Chur Ober-Pfälzische Französisch Karten by Joseph Losch, Amberg, c.1800

A French-suited pack with full-length courts based on the French Paris pattern, but with contemporary costume and imperial symbolism, manufactured in Amberg (Bavaria) by Joseph Losch. Finely engraved, hand-coloured with brush and stencils.  *"Chur Ober-Pfälzische": The "Chur Pfalz" was a part of the Holy Roman Empire divided into "Ober-Pfalz" (Upper Pfalz) and Unter-Pfalz (Under Pfalz). And Amberg, where Losch produced the cards, is a town located in the Ober-Pfalz.

See also:  similar decks made by Johann Jobst Forster   Johann Matheus Backofen

Above: “Chur Ober-Pfälzische Französisch. Karten” by Joseph Losch, Amberg, c.1800, copper engraved, stencil coloured, 52 cards

Images from the collection of Klaus-Jürgen Schultz [http://spielkarten-sammlung.de].