{"product_id":"patience-kartenspiel-b-dondorf-patience-nr-189-schweizer-trachten-mit-beispielheft-goldschnitt-einzelstuck-1900er-jahre","title":"Patience Playing Cards – B. Dondorf, Patience No. 189 “Swiss Costumes”, with Original Booklet, Gilt Edges, One-of-a-Kind – 1900s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"385\"\u003eThis high-quality Patience deck dates to the 1900s and was produced by the renowned Frankfurt playing card manufacturer \u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eB. Dondorf\u003c\/strong\u003e. Around the turn of the century, Dondorf ranked among the leading producers of finely crafted patience and solitaire games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"566\"\u003eThe series \u003cem data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"422\"\u003ePatience Cards No. 189\u003c\/em\u003e with the motif “Swiss Costumes” exemplifies the refined chromolithography, high material standards, and cultivated card culture of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eManufacturer: B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"650\"\u003eSeries: Patience Cards No. 189\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"707\"\u003eMotif: Swiss traditional costumes, folkloric figures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"725\"\u003eDecade: 1900s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"766\"\u003eCard type: Patience \/ Solitaire deck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"817\"\u003eSuit system: French suits, double-ended courts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"881\"\u003ePrinting: fine chromolithography of the turn of the century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eBack design: decorative edelweiss motif on a rosé background\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1012\"\u003eGilt edges: original all-round gilt, slightly matt due to age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1072\"\u003eCard size: approx. 65 × 43 mm (typical patience format)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1110\"\u003eComplete deck, evenly aged patina\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eOriginal patience tuck box present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003eMarked: “Patience-Karten Nr. 189”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003eMaterial: thin, leather-paper-like cardboard stock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eTuck box rubbed, structurally stable, with contemporary annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1402\"\u003eHistorical signs of use consistent with age, supporting authenticity and provenance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eAccompanying booklet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eOriginal example and instruction booklet included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003e16-page original booklet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003eTitle: “Explanation and Instructions for the Poker-Patience Game”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1674\"\u003eContent: illustration and explanation of one specific patience variant (Poker Patience)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003eNot a general rulebook, but a contemporary sample booklet demonstrating a particular solitaire variation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003ePublisher: M. Kimmelstiel \u0026amp; Co., Hamburg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003eImprint reference: Frankfurt am Main, B. Dondorf G.m.b.H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003ePeriod-consistent with the deck, 1900s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"1982\"\u003eOriginal small-format edition with gilt edge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2019\"\u003eBooklet size: approx. 9.5 × 7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003eCondition: complete, slightly darkened with age, fully legible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2146\"\u003eOverall, an authentic and unaltered collector’s condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2148\" data-end=\"2396\"\u003eAn exceptionally complete Patience set from the classic Dondorf era — including original box, gilt edges, and contemporary Poker Patience example booklet. 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