B.P Grimaud 19th Century French No Indices Playing Cards - Hearts wintery when they were used to

when they were used to shape arrow shafts--occupy a space between chisels and planes

I really love that he is constructed of three pieces--one for the front portion

He's all of 4 1/8 inches tall

Our young illustrator turned to pencil for the terror-ridden parts of the story

I believe they were once part of a whole folk art Noah's ark set

B.P Grimaud 19th Century French No Indices Playing Cards - Hearts wintery when they were used toI've always got an eye out for antique playing cards, which I especially love for the pips (the lush red and shape of shape of these hearts makes me swoon!) These are from a 52 card French B. P Grimaud deck from the 19th century, which was missing 2 cards, so I'm selling by the suit. I think they're beautiful enough to frame, but they also make nice party favors, or are just nice to have around. These have pretty pink backs and a little bleed around