Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Spades Susi Lulaki artist I believe this box dates

I believe this box dates to the late 19th or very early 20th century

and chipped

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

is fantastically done

and while I have seen many larger

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Spades Susi Lulaki artist I believe this box datesGorgeous! 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