Very Scarce, Very Lovely Set of 26 Early-Mid 1800s Hand-colored French Mythological Characters Cards rose bush and most of the wooden

and most of the wooden tiles are painted different colors on either side

I'm a complete sucker for things like this

which of course makes me like these all the more:) A few feature what appears to be crayon in addition to watercolor and pencil

There is a nice warm patina to the grass

9 1/4" in diameter

Very Scarce, Very Lovely Set of 26 Early-Mid 1800s Hand-colored French Mythological Characters Cards rose bush and most of the woodenA delight finding these, purchased at the Allentown paper show from the same dealer from whom I bought the lovely handmade Jacob's Ladder toy also listed today, two of my favorite things found. This is a very scarce set of 26 miniature hand colored French "Jeu Mythologique" cards, each featuring a god or goddess, with descriptions in French on reverse. (in translation, Neptune: In the division that Jupiter made with his brothers, the empire of the