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FRA-091: "Cartes
de Cercles", printed and published by B.P. Grimaud for use in
clubs. French pattern printed on old stock, with watermark. Complete
with 52 cards, all in unused, near mint condition with shiny silver
corners. Probably from the 1920's. The deck comes in the original
wrapper, opened on one of the sides. € 25 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards and HERE for the wrapper. |
FRA-092: "Drôles
de Ducs et Pleurants" published by Studio Mag for Bourgogne
Magazine in 2010. Courts with historical figures from the Burgundy
region, drawn by Patrick Grillet. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and
an extra card, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original box,
which is in very good condition. € 10 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-093: "Maison
Conseil", printed by Grimaud and published by Maison Conseil in the
1980's. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and an extra card, all in
excellent condition. Comes in the original box, which isin very good+
condition. € 20 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards. |
FRA-094: "Courvoisier
SA", printed by Boéchat Frères and published by Dusserre for
Courvoisier SA. Not the cognac brand, but a supplier of office machines.
Unusual designed cards. Complete with 52 cards, 1 joker and 2 extra
cards, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original box, which is
in excellent condition too. € 20 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-095: "Meilleurs
Voeux 1998", printed by CTN and published by Duboi in 1997,
probably in a small edition as part of a Christmas gift for personnel,
clients and relations. Designed by Charlotte Castanier. Complete with 32
cards, all in excellent condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 15 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-096: "Banque
des Antilles Françaises", printed by Grimaud and published by the
BdAF in 1973. Designed by James Hodges. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers
and 2 extra cards, all in excellent condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 35 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-097: "Vins
Caroussel", printed by Grimaud and published by Caroussel in 1973.
Designed by James Hodges. 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in excellent-
condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 40 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-099: "Lorilleux",
probably printed by Boéchat Frères and published by Dusserre for
Lorilleux International in 1988. Designed by James Hodges. Complete with
52 cards and 2 jokers, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original
box, which is in excellent- condition. € 25 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-100: "L'Europe",
probably printed by Boéchat Frères (Heron) and published by Dusserre
in 1988. Designed by James Hodges. Complete with 52 cards, 2 jokers and
2 extra cards, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original box,
which is in very good- condition. € 15 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see courts. |
FRA-101: "New
French Portait", probably printed by Heron. Published by André
Fayet in 1952. Lacks the 10S, so 51 cards, the joker and an extra card,
all in excellent condition, with shiny gold edges. Comes with an
explicative booklet in French in what seems to be the original 2-piece
plastic box, also in excellent condition, with a coat of arms embossed
on the top lid. € 35 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the courts. |
FRA-102: "Jeu des
Personnages d'Antiquité et du Moyen Age", silkscreen printed,
published by B.O.A. in 1996, probably in a small edition. Designed by
Edouard Pastor. Large size cards (85 x 130 mm). Complete with 52 cards
and 2 jokers, all in excellent condition. Comes in the original box,
which is also in excellent condition. € 45 SOLD Click HERE to see some more designs and HERE and HERE to see the front and inside of the box. |
FRA-103: "Jeu des
Personnages d'Antiquité et du Moyen Age",
published by B.O.A. in 1971. Designed by
Edouard Pastor. Regular size cards. Complete with 52 cards
and 2 jokers, all in excellent condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 25 SOLD Click HERE to see some more courts. |
FRA-104:
"Frankfurt pattern with Dutch scenic aces", printed and
published by B.P. Grimaud around 1910. Complete with 32 cards, all in
very good+ condition. No box. € 60 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the other courts and aces. |
FRA-105:
"Graf", modern portrait, possibly printed by La Ducale and
published around 1950. Complete with 52 cards and 2 (similar) jokers,
all in excellent- condition. Comes in the original box, which is in good
condition with two splits. € 40 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the courts and HERE to see the box. |
FRA-106: "Belgo-Genovese
pattern", patience sized deck, printed and published by B.P.
Grimaud c1900. Complete with 32 cards, all in very good condition. No
box. € 25 SOLD Click HERE to see the other courts. |
FRA-107: "Moviestars",
printer and publisher unknown here. Probably dates from the late 1950's.
All pictures were taken by Sam Lévin. Some actresses are on shown in different pictures, such as
Brigitte Bardot (3x). Noelle Adam (3x) is shown with the same picture on
the aces of spades and clubs and Dany Daval (5x) with the same picture
on the king of clubs and the seven of hearts. Complete with 32 cards, in very good-
condition. No box. € 25 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see all the cards. |
FRA-108: "French
Line", printed by Grimaud and published by the Compagnie Générale
Transatlantique in 1961 to celebrate the launch of the latest France
(ship). Designs by M. Marie. Complete with 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in
excellent condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 30 SOLD Click HERE to see the courts and aces. |
FRA-111: "Corsaires
& Flibustiers", printed and published by Philibert in 1958.
Still sealed in the original box. Non-standard courts can be seen HERE, but this box doesn't have the "Normandy Ferries" on the sides and probably the green QC neither. € 30 SOLD |
FRA-112: "Spanish
Catalan pattern", published by Fox-Kruger & Cie. around 1960/ Complete with 48 cards, all in excellent condition. Comes in a plastic
box. € 35 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the other courts. |
FRA-113: "Doppeldeutsch",
printed in lithography and published by B.P. Grimaud c1920. Complete
with 32 cards, all in excellent- condition. No box. € 30 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards. |
FRA-115: "No.
147", printed by B.P. Grimaud for the "Cercles des Etrangers",
casino in Monte Carlo. Trente et Quarante pattern on the courts. High
quality card was used for this deck and the cards have a rare
"revolutionary" back design. Complete with 52 cards, all in
excellent+ condition. Comes in the original wrapper. € 125 SOLD Click HERE to see and read more about the deck. |
FRA-116: "French
pattern", special version, printed and published by I.B.F. from
Bordeaux. Stands for Imprimerie Boéchat Frères, which company later
published decks as Héron. 31/32 cards (H7 is missing), all in excellent
condition. Comes in the original box, which is in very good condition. € 20 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see all courts |
FRA-117: "France
Souvenirs", published by Philibert in the mid 1950's. Each card has
a different picture with a view on a French town or city. Info or name
and outline are printed in gold on each card, emblem or shield are shown
too. Cards have blue edges all around. Complete
with 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in excellent+ condition. Comes in the
original Philibert plastic box. € 20 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards. |
FRA-118: "Paris
Story", published by Philibert in the mid 1950's. Each card has
a different picture with a view of Paris. Info or name
and outline are printed in gold on each card. Complete
with 52 cards and 2 jokers, all in excellent+ condition. Comes in a plastic box. € 15 SOLD Click HERE to see some more cards. |
FRA-119: "English
pattern", printed by A. Camoin & Cie and published by Freitag,
probably in the 1960's. English pattern on the courts, but on all aces
the suit signs have been embellished with an illustration. Complete with
52 cards, 2 jokers, a bridge score card and a blank card, all in very
good- condition. Deck has been euchered, so 2 - 6 of each suit have
hardly ever been played with. Comes in the original box, of
which the top flap has come off and the bottom is missing. € 10 SOLD Click HERE to see some courts and aces. |
FRA-120: "D.A.-O.F.",
a hand made and had painted deck, so unique and original. A 52 cards
deck, but there are 4 courts missing: KH, JH, QD and AC. Otherwise
complete and in very good condition. Excellent artwork in water colours
by an unknown artist.
€ 80 SOLD Click HERE to see and read more about this deck. |
FRA-121: "Cassandre",
second version, printed by Draeger Frères and published by Hèrmes
c1950. Complete with 52 cards, 2 (similar) jokers and a title card, all
in very good+ condition. Gold edges still a bit shiny. Comes in the
original single box, which lacks the bottom. € 35 SOLD Click HERE to see some other cards and HERE to read more about this edition. |
FRA-122:
"Olympic", printed and published by Grimaud, probably in 1924
for the Paris Olympics of that year. Printed on old stock with filigrain.
Special feature: Rectangular black and red blocks around the indices and
pips on the courts and aces of Diamonds and Spades. Missing the joker,
but otherwise complete with 52 cards, all in excellent condition. Comes
in the original box, which is in excellent- condition. € 45 SOLD Click HERE to see the some other cards and HERE for the front of the box (back has similar design). |
FRA-124: "Super
Géant", printer unknown, published by Super Géant in the early
1960's. Patience size. Each card shows a different artist. Complete with 32 cards, all
in good condition. All backs were signed with a signature (previous owner?).
No box. € 20 SOLD Click HERE to see the courts and HERE for the pip cards. |
FRA-125: "Patiences
Hollandaises No.520", printed in fine chromolithography by B.P.
Grimaud and published c1900. Complete with 52 cards, measuring 45x65 mm,
all in excellent condition. Comes in the original sliding box, of which
the outer box lacks the bottom. Otherwise in very good condition. € 45 SOLD Click HERE to see all the courts. |
FRA-126: "Vedettes",
printed by La Ducale and published by Publistar in 1962. Each card shows
a different drawn image of a star. Complete with 32 cards and 1 joker,
all in excellent condition, No box. € 45 SOLD Click HERE and HERE to see the courts and HERE and HERE to see the pip cards. |