OGY 3382
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A FULL SET OF THIRTY-SIX BOXED CHARLES I
SILVER
GAMING COUNTERS Full Length Sovereigns - Simon van der Passe
By Simon van de Passe, circa 1630, with the image of a monarch, length of reign, burial place and coat of arms, contained in a contemporary silver counter box also from the van der Passe workshop.
The cover pierced with a portrait of Charles I, the sides with mythical beasts and the base with Queen Henrietta Maria.
The counters commences with Edward the Confessor and end with Prince Charles [ later Charles II ].
The entire box is housed in a turned ivory box, diameter 2.6cm.
I GIVE NO OPINION ON THE CONDITION ON THE COUNTERS AS I FIND THE SUBJECT SO SUBJECTIVE - THE PICTURES SHOULD SHOW ALL THE DEFECTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN SCANED AT 600dpi BUT SINCE THESE ARE CAST THEY ARE FULL OF NATURAL IMPERFECTIONS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SOME ATTEMPTS BY THE CRAFTSMEN TO TIDY UP THE COUNTERS.
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OGY 4270
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THIRTY BOXED CHARLES I
SILVER
GAMING COUNTERS Half Length Sovereigns - Simon van der Passe
By Simon van de Passe, circa 1635, die stamped with the half length image of a monarch and coat of arms, contained in a contemporary silver counter box also from the van der Passe workshop.
The cover with a portrait of Charles I, the sides decorated and the base with Father Time [?] - images show the condition fully including a 'bump' to the base.
The counters commences with Edward the Confessor and end with James, Duke of York.
[ There are six counters missing from the complete set - they are - Richard I, Edward I, Richard II, Henry IV, Edward IV and Charles I ]
I GIVE NO OPINION ON THE CONDITION ON THE COUNTERS AS I FIND THE SUBJECT SO SUBJECTIVE - THE PICTURES SHOULD SHOW ALL THE DEFECTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN SCANED AT 600dpi
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OGY 4268
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Silver Counter from Simon van der Passe - bust of King & Queen
c1625 King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria with reverse of Three Crowns
I GIVE NO OPINION ON THE CONDITION AS I FIND THE SUBJECT SO SUBJECTIVE - THE PICTURES SHOULD SHOW ALL THE DEFECTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN SCANED AT 600dpi
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OGY4190
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Silver Counter Box c 1662 used to house Royalist counters
Lid bears the Bust of Queen Catherine - facing left - no inscription
The revers of the lid shows incuse impression of top.
The base is unlikely to be contemporary to the lid even though it fits perfectly
it is covered with floral designs.
Plain bottom with no makers mark
Lid Diameter 3cm - Base Diameter 2.8cm
Rare item with a sister box in the British Museum
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OGY4191
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c1818 Boxed Set of 24 [ complete ] Gilded Latten Gaming / Whist Counters by Thomason
Box is made of lattern with a lift off lid. Height 4.7cm Diameter 3.0cm
The box is decorated with two groups on circumferential Circles.
The lid shows four overlapping playing cards - the four aces with the duty ace [ Ace of Spades ] on top.
The lid is inscribed "MATHEWS ON THE GAME OF WHIST"
The box contains the complete set of 24 gilded latten counters each being 27mm in diameter.
The obverses' are all the same - half length figure of 'silence' looking to the right
with crossed laurel sprays below and inscribed "MATHEWS ON THE GAME OF WHIST"
The are 24 Unique reverse sides each bearing an inscription with a rule of whist apart from
one that reads "HOYLE / SO FAR FROM BEING / ABLE TO TEACH THE GAME / WAS NOT FIT TO SIT DOWN /WITH A THIRD RATE /
PLAYER OF THE / DAY / M. PAGE 47."
Quite a defamatory statement to make about the acknowledged doyen of the game
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OGY4194
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A German / Austro-Hungarian counter box with Armorial gaming Counters
Engined turned and initialed [ LM ] containing four 'struck' counters with a Coat of Arms
on one side and with playing cards on the other. Each counter is 'signed' "F.H.Leppich".
Box is unmarked. Diameter of box: 2.8cm
Diameter of counters: 2.5cm
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OGY4265
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AUGSBURG 18th Century - Gaming Piece / Board Piece.
Brown Wood with Latin inscriptions on both side.
On one side portral of
Occasio, on a ball, is seized by a man by the hair on one side
and on the other Occasio on a ball with a man to the left with arms outstretched.
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OGY4263
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NURNBERG 18th Century - Gaming Pice / Board Piece
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Black Wood with Latin inscriptions on both side.
One side with Angels and Love
the other with Two women arguing about a fool.
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OGY4245R
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Michael Richold Freemasons Tavern 'Golden' Guinea
Gaming Token / Counter c1790
On the 4th March 1790 Michael Ruhold [Richold] and John Mollard took over running the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, which had been rebuilt.
Customer's during the tenure of Richold included Lord Byron.
The counter bears the serial number 386 on the reverse.
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75.00
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OGX4195
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Gaming Counter - Keep Your Temper
Queen Victorias head dated 1862 - Inscribed "VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRIT"
Reverse shows couple sitting at card table man left, inscribed "KEEP YOUR TEMPER" and "J.HINKS.F / BIRM"
Diameter: 2.2cm
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OGY4196
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Gaming Counter
Over a hand of cards inscribe "WHIST LOO SPECULATION NAPOLEON BRAG / VINGTET EN CRIBBAGE FOP?????"
Reverse laurel surrounds inscription "J. Ardill /St Georges /Leeds "
Diameter: 2.2cm
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OGY4281
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Set of three Charles II early gaming counters.
c 1662 Royalist Counter - depicting the
1 - Bust of Charles II - facing left - no inscription
2 - Bust of Queen Catherine - facing left - no inscription
3 - Full Rose, Crowned - no inscription
Reverse incuse impression of Obverse. Silver uniface bracteate. Diameter 2.5cm
Extremely Rare early gaming counter.
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400
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OGY 4282
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Charles II early gaming counter.
c 1662 Royalist Counter - depicting the
Bust of Queen Catherine - facing left - no inscription
Reverse incuse impression of Obverse. Silver uniface bracteate. Diameter 2.5cm
Extremely Rare early gaming counter.
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140
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OGY 4283
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Charles II early gaming counter.
c 1662 Royalist Counter - depicting the
Full Rose, Crowned - no inscription
Reverse incuse impression of Obverse. Silver uniface bracteate. Diameter 2.5cm
Extremely Rare early gaming counter.
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140
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OGY4284
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Royalist Counter c1662
This is an unrecorded gaming counter from the reign of Charles II [ 1660 to 1685 ]
Depicting the crowned bust of Charles II facing left with the characters CR to either side of the face.
Reverse incuse impression of Obverse. Silver uniface bracteate. Diameter 2.5cm
Extremely Rare early gaming counter.
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OGY4192
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Keep Your Temper Token - S Hiron
Gaming / Whist Counter depicting Man on left, Woman on Right, seated at a card table playing cards.
Inscribed "Keep Your Temper" and "S.HIRON.F. / BIRM."
Reverse - Inscribed "S.HIRON Die Engraver" "Medalist Emboser & Envelope" "Manufacturer St. Pauls. Birm. / & 10 St. Martin's Ct. Leicester Sqr"
Diameter: 2.5cm
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OGY 4206
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Shaped Card Counters by Charles Dipple & Son
Setof four counters showing the four suit signs, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds & Spades. The reverse bears the diamond registration mark which reveals the date as 5th October 1883
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OGY4207
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Scotland, Stirling, Earl of Moray - Gaming Counter
Laminated papier-mache card gaming ticket, circa 1830, arms of the family, rev. a star in the centre with wreath around and legend, SALUS PER CHRISTUM REDEMPTOREM/ MORAY (SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST THE REDEEMER), 39 mm.
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OGY4208
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William Comyns & Sons Ltd Card Counters
c1901 Set of four coppered gaming / card counters depicting Queen Victoria, Albert Prince of Wales, George Frederick / Duke of York and Prince Edawrd of York.
The reverses re Hearts, Clubs, Spades and Diamonds respectively.
A range of unusual designs.
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OGY4209
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William Comyns & Sons Ltd Card Counters
c1901 Set of four lightly silvered gaming / card counters depicting Queen Victoria, Albert Prince of Wales, George Frederick / Duke of York and Prince Edawrd of York.
The reverses re Hearts, Clubs, Spades and Diamonds respectively.
A range of unusual designs.
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OGY4210
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c1800 Unnamed Gaming Counter.
Ace of Hearts, within a circle formed by eight other playing cards.
Reverse: King of Hearts, within a circle formed by eight other cards.
Copper 30mm
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OGY4211
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S. Fiuri Club, silver sixpence gaming counter
S Fiuri's gaming house was opened in Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, on the 1st May 1792.
This gaming counter was executed by J. Milton who worked for the Royal Mint.
The ace of spades with a garter crown, reverse is monogram SF with inscription 1 May 1792/VI, [ VI being Six Pence ] 22 mm . Good extremely fine and rare in silver.
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OGY 4357
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Fretted oblong Mother of Pearl Gaming Chip initial DG
Nice fretted example with Village scenes on reverse
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£35.00
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OGY4212R
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S. Firui, bronze sixpence gaming ticket
S Fiuri's gaming house was opened in Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, on the 1st May 1792.
This gaming counter was executed by J. Milton who worked for the Royal Mint.
The ace of spades with a garter crown, reverse is monogram SF with inscription 1 May 1792/VI, [ VI being Six Pence ] 22 mm
Good extremely fine and toned.
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Smith and Lockwood Club, bronze halfcrown gaming counter.
Smith & Lockwood's Gaming Club was located in Little Suffolk Street. Haymarket, London
circa 1780, by John Milton, Ace of Spades within garter crown, rev. S & L in script letters, 32 mm (DW 314/67). Extremely fine.
This ticket was used at Smith & Lockwood’s Club at Suffolk Street, Haymarket.
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S. Fiuri, bronze shilling gaming token,
S Fiuri's gaming house was opened in Bury Street, St. Mary Axe, on the 1st May 1792.
This gaming counter was executed by J. Milton who worked for the Royal Mint.
The ace of spades with a garter crown, reverse is monogram SF with inscription 1 May 1792/XII, [ XII being Twelve Pence or One Shilling] 22 mm Extremely fine and toned.
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OGY4286
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John Liston's Gaming House - Norris Strret - London
1792 Counter from this popular gaming house in the Haymarket area. Copper 31mm executed by John Milton and bearing the Shield of Liston and dated 1792.
reverse with monogram of John Liston.
This is the same year that Liston was fined £200 for keeping an unlicensed gaming house.
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OGY4376
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Five Golden Fish gaming counters.
These fish are made of polished brass and were constructed solely for the purpose of gaming counters in the 19th century. They measure 3.5cm
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£30.00
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OGY4375
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Five Golden Fish gaming counters.
These fish are made of polished brass and were constructed solely for the purpose of gaming counters in the 19th century. They measure 3.5cm
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£30.00
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OGY 4368C
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Set of three Mother of Three initialed Gaming Counters
Initialed WAW this set of three, most probably from a set of 140,
can only only produce 20 complete sets.
Accurate Pictures
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£35.00
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OGY 4347
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Set of three Mother of Pear Gaming Counters inscribed DD
Large Oval [ nearly 5cm ] Circular and Oblong all inscribed DD in manuscript - maximum number of complete sets available is 20
Dapier reservse pattern - late 18th / early 19th Century
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£35.00
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OGY4215
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Three Matched Amorial Mother of Pearl Gaming Couters
c1800 Mother of Pearl engraved "FDW" counters, Circular, Rectanular and Oblong.
Reverse show standard Village Scenes.
It is very difficult to get an entire repesentation of a full set like this.
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£50.00
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