Gambling Memorabilia
Sat, Apr 14, 2018 12:30AM EDT
Lot 352
Jacquemin Gringonneur Playing Cards.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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| $30 | $10 |
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Jacquemin Gringonneur Playing Cards. Paris: ca. 1868. Double deck 52 + OB. Excellent. Box has ?Jacquemin Gringonneur B.S.G.D.G? bottom right. Beautifully designed. The clubs, diamonds and heart pips all have flowers or birds delicately inscribed inside and the spades are spear points. The courts are all named: KS David, QS Pallas, JS Hoogier, KD Caesar, Qd Rachel, Jd Hector, KH Charles, QH Judith, Jh Lahire, KC Alexander, QC Argine, JC Lancelot. The KD has ?B.S.G.D. G? at the bottom. Green and pink backs. Considerable gold illumination throughout. Cary Vol. I, pg. 192, #348. Verame, pg. 70.
