B.P Grimaud 19th Century French No Indices Playing Cards - Spades painting on paper She and her husband Leonard

She and her husband Leonard collected for more than half a century--an eclectic mix of folk

They are quite substantial in thickness and weight

The shapes and positioning of the jointed legs make for a luxuriously long lion stride

Captain Drayton

and he'll do a handstand or flip over entirely

B.P Grimaud 19th Century French No Indices Playing Cards - Spades painting on paper She and her husband LeonardI've always got an eye out for antique playing cards, which I especially love for the pips (the black black and shape of these spades 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 the