Russian Historical playing cards
Russian “Historical” playing cards with designs by Nikolay Karazin, 1897.
Russian “Historical” playing cards with designs by Nikolay Karazin depicting national imagery on the courts and aces. This is the first edition of 1897, in which the Jack of Clubs is a soldier. In the second edition (1898) the Jack of Clubs is a peaceful farmer see comparison here→
The emblem on the box depicts a pelican nurturing its young.
(This also appears on the tax stamp on the ace of diamonds).
Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin (1842-1908) was a Russian military officer, painter and writer. He is mostly known for his paintings depicting wars and exotic places. He is the creator of the Russian art postcard wikipedia →
Above: Russian “Historical” playing cards with designs by Nikolay Karazin, first edition, manufactured at The Imperial Orphanage Printing Plant, 1897. 52 high quality cards, 60x90 mm.
Second edition
Above: cards from the second edition (1899) with two new Jacks. The Bibliothèque nationale de France attributes their two copies of this pack to Viborg, apparently following J. Guibert's 1937 catalogue of the Georges Marteau collection (pp. 666–667). The surviving cards and wrapper do not appear to provide an obvious Viborg imprint, so the source of Guibert's attribution remains to be established. Source BnF: Jeu de cartes finlandais au portrait de fantaisie à deux têtes ►
By Valentin Krasavin (Валентин Красавин)
Russian Federation • Member since January 05, 2014
Playing-card collector from Russia with an interest in historical and regional designs.
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