Playing Cards from Portugal

Algarve playing cards
Kings and Queens of Portugal between 1185 - 1279. by V. de J.J. Nunes , Lisbon, Portugal, 1977.

Banco Borges & Irmão
Commemorating the centenary of a Portuguese bank, depicting historical figures.

Benfiquista!
Licensed and sponsored product for the Benfica Football Club, Lisbon, Portugal, 2006.

Casais Portugueses
Matching game by Majora, Lisbon, c.1970, featuring figures in national dress from Portuguese provinces and colonies

Early Spanish/Portuguese type
Fragment of a sheet of archaic Spanish-suited 'Dragon' playing cards found during restoration of a house in Antwerp built between 1559 and 1574

English pattern from Portugal
English pattern by Litografia Maia, Porto, Portugal, c.1960.

Fernando Pessoa & Co playing cards
Fernando Pessoa & Co playing cards - Lisbon

Kings and Queens of Portugal
Cameo portraits of Portuguese royalty from 1128 to 1910.

Madeira Souvenir
“Ilha da Madeira” Souvenir playing cards with 54 colour views of the archipelago.

Middle Ages
Middle Ages by Germano & Cª, (Litografia Maia),

Non-standard deck by Maillard
Attractive deck by the Portuguese maker Maillard, c.1885 with scenic aces and German-style courts

Non-standard pack by J.J. Nunes
Charming designs reminiscent of older, northern European models.

O Baralho dos Provérbios!
Portuguese proverbs in combination with special courts and suit-signs published by Apenas Livros, Lisbon.

Playing cards by António
Caricatures by António Moreira Antunes of Portuguese politicians from the 1980s, with non-standard suits corresponding to their respective parties.

Playing Cards by J J Nunes
Playing Cards by J J Nunes, Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese Conjuring Playing Cards
Portuguese Conjuring Playing Cards, c.1850.

Portuguese pattern
19th century Portuguese pattern, re-printed from original woodblocks.

Portuguese Playing Cards
The Real Fábrica de Cartas de Jogar was founded in 1769, by Royal Charter of King José, under the master craftsman Lorenzo Solezio, brother of Félix Solesio who ran the Spanish Real Fábrica at Macharaviaya.

Portuguese Type Cards made in Belgium
Portuguese Type Playing Cards made in Belgium, c.1878.