- 100
Playing cards--Brianville, Claude Oronce Finé de
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Jeu d'armoires des souverains et estats d'Europe. [Lyon, after 1667]
- Paper
52 cards, each 90 x 46mm., engraved with red stencilled colour applied to the heart and diamond cards, plain versos, 13 mounted in a frame, the rest in a folder attached to the back of the frame, without descriptive text
Provenance
Dr E.F., no.2236, label on verso of one of the cards
Literature
Ortiz-Patiño 34
Catalogue Note
This set is a close copy of the previous lot; while the engravings are almost identical, there are a few errors, for example the word "Arragon" has been misspelt. This set also has the arms of Pope Clement IX (1667-1669) on the papal card, but it dates from after his reign.