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THE BRIDGE SET BY DE LA RUE, CIRCA 1900, THE PLAYING CARDS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A LATE VICTORIAN LEATHER-BOUND BRIDGE SET AND TWO SETS OF PLAYING CARDS
THE BRIDGE SET BY DE LA RUE, CIRCA 1900, THE PLAYING CARDS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The playing cards in an early 19th century lacquered box, the bridge set comprising two 'KLIK' bridge markers, two packs of card and a silver pencil holder; together with parlour games 'Fishponds' and 'Squails'
The bridge set: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) wide; 4 ¼ in. (11 cm.) deep
THE BRIDGE SET BY DE LA RUE, CIRCA 1900, THE PLAYING CARDS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The playing cards in an early 19th century lacquered box, the bridge set comprising two 'KLIK' bridge markers, two packs of card and a silver pencil holder; together with parlour games 'Fishponds' and 'Squails'
The bridge set: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) wide; 4 ¼ in. (11 cm.) deep
Provenance
The playing cards: by repute, Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Katharine Cooke