Set Reminder2021-01-30 12:00:002021-01-30 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Ante Up: Gambling Memorabilia https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/ante-up-gambling-memorabilia-21972 In our first auction of the new year, we present casino chips, poker sets, and gambling memorabilia from the collection of the late Robert Eisenstadt.
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Ludlow & Co. Patent Knight?s Cards & T. Wheeler Playing Cards. London, ca. 1806. 51/52 (lacks AD). Early use of double-ended courts, which did not come into prominence until the mid- to late nineteenth century. Gilt edges. With later slipcase box bearing paper label identifying the pack. No bent or torn cards; very good. The deck depicts the four British Orders of Chivalry: Spades as Order of the Garter, est. 1344; Clubs as Order of the Thistle, est. 1703; Hearts as Order of St. Patrick, est. 1783; and Diamonds as Order of the Bath, est. 1399.