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ANTE UP: The Collection of Robert Eisenstadt |
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We welcome you to take part in Ante Up, the auction of the Robert Eisenstadt's incredible collection. The auction takes place on January 30, 2021 at 10:00AM CT. You can visit the auction website by clicking here.
You can also view the collection that is up for auction as a PDF.
If you have any questions about the auction, please contact Joseph Slabaugh (joeslabaugh@potterauctions.com, 773-472-1442) at Potter & Potter Auctions.
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IN MEMORIAM: Robert Eisenstadt 1942 - 2020 |
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On June 5, 2020, Robert Eisenstadt died peacefully at home, in the loving presence of his sister Nancy and his sister's family. He will be dearly missed by all of us who loved and appreciated him. If you would like to leave a story about Robert, write a message, or read what others have written, please click here.
He took pride in his collection and loved sharing it with fellow enthusiasts; please have a look and enjoy.
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Tientsin, China,
bone poker chip set made by
Sims & Co., Tientsin,
for Carl Lorenze Seitz
-- 515 chips
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here to see a larger, better picture
of the chips.
That larger picture better shows the tell-tale signs of bone chips:
porous, "areas of small cracks or fractures that look much like whiskers
imbedded in the surface."
I bought this bone poker chip set in November 2011. The
seller said, "The poker chips are bone, stained red, blue, green, and
also white. There are 515 chips -- 208 blue chips (with one broken),
172 green, 70 white, and 65 red. The box is solid mahogany with
the initials CLS on the top in silver, which stands for my grandfather,
Carl Lorenze Seitz. It dates at least to before World War II, and
has the plaque on the interior, Sims & Co., Tientsin (which is in
China). His family lived in Shanghai for three generations, up
until WWII."
I checked on the internet, and Sims & Co (the name on
the plaque inside the chip box), did have offices/business in Tientsin.
Tientsin was then and now one of the major cities in China, with
a long interesting history. It is a major port city. It's
history includes European and Japanese domination, forced treaties,
Boxer Rebellion started and fought there, etc.
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The chips are well-polished and fairly heavy (6.6 grams each).
They make a sharp clicking noise when you drop the chips on top
of each other, from one hand to the other, or drop them on a table. I
compared these to same-size wood chips which are 2.6 grams each, and
make a duller sound.
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here to see a larger picture of the chips.
That picture better shows the tell-tale signs of bone chips: porous, "areas
of small cracks or fractures that look much like whiskers imbedded in
the surface."
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Maker Mark
Monogram for owner, Carl Lorenze Seitz
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