80: Some recent versions of the standard English pattern

On page 19 I looked at 19th century breaks with the tradition of standard English court cards; on three pages I looked at copies of English and American designs by (mostly) foreign makers; and on page 51 I looked at some modern copies of established designs.   I thought it might be worthwhile looking at a few recent examples which are new conceptions of the design with no previous model.   There have been one or two such designs in earlier periods of the 20th century, such as Handa's design from the 1950s, that of Clemente Jacques from the 1960s and that of Productos Leo from c.2000.

Handa, c.1950: some non-traditional traits in this version

Clemente Jacques, c.1960

Productos Leo, c.2005

La Cubana also had two interesting variants of their own.

The rest of the examples have appeared in the last ten years or so and are not only from China.

This one is from China for Professor Puzzle Ltd, c.2024. Here we have a cartoon version for children with K/JS, QC, K/JD turned and non-profile faces drawn full to the front. The pips have also been redrawn.

Legends for Alex Haines, Albatross, 2025

China again, with hands missing from some courts and an unturned JC, 2026

Jannersten for the English Bridge Union, 2025