Gamble Collection

Fortuna by Ernest Board
Painting depicting a blindfolded woman playing a fateful game of cards. Date: 1911

On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke by Lance Mattinson
Cartoon showing an optimistic chap arriving at a greyhound racing stadium, hopeful about winning some money and then leaving looking crestfallen. Obviously, it wasn t his lucky night

Rolls Royce and Ferrari parked in front of the Casino at night, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Mediterranean, Europe

Harry Langdon in Frank Capras The Strong Man (1926)
Harry Langdon in The Strong Man (1926)

London Life front cover, March 1966 - The Things London Girl
Front cover of London Life magazine with the provocative headline, " The Things London Girls Do for Money" and a photograph of a flirtatious woman called Marilyn Rugg with impressively

USA, Nevada, Las Vegas: Casino Slot Machines / Interior

Conway Castle, north Wales, 1908-1909. Artist: Ernest W Jackson
Conway Castle, north Wales, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

Father Carless of St Anns Custom House Roman Catholic Church, paying out and putting up the winning numbers at the tote club he has founded

Gamble (Old) Stavanger, Stavanger City, Ragoland District, South-Western Fjords Region, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Gambling / Dice / USA / 1863
American Civil War soldiers are punished for gambling by being compelled to gamble

Comic postcard, woman at the races with bookie, placing a bet both ways Date: 20th century

1850 - San Francisco Gambling scene (b/w photo)
7134022 1850 - San Francisco Gambling scene (b/w photo); (add.info.: 1850 - San Francisco Gambling scene.); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

The suicide's cemetery for gamblers, Monte Carlo, Monaco (engraving)
8631281 The suicide's cemetery for gamblers, Monte Carlo, Monaco (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The suicide's cemetery for gamblers)

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Votaries of "The Goddess of Chance," St James's (coloured engraving)
8650431 Votaries of "The Goddess of Chance," St James's (coloured engraving) by Grego, Joseph (1843-1908); Private Collection; (add.info)

A long distance walk, 1809 (chromolitho)
8626964 A long distance walk, 1809 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Barclay completing a walk of 1000 miles in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas)

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Men playing cards (chromolitho)
8677578 Men playing cards (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men playing cards)

Spielkasino / Casino (colour litho)
8666238 Spielkasino / Casino (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spielkasino)

A robber being visited by death
3478597 A robber being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a robber being visited by 'death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gentlemen and lady playing cards in a parlour, while others dance in the next room
FLO4691351 Gentlemen and lady playing cards in a parlour, while others dance in the next room. He says, you've hit a lucky one

Cockfighting in Flanders (litho)
8663693 Cockfighting in Flanders (litho) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cockfighting in Flanders)

The Baccarat Trial (engraving)
8631287 The Baccarat Trial (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baccarat Trial. Illustration from Black and White)

Mrs Arthur Wilson gives evidence during the trial of the Baccarat Scandal (engraving)
8631270 Mrs Arthur Wilson gives evidence during the trial of the Baccarat Scandal (engraving) by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baccarat Scandal)

The discovery of Kepplinger's trick (litho)
8673361 The discovery of Kepplinger's trick (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The discovery of Kepplinger's trick)

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Advertising card for the Niagara Fire Insurance Company (litho)
8677474 Advertising card for the Niagara Fire Insurance Company (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for the Starbuck & Lindsay)

Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho)
8667563 Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658 (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine, Beer, Ale and Tobacco, 1658)

A gambler and his ruined family, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4834985 A gambler and his ruined family, 1887 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gambler, after having ruined his family, claims money from his wife)

X: Two players who cheat themselves (Xycophantes or Sycophantes) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221963 X: Two players who cheat themselves (Xycophantes or Sycophantes) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

The Baccarat Scandal (engraving)
8631445 The Baccarat Scandal (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baccarat Scandal. Illustration from Black and White)

London streets: The Great 100 Rat Match (engraving)
8673597 London streets: The Great 100 Rat Match (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great 100 Rat Match)

The Fleet Prison (litho)
8670460 The Fleet Prison (litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fleet Prison. Illustration for Heroes of Modern Crusades)

Women's cricket, 1811 (litho)
8664065 Women's cricket, 1811 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising a women's cricket match between Hampshire and Surrey, Clapham)

Play at Crockford's Club, 1843, Count d'Orsay calling a Main (coloured engraving)
8650426 Play at Crockford's Club, 1843, Count d'Orsay calling a Main (coloured engraving) by Grego, Joseph (1843-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Play at Crockford's Club, 1843)

Cockfight (mosaic)
6384190 Cockfight (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Cockfight); Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Cockfight between the personifications of Victory and Defeat (mosaic)
6384197 Cockfight between the personifications of Victory and Defeat (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

The Gaming Table
3118498 The Gaming Table; (add.info.: Engraving titled 'The Gaming Table' which shows people betting at a gambling table. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cockfighting
2418401 Cockfighting; (add.info.: Science. Zoology. A gallodrome, ring for cock fights in France. 1909.); Photo © CCI.

Gaming rooms at Monte Carlo, Monaco (engraving)
8631661 Gaming rooms at Monte Carlo, Monaco (engraving) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaming rooms at Monte Carlo, Monaco. Illustration from Black and White)

Casino at Monte Carlo, Monaco (colour litho)
8656020 Casino at Monte Carlo, Monaco (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casino at Monte Carlo, Monaco)

Pawnee Gamble, 1870
1575636 Pawnee Gamble, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts Pawnee men gambling with a 'white man' observing. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Betting on the tote, 1930 (b/w photo)
8626572 Betting on the tote, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Betting on the tote, 1930)

Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho)
8642891 Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great games of chariot-racing, cock-fighting)

You Are Ace
Frankie Kerr-Dineen

Like a Diamond
Frankie Kerr-Dineen

Cock-fighting (litho)
8650840 Cock-fighting (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cock-fighting. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

Ratting at the Dog Show, 1870 (engraving)
1575602 Ratting at the Dog Show, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a rat-baiting scene. Rat-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of rats in a pit)

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"Taking a Chance: The Allure of Gamble" Fortuna, the goddess of luck, smiles upon those who dare to embrace the thrill of gamble. From Ernest Board's masterpiece "Fortuna, " we learn that sometimes fate can be swayed by our audacity. Lance Mattinson's "On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke" reminds us that in the world of gamble, pleasure and ruin often walk hand in hand, and is a realm where fortunes are made or shattered with every roll of the dice. Picture this: Rolls Royce and Ferrari parked under the moonlit sky outside Monte Carlo's grand casino. A scene straight out of a dream where luxury meets risk-taking, capturing both opulence and uncertainty. In Frank Capra's film "The Strong Man, " Harry Langdon portrays an ordinary man caught up in extraordinary circumstances—a metaphor for how life itself can feel like one big gamble. London Life magazine's cover from March 1966 showcases "The Things London Girl. " In this vibrant city, even its inhabitants live on the edge—chasing dreams while risking it all for love and success. Venturing across continents to Las Vegas reveals an interior adorned with slot machines beckoning gamblers to test their luck. Here, hopes rise and fall as quickly as spinning reels—a microcosm of life's unpredictable nature. Ernest W Jackson captures Conway Castle in Wales—a testament to history's gambles on architectural marvels that stand tall against time’s odds. Each stone laid was a wager on permanence amidst changing tides. Father Carless pays out winnings at St Anns Custom House Roman Catholic Church—an unexpected twist reminding us that even faith has its own form of gambling; belief without guarantees but with hope nonetheless. Traveling further north brings us to Gamble (Old) Stavanger—a place whose very name suggests boldness and risk-taking ingrained within its roots.