Lot 163
 

163

Charles Hodges Astronomical Playing Cards, London, Stopforth & Sons, circa 1827, 52 hand-coloured engraved cards with duty card, each stencilled with suit excepting Hiems (ace of spades), the pip cards detailing constellations from terrestrial and celestial globes, the court cards with classical deities contained in a green Morocco leather case with gilt tooled title Astronomical, complete with instruction book

Sold for £4,000


 

Charles Hodges Astronomical Playing Cards, London, Stopforth & Sons, circa 1827, 52 hand-coloured engraved cards with duty card, each stencilled with suit excepting Hiems (ace of spades), the pip cards detailing constellations from terrestrial and celestial globes, the court cards with classical deities contained in a green Morocco leather case with gilt tooled title Astronomical, complete with instruction book

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