Very Scarce, Very Lovely Set of 26 Early-Mid 1800s Hand-colored French Mythological Characters Cards brown and blue Very solid and sturdy and

Very solid and sturdy and beautifully constructed

and social customs--and exquisite craftsmanship

Indian head

Such an excellent and evocative old tool

A little age toning and a tiny dark spot on one child's eye

Very Scarce, Very Lovely Set of 26 Early-Mid 1800s Hand-colored French Mythological Characters Cards brown and blue Very solid and sturdy andA 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