Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck carved box 3 1/4" long when closed

3 1/4" long when closed

They appear to be made out of some sort of granular stone--not especially heavy

Oil on canvas

whose school history is tracked through this lot of 18 report cards

Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck carved box 3 1/4" long when closedI learned about the existence of Russian prison playing cards from Eric Oglander at tihngs, who has sold a few decks, and I wanted to hold a deck in my hands. They're pretty amazing. This complete 32 card deck plus two blanks came straight from Russian, and I know from the seller that they were made in IK 19 prison in Kazan in 2010. These, from what I understand, were not made by prisoners to sell, but rather are made as a single deck to use inside,