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French Playing Cards

Some of the oldest cards still in existence come from France. During the 16th and 17th centuries France was the major supplier of playing cards in Europe.

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Pedro Varangot, 1786 1786

Pedro Varangot, 1786

Archaic Navarra pattern produced for the Pamplona General Hospital Monopoly by Pedro Varangot in 1786.

Petit Etteilla cartomancy cards 1796

Petit Etteilla cartomancy cards

“Petit Etteilla” cartomancy cards designed and published by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Paris c.1796

Philips Sept Familles

Philips Sept Familles

“Philips Sept Familles” promotional happy families game from the 1970s

Pierre Etaix 1985

Pierre Etaix

Colourful, stylised courts designed by the French clown, comedian and filmmaker, Pierre Etaix.

Pierre Marechal 1567

Pierre Marechal

Rouen became an important centre for card-making whose influence extended far afield. Cards from Rouen are significant because they became the model from which our English pack subsequently evolved.

Pierre Roiné Aluette 1785

Pierre Roiné Aluette

Archaic form of Aluette published by Pierre Roiné, Nantes, c.1785.

Pirates et Corsaires 1984

Pirates et Corsaires

“Pirates et Corsaires” playing cards illustrated by Jean Bruneau, 1984.

Playtex 1971

Playtex

Playtex - le jeu de la beauté et du destin, Grimaud, 1971.

Polaires - Foreign Legion Playing Cards

Polaires - Foreign Legion Playing Cards

A Bridge-style deck featuring Foreign Legion paintings by Maitre Rosenberg.

Première Guerre Mondiale 1914

Première Guerre Mondiale

“Première Guerre Mondiale 1914-1918” playing cards published by Éditions J.C. Dusserre (Maitres Cartiers Boéchat Frères), Paris.

Prisoners of War 1796

Prisoners of War

Hand-made playing cards by French prisoners of war in Porchester Castle, Hampshire, c.1796.

Provence Pattern

Provence Pattern

The 'Provence' pattern contains figures which go back to the fifteenth century.

Provinces de France 1979

Provinces de France

Jeu des Provinces de France published by Éditions Dusserre, 1979.

Révolution 1789-1989 1989

Révolution 1789-1989

Révolution 1789-1989, celebrating the bicentenary of the French revolution, France, 1989

Revolutionary playing cards 2010

Revolutionary playing cards

Revolutionary playing cards with decapitated courts published by ATYPYK, Paris, 2010.

Richard Bouvier

Richard Bouvier

The assorted antique playing cards shown below are examples of the French 'Paris' pattern from the seventeenth century. The Jack of Clubs has the name Richard Bouvier.

Rois de France 2015

Rois de France

Figures from French history restyled for a younger audience published by Quelle Histoire, 2015.

Rois de France 1644

Rois de France

Cartes des Rois de France (1644) facsimile edition by Edizioni del Solleone, 1986.

Rok playing cards 1972

Rok playing cards

Distinctive designs by James Hodges for a clothing company.

S.S. France playing cards 1962

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.