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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:87
Lots with images:87
Prices available:87
Category:
Games & Puzzles
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** An antique Australian horse racing Wheel-of-Chance, a wheel-of-chance depicting twelve different Australian racehorses, painted and titled in oil paint on cedar, the wheel surrounded by brass strapping and mounted on a later stand; the wheel circa 1890.… ***
*** A superb antique walnut games box compendium, interior fitted with gaming pieces and instruction booklet for: backgammon, Besique, bell and hammer, chess, cribbage, Dominoes, draughts, fox and geese, German Tactics, race game, Siege of Paris, snail game,… ***
*** Staunton antique ivory chess set, 3 inch pattern, 19th century, the Kings 8 cm high ***
*** A rare turned timber chess set and board, 19th century, the kings 15 cm high ***
*** Japanese ivory chess set (c mid-20th C), a spectacular hand carved ivory chess set, with pieces housed in fitted individual drawers within a custom made rosewood table (80 x 80 x 60 cm). The table is probably Chinese. The chess pieces are natural white… ***
*** An impressive antique games box, coromandel and satinwood with brass fittings. Interior fitted with compartments, lift out tray and double-sided games board. Includes a fine array of carved bone and ivory gaming pieces comprising chess, draughts and… ***
*** Larry Pickering 'Dismissal' novelty chess set. Limited edition 139/1000. Hand-cast pewter with 22ct yellow and white gold plating. Signed by Pickering, circa 1980. Rare. The board 46 x 46 cm ***
*** Staunton chess & draughts set: pieces mostly in ivory with the black draught pieces in ebony (except 3 which are stained ivory), housed in original hinged games box with a Chinoiserie decoration on lacquered wood; tallest piece (King) 9 cm high, board 56… ***
*** Staunton antique English chess set in boxwood and ebony, housed in a mahogany box with green felt lining, 19th century, bearing crown mark, the King pieces 11.3 cm high ***
*** A Chinese ivory chess set (32 pieces), early to mid 20th century, the tallest 15.5 cm ***
*** An Alphabet set, England, circa 1830s-40s., a set of bone letter blocks, each approx. 15 x 18 mm, 184 pieces, with upper and lower case letters incised and completed in black ink (mostly) by hand, in original cedar box with 27 internal compartments in 3… ***
*** A Chinese carved ivory chess set, mid 20th century, tallest 13 cm high ***
*** Vintage Chinese Mah-Jong set, bone and bamboo in timber case with booklet, early 20th century, (2 items), the case 23 cm wide ***
*** Chess set, carved whalebone, housed in original fitted folding games box, early 20th century, the box 29.5 cm wide ***
*** A circular chess board and chess pieces, malachite, bone and brass, 30 cm diameter ***
*** Staunton antique chess set, carved and stained ivory, 19th century, the Kings 7.75 cm high ***
*** An Australian turned huon pine chess set in timber box, circa 1880, the kings 9.5 cm high ***
*** Dominoes antique set of whalebone pieces in mahogany box, pocket size, 19th century, the box 5.5 cm long ***
*** A carved whalebone chess set, housed in an Australian cedar box, 19th century, 8 cm high, 3 cm diameter ***
*** Howard Staunton 'J. Jaques London' chess set, c1865. A boxwood and ebony set, heavily weighted and felted with 'Jaques London' inscribed on the base of both Kings. A very attractive set with heavily carved Steinitz-style Knights with the drilled out… ***
*** An antique whalebone chess set in cedar box, 19th century, the Kings 7 cm high, 2.4 cm diameter ***
*** Chess, antique turned whalebone set, early 19th century, the Kings 10.5 cm high, 3.5 cm diameter ***
*** A book box with chess board games top and wooden chess pieces, maple and walnut, 19th century, 37 cm high ***
*** An English sterling silver playing card box, early 20th century, marks (illegible), 18 cm across ***
*** An antique games box, coromandel, gilt metal and cabochon agate, interior fitted with red leather and blue silk compartments housing ebony and ivory counters and scoreboards plus antique playing cards, 19th century, 9.5 cm high, 30 cm wide, 19 cm deep ***
*** Circa 1950s Bowman Models Ltd (UK) 'Casino' table-top horse racing game; superb condition in dilapidated original box. The wheel is 34 cm in diameter. ***
*** A carved whalebone chess set, 19th century, the kings 9 cm high ***
*** An antique set of chess pieces in the Staunton style, turned and ebonized boxwood, housed in a period timber case, 19th century, the Kings 8.5 cm high ***
*** A timber folding games box with turned whalebone draughts pieces, 19th century, the board 38 cm wide ***
*** An antique English specimen wood folding chess board, 19th century, 41 x 41 cm when open ***
*** Dominoes antique whalebone gaming tiles with ebony backs, 19th century ***
*** Franklin Mint, 'The Royal Houses of Britain Heraldic Chess Set'. Gold and silver plated pewter pieces bearing crests. Inlaid wooden games board with 2 drawers felt lined with individual compartments to house pieces. Limited edition of 2500 sets were made… ***
*** A Chinese vintage Mah-Jong set with ivoreen tiles and metal counters in timber box, early to mid 20th century, the box 12 cm high, 23 cm wide, 16 cm deep ***
*** A Chinese vintage Mah-Jong set with bone and bamboo tiles in a silk covered case, mid 20th century, the case 31 cm wide ***
*** The Battle of Waterloo chess set, by Franklin Mint, 1987, 32 pewter chessmen on red and blue enamelled pedestals; the pewter-finished playing area with timber case. The top of the chess board lifts to reveal separate storage compartments for each of the… ***
*** Chinese Mah-Jong set with bone and bamboo tiles in fitted leather case, circa 1920, the case 13 cm high, 21 cm wide, 14 cm deep ***
*** An antique whalebone chess set in wooden box with Chinese ownership inscription, 19th century, the Kings 9 cm high ***
*** A triangular cribbage board made from assorted Australian timbers, late 19th century, 41 cm wide ***
*** Dominoes, playing cards, chess & games. An impressive array including whalebone and ebony dominoes, fine travelling games box, miniature chess, novelty playing cards etc, 19th and 20th century. ***
*** Chess, antique pieces, carved and stained ivory, 19th century, (27 items), the King pieces 12 cm high, 3.5 cm diameter ***
*** An antique barleycorn chess set, turned whalebone, 19th century, one pawn replaced. The Kings 9 cm high ***
*** Baku Soviet Russian carved wooden chess set with folding wooden board, early to mid 20th century, the board 41 cm wide ***
*** An Australian games box with cribbage top and fold-over chess board, silky oak, cedar, Queensland walnut and pollard oak, 19th century, with accompanying draughts pieces and three carved whale bone dice, 8.5 cm high, 31 cm wide, 15.5 cm deep ***
*** An Italian vintage chess set, green and white onyx, circa 1950, the board 45 x 45 cm ***
*** 'Our great game' board game in original box, made by Westley games, Hawthorn. Good condition. ***
*** Ephemera. Collection of vintage travel brochures, postcards and related material. Also includes a collection of cigarette lighters, matchboxes, tins, books, playing cards, and picture frame. Mixed condition. (100 + items) ***
*** Assorted carved whalebone chess pieces, 19th century, the tallest 6.5 cm high ***
*** An Anglo-Indian travelling chess set, ebony and ivory, 19th century, 15 x 15 cm ***
*** Assorted diecast related items, including, diecast carrying cases, assorted plastic toys, games, etc. Mixed condition, odd assortment ***
*** An antique cribbage board made by Allan Duckworth with label verso listing 14 'Australian ornamental Timbers', 19th century, 22 cm wide ***
*** An antique whalebone chess set, 19th century, Queen incomplete, the Kings 8.5 cm high ***
*** Carved timber chess set in timber games box, 20th century, the box 35 cm wide ***
*** Mah-Jong set, bone and bamboo, early 20th century, in Damascus inlaid timber box, the box 28 cm across ***
*** Set of vintage painted wooden skittles, 19 cm high ***
*** Group including silk scarves, various programs, playing cards, car badge, lady's belt and buckle, mini diary etc, (15 items) ***
*** Playing cards - 'Picturesque Australia': early 1900s full deck cards showing monochrome photographic images of Australian scenes in the centre of each card with representations from every Australian state, complete with original box. (54 cards) ***
*** 'Felix the Cat',vintage selection with late 1940s well-loved Australian-made 'Felix' plush soft toy with articulated head and limbs (plus 1948 'Felix Magazine' photocopy of an advertisement showing the toy); also Felix glass slide by T.W. Cameron (Bourke… ***
*** New Dissected map of Europe' puzzle, complete in original walnut box with lithograph label, 19th century, the box 5.5 cm high, 19.5 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep ***
*** Antique whist and playing card set in walnut box, circa 1880, the box 17 cm wide ***
*** Chess set, carved onyx pieces with board, 20th century, (33 items), the largest piece 9 cm high ***
*** Antique carved bone chess set and timber board, 19th century, the board 26 x 26 cm ***
*** Mah-Jong vintage set with timber and painted card tile, in timber case with 1924 instruction booklet, the box 19 cm wide ***
*** 'Monopoly' board game: c.1978 edition made in Australia for Parker Brothers, in original box, as new. ***
*** A pair of antique oak gaming boxes with two antique whist scorers, plus a timer playing card case with cards, 19th and 20th century, (5 items), the largest 26 cm high ***
*** Three Australian timber cribbage boards, 19th and 20th century, the largest 31 cm wide ***
*** A Georgian travelling chess board, rosewood and ivory with pine string inlay, early 19th century, 20 x 20 cm ***
*** Antique cribbage board topped box with antique playing cards and whalebone pegs, 19th century, 26.5 cm wide ***
*** A Middle Eastern inlaid games board and turned wooden games pieces, 19th century, 41 cm across ***
*** Vintage Mah-Jong set in cardboard box, early 20th century ***
*** An Australian inlaid chess board, cedar and pine, 19th century, together with a specimen wood stand, New Zealand, 20th century the board 33 x 33 cm, the stand 60 cm high ***
*** A Chinese Mah-Jong set in leather and card case with bone and bamboo tiles, early 20th century, the case 29 cm across ***
*** Chess pieces, carved wood, housed in a timber box, 19th/20th century, the King pieces 6.5 cm high, 3 cm diameter at the bases ***
*** Three boxed sets of dominos including fine English yew wood and beech example, 20th century ***
*** Collection of assorted vintage and antique chess pieces, carved bone and wood, 19th and 20th century ***
*** Educational toys, with late 19th century German made lithographed ABC Blocks/ Dissected puzzle set (missing piece) in wooden box, 'Superior' Dissected map of Ireland by A.W. Gamage Ltd (Holborn, London); also 1930s-40s Pepys series card games including… ***
*** 'Sandown' antique horse racing roulette wheel in original mahogany box, circa 1900, the box 5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 15 cm deep ***
*** Two inlaid timber cribbage boards and a cribbage box, 19th and 20th century, the triangle 24 cm wide ***
*** Two cribbage boards, Queensland maple and blackwood with nickel plated tops, early 20th century, a€‹the triangular example 32 cm wide ***
*** Omikron Hungarian chess clock in timber case, circa 1930, 10 cm high ***
*** An antique chess piece, hand-painted chalk ware, 17th/18th century, 12 cm high ***
*** Playing cards: 12 decks and a double pack, some with advertising, of note an early Golliwog pack, 19th and early 20th century, (13 items) ***
*** A French casino playing card dispensing 'Portal' shoe, early 20th century, 38 cm long ***
*** Antique dominos set, whale bone and timber, 19th century, the box 17.5 cm wide ***
*** Chad valley, 'Tiger Tim's Weekly' bagatelle game, wooden construction, retaining Chad valley (Harborne) label; c.1910s, 52 x 27 cm, depth 7.5 cm. ***
*** Playing cards: a range of sets in original boxes including Ku (Kansas Jayhawks), star wars, Congress, Duratone, Royal celebration, Norman Rockwell, Vogue, A.G.C., yellow Submarine, Sexy girls, etc. (25 packs + loose). ***
*** Eight antique Chinese carved mother of pearl gaming tokens, 19th century, the largest 6 cm wide ***
*** Carved wooden elephants, cast metal chess pieces, chain and padlock, binoculars, clock and tins, (11 items) ***