Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card folk drawing black silk or satin over

black silk or satin over a sturdier nude fabric

With a load of personality and terrific from every view

I think this Czechoslovakian Art Deco vase is simply lovely and also compelling—it feels a little bit Asian

but there was no way I could resist the fantastic graphics on these c

Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card folk drawing black silk or satin overQuite a special one I think! I purchased this from a seller in England, who cited it as a single from a very rare, really wonderful deck of Charles Hodges Geographical Playing Cards, produced by Stopforth & Sons, London, circa 1827. (Featuring 52 cards in 4 suits, with each suit corresponding to a continent, the ace of each suit bearing a continent map, the two through ten featuring maps of countries or regions, and the court cards bearing images of