Wonderful Civil War Era 1863 Fur Covered Card Box for the game of Piquet
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Wonderful Civil War Era 1863 Fur Covered Card Box for the game of Piquet

Code: ty08063pqt


ON HOLD!! Not Currently Available!
$1,675.00

Product Description

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ARTIFACT:

This is a Wonderful Civil War Era Fur Covered Card Box for the game of Piquet, which uses 32 Card Decks, om, Hing the 2-6 Cards in each suit. 
2 Decks included, Sadly Queen of Spades is missing from the "Brown" Deck. The cards are dated 1863.

VINTAGE: Civil War Era, 1863.

SIZE: Approximately: 5" in depth x 6-3/4" in width x 2-1/4" in height.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Civil War Era Fur Covered Wooden box & leather. Inside Box: Leather, and paper, black board and pencil. Snap locks: green glass surrounded with brass. Top of the box Card decoration: Enameled brass.

ATTACHMENT: Snap locks with Hinged Lid.

MARKINGS:

GLAAZ
JOSEPH
WIEN
1863

ITEM NOTES: This is from a game & toy collection that we will be listing more of over the next few months. MAEJM21 LAFGEX11/07/24

CONDITION: 7 (Very Fine): Images 11 & 12 are the same spot and different angle shoot. The Card Box shows aging damage on the fur, and inside shows wonderful condition. Overall, it is well-made and in very fine condition. 

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.