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French Playing Cards

Some of the oldest cards still in existence come from France. During the 16th and 17th centuries France was the major supplier of playing cards in Europe.

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Parisian Spanish pattern by Fossorier, Amar et Cie

Parisian Spanish pattern by Fossorier, Amar et Cie

‘Parisian’ Spanish pattern published by Fossorier, Amar et Cie (Paris), c.1902.

  • 1902
Parisian style Spanish deck by Grimaud

Parisian style Spanish deck by Grimaud

Parisian style Spanish deck by Grimaud for export to Uruguay.

Pedro Varangot, 1786

Pedro Varangot, 1786

Archaic Navarra pattern produced for the Pamplona General Hospital Monopoly by Pedro Varangot in 1786.

  • 1786
Petit Etteilla cartomancy cards

Petit Etteilla cartomancy cards

“Petit Etteilla” cartomancy cards designed and published by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Paris c.1796

  • 1796
Philips Sept Familles

Philips Sept Familles

“Philips Sept Familles” promotional happy families game from the 1970s

Pierre Etaix

Pierre Etaix

Colourful, stylised courts designed by the French clown, comedian and filmmaker, Pierre Etaix.

  • 1985
Pierre Marechal

Pierre Marechal

Rouen became an important centre for card-making whose influence extended far afield. Cards from Rouen are significant because they became the model from which our English pack subsequently evolved.

  • 1567
Pierre Roiné Aluette

Pierre Roiné Aluette

Archaic form of Aluette published by Pierre Roiné, Nantes, c.1785.

  • 1785
Pirates et Corsaires

Pirates et Corsaires

“Pirates et Corsaires” playing cards illustrated by Jean Bruneau, 1984.

  • 1984
Playtex

Playtex

Playtex - le jeu de la beauté et du destin, Grimaud, 1971.

  • 1971
Polaires - Foreign Legion Playing Cards

Polaires - Foreign Legion Playing Cards

A Bridge-style deck featuring Foreign Legion paintings by Maitre Rosenberg.

Première Guerre Mondiale

Première Guerre Mondiale

“Première Guerre Mondiale 1914-1918” playing cards published by Éditions J.C. Dusserre (Maitres Cartiers Boéchat Frères), Paris.

  • 1914
Prisoners of War

Prisoners of War

Hand-made playing cards by French prisoners of war in Porchester Castle, Hampshire, c.1796.

  • 1796
Provence Pattern - Portrait de Provence

Provence Pattern - Portrait de Provence

The 'Provence' pattern contains figures which go back to the fifteenth century.

Provinces de France

Provinces de France

Jeu des Provinces de France published by Éditions Dusserre, 1979.

  • 1979
Redrawn French pattern (Héron)

Redrawn French pattern (Héron)

Redrawn French pattern retaining traditional elements.

  • 1975
Révolution 1789-1989

Révolution 1789-1989

Révolution 1789-1989, celebrating the bicentenary of the French revolution, France, 1989

  • 1989
Revolutionary playing cards

Revolutionary playing cards

Revolutionary playing cards with decapitated courts published by ATYPYK, Paris, 2010.

  • 2010
Richard Bouvier

Richard Bouvier

The assorted antique playing cards shown below are examples of the French 'Paris' pattern from the seventeenth century. The Jack of Clubs has the name Richard Bouvier.

Rois de France

Rois de France

Figures from French history restyled for a younger audience published by Quelle Histoire, 2015.

  • 2015