19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud
19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud

19th century Jeu des Rois de France, B.P. Grimaud

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c.1900 “Jeu des Rois de France,” B.P. Grimaud

49/52 Cards


Published by B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France.

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Deck: Jeu des Rois de France

 

Description:  This beautiful deck was first published by B.P. Grimaud in c.1856 and reprinted in c.1891. These costume playing cards are exquisitely engraved and hand-painted. Deck with gold-gilt corners. 

 

Deck Identifiers:

· Borders: thin black line

· Courts: standing costumed figures

· Reverses: solid white blank reverses, gold-gilt corners

· Paper: cardstock

· Indices/Titles: No indices, Queen & Kings with names in French 

· Tax Stamp: no tax stamp

· Manufacturer: B.P. Grimaud on Jack of Clubs

· Box: with Louis XIV (King of Hearts) on the front, and red & black plaid patterned paste paper. 


CONDITION:

Good condition, incomplete 49/52 (lacking two of Hearts; two of Diamonds and seven of Clubs); heart & diamond indices on Courts are faded;box missing bottom flap and the top flap of the upper portion, cards slightly bowed with warped curve. (see photographs)


Card Dimensions:  8.5 cm X 5.5 cm
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