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ITEM No	MAKER	c.DATE	DETAILS inc. CONDITION (Mint, EF, VF with ±, Fair, Poor)	PRICE
436	L. von der Ostern	1850	Variation of North West German style, stencil coloured steel engraving, no indices, double ended pips, double ended courts divided by white horizontal line. Makers name on JC. Typical reverse design with small blue dots. 51/52 missing QH. Used VF considering the age, with surface scuffing to 2 pip cards.	£210
425	Daveluy Belgium	1870	Cartes Moyen Ages. All courts in costume of the 15^th/16^th centuries. All cards have a gold border printed on the face. The cards have square corners and no indices. The reverse is a plain turquoise blue. Ace of Spades bears the maker’s name. This is a rare and fine item in good condition complete with the original box which is missing the small end piece from the bottom section. VF at least.	£250
453	Fromman &Bunte Darmstadt	1875	Variation of North West German style court cards with scenic aces of South America. Maker’s name on AD and stag’s head trade mark on QC. Square corners, double-ended pips, no indices, courts divided with horizontal line. Reverse plaid design in red and black. 52 VF	£225
423	Unknown (Belgian)	1880	Non-standard variation of the French pattern, Queen of Hearts holds a bird, all Aces with named views in Belgian cities, Brussels, Antwerp and Bruges. Courts are stencil coloured, Aces are low quality lithographic printing in colour. Card quality is typically mediocre. Rev: Bird and flower pattern in blue. 52. F some creasing, JS has heavy centre crease. An interesting item.	£60
570	Grimaud	1880	Cartes Ilustrees designed by F.Simon (name on JC, very small, also maker’s name on JC) with attractive courts in red, green and yellow. Aces printed in pale brown each with 2 designs of Paris landmarks. No indices, rounded corners. Reverse design in red. A scarce item, 52 used VF. (Next item a pair but with faults.)	£110
442	Grimaud	1880	Cartes Ilustrees designed by F.Simon (name on JC, very small, also maker’s name on JC) with attractive courts in red, green and yellow. Aces printed in brown each with 2 designs of Paris landmarks. No indices, rounded corners. Reverse design in blue. Well used with some damage (KH missing small corner, 10H one heavy crease). Fair 51/52 missing 5C.	£60
311	VSF AG Stralsund	1880	French suited pattern by VSSF. Double ended, no indices. Scenic aces in black and white with views along the length of the River Rhine. Maker’s name and trade mark on the Queen of Clubs. Plaid pattern reverse. Gilt corners (good condition). 52. Good VF.	£110
299	B.Dondorf gmbh	1890	No 221 Whist Karten, European cities, mostly capitals, on aces with ‘art nouveau’ ribbon around suit sign. Very attractive court designs. 52 VF+ with box in good condition. Fine item.	£210
312	A. Camoin France	1900	To Tom, money pack. No. 1204. Produced for export to south-east Asia. Long slender cards with plain orange backs. Cards in mint condition in original wrapper with exportation paper band around wrapper. 120 cards, complete. The wrapper is opened at one end, otherwise as issued. Mint.	£50
300	Dondorf	1910	Middle Ages design imported into this country. This pack has the box (missing end section of inner and outer cases) with paper label for GS Hadfield, wholesale of Derby, export and manufacturing stationer. This design was sometimes called ‘Unique’ when imported by Hamilton Hills. The side of this box simply states playing cards, a card of the matching back design is stuck to the box. 52 with box. VF	£45
496	Waddington	1920	Shakespearean playing cards designed by F.C.Tilney. All courts are characters from plays with named quotations. Non-standard pip shapes. Rev: Swans, flowers and scrolls with quotation ‘Have I not here the best cards for the game?’ from King John, plus registered design number (c.1900). 52 + J (Touchstone from As You Like It) VF with unusual side-hinged box with red leather effect covering, inside lid ‘Shakespeare Playing Cards. Schemed and Designed by FC Tilney.’ This is undoubtedly Waddington’s finest set of cards.	£300
499	V.E.B for Magnus Kjaran	1920	Icelandic Historical double pack with all the courts showing Icelandic historical characters. Decorated Aces show named scenes in Iceland. Reverse with shields and weapons. This is an original edition in original high quality lizard skin double box with sticker for Magnusson, the same inscription appearing on the 7 of hearts ‘Oll rjettindi askilin Tryggvi Magnusson Reykjavik.’ VSS six pointed star ‘B’ trademark on 7D. One pack with red reverse, one in blue. Both packs in good VF condition.	£220
9	V.E.B for Magnus Kjaran	1920	Icelandic historical pack. Original edition produced in Germany. Courts are Icelandic historical characters. Reverse: weapons design in black on white. 52+J+bridge scores card + box. VF. .	£120
661	Piatnik	1960	The Wars of the Roses Based on the plays of the Royal Shakespeare Company the courts feature characters from that turbulent time. Unusual and very collectable design. Double set with the original box. 2x 52 and each pack with 2 jokers. Good condition. VF.	£35
75	Humor House (USA)	1963	Kennedy Kards. Court cards depict members of the Kennedy family and administration including John F. Kennedy as JH and Jackie Kennedy (Onassis) as QH. Non-std AS and Joker. Produced just before his assassination and not released until later. 52+1+J+box. EF	£60
455	Grimaud	1973	Le Jeu des Peintres with paintings by 19 contemporary artists on the courts, aces and 3 jokers. Includes 3 cards with biographies of the artists. 52+3J with 3 other cards and the box. EF	£26
502	Grimaud	1975	Rois de France reproduction of the Jeu Historique of 1856. Reverse, ornate floral design in shades of green. Sealed pack in box in mint condition.	£18
503	Grimaud	1975	Dames de France reproduction of an 1816 pack. Reverse, filigree pattern in ochre and reds. Sealed pack in box in mint condition.	£18
627	Grimaud	1975	Jeu Louis XV	£14
663	Playing Cards Factory Israel	1980	Jacobs Bible Cards a double set of this attractive and colourful design issued under the 'Lion' brand. The courts depict a variety of biblical characters, each one named in two languages. Each pack has 52 cards and 2 jokers. Complete with original embossed plastic case. Unused condition. EF	£15
645	Grimaud	1980	1900 an imaginary design by Marie Christine Schira celebrating the art nouveau period in France. Courts represent various personalities engaged in the artistic endeavours of the time, such as Tiffany, Sarah Bernhardt, Gaudi. Complete set of 52 +2J +1 + booklet and original box. All in excellent condition.	£10
501	Carta Mundi	1980	The Royal Pavilion at Brighton an irreverent look at the Prince Regent and his Royal Palace from contemporary coloured prints which form the set of court cards. Reverse, contemporary print of gatehouse at the Pavilion. 52 + 3J EF, with box in excellent condition.	£16

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