Lot 252
Carington Bowles, England playing cards. No. 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. The Beggars Opera. Black and white engraved cards. Maker's name on AH. Each card shows music and words for a song from Gay’s ballad opera. Hearts and diamonds suit signs coloured red. Plain backs. 42 cards (lacking 4S, 4, 7, 8H, A, 9, QC and 3, 7, JD) but with facsimile copies of the cards included. c1765
Lot 254
Possibly Newman, England Fortune Telling playing cards. Black and white engraved cards. First edition. This is the original pre-Lenthall edition (with no Lenthall border). Possibly the first pack of cards ever made specifically for the purpose of fortune telling. Every alternate numeral card has an astrological sphere, and the others are filled with fortune-telling answers. The court cards are whole length figures, the Kings and Queens being the same in all four suits, although with different inscriptions. Every card has a ruled off space at the top containing the name of an astrologer, etc. On the knave of clubs Hewson, the regicide. 44 cards (lacking 3, Jack. King of Spades, 2 of Clubs, Ace, Jack, King of Hearts and 8 of Diamonds – note: all except King of Spades, 2 of Clubs and King of Hearts have been replaced with early handmade cards. Interestingly, the handmade King of Spades is entitled ‘Nestor’ rather than ‘Holophernes’. A duplicate King of Diamonds is also included. Lacking second half of Use of the Cards) in box..c1690
Lot 255
The Reign of James II 1685 – 1688 English playing cards. Black and white engraved cards. Scenes reflecting the growth of Protestant reaction to James’s pro-Catholic measures, leading to the invasion by William of Orange, ending with his arrival in 1688. Plain backs. 49 cards (lacking 10 of Spades, 2 of Hearts and 5 of Clubs)
Lot 256
Randal Taylor playing cards. The Knavery of the Rump. Black and white engraved cards. Satirical cards, designed by Francis Barlow, describing events relating to Oliver Cromwell's Rump Parliament of 1648-1653. The illustrations on the cards provide a rare visual impression of the times. Plain backs. 39 cards (lacking A, 4, 7 of Spades, 9, Queen of Hearts, Ace, 8, Queen of Diamonds and Ace, 9, 10, Jack, King of Clubs and title card). c1680
Lot 41
Anonymous maker, possibly C.L. Wust, Germany playing cards. XP pattern. Non standard double ended courts. Aces have the suit sign in a central circle and two scenes of Frankfurt. Tax stamp the arms of Portugal with crown and mantling above legend Thesoury Publico Pagou quarenta reis de Sello. Pink mottled backs. 52 cards. c1850
Lot 43
Gio. Bartolomeo Bocciardi, Spain playing cards. Spanish money bag pattern (a new pattern named by Trevor Denning). A variation of the Spanish National pattern. Ace of coins has central disc enclosing an eagle with the arms of Spain. Five of coins has busts of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castille. Backs have series of arrow heads. 47 cards (lacking king of coins). Mid 18th century
Lot 108
H.P. Gibson & Sons, London, England Peter Pan playing card game. First edition. From drawings by Charles A. Buchel. 52 cards, rules and slipcase. c1912. Together with Alice in Wonderland by De La Rue. First edition. From Sir John Tenniel’s designs. Her Majesty on side of box. 48 cards and rules in original slipcase. c1898
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