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STANDARD
NATIONAL and REGIONAL PATTERNS |
| ITEM
No |
MAKER |
c.DATE |
DETAILS
inc. CONDITION (Mint, EF, VF with
±, Fair, Poor)
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PRICE |
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712 |
De La Rue
|
1865 |
Standard
English, unturned courts, no indices, one way pips.. Reverse
design a geometric pattern in mauve and gold. 52+ blank card. This is a
superb set in EF condition with sharp corners and clean bright finish. The
cards do not seem to have been used but there are inevitably a couple of
minor age marks. |
£175 |
| 708 |
New
York Consolidated Card Co
|
1890 |
Bee
#92 a
rare early example of this popular brand with the first ornate Ace of
Spades (in use for about 15 years only). Standard US face, old style pips.
Box states 'Squeezers. Round corners and enamelled'. Imported into UK by
Mudie and Sons, Coventry. Reverse incorporates mythical animal heads in
Victorian swirls. 52 VF used and original box missing one side and top
flap. |
£100 |
|
705 |
National Press Gatteaux
|
1890 |
Standard
French face by Gatteaux Jack of Clubs dated 1853. Ace of Clubs with
1890 tax stamp. Named courts, no indices. Fine quality heavy old laid
paper with wreath watermark. Stencil colouring. Floral pattern reverse. 52
VF+ excellent example. |
£95 |
|
314 |
Grimaud
|
1890 |
Standard Paris, design by Gatteaux. 4 indices, wreath and C
watermark. Good quality card. 1853 tax reference on JC. 1890 tax stamp on
Ace of Clubs. 52 with JOKER (unusual to find a joker) Tourel, Avignon on
banner under the joker. VF+ |
£90 |
|
489 |
Unknown
(Belgium) |
1900 |
Soo
Sik Pai,
Chinese four suited chess cards. 4 suits of 14 cards,
coloured panels on white. Reverse typical 19thC
small pattern. 56/56 with wrapper bearing ‘TOKO HOO HAY
HOO SOERABAYA’ and picture of Portuguese dragon. Mint |
£40 |
|
642 |
Unknown
(Belgium)
|
1900 |
Soo Sik Pai, Chinese four
suited chess cards, 4 suits of 14 cards, coloured faces. Red, green,
yellow and white. Rev; Glossy yellow. 56/56 with wrapper bearing
gorilla(?) picture + ‘TRADE MARK’. Cards measure 5cm long and are in mint condition. |
£40 |
| 707 |
National
Card Co. USA
|
1900 |
Ramblers
#23 standard
US face, traces of gold edges (Ramblers #22 is the same without gold
edges). 'Aluminum slip and finish'. 52 cards with the original box. Used
VF with one or two edge chips. A scarce deck. |
£80 |
|
711 |
Goodall
|
1900 |
Standard
English, anonymous AS. Good quality thick card, enamelled, one
or two minor chips. Reverse design floral geometric in red on blue. 52+J
VF with surface signs of use. |
£32 |
|
710 |
Goodall
|
1910 |
Standard
English, low quality thick card and cheap printing, 2 indices,
Goodall AS, red/ blue and black printing only. Reverse floral quartered
pattern in red and pink. 52+J+blank (the blank on thinner card) Used VF |
£23 |
|
3 |
Goodall
|
1910 |
Standard
English, 2 indices,
anonymous AS, red and blue and black printing only, ‘Pasha’
brand. Reverse: Stylised floral pattern in blue on white. 52+J with the box
but missing end flaps. VF+, (One card - 3S - slight staining to back and
top left index on front.) |
£18 |
|
694 |
De La Rue |
1910 |
Standard
English, Flaxette, indicating a special surface finish to
assist dealing. Box states 'Giant Indexes', and they are quite large! 2
indices and full colour printing with pink faces. 52+ joker + the clipped
card (an anonymous 'doily' Ace of Spades) + the original telescopic box
(surface damage to front.). The cards are good quality, in excellent
condition and have never been played with, EF. A good scarce item. |
£34 |
| 795 |
De
La Rue
|
1920 |
Superior Playing Cards as stated on
the box but they are of a lower quality than DLR's pneumatic cards for
example. Uncoated paper, printing in red and black only with fine red dots
to give a pink tinge to the courts' faces. Blue floral reverse. Good
condition box stating card makers to His Majesty King George V. Complete
set of 52 cards. Used VF with a few light stains but no damage. |
£12 |
| 826 |
Ormond
|
1930 |
Della Robbia Playing Cards made in
Ireland. This is an unusual early Ormond printing with the scarce early
example of their Ace of Spades. The courts are almost identical to
Waddington. Good quality glazed card, box states 'Ivory finish' on the end
flaps and 'Made in Ireland' up the sides. 52+J Hardly any signs of use
except horizontal crease at end of 2 of Hearts probably from careless
closing of the box which has some repaired damage to the top end. |
£25 |
| 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. |
£8 |
|
226 |
Auto Novelties
|
1945 |
Gin Rummy boxed set
with two packs of New Bond (Universal PCCo) playing cards
in boxes, rule book, score pads and outer box. All EF
including cards which are both 52+J. A nice item originally
priced at 12/6d. |
£20 |
| 698 |
Piatnik |
1950
|
Standard
English Canasta set two packs of cards with jokers and the original
box which acts as a tray and instruction leaflet. Box exterior a bit
damaged and grubby, but cards are in very good crisp condition, probably
unused. VF+ The back design and colour is the same on both packs. 2 x 52 +
6 jokers. |
£16 |
|
430 |
Budapest Factory |
1960
|
Four
seasons ‘Magyar Kartya’ Luxus no 129.
Standard
Hungarian pattern, cards named in Hungarian. 32 good quality cards. The wrapper
is intact and in good condition. Cards unused EF |
£25 |
|
431 |
Fournier |
1960
|
Standard
Spanish no
32. 4 of coins dated 1962. Good quality cards ‘clase
opaca’ and colour printing. 48 cards with 2 title cards
and wrapper mainly intact but missing top flap. Good VF. |
£15 |
| 863 |
Amalgamated
PCCo
|
1970
|
Circular
playing cards a
very nice set in extremely good condition with a good box. 52 + 2J + box.
Reverse: design with clock wheels on black background. A Waddington
production with gold seal on the box. Scarce set with the Amalgamated
Playing Card Company Ace. A collectors item. VF+/EF |
£22 |
| 864 |
Waddington
|
1979
|
Rare
Poker set a
very scarce item with special wide style cards and large indices. The set
is complete with a load of paper money in 4 denominations, a wide set of
cards 52+J and a rules booklet 'Waddington's Poker, Learn to Win Guide
Book'. Interestingly the box illustration shows a standard Ace (with
leeks) and four indices - not the style of the poker set. All VF. |
£30 |
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