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Müller (Diessenhofen), c.1840-50.

Published July 03, 1996 Updated June 12, 2023

Playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50 with court cards coloured differently at each end.

1850 Switzerland J. Müller Paris Pattern

Playing Cards made by Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50.

Playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50. The court cards, which have been coloured differently at each end, are a regional variation of the French “portrait officiel” which had become fashionable.

Playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50

Above: playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50

Very similar playing cards made by Antoine Dieudonné, Luxembourg c.1850

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Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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