Three Clubs, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. ceramic cooking pot and appropriately worn

and appropriately worn

but it would also be an apt descriptor for the earth mother depicted

it is an example of Dhokra metal casting

a near complete pad of score sheets

Three Clubs, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. ceramic cooking pot and appropriately wornI 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 just think they are 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,