Playing Cards from France
Butagaz
“Butagaz” playing cards for the French gas company, c.1976
Cancan
Lightly risqué luxury playing cards published by Éditions Philibert of Paris in 1956.
Carmen playing cards
Characters and scenes from the 1984 film of Bizet’s most famous opera, Carmen.
Cartavi
Promotional pack for AVI paints, with 54 different colours on the backs.
Carte Méthodique
Reproduction of a French pack by François Silvestre intended to teach heraldry, produced in Paris in 1712.
Cartes à Jouer Espagnoles
Cartes à Jouer Espagnoles Héron - Catalan pattern.
Cartes à Jouer Fluorescentes
Standard French cards but printed with fluorescent inks on a black background.
Cartes à Jouer Héron
Promotional decks by Héron.
Cartes à Rire
Transformed playing cards featuring satirical caricatures of political figures then in the ascendant, Paris, c.1819.
Cartes Catalanes
Cartes Catalanes are used in a small area in the Eastern Pyrenees region of Southern France.
Cartes Catalanes by Fossorier, Amar et Cie
‘Cartes Catalanes’ published by Fossorier, Amar et Cie (Paris)
Cartes Comiques du Colonel Atthalin
“Jeu de cartes comiques” transformation cards designed by Louis Atthalin (1784-1856) and published in 1817.
Cartes Illustrées
Standard French designs adapted for children. Made by France Cartes for La Grande Récré, c.2016.
Cartes Imperiales et Royales
‘Cartes Imperiales et Royales’ published by B. P. Grimaud & Cie representing imperial rulers and consorts from Austria, England, France & Russia, mid-19th century
Cartes Questions-Devinettes
A “Questions & Answers” family game from France produced by Imagerie Pellerin.
Cartes Recréatives
Cartes Recréatives is a set of Transformed playing cards designed by Armand-Gustave Houbigant (1790-1863) and first published by Terquem et May, Metz, in 1819.
Cassandre for Hermès
Promotional playing cards created by A. M. Cassandre (pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron, 1901-1968) with abstract, almost surrealist figures and ornamentation, but clearly inspired by medieval art and rendered into an Art Deco style.
Catel & Farcy
Catel & Farcy (Paris).
Chamborama
This “Jeu de Familles” from the 1960s designed by Jean Bachès promotes Chambord glassware.
Charles Cheminade Tarot
Marseille Tarot cards by Charles Cheminade of Grenoble, France, early 18th century.