Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs for the bookshelf and a complete deck

and a complete deck

3 3/4" t x 2 7/8" l x 1 3/8" w

presumed to be either Chinese or Korean

created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909

think it is plenty lovely to hang just as it is--as a great form and symbol of creative possibility--with the repairs falling away when viewed from any distance

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs for the bookshelf and a complete deckGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards (a complete deck goes for $500 or so) but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. All but the Ace of clubs is here. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck (producing the great bleeding