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Jeu de cartes comique Don Quixote (France )

These comic playing cards were published in France between 1814 and 1830. Due to my limited knowledge, I was only able to identify Don Quixote and his servant Sancho Panza. It's safe to assume that the other cards also depict literary characters.

Quatre parties du monde. Four parts of the world (Belgium)

The cardinal directions are so popular in playing cards that numerous decks have been created. This Belgian deck of playing cards, produced between 1875 and 1880 by Daveluy (Bruges), stands out from the crowd. The artwork is gorgeous, and the suit dedicated to Africa is somewhat surprising—all the characters resemble Arabs. Not a single representative of ...

tarot allemand costumes turcs (Germany)

Perhaps the deck was printed for Turkey, or more likely, for an exotica. Interest in foreign life, unlike European culture, gives rise to artistic imagery. In fact, all decks of playing cards in Turkish costumes known to me were not produced in Turkey. First issued in 1810-1826 by Industrie Comptoir (in Leipzig) Henrich Müller – graveur ...

Japanesque (Great Britain)

I've already written that the coolest and most beautiful playing cards with Japanese-style designs are published in countries other than Japan itself. Another such deck is from the English publisher Goodall.

Premier Empire David Mongez (France )

Playing cards from France with full-length figures from the publisher Didot (Paris). Drawn by the artist Jacques Louis David, allegedly on behalf of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Jeu de cartes transformées de Jeanne Hachette (France )

Transformational Playing Cards by Jeanne Hachette. In my opinion, transformational cards, where the suit symbols on the pip cards are part of the design, represent the pinnacle of card art. This technique originated and flourished in the 19th century. Transformational cards have seen a resurgence with the rise of collector's editions of playing cards in the ...

Verkehrte Welt Animal tarot cards (Germany)

Animal tarot cards were published in different countries by different publishers. The deck's title, "The Inverted World," vividly captures the satirical nature of its depictions of animals in human form. This satirical approach is an attempt to somehow mock human habits and vices. Animal themes flourished especially prominently in greeting cards in the ...

Edoardo Dotti (Italy)

An antique deck of playing cards from the Italian publisher Edoardo Dotti.

52 American Beauties by Gil Elvgren (USA)

The second pin-up deck of playing cards released in the USA. Gil Elvgren is one of the most famous pin-up artists. His works have become classics and have spawned numerous imitators and parodies of specific works. Three more decks by Gil Elvgren, featuring different designs, are available on the website.

Fratelli Armanino (Italy)

One of the most beautiful decks of playing cards with classic suits from the Italian publisher Fratelli Armanino. Restored by artcol.ru

GENISHKO (Russia)

GENISHKO's signature playing cards, featuring unusual, vibrant, and modern characters, combine high quality with unique design. Each character on the cards is created with meticulous attention to detail and originality. You've definitely never seen anything like them before. Vibrant colors, bold lines, and creative imagery inspire and capture the eye. Each ...

El ron de Cuba Havana Club (Cuba)

Collecting playing cards from one country or even factory is, in my opinion, very boring. The world is so big and diverse. I am interested in finding decks of playing cards from new countries, where it is a big problem to find playing cards from. The advertising deck of the famous Cuban Roma brand Havana Club was exactly such a deck. It is not the first ...

Playing cards Ratwah Motors, Riad (Saudi Arabia)

Collecting is interesting because sometimes you are lucky enough to make a small discovery. This is exactly what happened with the advertising deck of playing cards from Ratwah Motors, from Saudi Arabia. In some countries, decks are released so rarely that finding a deck from this country is a great success for a collector. You will not see such a deck ...

Souvenir cards "Smolensk" (Russia)

Souvenir cards "Smolensk" are inspired by the rich history of one of the oldest cities in Russia. The cards depict real and fictional characters who left their mark on the fate of the city. The deck is equipped with four cards with explanations about the contribution of each character to the history of the city of Smolensk. All additional information can ...

France tarot La Ducale (France )

A classic French tarocco in the La Ducale version.

Tarocco Erotico dei Giardini di Priapo (Italy)

WARNING!!! The faint of heart and moralists should not look at the pictures! Only in the dark and with the gadget turned off! The Italian erotic tarot Gardens of Priapus, in my opinion, is the most truthful. The naked essence of being. The artist Amerigo Folchi managed to reflect, as in a mirror - the hidden passions and fantasies of any healthy ...

Patience playing cards Joseph Glanz (Austria)

Patience playing cards from Austria by Joseph Glanz.

Le tarot indiscret (France )

Erotic interpretation of the classic French deck of playing cards - Tarot - by artist D Eric Provoost. I love erotic versions of decks, they are mischievous, free from prejudices, bursting with life and positive energy.

Erotic tarot tarok (Austria)

This Austrian deck of playing cards is dedicated to the theme of love, without shame, as it is in life. In the Eroticism catalog, it has two authors listed at once: Franz von Bayros and, for some reason, Mihaly Zichy. Both artists became famous, among other things, by drawing frivolous pictures about love passions. Unfortunately, the theme of eroticism ...

Tarot Gassmann (Switzerland)

Tarot deck in Marseille style from the Swiss publisher Gassmann. First published between 1850-1870 in Geneva.

English satirical playing cards (Great Britain)

To be honest, it is not very clear why the cards are called satirical, apparently any departure from the classics, everyday life - is already satire. However, the maps were drawn and first published so long ago, and time so quickly changes the rules and concepts of good and bad, funny and tragic. Now in 2025 in Russia everything is turned upside down - each ...

Fortune-telling cards Melle Lenormand. (France )

Fortune-telling cards of the card-player Melle Lenormand. First published in Paris Publisher: Ensslin et Laiblin (Reutlingen) 1875-1899

Tiny playing cards of the Russian Empire (Russia)

I bought these playing cards when a large collection of Russian decks was on sale. They are 7 x 11 mm. Why such cards were printed is a big mystery. Perhaps they were cut out from some fortune-telling deck. But such a deck has never appeared anywhere before. Unfortunately, the deck is very incomplete. And what is remarkable is that the King of Clubs ...

Egyptian playing cards (Russia)

Egyptian ancient history and mythology are so vast and interesting that they invariably attract new artists. But at the same time, such decks are practically not published in Egypt itself. Over many years of active collecting, I know of only one such deck of playing cards. Several decks dedicated to Egyptian themes have already been published in Russia, ...

Souvenir playing cards "Nu" (Russia)

A deck of designer playing cards "Nu" drawn and released by Karelian artist-designer Ivan Lisichkin in 2024. The cards were released in a small edition. https://www.behance.net/ivanlisichkin https://t.me/Nu_card https://vk.com/nu_card wzos2.design@gmail.com

Newspaper "Münchner Jugend" (Germany)

The more you learn about Europe and compare it with Russia, the more you are surprised. This deck of playing cards was published by the German newspaper "Münchner Jugend" in 1898!!! The first advertising decks from newspapers appeared in Russia 100 years later!!!

fantaisie "Boston de Flore" (France )

Very unusual cards with flowers and some sailboats. Look like some kind of fortune telling cards. Deck representing sections and divisions of botany. First published in 1820. Designer Louis-François-Henri (1754-1839). Publisher Louis-Henri Lefebure (Paris)

Tarok "Freischütz" (Germany)

Tarot by the famous German publisher C. L. Wüst. First published in 1824. Among collectors of playing cards there is a dispute whether tarot can be classified as playing cards or is it a subspecies of tarot decks? I think that this dispute will never be finished. In my opinion, in style it is closer to playing cards, and in any case a good bridge for ...

Prague fortune telling Das Auge Gottes (Czechia)

Prague fortune telling cards from 1860. First reprinted in 2025.

Pasquins Windkaart (Netherlands)

A Dutch deck, very original and unusual, printed in 1720. It consisted of interesting engravings with pictures and text on each card. All texts can be easily translated into any language with advanced technology. First reprinted in 2025.

Germany Tarok from Frankfurt (Germany)

Tarok was printed between 1840-1850 in Frankfurt, Germany. First reprinted in 2025.

Medical Playing Cards (Russia)

In Novosibirsk, in the 1990s-2010s, a newspaper called "Gazetka" was published. The content was mostly humorous, the newspaper collaborated with a huge number of cartoonists. Pocket calendars were issued as advertising, including in the form of decks of playing cards. This deck contains cartoons on medical topics by cartoonist Alexander Markelov.

Karten-Almanach für 1806 Transformational German playing cards (Germany)

Transformational German playing cards Almanach, 1806. At the beginning of the 19th century, playing cards were extremely popular and a huge number of brilliant artists joined in drawing them. It was especially chic to draw original point cards, where the suit symbols would be part of the artwork. On each card "Characters of Greek Tragedy" Author Charlotte ...

Centaurus (Italy)

The Italian deck Centaurus was first published in Italy in 1910. Such beautiful pictures were loved by consumers and were reprinted many times.

White Palekh (Russia)

The masters of Palekh painting worked very fruitfully during the Soviet era. There were many illustrations based on folk tales, and they also painted plots of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's tales. There were also masters who painted socialist realism, so to speak, in step with the times - propaganda scenes from the lives of Soviet people, as well as heroic ...

Classic Greece (Greece)

This deck is one of the old decks of playing cards issued in Greece before the country became a hyper-popular tourist destination. This deck has original card characters and Greek indices.

beer "Sibirskaya Korona" (Russia)

Beer producers have initiated the release of a large number of advertising decks of playing cards. Many of these decks are gems of new design and card characters. This deck of advertising for the beer brand "Sibirskaya Korona" is one of such gems.

Circus (Russia)

An interesting deck of playing cards and pocket calendars at the same time. All the cards have photographs of circus buildings from the territory of the former USSR.

Bicalm (Germany)

Very original advertising cards for Bicalm sleeping pills. All the characters on the playing cards are sleeping or falling asleep. A great example of a creative approach to a given theme. If only all customers of advertising decks - the artist were given such an interesting task.

Philippines Joseph Bardou & Fils (Philippines)

The longer I collect playing cards, the more interesting it becomes to find decks from exotic countries that produce playing cards very rarely. This is the only known deck from the Philippines. The publisher of these cards is cigarette paper manufacturer Joseph Bardou & Fils, and the deck was released in the distant 1880

Souvenir Ukrainian (Ukraine)

The cards were drawn by Lviv artist Oles Noga. First published by the company "Akvaton" in 1992. But... Since then, only 2 copies of uncut typographic sheets have reached collectors. The sheets are in terrible condition. No one knows of this deck in any other form. It was first reissued in 2025 in a restored form, thanks to a collector and part-time ...

Le grand Etteilla Jeu de cartomancie Tarot egyptien (France )

Old deck Le grand Etteilla Jeu de cartomancie Tarot egyptien. To be honest, I know almost nothing about tarot decks, it is not very clear why the tarot is Egyptian. The first publisher was Delorme in France. It published cards in the 1850-1890s.

Artist Zarubin Vladimir № 4 (Russia)

The fourth deck of playing cards with drawings by Vladimir Zarubin. The artist was involved in animation, collaborated with Svyatozar Rusakov, the main artist of the cartoon Nu, pogodi! in collaboration with him, and began drawing for postcards in the 1960s. Later, Vladimir drew his stories alone and became famous for his drawings for postcards. People ...

Funny Circus: Trainers (Russia)

The genre of caricature flourished during the period when newspapers were a very significant part of the information space. Now, with the development of the Internet, humor has become more popular, a genre such as memes has appeared, it is no longer necessary to be able to draw well, it is enough to make a collage of ready-made pictures and come up with a ...

XXX playing cards (Germany)

I refer playing cards with pictures on the topic of sex to the section painted kama sutra. But it's a pity that some publishers are very greedy and order only a small part of the pictures from artists. In this deck, all the pictures on all suits are the same.

Xtreme curves Fhil Henderson (Russia)

Body positivity is a trendy phenomenon right now. All the cards feature gorgeous plump figures from artist Fhil Henderson.

Modern pin-up Carlo Pieroni (Russia)

The pin-up genre attracts many contemporary artists. This deck features scenes with girls from Carlo Pieroni.

Santa Claus № 5 (Russia)

New Year is the only Soviet holiday that took root in the USSR and continues to be popular in modern times.

Jeu de Tarot animalier belge (Belgium)

The tarok with animals was produced in different countries. I would call the drawing style popular, printing in 1755 was still at a level where it was possible to reproduce fairly rough graphic drawings. All the colored elements are hand-painted after printing using stencils.

Historical deck Romania (Romania)

Our website has decks published in Romania, but the pictures on the cards are most likely taken from the free Internet, since there is a deck with the same pictures published in Russia. This is the first deck with historical figures of Romania. Scans provided by our friend, the propagandist of playing cards Jean Darquenne. The original deck can be bought ...

Giuoco del Passa Tempo Giuseppe M. Mittelli (Italy)

An amazing fortune-telling deck from the publisher, and possibly the artist Giuseppe M. Mittelli. The engravings are mysterious and bizarre with mystical plots. First reissued after 1690.

Jeu de cartes de luxe inspiré du portrait de Paris dit impérial (France )

A classic French deck with full-length characters. Later decks cut off the legs and made mirror cards. This deck illustrates the "where the legs grow from" of deck design. The pun is very appropriate in this case.

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Jeu de cartes comique Don Quixote (France )

Quatre parties du monde. Four parts of the world (Belgium)

tarot allemand costumes turcs (Germany)

Added by: 06-11-2025

Japanesque (Great Britain)

Premier Empire David Mongez (France )

Jeu de cartes transformées de Jeanne Hachette (France )

Verkehrte Welt Animal tarot cards (Germany)

Edoardo Dotti (Italy)

52 American Beauties by Gil Elvgren (USA)

Added by: 04-11-2025

Fratelli Armanino (Italy)

Added by: 15-10-2025

GENISHKO (Russia)

Added by: 16-09-2025

El ron de Cuba Havana Club (Cuba)

Playing cards Ratwah Motors, Riad (Saudi Arabia)

Added by: 11-08-2025

Souvenir cards "Smolensk" (Russia)

Added by: 02-08-2025

France tarot La Ducale (France )

Tarocco Erotico dei Giardini di Priapo (Italy)

Patience playing cards Joseph Glanz (Austria)

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Le tarot indiscret (France )

Added by: 31-07-2025

Erotic tarot tarok (Austria)

Added by: 30-07-2025

Tarot Gassmann (Switzerland)

English satirical playing cards (Great Britain)

Fortune-telling cards Melle Lenormand. (France )

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Tiny playing cards of the Russian Empire (Russia)

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Egyptian playing cards (Russia)

Added by: 29-04-2025

Souvenir playing cards "Nu" (Russia)

Added by: 26-04-2025

Newspaper "Münchner Jugend" (Germany)

fantaisie "Boston de Flore" (France )

Tarok "Freischütz" (Germany)

Prague fortune telling Das Auge Gottes (Czechia)

Pasquins Windkaart (Netherlands)

Germany Tarok from Frankfurt (Germany)

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Medical Playing Cards (Russia)

Added by: 30-03-2025

Karten-Almanach für 1806 Transformational German playing cards (Germany)

Added by: 28-03-2025

Centaurus (Italy)

White Palekh (Russia)

Classic Greece (Greece)

beer "Sibirskaya Korona" (Russia)

Circus (Russia)

Bicalm (Germany)

Added by: 27-03-2025

Philippines Joseph Bardou & Fils (Philippines)

Added by: 16-03-2025

Souvenir Ukrainian (Ukraine)

Added by: 26-02-2025

Le grand Etteilla Jeu de cartomancie Tarot egyptien (France )

Added by: 18-02-2025

Artist Zarubin Vladimir № 4 (Russia)

Added by: 14-01-2025

Funny Circus: Trainers (Russia)

XXX playing cards (Germany)

Xtreme curves Fhil Henderson (Russia)

Modern pin-up Carlo Pieroni (Russia)

Santa Claus № 5 (Russia)

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Jeu de Tarot animalier belge (Belgium)

Historical deck Romania (Romania)

Giuoco del Passa Tempo Giuseppe M. Mittelli (Italy)

Jeu de cartes de luxe inspiré du portrait de Paris dit impérial (France )

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