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Piket Fijne Speelkaarten, c.1925-30

Published August 16, 2016 Updated August 17, 2016

‘Piket Fijne Speelkaarten’ by La Turnhoutoise, c.1925-30.

Belgium Netherlands La Turnhoutoise Turnhoutoise

‘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.

‘Piket Fijne’ by La Turnhoutoise, c.1930 ‘Piket Fijne’ by La Turnhoutoise, c.1930

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.

‘Piket Fijne’ by La Turnhoutoise, c.1925-30
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Hello, I don't think the design for these playing cards are so much of a 'fantasy design'. The "La Turnhoutoise" "Piket" is one of the last examples of what was known as "Cartes Belges". "Cartes Belges" is a patern that's extinct today, but that was in print for a long time by most of the Turnhout manufactorers. Very specific is the fact that in this patern, no less than 5 cards carry a flower ... the four queens, but the jack of clubs has one too.


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