Partial Antique Piquet Deck, No Indices, Pink Flowered Backs basket with handle with a heart shaped leaf

with a heart shaped leaf (the shape I think is wrong to represent a tobacco leaf) on a long stem

I am not sure the age but its definitely got some years on it

This is a wonderful set of 9 vintage Burmese lacquer coasters with very fine incised decoration

Bluteau primarily worked with found/scavanged materials

Partial Antique Piquet Deck, No Indices, Pink Flowered Backs basket with handle with a heart shaped leafI'm ever on the hunt for old playing cards with no indices, square corners, and beautiful form to the shapes of the suits. And really, I don't care much at all about the royal cards; I just love the pips! This is a partial piquet deck (piquet dates to the 16th century at latest, thought to have been brought from Spain to France, and then becoming popular in Germany as well with decks comprised of 7s through to 10s, the face cards, and the aces in each