18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

18th Century French Playing Cards Provence 12 Courts Montpellier Painted Stencil

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c.1750 Old French Provence Pattern Playing Cards

12/12 court cards (no minor cards)

Published in Montpellier

France, c. 1750

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Card Measurements: 5 cm X 7.5 cm

DESCRIPTION:

Deck Identifiers:

· Style: Provence pattern

· Cards: "Montpellier" written in banner on Jack of Clubs; no other brand-marks

· Colours: red, orange, yellow, green & black

· Borders: single black-line

· Reverses: plain white

· Paper: delicate cardstock, hand-painted stencil

· Corners: square

Condition: very good condition; well-preserved cards with no signs use, no major damages and only very minor amounts of surface scuffing and wear, notations written on reverses (see photographs).