Cancan
Lightly risqué luxury playing cards published by Éditions Philibert of Paris in 1956.
Éditions Philibert: “Cancan”
These wonderful lightly risqué luxury playing cards, with lots of lace, in the style of the 1900s, were designed by Pierre Albarran, drawn by Monique Arietti (pseudonym of Gabriel Garachon, designer at Draeger Frères who printed the cards, and herself a dancer) and published by Éditions Philibert of Paris in 1956.
See also: Le Florentin • Mémoires de Casanova
Above: lightly risqué “Cancan” luxury playing cards designed by Pierre Albarran and published by Éditions Philibert, 1956. 52 standard cards plus two Jokers and additional 4 Aces + 2 title cards. Gilt edges. Images courtesy Barney Townshend.
Above: promotional leaflet for the Cancan pack (undated but presumably c1956). Images courtesy of the WCMPC.
By Barney Townshend
Member since October 06, 2015
Retired Airline Pilot, interested in: Transformation Playing Cards, Karl Gerich and Elaine Lewis. Secretary of the EPCS. Treasurer of the IPCS.
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