Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts wood frog Rendered in a manner that

Rendered in a manner that seems inspired by a pair of early19th century Staffordshire boxing figures (though certainly not as fine as those) I would guess this boxer dates from the 1940s or so

floor to ceiling built-in shelving with a big section dedicated to nothing but interesting little pottery vases like this one (kind of like good rocks--satisfying on their own

This one I am pretty sure is meant to be a penguin

I have a weakness for old figurative skittles or nine pins

9" tall x 6 1/4" at widest

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts wood frog Rendered in a manner thatGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards, but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. These hearts are complete but for the 10. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck (producing the great bleeding edges around the suits) is one