Antique French Piquet Playing Cards - 1816 Paris - FULL SET For Sale

A full set of antique French piquet playing cards with the numbers 7-A (32 cards). These cards date to between 1816 and 1827 were printed using wood blocks for the colours and metal engraving for the honors cards. The face cards are printed in black, red, yellow, light blue and dark blue and are full body figures. Each jack, queen and king is personally named after a historical figure. The jack of clubs holds an oversized medallion with the words \"Administration des Contributions Indirectes, 1816\" on indicating that they are an official set with the stamp tax paid. The cards themselves have square corners and plain light pink backs, common with early cards of this era. They do not feature the indices in the corner that are present on modern cards.
This is a vintage item and so may show signs of its previous life. Overall these cards are in very good condition with no dog ears, rips or tears. The colours are sharp and vivid but the cards show signs of age with some dirt. The ace of spades has a stain on and the 8 of diamonds has a different coloured back. Please see photos for details.
Each card is approximately 8.3cm x 5.3cm.
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