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2023 • December
Mythological and Allegorical tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Mythological and Allegorical tarot produced by Peter Paul Fetscher junior, Munich.
Fantasy deck by Joseph Fetscher
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by Simon Wintle
Fantasy French-suited pack produced by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, c.1825.
Great inventions playing cards
Great inventions playing cards designed by Gary Wyatt, United Kingdom, 2011.
Dessoris
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited cards by Dessoris, Perpignan, which anticipate the French Catalan pattern.
Miniature playing cards by Joseph Fetscher
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by Simon Wintle
Uncut sheet of miniature Bavarian playing cards by Joseph Fetscher.
Christmas 1980 playing cards
Festive courts on a Waddingtons pack designed to celebrate Christmas 1980.
Vogelspiel
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by Simon Wintle
Vogelspiel, a German card game known as the “cuckoo game” also known as “Gnau”.
Mediaeval Playing Cards
Finely executed late 19th century pack from the USA featuring courts in medieval costume.
Bavaria pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Classic German-suited Bavarian pattern by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, early 19th century.
Spanish-suited deck by J.Y. Humphreys
A rare Spanish-suited deck published by J.Y. Humphreys, Philadelphia, c.1816.
Crimean War Deck
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by Simon Wintle
1854 saw the declaration of the Crimean War and this deck was published by Wüst around, or shortly after, 1856.
Bush League Allstars
Six different decks of “Bush League Allstars” political playing cards, United States, 2004.
Gone to Pot: Gardener’s playing cards
‘Gone to Pot’: special playing cards for keen gardeners, United Kingdom.
Trappola pack by Anton Herrl
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by Simon Wintle
Trappola pack of 36 double-ended cards published by Anton Herrl, Graz, Austria.
The Tarot Strikes Back
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by Adam Wintle
Roy Huteson Stewart's The Tarot Strikes Back combines Star Wars with Rider-Waite tarot imagery.
Animal Tarot by Andreas Benedict Göbl
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited Animal Tarot deck produced by Andreas Benedict Göbl, Munich.
Standard French-suited Bavarian deck by Göbl
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited Bavarian deck by Andreas Benedict Göbl, late 18th c.
Keep-em honest playing cards
Keep-em honest playing cards designed by Chris Cooper and published by Dark Horse Deluxe.
Sally Ferries playing cards
Sally Ferries Euro playing cards and phrase pack, United Kingdom, c.1990s.
Swiss Scenic Tarock
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by Simon Wintle
Scenic Tarock deck produced by Fabrique de Cartes J. Müller & Cie (Schaffhouse), Suisse.
Historical playing cards by Joseph Fetscher
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by Simon Wintle
Historical playing cards by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, c.1820.
Don’t come back
“Don’t come back” playing cards produced by Hounslow NHS Primary Care Trust and Feltham Young Offender’s Institution, United Kingdom
Illustrated piquet cards
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by Simon Wintle
Bavarian piquet cards with oriental illustrations produced by Andreas Benedict Göbl, Munich, late 18th c.
Costumes of Turkey Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
‘National Costumes of Turkey’ tarot by Industrie Comptoir, Leipzig, c.1800-1825.
Natural History Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Natural History Tarot published by G M, Germany, early 19th C.
Animal Tarot by J. B Dubois
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited Bavarian Animal Tarot by J B Dubois, Liège, Belgium, late 18th C.
Æsop’s Fables tarot
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited Æsop’s fables tarot produced by Leipzig Industrie Comptoir, c.1800-1825.
House of Tudor
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by Adam Wintle
Randy Butterfield's House of Tudor playing cards feature detailed art in a high-quality collectible style.
Animal Tarot by J. T Dubois
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by Simon Wintle
Early 19th century Animal Tarot pack produced by J T Dubois, Liège, Belgium.
Les métiers et leurs protecteurs
“Les métiers et leurs protecteurs” playing cards published by Editions Dusserre, c. 1995.
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
Famous people associated with Nicolas Fouquet’s splendid château of Vaux-le-Vicomte.
Albano-Waite® Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Recoloured version of the Rider/Waite/Smith tarot produced by Frankie Albano, 1968.
Branle playing cards
‘Branle’ playing cards inspired by a 12th-century dance, produced by Noir Arts, USA, 2015.