6th Nov, 2024 9:00
Royalty, Antiques & Fine Art
926
Rare early set of 78 Belgian Tarot cards, circa 1750
Rare early set of 78 Belgian Tarot cards, circa 1750, each card 12 x 7cm. Mr Rayner notes: 'This is essentially the Tarot de Marseilles, with trumps Il and IV replaced by the Spanish Captain and Bacchus. (Possible explanations for this given in Depaulis' talk at the IPCS Convention on Tarot de Besancon, 2014). IPCS Pattern sheets - IT-3, Depaulis, Le Tarot revele - 2013 - p.49-52 Many other illustrations and references.'. Provenance: Estate of Christopher Rayner, long-standing member of the International Society of Playing Cards and at various times Secretary, Chairman, Vice-President and President of the Society.
Coming Up Trumps: The Christopher Rayner Collection of playing cards
Christopher Rayner was a keen collector of playing cards and formed his large collection over several decades, he was interested in all kinds of playing cards and was well-informed on the subject. He was a long-standing member of the International Society of Playing Cards and at various times served with great distinction as its secretary, chairman, vice president and president, regularly contributing to the society’s publications. Outside of the world of playing cards, Chris was a hardworking and conscientious asylum support tribunal judge as well as being a social security judge and a parking and congestion charge adjudicator. These roles are testament to his strong moral compass, which, in retirement, spurred him on to engage in voluntary work with Beacon House helping the homeless restructure their lives and to volunteering with the local running group.
Part I of Christopher’s collection will feature in our forthcoming Fine Art sale on the 5th and 6th of November, with further sales to follow. Part I includes cards spanning three centuries, including rare Tarot and Transformation decks. We anticipate tremendous interest in this fine and well preserved collection.
Sold for £6,600
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Auction: Royalty, Antiques & Fine Art, 6th Nov, 2024
The catalogue for Reeman Dansie’s Royalty, Fine Art & Antiques sale is available to browse, and we are delighted to be offering almost 1600 lots over the course of two days. The sale begins with the Royalty section, which contains its usual range of rare and desirable items, including a wool overcoat tailor-made for H.M. King Edward VIII, which the later Duke of Windsor found particularly useful for the cold New York winters (lot 1, £2000-3000). Other highlights include an important English Royal inlaid satinwood table made for H.M. Queen Adelaide, the Consort of H.M. King William IV (lot 81, £2500-3500). A range of photographs, letters, and other interesting ephemera can be found throughout the section.
Ceramics and glassware will follow; it’s a particularly interesting section, with everything from William de Morgan, and Martin Brothers, to Chinese porcelain, represented. Notable lots include a rare English delft ware Duke of Marlborough charger dating from circa 1710 (lot 328,£3000-5000). The rest of the day will include silver, jewellery, and watches, where there are plenty of opportunities to find an ideal Christmas present for a loved one: a favourite piece of ours is a fine Victorian gold moonstone and rose-cut diamond bangle, the circular carved moonstone depicting the man in the moon (lot 606, £2000-3000).
Day two will commence with the works of art section, which will open with Part I of the Christopher Rayner Collectionof playing cards. Spanning three centuries, and including rare Tarot and Transformation decks, we anticipate tremendous interest in this fine and well-preserved collection. Other highlights include a bronze group sculpture by Francesco Fanelli, the Italian-born royal sculptor of Charles I of England (lot 1104, £5000-7000).
Pictures will follow; there are over 250 to be sold, and we are particularly excited about an important pair of oil paintings of Grosvenor and Hanover Squares, by Edward Dayes (1763-1804) (lots 1301 and 1302, £20,000-30,000 each). The paintings come with interesting provenance, having been the property of Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe of Gopsall Park and Penn House, thence by descent to a Lady of title. The sale will conclude with furniture and rugs, where a number of Liberty pieces will be sold alongside a wide range of other items dating from the 17th to 20th centuries.
We look forward to welcoming you to the sale.
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