C. 1850s-70s French No Indices, Stencil Colored Playing Cards, Complete 52 Deck lidded urn most often wooden things

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bright white with rusty orange-red lids that feature a ripple design that gives them a Japanese sensibility

what a lot of demands this fellow carries on his back

Cards measure 3 3/8" x 2 5/16"

I love how much the effort that went into making this guy shows

C. 1850s-70s French No Indices, Stencil Colored Playing Cards, Complete 52 Deck lidded urn most often wooden thingsIt's been a while since I found a great deck of antique playing cards, so was glad to discover these on a loop through New Hampshire the other day. This is a complete 52 card deck, unmarked, but based on the style and names on the face cards I know they are French, and I believe produced by Grimaud sometime between 1855 1875. With square corners, once can see that the trimming (these would have been cut from a large sheet) is a bit irregular, and that