Paris Pattern Playing Cards
Swiss French Suited Playing Cards, c.1840
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited playing-cards in the Paris pattern appeared in Switzerland around the end of the sixteenth century, when many Lyonnais cardmakers were driven away by heavy taxes.
Swiss Piquet Playing Cards, c.1850-60
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by Simon Wintle
Piquet playing-cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1850-60. The full-length court cards are following the French style.