(Playing Cards); Thomas Foubert — A deck of "The Litterary Cards..."
London: Thomas Foubert, 1758
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Playing cards; Foubert, Thomas — (The Litterary Cards...)
52 playing cards. Engravings on paper, signed in the plate, hand-colored red hearts and diamonds on the court cards, other cards printed in red, plain versos; the red ink slightly oxidized, a few cards lightly soiled, a closed tear in the knave of diamonds, without the introductory material. 12 of the cards are mounted in a frame, the rest are in a folder attached to the back of the frame.
3 ½ by 2 ½ in. (cards); 26 by 20 in. (frame)
9 by 6.5 cm; 66 by 51 cm
Jaime Ortiz Patino (bookplate, sold Sotheby's, London, 10 December 2013, English literature, history, children's books and illustrations,
lot 239);
Acquired at the above sale by the present collector
Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Collection of Early Playing Cards, #37;
English Short Title Catalogue, #T122891
A deck of Thomas Foubert's educational playing cards, which could used in a variety of different games. See lot 386 for a bound copy of this deck of cards that includes the explanatory text.
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