HOME      FIXED-PRICE LIST      BOOKS      PARAPHERNALIA      BOARD-GAMES      ORDER FORM      CONTACT US      

 

 

Paraphernalia and Ephemera

To buy any item simply write, phone, fax or e-mail us the item number with your name and address. Postage and insurance is extra on all items and charged approximately at cost. Packing charge is 50p. You will be sent an invoice for your order which shows the postal options. Items are sent on receipt of full payment (which acts as a refundable deposit).
Item No. Description  (Dates are for guidance only.) Price
Decorative items, mainly glass and china.
p34 Small side plate c.1930 with large 10 of Diamonds and Queen of Spades (Goodall) in centre of plate and suit signs on edge. Hand painted enamelling of blue, yellow and red colours, black is transfer printed. green enamelled edge. Backstamp 'Booths Silicon china Ceylon Ivory' with painter's mark and impressed Booths mark. Very small chip on underside of rim. 15cm diameter. £18
p15 Cocktail glass c.1930. Enamelled rim and suit signs. Minutel chip on outside edge of rim. £5
p32 Small glass ashtray/dish with gilt rim. Typical late 1950/early 1960s style. Ace of Hearts in centre. 9cm square. £5
p29 Set of 3 (out of 4) white glass ashtrays/dishes with Kings in the centre and card games around the edge. (Similar to p30, but in white glass p30 is glass with a white background.) Small green backstamp for maker 'Helens'. Each one 95x120mm. Undamaged. £15
p30 Glass ashtray 1960s. King of Diamonds in centre. Bridge, Rummy, Canasta and Whist named around edge. Minute nick in underside of top edge. £5
p35 Attractive porcelain ashtray/dish with Ace of Spades and Queen of Hearts from foreign pack printed in colours. c.1950. Backstamp 'Foreign'. about 10cm square. £9
p27 Cocktail glass markers hand painted and enamelled. A set of 6 very decorative markers to hang on the side of cocktail glasses to identify guests glasses. 1950s or early 1960s. Similar to p26 but with different cards and joker. Excellent condition. Original box (not perfect). Box length 17.5cm reserved 

£30

p13 Pair of drinking glasses, enamelled with suit signs and cards. 1950/60. £6
p14 Set of 6 small drinking glasses in original carrier. Enamelled suit signs. 1950/60. One glass is damaged. reserved £12
p37 An unusual set of 12 printed tin coasters showing all scoring 11 poker hands illustrated with De La Rue cards of c.1965. Made in Finland. 80mm diameter. Minor dent in one, inner rim dents to three others, remainder excellent. £32
p16 Glass tumbler, gilt top and base, four suit signs. c.1960 £5
p28 Ceramic ashtray/dish, Wade, 1970s, comic scene with Queen of Clubs waiting with rolling pin by cuckoo clock. No damage. 11cm diameter. £8
p36 Wade 'Blackjack' ornament, with screen printed Ace of Diamonds and Jack of Clubs design in full colours. Backstamp 'SSS - 1997 Genuine Wade porcelain' also a small printed 15 in red. Height 11.5cm. £30
Card playing
p18 'Nain Jaune' (Yellow dwarf) board. Wood with wooden compartments and coloured paper decoration. Sliding solid wood lid with instructions for the game in French on reverse.c.1900-1920. Very good condition. (Nain Jaune is a game similar to Newmarket, Pope Joan and other 'stop' games in which counters are won after the sequential play of certain cards.) £60
p19 Typical 1930s card box, wood covered with patterned paper. Two matching bridge score cards, one pencil. (The lighting for the illustration has enhanced the depth of colour which in reality is slightly less bright.) £12
p38 Pair of Whist markers Goodall's Pall Mall style with two contrasting woods, reversed in the pair. Goodall 'crown' stamp punched into one end of each marker. Good condition, slight nick to edge of one indicator. c.1900-1920. £26
p24 Whist marker Goodall's Pall Mall style with two contrasting woods. Goodall 'crown' stamp punched into one end. Good condition. c.1900-1920. £12
p09 Wood and bone inlaid cribbage box. Genuine old country item. No pegs. Well used, good honest condition. £22
p20 Very attractive late 19thC double card box in textured leather with glossy paper interior. Gilt initials 'M..R.' £10
Miscellaneous items
p33 An original Smurf with orange dot underneath and copyright dated 1980. Holding Ace of Hearts with Ace of Clubs tucked into belt. Relatively scarce for smurfs. (2 available) £8

Back to home page