Nine Diamonds, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. cast terracotta planter These boxes show their age

These boxes show their age

I'd guess well over a hundred years

Signed along the lower right edge of the mermaid

a large bird

The tray measures 19"long by 11" wide by 2

Nine Diamonds, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. cast terracotta planter These boxes show their ageI first purchased a batch of heart pips from this very same deck from a seller in Holland, who has been parsing them out a few at a time. When he posted these I snatched them up immediately I think they are just extraordinarily beautiful! I believe they date to the 1780s or so and are likely Belgian, which was a hub for playing card production in the 18th century, largely for export to England. I just love their imperfectly cut, square edged,