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2023 • March
Folio Society Clare Mackie playing cards
Folio Society Clare Mackie playing cards with playful and charming designs.
Le Jeu des 4 Opéras
Characters from five famous operas brought alive in artist Silvia Maddonni’s inimitable style.
Jeu de la Révolution
Artist Silvia Maddonni’s take on various characters from the French Revolution, in honour of the bicentenary in 1989.
Tulsa City-County Library System Annual Report
Tulsa City-County Library System Annual Report playing cards, USA, 1983.
Red & White Wine playing cards
Red & White Wine playing cards published by Inkstone Design, USA, 2003.
Stars of Country Music
Stars of Country Music playing cards with non-standard suit symbols, USA, 1995
Jan Becher playing cards
Publicity pack for Jan Becher, a Czech liqueur company, with modified international courts.
1906 Earthquake
Facts, figures, stories and scandals about the 1906 Earthquake published by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
Schwyzer Fasnachts-Jass
Traditional carnival figures from the Swiss canton Schwyz, as interpreted by the artist Léon Schnyder.
Dungeons & Dragons “Curse of Strahd” Tarokka Deck
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by Adam Wintle
Enhance your Dungeons & Dragons game with the Tarokka Deck, a tarot-inspired set of cards that bring mystique to your adventures.
Hooray for Hollywood
‘Hooray for Hollywood’ movie star playing cards produced by Parody Productions, USA, 2006.
Joker Tell
Comic celebration of 700 years of the Swiss Confederation, 1291-1991, with designs by Roland Gazzotti.
The Cooper Union
The Cooper Union caricature playing cards illustrated by Gerry Gersten, United States, c. 1987
Standard Swiss-German pattern (single-ended)
20th century version of a single-ended Swiss-German pattern pack for the game of Jass.
Crop Circles collectable playing cards
Crop Circles collectable playing cards with photography by Lucy Pringle, United Kingdom, 2007.
Genevan Dauphiné pattern
Unusual example of a double-ended Genevan Dauphiné pattern pack from c1910.
Commedia dell’Carte
Commedia dell’Carte political transformation cards illustrated by Stef van Stiphout, Belgium, 1977.
Unisex playing cards
Unisex playing cards produced by the Unisex Playing Card Company, Ontario, c.1982.
Fried Chicken Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
This innovative chicken-themed concept combines playing cards with the aroma of fried chicken.
La Compagnie de 1602
Characters from the annual festival held to commemorate the failed attempt to storm Geneva in 1602.
Rembrandt playing cards
Rembrandt playing cards published by the Rembrandthuis (The Rembrandt House Museum) in Amsterdam.
New Musical Express
54 black and white photographs of solo singers, duos and groups popular around 1990.
Shakespeare Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Kickstarter-funded modern remake of the 1902 classic pack, perfect for Shakespeare (1564-1616) and literature fans.
France, Champions du Monde 2018
Colour photographs of the World Cup-winning French football squad of 2018.
Ethics Education playing cards
Ethics Education playing cards produced by the Centre for Military Ethics at King’s College London, 2016.
Guildhall Art Gallery playing cards
54 different paintings from the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery, London.
Les Grands Ecrivains
‘Les Grands Ecrivains’ produced for members of “Le Grand Livre du Mois”, France, c. 1970.
The Fat Pack
A vastly expanded pack with 8 suits for playing traditional or new games, devised by Roger Howard Butler Clough.
Life playing cards: tobacco education
‘Life playing cards: tobacco education’ anti-smoking deck, USA, 2003.
Ancient Egypt playing cards
Fully illustrated set of cards depicting various aspects of Ancient Egyptian life and culture.
Baraja Canaria
Comic courts and non-standard suits representing the Canary Islands, with designs by Eduardo Millares Sall.
Festa Major de Vilafranca 1988
Colourful figures associated with the annual festival held in Vilafranca, Catalonia.
African art playing cards
African art and symbolism on playing cards designed by John J. Beckvermit III, USA, 1994.
Loco Jumbo playing cards
54 different colour photographs of steam locomotives from around the world.
Night & Day playing cards
‘Night & Day’ playing cards produced by London Underground, United Kingdom
Pacific Northwest native Indian masks
Pacific Northwest native Indian masks with artwork by Margaret Parrott, USA, 1992.
Les Ordres de Chevalerie
Six orders of chivalry represented pictorially by the artist Patrick Dallanégra.
Youthscape playing cards
Two packs of playing cards offering emotional help and support to young people.
Ethiopian playing cards
A pack with court cards reflecting different ethnic and cultural groups found in Ethiopia.
Icelandic picture playing cards / Islensku landslagsspilin
Icelandic picture playing cards with photography by Gudmundur Ingólfsson.
Gruppo Perotti playing cards
Stunningly beautiful designs by the Japanese artist Tiger Tateishi for Gruppo Perotti.
Ilford playing cards
Colourful advertising pack for Ilford designed by Mario Grasso, based on standard English courts.
SCANIA 1891-1991
Centenary playing cards illustrating vintage trucks and buses produced by the Swedish company Scania.
Dada and Surrealist Art
Dada and Surrealist Art playing cards featuring artwork by Arturo Schwarz, 1998.
Magic: The Gathering® Poker Decks
A pair of suited packs with artwork from Magic: The Gathering trading cards.
Imperial Club playing cards
Large index broad size cards by AGMüller using a special red ink suitable for casinos.
Maquettes for an unpublished WWI pack
Original designs depicting leaders and allegories from Russia, France, Great Britain and Belgium.
Russian criminal tattoos and playing cards
Russian criminal tattoos and playing cards, United Kingdom, 2018.
Jeu de 7 Familles France 98
Families card game with comic designs featuring seven of the teams competing in the 1998 World Cup.
Preposterous playing cards
Preposterous playing cards by Simon Drew published by British Heritage Ltd, Herts.
Jackspack Royal Navy Playing Cards
54 humorous illustrations of Royal Navy characters and Navy slang.
Le Jeu de Marseille (Vigno)
Amusing depiction of characters whom you might meet in the city and port of Marseille, as created by Anne Le Dantec.
Margaret Parrott playing cards
Margaret Parrott playing cards decorated with whimsical parrots, USA, c. 1997.
Les Mousquetaires Playing Cards
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by Paul Symons
depicting characters from the novel by Alexandre Dumas
Farmall playing cards
Farmall playing cards advertising International Harvester tractors, USA, c.2015.
Oxford Gargoyles
Oxford Gargoyles souvenir playing cards published by Chris Donaghue Photography, Oxford, UK.
Crystal Time
Colourful and attractive designs by Violeta Monreal, inspired by stained glass through the ages.
Nordbräu Ingolstadt
Publicity pack for the German brewery Nordbräu with Bavarian pattern courts (adapted).
Guns N’ Roses Las Vegas 2012
Guns N’ Roses Las Vegas 2012 promotion playing cards produced by Gemaco, USA.