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NAMED, ARTIST SIGNED and PICTURE BACKS
ITEM No	MAKER	c.DATE	DETAILS inc. CONDITION (Mint, EF, VF with ±, Fair, Poor)	PRICE

NAMED BACKS (Mostly English 'narrow' named cards of the 1930s-50s. The title on the card is in bold.)
Named cards are listed alphabetically
818	Waddington	1960	17th Lancers and Grenadier Guards A very attractive double set of military uniform illustrations showing soldiers of these two regiments with striped borders and the title in gold letters at the foot of each card. This is still sealed in the cellophane wrapper (beginning to unstick at one end but not undone) with the 1960 Waddington seal which they introduced as a quality mark for a short time when tax wrappers were abolished in 1960.	£34
858	Waddington	1925	'A double point' named pair showing a good painting of two pointers on a heather moorland by Vaughan. Both sets of patience cards are in mint condition with fresh gold edges. 4 indices and a Waddington Ace of Spades. This set was imported into ARGENTINA by Mitchells' English Bookstore and has an Argentinean tax stamp on the Ace of Hearts and a retailer's label in the box. Box is not perfect but good. 52+J+1 and 52+J+1 + box and packer's slip. (Patience card size 44x67mm) Lovely set.	£35
676	De La Rue	1930	After the Dance very attractive period illustration of dancers in pierrot and columbine fancy dress preparing to leave the ball. 52 + original box, lid detached but ribbon hinge present. Bright gold edges VF+	£28
588	Goodall	1930	An even chance, narrow named cards with lovely greyhound racing picture. Produced for the WD &HO Wills promotion of the 1930s, this is one of the rarest designs. Double bezique set with 64 cards +1 joker, rules, 2 scoring markers and good hinge topped box. All very good condition, the cards excellent and silver edged. Would make a good present.	£50
449	De La Rue	1935	Antirrhinums and Nasturtiums named double pack, full colour printing with gold decoration. 52+J and 52+J both packs EF with good gold edges. Double hinge lidded box with DLR metal label and silver printing Mawson, Swan and Morgan Ltd, City Stationers, Newcastle upon Tyne.	£50
483	Waddington	1935	Backing a point with signed painting by Vaughan of two pointers in the heather. Cards have been well used and are slightly grubby. One or two minor creases. F	£16
413	Waddington	1955	Big Ben, London Double pack in the Beautiful Britain series. Both packs sealed in tax wrapper. Box in mint condition with outer cardboard 'posting' box.	£30
274	De La Rue	1950	Black game good illustration of two birds rising, gold frame and pale blue border. Traces of gold edges. 52 VF	£12
275	Waddington	1925	Black Grouse named full colour design signed by William Barribal on gold and silver background. Buff coloured border. Gilt edges (worn). Wide bordered courts. 52 good VF with telescopic box, inner case printed with gold text ‘With compliments from OATES Ltd Worksop.’	£20
673	Ormond Ireland Waddington	1945	Blarney Castle with Ormond AS an advertising pack for Irish Great Southern Hotels with a picture on the back entitled Ireland Blarney Castle and a scroll saying Great Southern Hotels. 52+ J + box. Reasonable, used VF-. Un-named Ormond aces are relatively scarce.	reserved £14
956	USPCCo	1930	Bok Bird Sanctuary Florida the famous Singing Tower is a national landmark. Title written in black script on the gold line just below the tower. The foreground shows some people relaxing by the water. 52 VF with the outer case of the box missing the end section.	£14
443	Waddington	1930	Bolton Abbey named Beautiful Britain series, early edition with thin and thick line borders, monochrome greens, Waddington Ace. 52 VF with box in good condition (illustrated).	£25
512	Waddington	1930	Boy with Rabbit by Raeburn and The boyhood of Raleigh by Millais double pack of reproductions of these famous paintings. Both packs sealed. Box (damaged) and two bridge blocks.	£38
1021	Waddington	1940	Charlton House A design for 'S-S' which I think was a steel company (any other ideas?) I have been unable to trace Charlton House, perhaps a retirement home for employees. The style of building suggests the Cheltenham area possibly. 52 used VF + joker + original padded top box.	£14
136	Goodall	1930	Cromer, Gem of the Norfolk coast narrow named card of the seaside resort, a very attractive painting. 52 with the original box (Pictorial playing cards.) VF	£28
853	Waddington	1930	Dutch Girl a quirky design showing the girl (who looks older than her pigtails suggest) looking over her shoulder. She has two dancing boys dangling from her hands, or are they meant to be dolls? An exceptional set in almost mint condition. Pinkish border, gold background. 52 + J + original telescopic box, tight, slight surface damage to inner.	£40
839	Waddington	1925	Fed Up, a lovely design signed by Harry Rowntree of the mischievous pooch attacking his master's silver cigarette box. Fabulous expression on the dog's face by a master of animal portraiture. Pinkish border with gold filigree design. Good gold edges to the cards. 52 + joker and the original very unusual embossed metallic paper hinged box. The cards are very clean and hardly used but there is an edge tear on the AS shown in the photo.	£40
622	Waddington	1935	The Goal and The Save, two superb full colour Polo designs by artist Paul Brown (both packs signed) These are very scarce packs. Unusual in that one has 4 indices and the other 2 indices. 52+52 with the original box (not perfect, inscribed inside in gold letters "With compliments British Insulated Cables Ltd Preston Lancs.") and two bridge scoring booklets dated 1932. Both packs good condition, good VF. A good present for a polo fan, something to do while you're not replacing divots!	£60
677	Waddington	1925	Golden Eagle and Seagulls by Harry Rowntree. The seagulls design is not named - this is entirely usual in this pair. Both packs in very good condition with good gold edges. The original box is also in generally good condition with the spare cards stuck into the lids rather than on the outside, this is an early style of box and has the registration mark on a label. 52 + 52 + box VF/VF+	£40
271	Waddington	1930	Green Chartreuse, Yellow Chartreuse liqueurs. Two of William Barribal’s superb advertising packs both signed. Nice item in original double box. (The same designs slightly adapted were also used for a Player's Please advertising double set in different colours.) 2x52+patterned box. VF/VF-	£75
474	De La Rue	1930	Named Hornpipe good period coloured design on silver background. ‘Pneumatic’ surface, excellent silver edges. Telescopic box (missing end flap). 52 + contract bridge scoring rules. EF.	£45
620	Waddington	1935	India narrow named card with very attractive scene of girl dancing before an Indian prince. Nell Gwyn brand.. 52 with box. VF no damage but have been played with and show signs of use as in picture.	£40
812	Goodall	1930	Lake Maligne (Alberta, Canada) attractive painting of this lake and surrounding mountains with small pine clad island. Silver and maroon border, silver edges to cards. 52 VF.	£22
811	De La Rue	1925	Lake Windermere a good painting of this popular holiday destination in the Lake District. Pneumatic cards with good gilded edges. 52+J with box (sold by Mawson Swan & Morgan Ltd City Stationers Newcastle Upon Tyne). VF+ scarce and very collectable.	£50
970	Waddington	1925	The Laughing Cavalier by Hals and The Gold Helmet by Rembrandt A good early double set from the Waddington series of famous paintings. Both sets have been fairly well used and are in VF- condition. The leather case is contemporary and in very good condition with original bridge score cards and a replacement 1940s pencil.	£16
997	Waddington	1948	'Laurence Olivier as Hamlet'. A full colour painting of Sir Larry in one his most famous title roles from the film of Shakespeare's play. Mint pack in the cellophane wrapper, which is open at the top and small piece missing, with the JW Ltd gold seal. (Although the seal is broken the cards are undisturbed.)	£32
717	Waddington	1935	McCaddie (a companion design to Miss Hittie) a lovely painting depicting a cheeky young Scot's lad squinting into the sun, a golf bag over his shoulder. 52+J+slip in original box. All in excellent unused condition. Cards with bright 24ct gold edges. A super item.	£48
461	De La Rue	1935	The Morning Flight named in silver, full colour painting of ducks in flight. Silver and blue border, good silvered edges, pneumatic finish (DLR patented herringbone raised pattern to ease dealing) 52 good VF+ with good hinge-lidded padded-top box.	£24
449	De La Rue	1935	Nasturtiums and Antirrhinums named double pack, full colour printing with gold decoration. 52+J and 52+J both packs EF with good gold edges. Double hinge lidded box with DLR metal label and silver printing Mawson, Swan and Morgan Ltd, City Stationers, Newcastle upon Tyne.	£50
823	Waddington	1960	Officer US Air Force in the same series of military uniforms as #818 above of the 17th Lancers and Grenadier Guards. This illustration shows an officer of the USAF, in the background an interesting plane on a gantry rather like the space shuttle but too early for this to be the case (any ideas?) 52 with the original box. Excellent EF.	£20
276	De La Rue	1925	On the Broads named lovely full colour painting of boats on the Norfolk Broads with a windmill in the background. Pneumatic cards with silver edges (excellent). 52+J with original box (some wear to box). EF, a rare named pack in absolutely superb condition.	£50
810	De La Rue	1940	Outward Bound a fully rigged sailing ship leaving a coast with cliffs, sailing boats nearby. Blue and gold border, gilt edges. Goodall Ace of Spades. 52+J with good box. Have been used, VF condition.	£28
851	De La Rue	1950	Patience partner to The Campaign. An eighteenth century scene of two bewigged gentlemen at a game. Gold border. Box has DLR King George VI stamp. Goodall Ace of Spades and courts. 52 + J + box. Good VF.	£16
1034	Goodall	1930	Pekinese black background, gold border. Title in gold. From a painting by D Vaughan. 52 VF lightly used. Still a fair amount of gold to the edges, a few signs of use on the cards	£18
506	Goodall	1930	Rolling down to Rio named design of sailing ship in heavy seas. Green and gold wavy border, gilt edges. 52+J with excellent box. Mint condition.	£35
1019	De La Rue	1952	Swift (Supermarine) its first flight was in 1948, introduced into service in 1954. A good painting by Frank Wootton (1914-1998) signed at lower right. Reverse entitled 'Swift'. This deck was a partner to 'Vulcan' also byt Wootton and in similar style. 52 used VF in original Goodall 'Society' box with DLR stamp in lid to Late King George VI (1952)	£32
939	Waddington	1935	With brushes and Paints, a lovely double set by William Barribal. Both sets have been used, the magenta set a little more than the green set. 52 + 52 + original box. VF	£75
ARTIST SIGNED (Artist signed card backs can also be found in the advertising sections.)
643	Waddington	1925	Painting of Nell Gwynn signed by William Barribal. 2 indices, anonymous AS, traces of gilt edges. 52 cards in good condition VF, with very good telescopic box. (Pair with next item 138)	£25
138	Waddington	1925	Painting of Charles II signed by William Barribal. 2 indices, anonymous AS, very clean gold edges. 52 with telescopic box (NB The sample card on the box has been placed off centre, but this is entirely original.) Almost mint. (Pair with previous item 643.)	£35
1053	Waddington	1925	Pair of Barribal designs A double set of patience sized cards with back designs by William Barribal. One, a typical illustration of a fashionable lady, the other from a series of children. Both signed. The original box is falling to bits and incomplete but the cards are superb with bright gold edges and no signs of use. 52 + J and 52 + J with box (d). Cards EF	£30
677	Waddington	1925	Golden Eagle and seagulls by Harry Rowntree. The seagulls design is not named - this is entirely usual in this pair. Both packs in very good condition with good gold edges. The original box is also in generally good condition with the spare cards stuck into the lids rather than on the outside, this is an early style of box and has the registration mark on a label. 52 + 52 + box VF/VF+	£45
414	Waddington	1930	Double pack of dancers by William Barribal. 'Amorette series' (nos. 373 and 374) slender cards. Silver pack 52, mauve pack 52, both used VF. Traces of gilt edges. Padded-top box. (See also 653)	£48
653	Waddington	1930	Double pack of dancers by William Barribal. 'Amorette series' (nos. 371 and 372) slender cards. Both packs contain 52 cards. Used VF. Traces of gilt edges. Padded-top box. (See also 414)	£48
1034	Goodall	1930	Pekinese black background, gold border. Title in gold. From a painting by D Vaughan. 52 VF lightly used. Still a fair amount of gold to the edges, a few signs of use on the cards	£18
939	Waddington	1935	'With brushes and Paints', a lovely double set by William Barribal. Both sets have been used, the magenta set a little more than the green set. 52 + 52 + original box. VF	£75
629	Waddington	1940	Lady drinking a cocktail . A desirable Barribal design with one of his typically upper class ladies with a very fine hat sipping a cocktail and looking rather alluringly over her shoulder. Yellow border with silver line. The cards have been well used, but the original box is a gem with a super design very much of the period. VF-	£15
1019	De La Rue	1952	Supermarine Swift its first flight was in 1948, introduced into service in 1954. A good painting by Frank Wootton (1914-1998) signed at lower right. Reverse entitled 'Swift'. This deck was a partner to 'Vulcan' also byt Wootton and in similar style. 52 used VF in original Goodall 'Society' box with DLR stamp in lid to Late King George VI (1952)	£32
1008	Alf Cooke	1960	Fine Dog Pictures Signed by N Gear. A good pair of dog backs showing Terrier breeds and Spaniel breeds. Both decks lightly used, the spaniels more than the terriers. VF Traces of gilt edges. 52+J and 52+J with original box and Canasta rule booklet.	£30
PICTURE BACKS
46	Waddington	1925	Art Deco. Fir trees in blue gold and red. his is one of a series of early Waddington designs with matching boxes. Similar design is printed on telescopic box in blue and gold. 4 indices, gilt edges, anonymous Ace of Spades. 52 VF+ with matching box.	£24
817	De La Rue	1930	Fairground An excellent example of its type the reverse has a picture of an old fairground scene in red, white, black and gold. The box has a related design printed on the front. DLR anonymous 'doilly' ace in mint condition with bright gold edges and an undamaged box (very small water stain bottom right corner showing in illustration) There are few designs with specially printed boxes to match the theme on the card back. 52 + J + box	£32
1041	De La Rue	1930	Fairground (Same as #817 above but blue) the reverse has a picture of an old fairground scene in blues, black and gold. The box has a related design printed on the front. DLR anonymous 'doilly' ace 52+J + box in very good condition with clean gold edges.	£24
1005	De La Rue	1930	Tulips and irises A very nice pair of pneumatic finished decorative backs with an art deco flavour to the style of illustration and frame. Tulips on silver background with silver edges to the cards, the irises on a gold ground with gold edges to cards. 52 + 52 with the original box. both decks average use. VF	£20
972	Waddington	1930	Purple Emperor butterfly Early anonymous Waddington Ace of Spades. A high quality production with a good illustration against a gold background. 52 + J + box, the cards in mint condition with excellent gold edges.	£18
973	Waddington	1935	Japanese lady with musical instrument A delicately coloured scene with red, purple, gold etcetera. Sealed in the blue tax wrapper with the box.	£35
974	Waddington	1935	Chinese junk illustration showing large vessel under full sail and little sampan nearby. The set is still sealed with the cellophane wrapper around the box.	£28
1007	USPCCo	1935	Dogs A good pair of dog backs showing Pointers and Borzois. Both decks fairly well used but not damaged at all. VF- Feint traces of gilt edges. 52 and 52 with original box.	£24
1016	Waddington	1935	Polo riders Three polo players on a silver background in typical art deco style and minimal colouring. Pelham Brand cards by Waddington in a very attractive silver coloured telescopic box. 52 + box. Cards are without damage but have been played with on a grubby surface.	£18
1010	De La Rue	1940	Soldier and Sailor with their girls Two very attractive picture backs depicting 18th century scenes of a grenadier and a 'jolly jack tar' courting maidens - the sailor's girl not too sure and the town girl clearly impressed with the uniform! Lovely design and colouring. Both sets complete 52 cards each. VF light use (noticeable crease on one card).	£20
168	De La Rue	1950	Venetian canal scene. Pneumatic finish. Pair to item 169. 52+J. Very clean VF+	£12
169	De La Rue	1950	Dutch canal scene. Pneumatic finish. Pair to item 168. 52+J. Very clean EF	£12
975	Piatnik	1980	London No 2261. A nice pair of good quality Piatnik decks with illustrations of London from old 17th century copper plate engravings. 52+J+1 and 52+J+1 with original box. All in very good VF+ condition. Would make a suitable gift set.	£16
976	Fournier	1980	A pair of Japanese figures one on a gold background the other on silver. A mint double set with the original cellophane wrapping around the box.	£12