French playing cards. Gatteaux Empire design, Liege: J.T. Dubois, 1811, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure neo-classical named courts, each with dot indices to indicate ranks (double-ended), also with double-ended suit signs, jack of hearts with maker's ink stamp, eagle watermark, occasional minor foxing spots or marks, versos plain white, each card 82 x 54 mm, together with: Gatteaux portrait officiel, unknown maker, between 1816-1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure named courts, filigranes on king of diamonds (head of cockerel) and queen of spades (head of dog), jack of clubs with medallion dated 181[6] (indistinct), most courts with fleur de lys, ace of clubs with garland of fleur de lys, fleur de lys watermark, somewhat toned and soiled, jacks of diamonds and clubs with some pale brown marks, king of hearts toned with light spotting, two pip cards with pale brown stain to one blank corner, another with tiny area of abrasion to one corner, versos plain pink, each card 83 x 54 mm, plus: Gatteaux portrait officiel, unknown maker, circa 1830s-1840s, a complete piquet pack of 32 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure named courts, filigranes on king of diamonds (head of cockerel) and queen of spades (head of dog), jack of clubs with medallion dated 1816, all courts without fleur de lys (abolished 1830), king of diamonds and queen of hearts each with a tiny spot of surface abrasion (to face and gown respectively), queen of clubs with tiny brown spot to neckline of gown, versos plain blue, each card 83 x 54 mm, 16 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm (Quantity: 3) Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis. First item: Berry in The Playing Card vol. XIII no. 1 Aug 1984, p. 21; British Museum 1896,0501.761 (Schreiber, Flemish 13); Cary, FRA 359; Hoffman (1973) p. 34 & illustrated plate 53b. Uncommon. Second item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [522], [56] & [352a]; Berry in The Playing Card vol. XIII no. 1 Aug 1984, pp. 21-23; Cary, FRA 16 & 18. Third item: Berry, Playing Cards of the World, [63] & [78]; Berry in The Playing Card vol. XIII no. 1 Aug 1984, pp. 21-23; Cary, FRA 19 & 20; Hoffman (1973) pp. 34-35 & illustrated fig. 11.
French playing cards. Gatteaux Empire design, Liege: J.T. Dubois, 1811, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure neo-classical named courts, each with dot indices to indicate ranks (double-ended), also with double-ended suit signs, jack of hearts with maker's ink stamp, eagle watermark, occasional minor foxing spots or marks, versos plain white, each card 82 x 54 mm, together with: Gatteaux portrait officiel, unknown maker, between 1816-1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure named courts, filigranes on king of diamonds (head of cockerel) and queen of spades (head of dog), jack of clubs with medallion dated 181[6] (indistinct), most courts with fleur de lys, ace of clubs with garland of fleur de lys, fleur de lys watermark, somewhat toned and soiled, jacks of diamonds and clubs with some pale brown marks, king of hearts toned with light spotting, two pip cards with pale brown stain to one blank corner, another with tiny area of abrasion to one corner, versos plain pink, each card 83 x 54 mm, plus: Gatteaux portrait officiel, unknown maker, circa 1830s-1840s, a complete piquet pack of 32 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure named courts, filigranes on king of diamonds (head of cockerel) and queen of spades (head of dog), jack of clubs with medallion dated 1816, all courts without fleur de lys (abolished 1830), king of diamonds and queen of hearts each with a tiny spot of surface abrasion (to face and gown respectively), queen of clubs with tiny brown spot to neckline of gown, versos plain blue, each card 83 x 54 mm, 16 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm (Quantity: 3) Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis. First item: Berry in The Playing Card vol. XIII no. 1 Aug 1984, p. 21; British Museum 1896,0501.761 (Schreiber, Flemish 13); Cary, FRA 359; Hoffman (1973) p. 34 & illustrated plate 53b. Uncommon. Second item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [522], [56] & [352a]; Berry in The Playing Card vol. XIII no. 1 Aug 1984, pp. 21-23; Cary, FRA 16 & 18. Third item: Berry, Playing Cards of the World, [63] & [78]; Berry in The Playing Card vol. XIII no. 1 Aug 1984, pp. 21-23; Cary, FRA 19 & 20; Hoffman (1973) pp. 34-35 & illustrated fig. 11.
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