Folk Cards designed by Krystyna Gruchalska - Bunsch, 1962.
Baraja Carlos IV, Félix Solesio en la Real Fábrica de Macharaviaya, 1800
This is an archive list of my collection. I hope it will be of use and interest to others.
Aesop’s Fables playing cards by I. Kirk, c.1759.
“Kaiserkarte” first published by Schneider & Co in 1895-1897 for the Imperial Court.
Ravi Varma Press, Bombay, India, c.1910.
On page 11 I illustrated several examples of the regional French patterns from Sylvia Mann's collection; this is a more in-depth look at the figures of these patterns ("portraits" in French).
Worshipful Company Pack manufactured by Chas Goodall & Son, 1893.
Virginie Houdet “Cartes à Jouer” limited edition, 2017.
Kinney Bros Transparent playing cards with hidden images and fortunes, c.1890.
The Royal Historical Game of Cards invented by Jane Roberts and published by Robert Hardwicke, c.1840.
1st edition of famous Bicycle Playing Cards printed by Russell & Morgan Printing Co., Cincinnati, 1885.
Neue Deutsche Spielkarte (Reformkarte) conceived by Dr. Timon Schroeter, 1883.
A selection of examples of Owen Jones's work printed by De La Rue.
“Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne” cover historical events, both honourable and treacherous, during the period 1702 to 1704.
Navarra Pattern produced for the Pamplona General Hospital Monopoly.
Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893.
Transformation playing cards by H. F. Müller, Vienna, 1809
Moviestars from the golden age of cinema by Offason AB of Sweden, c.2000s
Anonymous archaic Spanish Suited pack, c.1760
French suited German engraved cards c1610 to 1650
English Standard pack hand drawn & coloured on banana leaf, c.1820.
Baraja ‘Goyesca’ facsimile of original deck published in Madrid by Clemente de Roxas, 1814.
Hand-coloured Forrest Cards produced for “Young Gentlemen & Ladys who are Lovers of Ingenuity”, c.1750s.
‘Aphorisms on the Kiss’ published by C. A. Solbrig, Leipzig, 1808.
English Fortune Telling cards probably published c.1770.
Delightful Cards, containing variety of entertainment for young Ladies and Gentlemen c.1723
Scottish Legends playing cards illustrated by Mark Oxbrow. published by R Somerville, Edinburgh, 1998.
“Romance Español” designed by Carlos Sáenz de Tejada and published by Heraclio Fournier in various editions since 1951.
“Baraja Mitológica” was first published in Madrid in c.1815 by Josef Monjardín from engravings by José Martínez de Castro.
“Classic” playing cards designed by Paul Mathison inspired by classical mythology, 1959
“America” playing cards designed by Teodoro N Miciano, 1960
Sheba playing cards illustrated by Brent Bailer and published by Omega Concepts Ltd, 1972
Naipe Nacional designed by the architect, illustrator and artist Luis Alemany (1886-1943)
Chérie No 7022 designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, nice vibrant artwork, swinging 60s
Antique deck of old Bohemian playing cards of the German type manufactured by Georg Kapfler and dated 1611.
‘Vienna pattern’ derived from archaic Lyon pattern by Ferd Piatnik & Söhne A.G., c.1926-1934
Cádiz Pattern playing cards
The Sola-Busca Tarocchi, c.1491
Animal suited playing cards engraved by the Master of the Playing Cards, Germany, c.1455
Tam Cúc playing cards from Vietnam, based on Chinese chess, 2016
I. Schenck, Nuremberg, late XVIIIth century
Banco playing cards for Air France manufactured by Draeger Frères, c.1952
Deakin’s Political Playing Cards 3rd edition, c.1888
“Art for the Earth” Transformation Deck published by Andrew Jones Art for Friends of the Earth, c.1990.
Translucent Playing Cards made by an unknown maker, c.1850
Early German deck by unknown maker, c.1825
Extraordinary ‘Actors and Opera Singers’ deck printed by Avril et Cie, Paris, c.1865
Shakespearean Playing Cards designed by Frederick Colin Tilney, made by John Waddington Limited c.1925.
Naipes ‘Charabon’ - depicting the Gaucho as a national hero, Montevideo, 1983
“Filmstars” deck published by Publistar, printed by La Ducale (France), 1962
Promotional playing cards produced for ‘El Rodeo Talabartería’ specialising in leather goods and clothing, Buenos Aires, c.2006.
Wüst Spanish pattern c.1910 advertising Cuban ‘Tropical’ beer.
“St Hubert’s Bridge” published by Éditions Philibert, Paris, c.1956
The “Game of Nations” depicting caricatures of traditional costumes manufactured by McLoughlin Brothers, USA 1890s
“Game of Doctor Busby“- anonymous manufacturer, c.1850.
“John Bull”, the Capital English Game published by W. Cremer, c.1865.
‘Cries of London Snap’ by Woolley & Co Ltd, c.1905 with cheerful figures of street vendors.
The luxury, hand-painted Stuttgart Cards (Stuttgarter Kartenspiel) dated c.1430, with suits of ducks, falcons, stags and hounds.
Goodall’s “Historic” Playing Cards depict royal costumes of four periods in English history, 1893
“SiRen International” playing cards based on traditional style of Indian miniature painting, 1998
Peter Wood’s “2000Pips” transformed playing cards (1999) reveals the artist’s love of nature
Popeye Knockout No.6586 by Tower Press, c.1961
Baraja PEPLVM features cartoons by Ortuño of famous actors and actresses in roles from epic Roman movies
Stefano Vergnano’s Tarot and playing card factory holds a special place in the history of the Tarot.
“Key to the Kingdom” - an enchanted deck - illuminated playing cards designed by Tony Meeuwissen, 1992 based around traditional rhymes and verses
“Game of Thrones” playing cards are an official fan deck associated with the HBO adaptation of the books by George R.R. Martin.
Delta playing cards are a modern art concept deck invented by Professor M. R. Ali, an artist operating under the company name of “Artology International”.
Stylish playing cards featuring the glamorous, superpowered female stars of the alternate reality world of DC Comics, published by 'Forbidden Planet', 2015
“Under the Sea” transformation playing cards, published in 2005 to raise money for the Marine Stewardship Council, an environmental charity which promotes sustainable fishing practices
A masterpiece in the genre of tourist souvenir decks, “La Suisse Historique” Swiss Cantons souvenir designed by Melchior Annen in c.1920
Wüst: Nationaal Speelkaart Nº 165 issued for the Dutch market
“Gipsy” fortune-telling cards with original artwork by Hylton Cock, published by Thomas de la Rue & Co Ltd., c.1910.
Attractive deck by the Portuguese maker Maillard, c.1885 with scenic aces and German-style courts
Dutch Maritime pack designed by J.Verhoeven and printed by Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland c1938
Transformation cards designed and engraved by Vincenz Raimund Grüner, Vienna, 1809
An early 19th century set of hand-painted transformation playing cards depicting contemporary scenes from Georgian society
Two similar but fascinatingly different hand-drawn transformation decks by the same artist, c.1875
A very impressive deck of cards featuring 54 different images from “Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera” published by HCG Poker Productions, 2005
A somewhat unusual deck specially designed for Grolsch Breweries evoking self-expression and independence of spirit, c.2012
Mercury ‘One-2-One Situations’ playing cards published by Mercury Communications
“Jeu de Bataille” card game published by Éditions Willeb, Paris. The court cards represent characters from different nationalities or ethnic groups who are presumably engaged in battle
Deck featuring 54 different images of Chinese Dragon Robes that emperors, empresses and royal family members wear on important occasions
Piatnik: Rococo No.2130 playing cards designed by Prof. Kuno Hock, c.1975
Promotional deck for Honeywell Computers by Brown & Bigelow c.1968 with the cards marked in binary notation
The highly individual Sicilian Tarot has the Italo-Portuguese suit system with straight, interlocking swords and batons, and maids instead of jacks
Apache rawhide playing cards by ‘Tonto Naipero’, c.1871
Ojibwa Native Indian playing cards hand manufactured on birch bark in imitation of standard French / English cards, c.1875
“In der Fuehrer’s Face” playing cards designed in 1945 by Antonio Arias Bernal, a Mexican artist, but not published until 2002 by Bill Schroeder & M.R. Steele
‘Trans-Siberian Express’ playing cards designed by Veronika Nicolaeva, Az-Art Publishing House, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2015
“Blue Playing Cards” by Piatnik, 1960s, inspired by the Cubism art movement in which objects are analysed and reassembled in abstracted form
Set of medieval playing cards with King, Queen, Knave and numeral cards from one to ten in each of four suits which refer to the activity of hunting, as practiced by the nobility.
Hand-drawn transformation cards, c.1880
Playing cards published by Jacob Bagges AB Stockholm, close copies of Dondorf designs
“Baraja Hispanoamericana” published by Asescoin, with artwork by Ortuño, illustrates memorable people from the discovery, colonisation and subsequent liberation of Hispanic America
Sands & McDougall produced many beautiful Spade Aces and Jokers
Sands & McDougall, playing card manufacturers, Melbourne, late 1890s-c.1970
‘Pelaco’ playing cards with Aboriginal characters by Sands & McDougall, Australia, c.1930
“Baraja Histórica” (Descubridores y Colonizadores de America) manufactured by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1952 designed by Ricardo Summers “Serny”
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006) was a Danish painter, designer and ceramics artist
