Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. exquisite scarf including baskets

including baskets

if only I could read Japanese

It is in very good overall condition

This sifting or winnowing basket

and it has only gotten better with age

Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. exquisite scarf including basketsI first purchased a batch of heart pips from this very same deck from a seller in Holland, who has been parsing them out a few at a time. When he posted these I snatched them up immediately I think they are just extraordinarily beautiful! I believe they date to the 1780s or so and are likely Belgian, which was a hub for playing card production in the 18th century, largely for export to England. I just love their imperfectly cut, square edged,