Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old pick actually (based on the animals)

actually (based on the animals) appears to be the top of the piece: I believe it was once woven all the way to the end

" and the fact that he seems to have had a pretty rough life pulls at my heart strings even more

and the ice below

And then that face

and together with the form gives it a bit of an Asian feel

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old pick actually (based on the animals)Gorgeous! 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 hearts are complete but for the 10. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck (producing the great bleeding edges around the suits) is one