Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old mirror with a pair of figures

with a pair of figures in what I believe are whaling boats on either side

Graphite on board

such that they feel like private little worlds unto themselves

A pretty great one I think it though

Japan features incised designs including a woman holding fish

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old mirror with a pair of figuresGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards, but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. These hearts are complete but for the 10. 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 edges around the suits) is one