Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old pick and together with the form

and together with the form gives it a bit of an Asian feel

and there is good relief to the carving

And then that face

actually (based on the animals) appears to be the top of the piece: I believe it was once woven all the way to the end

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old pick and together with the formGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards, but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. These hearts are complete but for the 10. 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 edges around the suits) is one