c.1860-70 Gaudais Pimontese Tarot de Piedmont, 78/78 complete, no box
Published by J. Gaudais, 20 Rue de la Banque, Paris, France, c.1870
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Deck: J. Gaudais Piemontese/Besançon
Description: Printed & published by the Parisian cartier J. Gaudais. 78/78 cards complete. Painted stencils with beautifully coloured images.
Italian Piemontese design with turned courts, 22 Trumps & 56 Minor Arcana; with typical Italian styled suits: cups, coins, wands & swords, A-10 with knave, knight, queen & king in each of the four series. However, the Pope and Popess are replaced with Juno and Jupiter in the Besançon-style.
Deck Identifiers:
· Borders: single black line borders
· Reverses: checkered pattern
· Paper: pasteboard cardstock
· Titles: Cards are untitled; trumps numbered with Arabic numerals at opposing corners; swords and wands numbered at sides with Roman numerals
· Style: Piemontese/Besançon
· Tax-Stamp: none
· Identifier: monogram initials of J. Gaudais on Ace of Coins, and Ace of Cups with "J. Gaudais, 20 Rue de la Banque--Paris."
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CONDITION: Very good condition. Cards are slightly curved with only few signs of age. Painted stencils, with Arabic numerals on all Major Arcana cards. |
