Playing Cards from France
Sa Majesté, le roi des jeux de cartes
A colourful pack aimed at children, with illustrations by Muriel Kerba.
Saint-Martin Island Souvenir
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by Matt Probert
St-Martin Island Souvenir published by Editions Exbrayat.
Scaramouche
Scaramouche cartes à jouer with designs by Henri Favre, published by Le Triboulet, France.
Shrek the Third playing cards
Characters from the 2007 film Shrek the Third, a DreamWorks Animation production.
Social Network Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Gwénolé Jaffrédou has designed a selection of social networking playing cards; featuring websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Tarot de l’An 2000
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by Simon Wintle
“Tarot de l’An 2000” designed by Pino Zac, 1981, satirising 20th century life.
Tarot des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris
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by Matt Probert
Tarot des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, a French Fire Brigade tarot deck published by Éditions Dusserre.
Tennis de Table 52e Championnats de France
Table tennis players in action published by La Ducale, an imprint of Grimaud, France, 1979.
The ‘Parisian’ Spanish pattern
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by Simon Wintle
A version of the old Spanish National pattern which was manufactured by Parisian card makers in the 19th century for export to South America.
The New Game of Tarot (or Tarock)
Regional costumes and alpine flora on a French Tarot game pack marking 600 years of playing cards in Europe.
The Parisian Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
The “Parisian Tarot”, early 1600s, with imagery and design synthesizing several influences.
Translucent Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Translucent Playing Cards, 19th century French from the Biedermeier period
Translucent Playing Cards, c.1850
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from a translucent pack. Erotic images are concealed in the middle layer of the card and become visible when held up to a light.