c.1870 Old Italian Milanese Tarot Cards
77/78 cards (lacking Ace of Cups)
Published by Edoardo Dotti, Milan, Italy, c. 1870
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Card Measurements: 10.5 cm X 5.5 cm
DESCRIPTION:
Antique Italian tarot cards by the famed cardmaker Edoardo Dotti of Milan, with 'REGNO D'ITALIA LEGGE 21 Sett 1862' tax-stamp, in use c.1863-1874.
Deck Identifiers:
· Style: Milanese/Lombardo
· Titles: Italian
· Cards: Two of Cups with the label of Edoardo Dotti Milano and 'REGNO D'ITALIA' and 'LEGGE 21 Sett 1862' tax-stamp on Ace of Coins
· Colours: hand-painted stencil
· Borders: folded over paper reverses, white framed with single black line
· Reverses: decorative reverses titled with MILANO
· Paper: pasteboard card stock
· Corners: square
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CONDITION: very good condition; incomplete, 77/78 cards (lacks Ace of cups), cards with signs of minor wear, light soiling, smudging, & occasional light stains. One reverse with an extensive black mark at the upper edge, perhaps a burn mark. (see photographs) |
