Hand-Painted Playing Cards
Around the world in 54 cards
“Around the world in 54 cards” hand-coloured transformation pack produced by Peter Wood, United Kingdom, 2008.
Flemish Hunting Deck
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by Simon Wintle
Set of medieval playing cards with King, Queen, Knave and numeral cards from one to ten in each of four suits which refer to the activity of hunting, as practiced by the nobility.
Gilbert & Sullivan Cards
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by Simon Wintle
“Gilbert & Sullivan” hand-made Savoy Operas pack designed and created by Rex Pitts.
Hand made WW2 Prisoner of War Playing Cards
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by Paul Symons
made by German soldiers held captive by US troops
Hand-drawn set of 52 playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
An imaginatively hand-drawn set of 52 playing cards by an amateur artist, 18th century.
Hand-painted and Silk-inlaid playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Complete pack of 36 hand-painted and silk-inlaid playing cards with French suits made in Germany.
Hand-Painted Transformation, c.1800-20
An early 19th century set of hand-painted transformation playing cards depicting contemporary scenes from Georgian society
Handmade Ganjifa Birds Playing Cards
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by Ian Taylor
This set of Ganjifa cards is a beautiful example of traditional cards from India.
Heathen Divinities
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by Simon Wintle
Handmade playing cards from the British Museum depicting classical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses.
Hunting Depicted on Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
In the Middle Ages hunting was an integral part of life.
Linocut Printed Tarot Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Linocut is a printing technique similar to woodblock printing where a design is cut into linoleum (a wood mixture) using a sharp knife or chisel; the lino sheet is then inked and pressed into a sheet to produce the image. Cécile Jaillard from Strasbourg, France has used this method to create her own tarot pack.
Prisoners of War
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by Simon Wintle
Hand-made playing cards by French prisoners of war in Porchester Castle, Hampshire, c.1796.
Stuttgart pack, c.1430
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by Simon Wintle
The luxury, hand-painted Stuttgart Cards (Stuttgarter Kartenspiel) dated c.1430, with suits of ducks, falcons, stags and hounds.
The Princely Hunting pack, c.1440
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by Simon Wintle
The Princely Hunting Pack, c.1440/45, is attributed to Konrad Witz and his workshop in Basle.
