CNE 4251X
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French Suited German Engraved cards c1610 to 1650
with English Hand Tax Stamp
32 cards engraved cards by an unknown artist from a pack of 52 - initials IS or SI. Cards are hand coloured and reflect hunting and animal scenes from the serious to the comic - don't you just love the 10 Spades with the cat fiddling as the mice dance aground at his feet !
Commenting on the cards in the United States Playing Card Companies collection Hargrave says "Of cards with French suit signs in these German lands, there are many. The earliest one we have is a pack of 52 cards, from coper plates and coloured by hand, and most of them bear the monogram of an unknown artist. Besides the suit signs arranged in the usual manner they picture a day's hunting across the field and through the forests of early seventeenth century Germany. The Kings and valets are debonair gentlemen and the Queens gracious little ladies. No other example of these cards are known to exist." She then illustrates four of them and classifies them as "Hunting series, 1610"
Virginia Wayland states in the IPCS Journal Volume XIII, No 1 [ August 1979 ] that these cards must have been seen by John Lenthall as he followed the design in his Forest Cards [ Pack No: XXII ] often reversing the image.
Uniqueness is a word we don't often use but in addition to this decks obvious rarity it also bears an English Hand Tax Stamp of c 1712 a Red Stock in Hand Stamp which would have been applied on importation.
Condition is varied and the high definition scans of the cards reveal all. |
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CSA 3786
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c1750-60s
Small Playing Cards – Early
English Standard Design
The deck of playing cards (46/52)
measure approx 19 by 26 cms – the court cards are engraved – red
suits in red – and are of similar design of index cards of
illustrated cards of this period. Missing are 2, 5, 6 of spades,
7 of diamonds, King of Hearts and Jack of Clubs – The cards
are in good condition – but Queen and Jack of Hearts are creased – The
Ace of Spades is plain – tax may have been avoid as these cards
were “made for children” or made up privately – Who
knows?? |
150
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CSA4310
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c1765/1800 Early small single courts - un-named maker.
A complete deck of playing cards 52/52
(with large margins sometimes incorrectly called piquet sized)
Anonymous / unstamped (untaxed) ace of spades - very decorative - could be made in Europe.
Courts are very similar to those in use c1765/1800. Full length, single courts, Woodblock printed
and hand stenciled.
In very good condition with no damage but cards are very slightly curved |
£750.00
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CSA 3561
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c1800
or possibly later Fake Gibson & Gisbourne Playing Cards
Wood Block Printed - crude
wood block ace no 115 - name difficult to read - Produced presumably
to avoid duty by issuing an ace in the style of 1765-1776 (no dyes
for Aces Known for Gibson & Gisbourne until 1776) probably produced
in Belgium c 1810-1820 - Single courts 52/52 - condition excellent |
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CSA4309
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c1803/1807 - Hunt & Son Successor to Gibson
woodblock printed and stencil coloured
Sixpence added three times – ace No 107 second recut -
This deck has single courts.
The deck is complete 52/52.
The condition is very good – odd non-distracting spots, no damage. |
£900.00
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CSA 3506
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c1805
FORGERY c1769 Blanchard Deck of Playing Cards - Ace No 59
This deck was believed
to have been made in Belgium with the idea to avoid paying tax -
which in 1805 was 1/6d on the cards (the tax of 1/- on the wrapper
was constant from 1756 to 1828) - This deck was a copy of a Blanchard
deck produced c1769 ( aces no 40-60 were registered Jul 1769 - Blanchard
died Nov 1769)- Courts slightly different to Blanchard's original
(King of Spades’ sword is a simple wavy line – The Jack
of Club arrow has no head, The King of Hearts axe-haft is three diamonds
and there is a spike behind his head - The ace of Spades has a small
5 and a larger 9 in italics, and is wood block not engraved, hence
a forgery - All “forged” deck seem to have ace no 59.
The condition is excellent – odd non-distracting dirty marks – no
damage – natural paper stock crease of the card on the right
hand side of the Ace of Spades which does not distract from the card
- very little use |
550
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CSA4308
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c1817/1818 – Hunt & Sons Playing cards .
Woodblock printed, stencil colored – tax one shilling and sixpence – ace No 64 – no recut, single courts.
The deck is complete and condition is very good – light us no damage. |
£290.00
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CSA 4305
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1819/1822 Hall Playing Cards – Single Courts
This deck is complete (52/52) with One Shilling and Sixpence Ace – No 106 –no recuts – The cards are in very good condition no damage – just light use (probably using the 32 card pack) - Courts have centred eyes – plain white backs |
450
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CSA 3810
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c 1820 English Standard Hand
Drawn & Coloured
Complete Pack on Bananna Leaf
They were believed
to have been made in Ceylon and are on either palm leaf or
banana leaf. They are mounted and housed in two books and were
previously part of a
collection by Captain H. E. Rimington Wilson of Broomhead Hall.
His collection was sold in 1971 and although it only contained
about 100 items of playing cards Sylvia Mann was totally impressed
with the quality of the
collection. |
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CSA 4049
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c1822
Hunt & Sons Playing
Cards
Cmplete 52/52 - single courts woodblock printed -
one shilling and sixpence ace no 77 (3rd recut) Plain white backs
- The condition is very good – no creases or damage and
only light use |
275
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CSB 3812
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c1823
Hall & Bancks Outer
Playing Card Wrapper
An outer wrapper for six packs of playing cards by Hall & Bancks
c18123. These are for their branded "THE GREAT MOGUL" made
at their No: 15 Piccadilly, London premises.
The wrapper is 33cm by 31cm - the central graphic measuring 10cm
by 27cm.The wrapper bears the inscription "CARD MAKERS TO HIS
MAJESTY THEIR R.H THE PRINCESS DUKE & DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER AND
PRINCE LEOPOLD"
Nice crafted central graphic pain of a Great Mogul with a border
with the four suit signs. |
400
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