Gambler, quelques effets personnels...

This is a nice antique sterling silver cigarette safe with the gambler decoration and monogrammed EHJ.


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Gambler's Knives
Nice collection of vintage blades: (a) G. Woodhead Sheffield dirk with repousse handle, 9 1/4" overall; (b) Dbl edge pearl handle ankle knife marked Germany, 5 1/2"; (c) 2-blade sterling pocket knife with IXL George Wostenholm on each blade & "Curly's Pat. Dec 8 86" on file blade, designs on each side, Cards, Pipe, Key, Corkscrew, 3 1/4"; (d) Sterling file in case with race horse, bottle, dancing girl and poker hand, 3" long

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Antique Black & Blue Velveteen Gambler/Dealer's Vest c1900's or earlier, in great condition w/ deck of Pharo playing cards in pocket on adjustable nickle plated display stand.

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19th Century Gamblers Fantasy Lot
a) Celluloid box 7 3/4 x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2" – yellowed color with black and red card suits on the top, celluloid tortoise trim and under cover, 2 modern card decks plus a 12 piece set of dice;
b) Decorative oak box adorned with Art Nouveau metallic trim. Most likely a silverware box. Inside has top shelf with gold filled pocket watch in case, three decks of newer cards, approximately 40 clay chips, a pair of cheaters glasses, two sets of die, a glass gambling ball, and bar top spinner. Bottom contains a knife and dagger, silver flask, ivory corkscrew, pocket mirror, and a Belgium-made folding trigger revolver with fine engraving and high relief silver roses;
c) Pair of cloisonné card boxes with Jack of Clubs and King of Hearts.
These style boxes were put together, usually from parts, to romanticize what a gambler might carry with them across the country on their journeys to fleece the greenhorn.
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Interesting travelling gambler’s style rig, consisting of box containing cards, dice, poker chips, checks, engraved centerfire pistol, and small pearl-handled dirk. The box is constructed of Moroccan type red-dyed leather with pull-out compartment containing a small double-action Belgian revolver. Approx. 1-5/8” barrel, 5-1/4” overall, nicely scroll engraved, pearl grips, gold-washed hammer, showing Belgian proofs, serial #797, with folding trigger. Similar to type marketed as “the puppy”. Pistol remains in very good condition, with 85-95% original nickel, just some normal aging and just starting pinprick pitting. Approx. 50% gold wash on hammer. Very good plus to near fine grips. The lower pull-out drawer contains cartridges and bone, plastic, and pearl chips. The top compartment contains a deck of steamboat cards, several sets of dice, and gaming checks or markers. The top compartment is lined with satin and shows a provision to carry a small dirk, and the dirk is marked W. C. Booth, Sheffield, and shows engraved German silver mounts, pearl handle, engraved blade, and original scabbard. The knife measures approx. 8-3/4” overall with 5” blade. The blade is in good.

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Gold-and silver-Mounted San Francisco dress Bowie Knife with deluxe walrus ivory grip and engraved silver scabbard, by Michael Price; $120,000. This knife and one by H. McConnell set new world record prices for a San Francisco Bowie Knife. The previous record was set by a Michael Price Bowie Knife, which hammered in for $85,000 at a 2003 auction by Greg Martin.


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Gold- and silver-mounted San Francisco dress spearpoint Bowie Knife with walrus ivory handle and gold- and silver-mounted scabbard, by Will & Finck; $45,000. No other gold-mounted dress knife by Will & Finck is known to exist.

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San Francisco dress Bowie Knife with silver-mounted and incise carved walrus ivory handle and a silver scabbard (stamped with 1872 date) with engraving including an American eagle and shield motif, by Will & Finck; $105,000.

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San Francisco dress Bowie Knife with silver-mounted tooled leather sheath, by H. McConnell, circa 1852; $120,000. The McConnell is the earliest known, San Francisco-made Bowie-style knife and is the only example known to exist today.