Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber.

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6. Houbigant's "Cartes Royales." [French PACKS, No. 32.] A
double set of the court cards of this pack, printed on one sheet.
Uncoloured.
7. Fanciful; c. 1840. The suit of spades of a piquet pack, printed
on one sheet. The court cards are figures of Satan, a masked
lady, and Mephistopheles, and the relative value of the pip cards
is indicated by fancy portrait heads of a satanic character. It
lithography. Two copies, one coloured.
31 x 2 in.
8. Gatteaux's Empire cards, 1811. [French PACKS, No. 69.]
Double set of the court cards, printed on one sheet. Uncoloured
impression, without the suitmarks.
9. Gatteaux's later cards, 1813. [French PACKS, No. 25.] Double
set of the court cards, printed on one sheet. The badge held by
Lancelot bears the date 1813. India proof, without the suitmarks.
10. Gatteaux's cards, 1853. [French PACKS, No. 74.] Double
set of the court cards, printed on one sheet. Two uncoloured
impressions, one of them a signed proof.
11. Atthalin's cards. [French PACKS, No. 95.] Sheet of twenty;
carefully coloured.
12. Duval's "Jeu des Princes de l'Empire d'Alemagne," 1677.
Engraved sheet containing complete piquet set of 36. At the top
are two cartouches containing the title and author's address, and
explanations of the four suits. On each card is given the name
of the ruler with a list of the chief towns of one of the principalities of the German Empire. The value is indicated by a
suitmark enclosing a numeral and surmounted by a crown, coronet,
or hat. The suitmarks are coloured.
31 x 2 in.
13. "Jeu Geographique et Mythologique"; early 19th century.
Engraved sheet, divided into four, containing complete piquet set
of 32. Each card gives a succinct account of one of the chief
countries of the world, the upper part being occupied by a miniature card of the ordinary type, flanked by mythological and
emblematical figures on pedestals. Uncoloured.
34 x 24 in.
14. N. de Fer's "Jeu des Illustres Capitaines. Philosophes,
Orateurs, et Poetes," Paris, 1672. Engraved sheet of 52, with
the title and rules of the game at the top. Each card has a head
of some celebrated personage of antiquity, with an account of him.
3i x 11 in.