ANTE UP: The Collection of Robert Eisenstadt 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.

IN MEMORIAM: Robert Eisenstadt 1942 - 2020 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.

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.
• completeness and many (5) 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:

  10 -- rectangular -- 2-5/8" wide x 1-5/8" high
  14 -- oval -- 2-5/8"w x 1-5/8"h
  41 -- rectangular -- 2-1/8"w x 1-1/2"h
  59 -- hexagonal -- 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.

$225.00, postpaid/insured -- 5 MOP chips

$225.00 for a five-chip set.  Excellent condition.  Only ten sets are available because only 10 of the large rectangles are known to exist.  One of the noteworthy things about these chips is their large size.  For comparison purposes, note that the 8-sided chip at the bottom center is 1-1/2", a typical poker chip size.

 

$150.00, postpaid/insured -- 4 MOP chips

$150.00 for a set of four.  Excellent condition.  (This set is the same as the 5-chip set, less the large rectangle chip.)  Only four of these sets are available.

 

$90.00, postpaid/insured -- 3 MOP chips

$90.00 for a set of three.  Excellent condition.  (Same as the 5-chip set, less the large rectangle and the oval chips.)  18 of these 3-chip sets are available.