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164 - [VINTAGE GAMES]. A case containing 29 ‘New Games’ from the l…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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[VINTAGE GAMES]. A case containing 29 ‘New Games’ from the late 19th/early 20th century. An amusing and rare collection of games from the late 19th and early 20th centuries (games of skill, puzzles, solitaire games, marbles, card and board games), preserved in its attractive original trunk. Paris, Mauclair-Dacier (MD) and Simonin-Cuny (S.C), CIRCA 1900. Wooden case covered in aubergine-coloured grained paper (270 x 400 x 100 mm), two brass clasps, gilded title and two leather straps on the lid, interior lined with red paper, containing 29 assorted games kept in their labelled boxes. 1 broken clasp, signs of wear with missing sections on the trunk and the game boxes, some of which have been repaired with adhesive tape. 3 incomplete games (2 ‘Le toton équilibre’ games missing the toton, one incomplete ‘Halma’ game), one ‘jeu du carré’ sealed with adhesive tape. Charming "Jeux Nouveaux" trunk containing 29 boxes of various games (games of skill, puzzles, solitaire games, marble games, card and board games), most published by Mauclair-Dacier (MD) and a few by Simonin-Cuny (S.C), two major game publishers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It also contains a set of game pieces for which the game itself is missing. List of games by category: - Puzzles and solitaire games: Jeu des manifestants, Le nombre treize, L’énervant, 2 German solitaire games (one of which is titled Les neuf), Le taquin, an untitled game. - Card and board games: The Tailor and His Scissors, Leapfrog, Spider’s Game, The Imp, Alle Negen (The Nine), Penance Game, Grasshopper Game - Games of skill: The Devil’s Door, The Drinker’s Question, The Lantern in the Moon, The Pneumatic Clock, The Good Jailer, The Recalcitrant Die, The Devil’s Nail - Marble games: a game featuring an old lady, 2 ‘good cat, good rat’ games, Bouci-Boula, The Carpenter’s Square. Rare.
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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