Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Spades Susi Lulaki artist " created by furniture makers

" created by furniture makers in training before undertaking full sized versions

which has no ornamentation at all

and while I have seen many larger

Said to have made a sketch a day at least

It was definitely made quite a long time ago—the aging to the painted surface is just gorgeous—and

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Spades Susi Lulaki artist " created by furniture makersGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards, but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. These spades include the identifying Ace, called the "Old Fizzle" ace, showing a duty of one shilling. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck