Sold for:
$1,293
$1,293
Austria Transformation Deck, J. C. Cotta, 1805, maker on one of clubs, Schiller's Jeanne d'Arc, designed by Countess Jennison Vallvort, engraved with hand colored cards depicting cherubs, religious scenes and historical figures, clever insertion of suit symbols in the illustrations, missing 3 of clubs and the 5, 7, and 10 of hearts, 48 cards, (excellent). Hargrave 145, D'Allemagne I, 259-60.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-10-30