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2011 • April

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German History by Johann Conrad Jegel

German History by Johann Conrad Jegel

Historical Deck with characters and emblematical figures published by Johann Conrad Jegel, Nürnberg, with etching by Georg Pommer.

Anti-Napoleon

Anti-Napoleon

Deck from the liberation war against Napoleon, c.1815.

Victory Deck

Victory Deck

Victory deck commemorating the Liberation war by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815.

Fortune Telling Deck, c.1818

Fortune Telling Deck, c.1818

Fortune Telling Deck by Industrie Comptoir, Leipzig c.1818.

Bergmannskarte

Bergmannskarte

Bergmannskarte, manufactured by Industrie Comptoir, Leipzig, c.1816.

Schiller deck

Schiller deck

Schiller deck made by Conrad Ludwig Wüst, Frankfurt/Main, ca. 1834.

Verkehrte-Welt-Tarock

Verkehrte-Welt-Tarock

"Verkehrte-Welt-Tarock” (reverse world ?) manufactured by Christian Theodor Sutor (fl. 1823-1854), Naumburg, around 1850.

Mythological Tarock by Johann Herrl

Mythological Tarock by Johann Herrl

French-suited Tarock deck made by Johann Herrl in Graz 1815.

Narren-Karte, c.1860

Narren-Karte, c.1860

Narren-Karte by Christian Heinrich Reuter, Nürnberg, c.1860.

Johann Jobst Forster

Johann Jobst Forster

Deck made by Johann Jobst Forster, Nürnberg, first half of 18th century in the Paris pattern.

Johann Matheus Backofen

Johann Matheus Backofen

French-suited deck manufactured by Johann Matheus Backofen, Nürnberg c.1800.

Käpt’n Blaubär

Käpt’n Blaubär

Käpt’n Blaubär quartett for Deutsche Postbank AG, 2010.

S.S. France playing cards

S.S. France playing cards

A special non-standard pack of playing cards was designed by M. Marie for the maiden voyage of the transatlantic liner S.S. France in 1962.

Livre du Destin

Livre du Destin

Livre du Destin / The Book of Fate, c.1900, entire deck (32 cards)

Livre du Destin

Livre du Destin

Livre du Destin or Book of Fate, printed by B.P.Grimaud, Paris, c.1900.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Playing Cards in Gibraltar.