This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/30/2021
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.