Antique Russian Playing Cards
incomplete 50/52 cards (lacks Ace of hearts & Queen of diamonds)
Printed by Imperial Playing Card Factory, St. Petersburg, Russia, c.1890
Worldwide Shipping
Deck: Pseudo-medieval-styled playing cards with turned courts
Card Dimensions: 9.2 cm X 6.2 cm
Deck Identifiers:
· Style: non-standard
·Courts: turned
·Pips: two-way pips
·Suits: French suit markers
· Indices: no indices
·Corner: rounded
· Reverses: exquisite green, red & pink design
· Ace: ace of diamonds with the stamp of the Imperial Foundling Hospital in St. Petersburg
CONDITION: fair to good condition; incomplete 50/52 (lacking Ace of hearts;
Queen of diamonds); cards are used with soiling, occasional stains, age darkening,
and minor patina (see photographs).
