Piket Fijne Speelkaarten, c.1925-30
‘Piket Fijne Speelkaarten’ by La Turnhoutoise, c.1925-30.
‘Piket Fijne Speelkaarten’ by La Turnhoutoise for export to the Netherlands, c.1925-30. The court cards have an affinity with the French Paris pattern but are nevertheless a fantasy design. The four aces show various buildings from The Netherlands at each end.


Above: ‘Piket Fijne Speelkaarten’ by La Turnhoutoise, c.1930. 32 cards + 1 extra card in box. Gilded corners. The back design is a floral pattern in red or blue.


By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
Trending Articles
Popular articles from the past 28 days
Related Articles

Woodblock and Stencil Joker
A limited edition art print of the 1984 woodblock joker.

Woodblock and Stencil Jack of Clubs
A limited edition art print of the Jack of Clubs 1984 woodblock joker.

Woodblock and Stencil Queen of Clubs
A limited edition art print of the Queen of Clubs 1984 woodblock joker.

Woodblock and Stencil Jack of Hearts
A limited edition art print of the Jack of Hearts 1984 woodblock joker.

Animal Tarot by J. B Dubois
French-suited Bavarian Animal Tarot by J B Dubois, Liège, Belgium, late 18th C.

Animal Tarot by J. T Dubois
Early 19th century Animal Tarot pack produced by J T Dubois, Liège, Belgium.

Animal Tarot by G. Larmoyer
Flemish Animal Tarot deck by G. Larmoyer, Liège, 1753.

Louis De Poortere
Psychedelic designs promoting Louis De Poortere, a company selling carpets and rugs.

Een Kaartspel
Minimalist playing cards from The Netherlands

Specsavers playing cards
to help you see better when playing cards

De Tarot in de herstelde orde
“De Tarot in de herstelde orde” (The Tarot in the restored order) a re-ordered Rider-Waite tarot dec...

Old School Playing cards from Moon
Designed and published by Leo Scherfig

Marcel Ruijters Tarots
Two very remarkable tarots by the award winning Dutch cartoonist Marcel Ruijters.

Het Nest Brouwerij
Het Nest Brouwerij playing cards from Turnhout, Belgium.

Des Quatre Parties du Monde
Four Corners of the World fantasy playing cards by Daveluy, Bruges, Belgium, 1875-1880.

Non-Standard playing cards from The Netherlands
by an unknown maker

Theatre of Pain / Teatr Boli
Theatre of Pain / Teatr boli playing cards depicting politicians and leaders in the Caucasus territo...

Sleeperhold Publications
Sleeperhold Publications collaborative art playing cards.

Commedia dell’Carte
Commedia dell’Carte political transformation cards illustrated by Stef van Stiphout, Belgium, 1977. ...

Rembrandt playing cards
Rembrandt playing cards published by the Rembrandthuis (The Rembrandt House Museum) in Amsterdam. ...

Euro Playing Cards
New euro banknotes and coins from several countries on circular cards.

Maquettes for an unpublished WWI pack
Original designs depicting leaders and allegories from Russia, France, Great Britain and Belgium.

Lidia Schöffer art-deco playing cards
A prize winning design from The Netherlands

Belgian Souvenir playing cards
made in Germany by C.L. Wüst
-playing-cards-with-wüst-courts/images/rijks-1.ac058ff7.jpg)
Oude Kunst (Old Art) playing cards with Wüst courts
made for export to the Netherlands.

Dietsche Playing Cards for the Dutch Shipping Company
A beautiful early pack from The Dutch Playing Card factory.

Anonymous pack of Dutch playing cards
produced just after the end of the Second World War.

H.P. Doebele
Artist-designed playing cards produced to demonstrate the quality of a printing technique.

Art Nouveau Whist playing cards from a small Dutch factory
The factory probably only produced playing cards for a few years in the 1920's

Foragers playing cards
Playing cards to help to identify the edible and inedible gifts of nature.

Isle of Man playing cards made by Glénisson of Turnhout
Two souvenir packs with different court cards made by Glénisson for the Isle of Man, c.1880.

Bon Gout No.11 with Crimean War aces
Made by Mesmaekers & Moentack of Turnhout.

Scouting playing cards
Cartoon-style illustrations promoting a Belgian organisation for scouts and guides.

Neptune No.105 Playing Cards
An exotic pack made by A.Van Genechten of Turnhout

Sigma Coatings
Advertising pack for a company supplying marine paints.

Lost Boys
Designs created on the occasion of a chess tournament in Antwerp, 1997.

Les Cartes pour l'Égalité
Playing cards for gender equality, created on the 500th anniversary of classic French cards

Dutch Historical playing cards
Advertising for Mopenco, the Dutch Fountain Pen King

Lattmann No.9 playing cards
with illustrated views of Dutch cities on the aces. This pack is for sale or exchange.

Rapalje
Promotional pack for a Dutch Celtic folk band which performs Irish, Scottish and Dutch folk music, c...

Jeep Playing cards
Pack of cards celebrating Allied Victory in the Second World War.

Dutch costume playing cards from an unknown maker
Another pack of Dutch costume playing cards c.1880.

Dutch costume playing cards
Dutch costume playing cards made for the Dutch market in the second half of the 19th century.

Dubois
Dubois card makers from Liège in the Walloon Region of Belgium.