Playing Cards from France

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

Provence Pattern - Portrait de Provence
The 'Provence' pattern contains figures which go back to the fifteenth century.



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

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

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



Rouen Pattern - Portrait Rouennais
An attractive XV century French-suited design from Rouen became the standard English & Anglo-American pattern.

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.

Sa Majesté, le roi des jeux de cartes
A colourful pack aimed at children, with illustrations by Muriel Kerba.


Scaramouche
Scaramouche cartes à jouer with designs by Henri Favre, published by Le Triboulet, France.

SCOR playing cards
Bizarre and fantastical images by the artist Roland Topor for the SCOR reinsurance company.


Shrek the Third playing cards
Characters from the 2007 film Shrek the Third, a DreamWorks Animation production.

Smith-Corona Marchant
Simplified yet colourful court card designs by Avoine for Smith-Corona Marchant.

Social Network Playing Cards
Gwénolé Jaffrédou has designed a selection of social networking playing cards; featuring websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.