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Royal Bayreuth "Devil" handled
Royal Bayreuth "Devil" handled pitcher with king and queen playing card body, 5 1/8"h x 6 1/4"w
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Royal Bayreuth Cards and Devil
Royal Bayreuth Cards and Devil pitcher, US Zone, Germany mark, Bermuda souvenir, 5 1/8" h Estimate $100-200
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Royal Bayreuth devil and cards
Royal Bayreuth devil and cards pitcher, horns missing from devil, 7" h Estimate $100-200
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14 PIECES ROYAL BAYREUTH DEVIL &
14 PIECES ROYAL BAYREUTH DEVIL & CARDS PORCELAIN14 pieces Royal Bayreuth porcelain with devil and playing cards motif. 2 pitchers, creamer, mug and nappy with blue Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Priv. 1794 marks; 2 smaller creamers with green Royal Bayreuth Bavaria marks, unmarked salt & pepper; limited edition pitcher and 4 mugs with later blue mark, marked "Reproduction of old Royal Bayreuth Masterpieces, originally 1905", mugs numbered 566, 563, 587 and 567 out of 2000, pitcher 452/1000.
Green mark creamers: crazing to devil's head on smaller, paint loss to devil's back, foot and head on larger; salt & pepper: paint loss to both devils, one wing tip chipped and repaired, flakes to bottom corners of 1; blue mark: chips and roughness to nappy on underside and flakes on rim, minor paint loss to devil on nappy, chip to rim of creamer and paint loss to club near devil's hand, some paint loss and scratches to Queen on mug, minor paint loss to devil on mug, 1 pitcher small repair on devil's back, 1 pitcher paint loss to devil's face and body and both devil horns chipped, area near devil's hands on 1 pitcher repainted.
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VINTAGE ROYAL BAYREUTH PORCELAIN
VINTAGE ROYAL BAYREUTH PORCELAIN PLAYING CARD DEVIL PIT...Limited edition. Figural handle in a shape of a red demon and various playing cards around the body.
Royal Bayreuth backstamp.
Dimensions: 8" L x 4" W x 8" H
Edition Size: 299/1000
Country of Origin: Germany
Condition:
Age related wear.
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4 ROYAL BAYREUTH DEVIL ITEMSFour
4 ROYAL BAYREUTH DEVIL ITEMSFour (4) Royal Bayreuth devil/devil & playing cards items, all with blue mark #9. 1st item: Devil & Cards candlestick holder or chamberstick, 3" H x 6" L x 5"D. Scattered light wear to devil and minor abrasion to one edge corner. 2nd item: Devil & Cards milk pitcher, 5"H. Minute chips to devil's face and scattered minute black marks (abrasions?) to one side. 3rd item: Devil & Cards creamer, 4"H. Minute chip to devil's spine. 4th item: Red Devil cream pitcher, additional mark Deponiert, 3-3/4"H. 4 tiny abrasions (1/8" or smaller). Provenance: the collection of the late Elise Steiner, Nashville, Tennessee.
Condition:
See item description.
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ROYAL BAYREUTH DEVIL & CARD
ROYAL BAYREUTH DEVIL & CARD PORCELAIN CANDY DISH.Royal Bayreuth Devil & Card Porcelain Candy Dish. Bayreuth, Bavaria, ca. 1930. Has the highly desirable blue mark and tiny white spot on forehead. No chips or cracks. 6” diam.
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ROYAL BAYREUTH PORCELAIN DEVIL
ROYAL BAYREUTH PORCELAIN DEVIL AND PLAYING CARDS COVERED SUGAR BOWL HEIGHT 4.25”.ROYAL BAYREUTH PORCELAIN DEVIL AND PLAYING CARDS COVERED SUGAR BOWL, Factory mark. Dimensions: Height 4.25".
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TWO POSTCARDS WITH EMBOSSED DEVIL
TWO POSTCARDS WITH EMBOSSED DEVIL AND PLAYING CARDS.Two Postcards with Embossed Devil and Playing Cards. One French (M. Demeurant, ca. 1910) and one German (ca. 1910). Both excellent.
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[PLAYING CARDS] TWO HISTORICAL
[PLAYING CARDS] TWO HISTORICAL WORKS ON CARDS.[Playing Cards] Two Historical Works on Cards. Including The Devil’s Picture Books (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1893) by Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer, with green publisher’s cloth, stamped in silver, illustrated with color plates, small 4to; and The History of Playing Cards with Anecdotes of their use in Conjuring, Fortune-Telling, and Card-Sharping (London: John Camden Hotten, 1865), ed. by Rev. Ed. S. Taylor, with brown publisher’s cloth, gilt-stamped, illustrated with 48 plates, 16mo. First volume missing frontispiece, detached flyleaf and title page, else good; replaced endpaper on latter.
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[Mardi Gras] two dance cards
[Mardi Gras] two dance cards including The Falstaffians 1911 "A Legend of the North" with pencil; and High Priests of Mithras 1913 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with pencil.
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BROWN & BIGELOW “ROYAL REVELERS”
BROWN & BIGELOW “ROYAL REVELERS” PLAYING CARDS.Brown & Bigelow “Royal Revelers” Playing Cards. St. Paul, 1932. Double deck each with 52 + J + EC + OB. Near mint. Deck printed to help the fight to repeal prohibition amendment to the Constitution. Wonderful non-standard courts. Hoch. P5.
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “SPIELKARTE
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “SPIELKARTE TYPISCH” PLAYING CARDS....Siegfried Heilmeier “Spielkarte Typisch” Playing Cards. Munich, ca. 1985. 2/32 + 2J + Title Card + OB. Mint. Limited Edition number 79 of 80 sets. Deck is supposed to represent typical postures. Soldier saluting, athlete flexing, and other images. AS signed by artist.
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B. DONDORF NO.192 AND 402 WHIST
B. DONDORF NO.192 AND 402 WHIST PLAYING CARD DECKS Germany,Circa 1900Includes one unopened pack of Whist No. 192 with rounded gilt edges, gold vignettes on brown, and printed with Shakespearean characters, popular subject matter for the time, and one deck of Whist No. 402 cards with rounded gilt edges, blue griffin and acanthus leaf vignettes over brown. Two great early deck of cards.
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Royal Bayreuth porcelain cup with
Royal Bayreuth porcelain cup with Little Jack Horner; three applied legs with gilt accents, crimson clad curd curmudgeon sits by holiday festooned wall. 2 5/8"H. Good condition.
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[Mardi Gras] three dance cards
[Mardi Gras] three dance cards including Elves of Oberon "The Secret of the Sphinx" 1913 with pencil; Elves of Oberon 1913 with pencil; and Krewe of Yami 1913 "Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women" with pencil.
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[Mardi Gras] three dance cards
[Mardi Gras] three dance cards including The Olympians 1914 "The Kingdom of Gems" with pencil; Elves of Oberon 1913 with pencil; and Krewe of Yami 1913 "Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women" with pencil.
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “ANTIKRIEGSSPIELKARTE” PLAYING CARD...Siegfried Heilmeier “Antikriegsspielkarte” Playing Cards. Munich, 1983. 32 + J + Title Card + OB. Near mint. Ace of spades dated and signed by the artist. Limited edition number 84 of 100 sets.
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THE BURRO SOUVENIR PLAYING CARDS.
THE BURRO SOUVENIR PLAYING CARDS. “THEY CALL ME SATAN.”...The Burro Souvenir Playing Cards. “They Call Me Satan.” Denver: The H.H. Tammen Curio Co., ca. 1904. 52 + J + EC + OB. Near mint. Faces all portray burros at work and play. An uncommon souvenir deck. Hoch. S10.
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[Mardi Gras] two dance cards
[Mardi Gras] two dance cards including Knights of Momus 1905 with pencil and Krewe of Yami 1913 "Tennyson's Dream of Fair Women".
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “SPIELKARTE
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “SPIELKARTE SALUD” PLAYING CARDS.Siegfried Heilmeier “Spielkarte Salud” Playing Cards. Munich, ca. 1985. 52 + 3J + signed title card + drawing + OB. Near mint. This no revoke pack has black clubs, red hearts, purple diamonds and green spades. The title card has this limited edition deck as number 7 of 65 sets, hand colored and signed by the artist.
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[Mardi Gras] two dance cards
[Mardi Gras] two dance cards including High Priests of Mithras 1905 "Egypt" with pencil; and The Falstaffians 1913 "Laila and Majnun" with pencil.
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[Mardi Gras] two dance cards
[Mardi Gras] two dance cards including High Priests of Mithras "Story of the Shah Nemeh" 1904 with pencil; and Krewe of Yami 1913 "Tennyson's Dream of Fair women" with pencil.
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “SPIELKARTE
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “SPIELKARTE KARIKATUR” PLAYING CARD...Siegfried Heilmeier “Spielkarte Karikatur” Playing Cards. Munich, ca. 1985. 32 + 2J + Title Card + OB. Courts include cartoon-like drawings of Lenin, the Statue of Liberty, Charlie Chaplin, and more. Title card has limited edition of 7 of 99 sets, and is signed by the artist.
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A Collection of Royal Bayreuth
A Collection of Royal Bayreuth Lobster Table Wares, Plus
20th Century
includes a lobster tray, handled dish, a pair of salt and pepper shakers, a creamer, a sugar, a mustard jar, a bowl, a bull creamer, and a devil cup and saucer, PLUS a Schimd Beatrix Potter music box figurine of The Old Woman Who Live in a Shoe.
with makers marks.
devil cup and saucer unmarked.
Length of lobster tray 14 1/2 inches.
Property from the Estate of Elizabeth Austin Hammon
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B.P. GRIMAUD “IMPERIAL” PLAYING
B.P. GRIMAUD “IMPERIAL” PLAYING CARDS.B.P. Grimaud “Imperial” Playing Cards. Paris, ca. 1858. 52/52. Excellent. Several of the backs have minor paper loss and there is light transfer from the backs to the faces. Jack of diamonds has a white back. Aces bear the coat of arms of France, Russia, Germany and England. Kings are monarchs of the period. Fournier pg. 147.
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DANSE MACABRE, FOLK PLAYING CARD
DANSE MACABRE, FOLK PLAYING CARD 18th/19th c., Continental, ink on paper, hand drawn playing card embellished with dancing witches in a catacombs, 2.75"'h x 3.75"w
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “TRANSFORMIERTE
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “TRANSFORMIERTE SPIELKARTEN” EROTIC...Siegfried Heilmeier “Transformierte Spielkarten” Erotic Playing Cards. Munich, 1989. 52 + 4J + Title Card + OB. Mint. A unique and clever erotic transformation pack. Limited edition number 55 of 110 copies.
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “FORTUNA
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “FORTUNA SKAT” PLAYING CARDS.Siegfried Heilmeier “Fortuna Skat” Playing Cards. Munich, ca. 1985. 32 + 2J + OB. Near mint. AH on outside of box has limited edition number 7 of 110 sets.
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TWO B. DONDORF DECKS PLAYING
TWO B. DONDORF DECKS PLAYING CARDS.Two B. Dondorf Decks Playing Cards. Including No. 402 Prinz-Karte, ca. 1926. 52/52. Excellent. Courts in style of middle ages; and No. 301 “Hunting Deck”, ca. 1880. 34/36 (missing 8H,9Leaves). Very good (Jh torn corner).
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A full calf bound copy with
A full calf bound copy with woodcuts of ''The Devil upon two sticks'' translated from the ''Diable Boiteaux'' by M. Le Sage. Printed London 1778.
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). ? CARDINI ? DIE ...Berlin, 1933. Two-color broadside advertising the Suave Deceiver’s appearance at the Jewish-owned Kabarett der Komiker just months after Hitler came to power. 19 x 27" Margins trimmed, significant staining and repairs throughout; C.
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). CARDINI. THE “AC...London, 1934. Five-color broadside for a variety bill featuring nine acts, among them Cardini, billed as “The “Ace” of Conjurors – Royal Performance 1933.” Other acts include Claude Dampier “the professional idiot.” 16 ¼ x 22 ¼" Slight fold lines visible, otherwise excellent; A-.
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SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “MARIACHI”
SIEGFRIED HEILMEIER “MARIACHI” PLAYING CARDS.Siegfried Heilmeier “Mariachi” Playing Cards. Munich, 1982. 32 + J + OB. Near mint. Ace of spades has limited edition number 7 of 100 sets and the artist’s initials.
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TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF A CARD
TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF A CARD PLAYER AND A MUSICIAN (2) Late 19th century The first as a young woman standing beside a tripod table with a deck of cards, the musician as a boy hold a maraca in each hand, each standing on a circular base moulded with Vitruvian scroll, blue crossed swords marks, incised F.64 and F.31, 16.5cm and 15.5cm high
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MEDIEVAL PLAYING CARDS.Medieval
MEDIEVAL PLAYING CARDS.Medieval Playing Cards. Turnhout: Leonard Biermans (?),ca. 1941. 52 + J. Excellent. Stylized courts in Middle Ages dress. Decorative aces.