Playing Cards from France
Mémoires de Casanova
Mémoires de Casanova artistic and lightly risqué playing cards with paintings by Paul-Émile Bécat, published by Éditions Philibert, Paris, c.1960.
Miniature French fashion playing cards
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by Paul Symons
Tiny 19th.century ‘Cartes Mignonnes’ playing cards depicting the fashions of the period
Molière par Dubout
Characters and scenes from plays by Molière as drawn by the cartoonist Albert Dubout.
Monuments de Paris
‘Monuments de Paris’ souvenir playing cards produced by Heraclio Fournier, c.1964.
Nouvel Eteila ou le petit nécromancien
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by Simon Wintle
“Nouvel Eteila ou le petit nécromancien” cartomancy cards from France, late 18th century.
O. Gibert, Paris c.1840-60
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by Simon Wintle
Gibert was a master card-maker whose fashionable playing cards were of a very high standard.
Oriental Scenes tarock
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by Simon Wintle
Trumps have oriental scenes on one end of the card, and mermaids, mermen, assorted sea serpents and monsters on the other end.
Paris Pattern
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by Simon Wintle
The Paris pattern was established as such around the middle of the seventeenth century (based, perhaps, on the cards of Hector of Troyes).
Paris pattern for WWII troops
Wartime edition of standard designs with fewer colours, a special back design and an overprint.
Paris pattern variant from Lyon, c1900
Updated courts retaining elements of a standard French pack by C. Gerentes, Lyon.
Paris Scenes
“Paris Story” playing cards published by Éditions Philibert, c.1957, showing photographic scenes of Paris.
Parisian Actors and Opera Singers
Extraordinary ‘Actors and Opera Singers’ deck printed by Avril et Cie, Paris, c.1865
Parisian Spanish pattern by Fossorier, Amar et Cie
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by Simon Wintle
‘Parisian’ Spanish pattern published by Fossorier, Amar et Cie (Paris), c.1902.
Parisian style Spanish deck by Grimaud
Parisian style Spanish deck by Grimaud for export to Uruguay.