Playing Cards from France
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Famous people associated with Nicolas Fouquet’s splendid château of Vaux-le-Vicomte.
Chocolat du Planteur
Chocolat du Planteur cards (reproduction) by French artist Louis Bourgeois-Borgex, c.1900.
Classique
“Classique” by Draeger Frères, Paris, c.1949 with designs reminiscent of early French cards.
Claude Weisbuch
Free reinterpretation of the traditional Paris pattern courts by the artist Claude Weisbuch.
CNES playing cards
Fully pictorial pack featuring rockets, satellites, scientists and views from space.
Compagnie Industrielle des Téléphones
Publicity pack featuring various historical figures “on the ‘phone”.
Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis
French navigators and explorers on a promotional pack for the C.M.C.R shipping company.
Conseil Général de la Somme
Famous people and places of the Somme department in northern France, with designs by James Hodges.
Correspondances
‘Correspondances’ depicting the 52 transfer stations of the Paris Métropolitain, France, 1985.
Corsaires et Flibustiers
“Corsaires et Flibustiers” playing cards created by G. Delluc and published by Éditions Philibert, Paris, 1958.
Costumes Alsaciens
Typical costumes and views of Alsace together with lists of the principal sights.
Costumes des Peuples Étrangers
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by Simon Wintle
Costumes des Peuples Étrangers & Jeu d’Or dedicated to young people and likely used for games and fortune-telling.
Dames de France
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by Matt Probert
“Dames de France” published by J-M Simon based on originals by Armand Gustave Houbigant, Paris, c.1817
Dauphiné Pattern
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by Simon Wintle
The Dauphiné pattern is an archaic French pattern which was manufactured in the Lyons region from the 17th century.
De La Rue Continental
During the latter part of the nineteenth century De La Rue produced two special packs of cards for the Continental market. The Aces of Spades are marked "De La Rue & Co. London and Paris".
Dessoris
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited cards by Dessoris, Perpignan, which anticipate the French Catalan pattern.
Dieudonné & Cie Aluette
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by Simon Wintle
Aluette playing cards manufactured by Dieudonné & Cie, Angers (France), early 20th century.
Early Anglo-French Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Cards produced in Rouen during the sixteenth century. It was cards like these which were imported to England and are the ancestors of the modern 'Anglo-American' pattern.