c.1960 Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards 36/36 Ferd Piatnik Austria Wien
Published by Ferd. Patnik & Sôhne, Wien, Austria, c1960
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Deck: Lenormand Wahrsage Karten No. 55
Description: "There is a traditional order for the designs in a standard Lenormand fortune-telling pack, starting with a male rider on card 1. However, in this pack from Piatnik dating from c1960 according to Jensen¹, the order is different, with a man in a top hat and carrying a cane on card 1 – the same image as appears on card 28 in a modern pack. Cards 1 to 4 are the four Aces, followed by the remaining cards in strict order (K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 on cards 5 to 12, etc.), whereas in a modern pack the suits are jumbled up. The maker’s name appears in full on cards 1 and 3, as it does on cards 25 and 28 in a modern pack. The maker’s initials (FPS) appear in the top right-hand corner of every card (as they do in a modern pack), and twice on cards 3 and 18." World of Playing Cards, 2023
Deck Identifiers:
· Style: Lenormand w/ playing card insets (black & white court figures)
· Borders: dual black-line
· Reverses: intricate pattern with decorative blue-bird design
· Paper: thin gloss cardstock
· Titles: no titles
· Indicators: all cards with initial "FPS," no.3 & no.18 with "FPS" twice; no.1 & no.3 with Ferd. Piatnik & Sôhne. Wien
CONDITION: Very good, complete 36/36, cards in excellent condition, minor signs of soiling & edgewear; box intact with signs of wear, splitting at sides of lower tab, and loss of upper tab; booklet complete, with some signs of wear and with loose back cover. (see photographs)