Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs coiled straw basket and would make for a

and would make for a spectacular cocktail service

(see photos) While it is possible the nail was a later repair

but the seaweed is perfectly preserved and really lovely

and with moveable arms and fixed legs attached by nails--but none with these fantastic red spots and such a great pencil-drawn face

into which the sliding lid fits perfectly

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs coiled straw basket and would make for aGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards (a complete deck goes for $500 or so) but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. All but the Ace of clubs is here. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck (producing the great bleeding