Antique Great Mogul English Playing Cards
incomplete 48/52
Published by De La Rue & Co., London, England, c.1860
Deck: 19th century Thomas De La Rue & Co. English Playing Cards
Description: c.1855-65 De La Rue & Co. Playing Cards with Owen Jones Emblem of the Princess of Wales, no indices and one-way pips. Incomplete with 51/52 cards. Chromolithographic stencils.
Deck Identifiers:
· Ace: a three pence duty card designed by Owen Jones, bearing maker's name "De La Rue & Co."
· Stencils: chromolithograph
· Reverses: printed with the arms of the Princess of Wales on a ground of lilies
· Pips: one-way
· Indices: No indices
· Style: turned courts
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CONDITION: Good condition; incomplete, 48/52 cards (lacking K of hearts, 3 of spades, 8 of clubs, & 9 of diamonds); signs of wear and soiling from use; occasional stains; rubbed edges and bumped corners; age discoloration and minor signs of patina. (see photographs)
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