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

FRENCH CARDS.

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65. Bordeaux. H. Badu. Complete pack, coarsely executed. Without names on the court cards. On the knave of spades is "H.
Badu," and on that of clubs, "Bordeaux." Backs plain.
34 x 2- in.
66. Montpellier. Lionet. Complete pack, coarsely executed. Without names on the court cards. On the king of diamonds is
stamped " Lionet," and on the knave of clubs " Montpellier." Backs
plain.
3 x 2 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 4.]
67. Paris. Avril; modern. Complete pack, with whole length figures
of English historical characters on the court cards, " Countess of
Argyll," " Countess of Marlborough," " Buckingham," etc. On
the knave of hearts is " Avril Fabt a Paris." Backs plain blue.
34 x 21 in.
68. Paris. Delatre; early 19th century. Complete pack, with an
extra king of hearts. Several of the knaves and queens have
the conventional names "Lahire," "Judic," etc. On the knaves
and queens of hearts and spades is the word " Delatre," and on the
kings of spades and clubs " Delatre, Rue Helvetius No. 568." The
knave of clubs is inscribed " G. D. Paris, Delatre." Backs plain
and inscribed with MS. titles of books.
31 x 21 in.
69. Paris. Gatteaux, 1811. Complete pack of the Empire cards
designed by the elder Gatteaux. The court cards are figures of
Ogier, Hildegarde, Charles, Azael, Abigail, David, Curion, Calpurnia, Caesar, Parmenion, Statira and Alexander, and are marked
with one, two or three black spots to indicate their relative values.
Parmenion rests his hand on a shield in the centre of which is
"Gatteaux 1811." Backs plain.
34 x 24 in. [S. Vol. III, pl. 118.]
70. Paris. Gatteaux, 1811. Six of the court cards of a pack identical
with the preceding, but without the black spots indicating their
value. The cards are Hildegarde, David, Abigail, Caesar, Curion
and Alexander. Backs plain.
71. Paris. Gatteaux, 1811. Set of uncoloured proofs of the twelve
court cards of the above pack. The suitmarks have not been
inserted.
72. Paris. Gatteaux, 1816. Complete pack, identical with No. 25
but with the twenty additional cards. Backs plain blue. With
original blue wrapper lettered " Cartes Bleues Velin de la Fabrique
de Renault a Paris."
34 x 24 in.