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Auction archive: Lot number 48

A large collection of games and related ephemera late 18th century and 19th century

Collections
29 Apr 2014
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,347 - US$5,021
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,507
Auction archive: Lot number 48

A large collection of games and related ephemera late 18th century and 19th century

Collections
29 Apr 2014
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,347 - US$5,021
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$11,507
Beschreibung:

A large collection of games and related ephemera late 18th century and 19th century comprising: - A penwork box containing bridge cards - A pair of Victorian face screens and one other - A George III trompe l'oeil painted octagonal box containing a part stained ivory chess set - A Canton carved turtle shell card box, 19th century - 'Wallis's Royal Chronological Tables of English History', published 1st March 1788, cased in its original oak box - A game of bingo cased in a mahogany and boxwood strung box - Five boxwood and transfer painted counter trays - 'Peter Busslewicks' Game of Comic Conundrums', in a printed and softwood box - A 'Chinese Puzzle, in a case with accompanying pamphlet - An 'ABC' game, in a painted and boxwood case - A game of 'Squails' - A miniature Tyrolean armoire dated 1836, replete with miniature decorations - 'The Great Blockade Game', dated 1863 - A miniature ivory part chess set - A game of Domino hand coloured printed cards - A jigsaw puzzle of the destruction of Houses of Parliament - A game of 'Schimmell, or Bell and Hammer' - A set of painted led soldiers, with cannon, sentry boxes, rifles and barracks - An ash Yo-Yo - 'The New Military Game of German Tactics', replete with ivory counters - 'An Interesting New Game, the Journey or Crossroads' folding board game - A jigsaw puzzle, 'The Multiplication Table' - A French jigsaw puzzle entitled 'La Mère-Radis au vis avis de Bobeche', in its original box - Jeu de Toton Piste - A 'Natural History Lantern Lecture', comprising eight slides, together with a group of microscope slides - Three sets of 'Pick up Sticks' (two in cases) - A group of painted silica slides depicting Indian costume, cased - A group of four painted glass slides, two with moveable sections, the other two depicting animals - An alabaster desk weight with a glass dome enclosing a scene depicting a village football match - An ivory set of letters, 'Spelling Alphabet' - A board game entitled 'The Way to the Fair', cases - A painted ivory 'Letters Game', cased - A large quantity of gaming and playing cards including a cased set - A quantity of dolls house furniture and miniature ceramics 19th century and later - A large quantity of gaming counters, ivory, boxwood, pressed metal and mother of pearl - A group of miscellaneous game and toy components - A group of Victorian carriage blinds (some incomplete)

Auction archive: Lot number 48
Auction:
Datum:
29 Apr 2014
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

A large collection of games and related ephemera late 18th century and 19th century comprising: - A penwork box containing bridge cards - A pair of Victorian face screens and one other - A George III trompe l'oeil painted octagonal box containing a part stained ivory chess set - A Canton carved turtle shell card box, 19th century - 'Wallis's Royal Chronological Tables of English History', published 1st March 1788, cased in its original oak box - A game of bingo cased in a mahogany and boxwood strung box - Five boxwood and transfer painted counter trays - 'Peter Busslewicks' Game of Comic Conundrums', in a printed and softwood box - A 'Chinese Puzzle, in a case with accompanying pamphlet - An 'ABC' game, in a painted and boxwood case - A game of 'Squails' - A miniature Tyrolean armoire dated 1836, replete with miniature decorations - 'The Great Blockade Game', dated 1863 - A miniature ivory part chess set - A game of Domino hand coloured printed cards - A jigsaw puzzle of the destruction of Houses of Parliament - A game of 'Schimmell, or Bell and Hammer' - A set of painted led soldiers, with cannon, sentry boxes, rifles and barracks - An ash Yo-Yo - 'The New Military Game of German Tactics', replete with ivory counters - 'An Interesting New Game, the Journey or Crossroads' folding board game - A jigsaw puzzle, 'The Multiplication Table' - A French jigsaw puzzle entitled 'La Mère-Radis au vis avis de Bobeche', in its original box - Jeu de Toton Piste - A 'Natural History Lantern Lecture', comprising eight slides, together with a group of microscope slides - Three sets of 'Pick up Sticks' (two in cases) - A group of painted silica slides depicting Indian costume, cased - A group of four painted glass slides, two with moveable sections, the other two depicting animals - An alabaster desk weight with a glass dome enclosing a scene depicting a village football match - An ivory set of letters, 'Spelling Alphabet' - A board game entitled 'The Way to the Fair', cases - A painted ivory 'Letters Game', cased - A large quantity of gaming and playing cards including a cased set - A quantity of dolls house furniture and miniature ceramics 19th century and later - A large quantity of gaming counters, ivory, boxwood, pressed metal and mother of pearl - A group of miscellaneous game and toy components - A group of Victorian carriage blinds (some incomplete)

Auction archive: Lot number 48
Auction:
Datum:
29 Apr 2014
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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