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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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Robert Eisenstadt's
Antique Gambling Chips &
Gambling Memorabilia Web Site
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NEW MOTHER-OF-PEARL DISCOVERY
-- SELLING SETS OF 4 AND 3 CHIPS, AND SINGLE CHIPS --
EXCELLENT, SHIMMERING CONDITION
-- 10 PICTURES BELOW, AND LINKS TO 2 OTHER PICTURES --
FOUND IN NEW ORLEANS
We are selling MOP sets of 5,
4 and 3 chips, and single chips, as detailed below. Buy with confidence:
the prices include postage/insurance, and you may return them for any
reason for a full refund. We know of no other "FL" chips other than
these 156.
Why should you buy these chips?
What is so special about them? These, I believe, are their strengths:
- large size -- 2-5/8"
is quite a big size, not often seen. Three of the five pieces are
over 2 inches!
- completeness and many
different pieces -- How many sets do you have with 5 or more different
pieces? Five is quite a lot................ And we know
it is complete because of the five compartments to the original monogrammed
case (pictured below). Incidentally, those three long compartments
are the same length but are different widths, indicating the three smaller
pieces.
- excellent condition
-- chips are near mint. Must have been hardly used, if at all.
No scratches.
- good sparkle and color
-- the color of the light captured is there, but does not show too
well in the photos below.
The specifications for the entire set as bought; much have been
sold since:
10 -- large rectangle -- 2-5/8"
wide x 1-5/8" high
14 -- oval -- 2-5/8"w x 1-5/8"h
41 -- smaller rectangle -- 2-1/8"w
x 1-1/2"h
59 -- hexagon -- 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
32 -- round -- 1-3/8" diameter
156 chips, total -- all engraved on one side,
and all in excellent, shimmering, resplendent condition. Not one
of them has as much as a scratch. All 156 chips are the same generous thickness
-- a mite over 1/8th inch. In the light they capture colors, like
red, pink and green, although this does not show too well in the scans.
Incidentally, the MOPs are a nice white/natural color basically; they have
NOT turned yellow/cream in places. Finally, the hand-engraved "FL'"s
are colored with dark blue paint/ink.
$275.00, postpaid/insured -- 5 MOP chips
-- sorry, sold out
of the large rectangle
| Sorry,
but I am sold-out of the large rectangle! $275.00 for a five-chip set. Excellent condition.
Only ten sets were originally available because only 10 of the large rectangles
are known to exist. Now three sets remain for sale. One of the
noteworthy things about these chips is their large size. For comparison
purposes, note that the 8-sided chip at the bottom left is 1-1/2", a typical
poker chip size. (Note the short line coming off the top of the "L"
in the small rectangle, pictured above, bottom center. The chip you
purchase will not thave that line. Also
note that the pearl chips are a shimmering white (natural) color as seen
in those pictures here where the chips are stacked and spread about.
I don't know why the camera sometimes makes them look dark, as in this picture
and others here.) |
$195.00, postpaid/insured -- 4 MOP chips --
only 4 sets for sale
| $195.00 for a set
of four. Excellent condition. (This set is the same as the
5-chip set, less the large rectangle chip.) This is my last set of
four; the others were all sold! |
$85.00, postpaid/insured -- 3 MOP chips
| $85.00 for a set of
three. Excellent condition. (Same as the 5-chip set, less the
large rectangle and the oval chips.) 15 of these 3-chip sets are available.......
Individually, we will sell the octagon
MOP for $30, the smaller rectangle MOP (2-1/8" wide!) for $35, and the round
MOP for $30. |
| Note the inlay on
the box top. it is flush with the wood surface. The inlay is
very slick -- celluloid, ivory, wood? The box, surface, hinges, etc.,
and in very good condition. |
| The wooden box is
a very dark brown color, accurately shown in this picture. Note that
the wood chip tray that holds the chips is removable..... ...... ......
I estimate that the original set consisted of 190 chips. All are the
same thickness. The long columns would hold 50 chips each, with a
little room to spare. The two wide sections on the right would each
hold 20 chips, with a very little room to spare....... ........ ........
Click here for
another view of all the chips inside the box! |
| This picture is particularly
good in showing how the pearl chip captures colors from the light. |
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