Press Neo-Classicism - Playing-card press, rare

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Antique cast-iron playing card press in the Neoclassical style, made in Germany and dating to circa 1850–1900, with dimensions about 20 cm high, 17.5 cm wide, 11 cm deep and a weight of 1,844 g.

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Playing Card Press, Metal Cast around 1870
A fine, very heavy playing card press designed to imitate a traditional book press.
An amusing curiosity that you don't often see. The playing card press with spindle and toggle consists of cast iron in the Neo-Classical style. The parts are bronzed on the surface, partly heavily worn. At the top of the spindle sits an eagle with outstretched wings (Reichsadler).
In the press are poker playing cards by B. Dondorf from Frankfurt a.M. with a back for the “Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft”.
Condition - Good with a strong patina.
Height approx. 20 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 11 cm, weight 1,844 g

Playing Card Press, Metal Cast around 1870
A fine, very heavy playing card press designed to imitate a traditional book press.
An amusing curiosity that you don't often see. The playing card press with spindle and toggle consists of cast iron in the Neo-Classical style. The parts are bronzed on the surface, partly heavily worn. At the top of the spindle sits an eagle with outstretched wings (Reichsadler).
In the press are poker playing cards by B. Dondorf from Frankfurt a.M. with a back for the “Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft”.
Condition - Good with a strong patina.
Height approx. 20 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 11 cm, weight 1,844 g

Details

Era
1400-1900
Weight
1844 g
Style subtype
Neo-Classicism
Iron type
Cast iron
Number of objects
1
Style
Antique
Country of Origin
Germany
Material
Iron
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
20 cm
Width
17.5 cm
Depth
11 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
Title additional information
Playing-card press, rare
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