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FRA-001: Leonor Fini
by Acanthe, 1949. Beautiful illustrated surrealistic courts by Leonor
Fini. Plain aces. Complete with 52 cards, the joker and a blank card in excellent
condition with shiny gold edges. Comes in the original sliding box,
which is in very good condition. € 90 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see some more cards. |
FRA-002: "La
Maison de L'Artisanat Ltée". Printed by Mauritius Stationery
Manufacturers Ltd and published on Mauritius in 1988 by La Maison de
L'Artisanat Ltée. Designs by Hervé de Cotter. Complete with 52 cards
and 2 jokers, in unused near mint condition. Comes in the original box,
which is in excellent- condition. € 15 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards (same back, but in blue here). |
FRA-003:
"Musketeers", published by Editions Fox Kruger et Cie. from
Paris around 1960. Printer unknown. Complete with 52 cards and 2 (rare)
jokers, in very good condition. Comes in the original box, which is in
good condition. € 65 SOLD Click HERE to see all the courts etc. |
FRA-004: Single imaged
French pattern, probably by Grimaud, c 1820. Complete with 52 cards in
excellent condition. Comes in a nice antique box, probably late 19th
century, which is in very good condition. € 100 SOLD Click HERE to see more courts and HERE to see the front of the box. |
FRA-005: 2 different
decks, published by the Venise Simplon-Orient Express. The first deck
was published
in 1986 (click HERE
and HERE to see the
courts). The second deck, which belongs to the double box, was published around 2005. Click HERE
and HERE to see the
courts and HERE to
see the double box. Cards of both decks are in unused, near mint
condition. € 65 SOLD |
FRA-006: "Cartes
Indiennes", a reprint by Grimaud, published by the Venice Simplon -
Orient Express in 1983. 52 cards and one extra card, in unused, near
mint condition, with shiny gold edges. Comes single in the
original double box, which is in excellent+ condition. € 30 SOLD Click HERE to see the other courts and HERE to see the box. |
FRA-007:
"Collection Venice Simplon - Orient Express", double box with
2 decks, printed by Grimaud and published by the VSOE since 1986. Similar
designs by the studio of Gerard Gallet on the courts in both decks, but with some colour differences.
One deck is still sealed, the other is in unused, near mint condition
with shiny gold corners. Complete with (2x) 52 cards, 2 jokers and 2
extra cards. The decks come in the original luxurious double box and
blank carton sleeve. € 50 SOLD Click HERE to see some more courts and HERE to see the double box. |
FRA-008: "Les
Quatre Saisons", printed by Grimaud and published in 1983. Designed
by Jean Picart Le Doux. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and a title
card, all in excellent- condition. Comes in the original box, which is
in very good condition. € 20 SOLD |
FRA-009: "IPC",
printed by the Imprimerie Plouviez & Cie and published as an
advertising deck for ? around 1960. Complete with 52 cards and 2 jokers,
in excellent codition with still shiny gold edges. Comes in the original
carton sliding box, which is in poor condition. RARE to find! € 60 SOLD Click HERE to see the rest of the courts. |
FRA-010: `"Modèle
B", printed by Banco from Paris and published as an advertising
deck for Photo-hall in the 1950's. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and
a blank card, in excellent condition. Comes in a Banco box. € 50 SOLD Click HERE to see the rest of the courts. |
FRA-011: Untitled,
printed by the Imprimerie Castelain and published in a limited edition
of 1000 copies in the late 1990's. Octagonal cards with an antique
looking French pattern. Blank backs. Complete with 32 cards and a joker,
in unused near mint condition. Comes in the original box, which is in
excellent- condition. A simple deck, but RARE to find. € 35 SOLD Click HERE to see the other courts and box. |
FRA-012:
"Parisian Cards", costume deck with French nobility on the
courts, printed and published by O. Gibert, 1853. Complete with 52
cards, in very good condition. Plain pink backs. Comes in a plastic box. € 250 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the other courts and aces. |
FRA-013: "Luxury
French pattern", printed and published by Le Météyer from Paris,
c 1860. Complete with 52 cards, in very good+ condition, with solid gold
edges and pink backs. Plain aces, comes in a plastic box. € 85 SOLD Click HERE to see the rest of the courts. |
FRA-014: Standard
French pattern, Camoin & Cie. c1920. Complete with 52 cards and a
rare joker, all in very good+ condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 20 SOLD |
FRA-015: Standard
French pattern, printed and published by Camoin & Cie in the 1920's.
Complete with 52 cards and a joker, all in very good+ condition. Comes
in a plastic box. € 15 SOLD |
FRA-016: "Le
Petit Oracle des Dames ou Récréation du Curieux", maker unknown,
c1895 but maybe earlier. Complete with 42 cards, all in very good+
condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 40 SOLD Click HERE to see more cards and read about the deck. |
FRA-017: Fortune
Telling deck by B.P. Grimaud, c1920. Complete with 36 cards, in very
good- condition. Used, but with a nice patina. Comes in a plastic box. € 30 SOLD |
FRA-018: Fortune
Telling deck, maker unknown (Grimaud??), c1900. 32 Cards in much used
condition. S9 is missing a corner and there's one other card with a tiny
corner piece missing. Comes in a plastic box. € 35 SOLD |
FRA-019: "Ginette
Robitaille", maker unknown. Probably published by the artist,
Ginette Robitaille, in 1984. Complete with 52 cards, 2 (similar) jokers
and an extra card, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original
box. € 30 SOLD |
FRA-020: "Lockerine
Triomphe", printed by Imprimerie F Urman. Courts with a colourful
fantasy pattern. Artist and year are unknown to me. Lockerine Triomphe
is a company that produces flour. The deck is complete with 52 cards, 2
identical jokers and an extra card. € 27 SOLD |