Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs coiled straw basket and with moveable arms and

and with moveable arms and fixed legs attached by nails--but none with these fantastic red spots and such a great pencil-drawn face

Just nice set on the shelf

but the seaweed is perfectly preserved and really lovely

(see photos) While it is possible the nail was a later repair

There is a small missing piece of wood on his front right paw and rear right leg

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs coiled straw basket and with moveable arms andGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards (a complete deck goes for $500 or so) but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. All but the Ace of clubs is here. 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