Portugal
Algarve playing cards
Kings and Queens of Portugal between 1185 - 1279. by V. de J.J. Nunes , Lisbon, Portugal, 1977.
Casais Portugueses
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by Matt Probert
Matching game by Majora, Lisbon, c.1970, featuring figures in national dress from Portuguese provinces and colonies
Early Spanish/Portuguese type
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by Simon Wintle
Fragment of a sheet of archaic Spanish-suited 'Dragon' playing cards found during restoration of a house in Antwerp built between 1559 and 1574
Madeira Souvenir
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by Matt Probert
“Ilha da Madeira” Souvenir playing cards with 54 colour views of the archipelago.
Non-standard deck by Maillard
Attractive deck by the Portuguese maker Maillard, c.1885 with scenic aces and German-style courts
O Baralho dos Provérbios!
Portuguese proverbs in combination with special courts and suit-signs published by Apenas Livros, Lisbon.
Portuguese pattern
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by Simon Wintle
19th century Portuguese pattern, re-printed from original woodblocks.
Portuguese Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Real Fábrica de Cartas de Jogar was founded in 1769, by Royal Charter of King José, under the master craftsman Lorenzo Solezio, brother of Félix Solesio who ran the Spanish Real Fábrica at Macharaviaya.
Portuguese Type Cards made in Belgium
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by Simon Wintle
Portuguese Type Playing Cards made in Belgium, c.1878.
Portuguese Type Playing Cards c.1860
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by Simon Wintle
10 cards from a pack of later Portuguese ‘Dragon’ type cards from c.1860, with the Maid of batons about to club a dog.
Portuguese Type Playing Cards made in Belgium
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by Simon Wintle
Portuguese type pack with ‘dragon’ aces made in Belgium by Mesmaekers Frères, Turnhout, c.1875-1900
Tarocco Siciliano
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by Simon Wintle
The highly individual Sicilian Tarot has the Italo-Portuguese suit system with straight, interlocking swords and batons, and maids instead of jacks
Trajes Regionais Portugueses
Portuguese regional costumes published by the French division of Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor.
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