$200
Shakespearean Playing Cards. John Waddington, London, England, Designed by F.C. Tilney, ca. 1925. 52 + J + note by designer + OB (partially torn), NM. According to the World of Playing Cards, “The characters of the Court cards are chosen from Shakespeare’s plays and are arranged into the four suits as follows: Hearts for the gentler emotions; Diamonds for wealth or greed; Clubs for aggressiveness and strife; Spades for the tragic methods of schemers. The quotation on each card consists of words spoken by the character depicted, and the phrases have been chosen with a view to the temperament and the leading episode of the character; at the same time being applicable to the hopes and fears involved in card-playing.”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-06-01
