French Imperial Playing Cards – 1860 Reproduction – Fournier Museum (2004)

A faithful reproduction of a rare 19th-century French playing card deck originally produced around 1860. This elegant set preserves the refined aesthetic of the period, combining fashion-plate style court figures with exquisite architectural engravings.

This edition was printed in 2004 as an official fac-simile by the Fournier Playing Cards Museum (Museo Fournier de Naipes) in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It reproduces an authentic antique deck held in their historic collection.

🔹The cards feature:
Full-color characters typical of mid-19th-century Parisian bourgeois fashion
Stunning monochrome engraved vignettes on alternating cards
French indices (♥♠♣♦) in period typography

A beautiful collector’s piece blending art, fashion, and French card-making history.

🔹 Details
Reproduction year: 2004
Original deck: France, c. 1860
Publisher: Museo Fournier de Naipes (Spain)
Composition: 52 cards (no jokers)
Condition: Cards and box in good condition as pictured

🪶 Collector’s Note

Authentic 19th-century French playing cards are increasingly hard to source. Official reproductions made by museum archives—such as this Fournier edition—are prized for their accuracy and for preserving decks that otherwise only exist in fragile originals. A lovely addition for collectors of historical European playing cards or anyone drawn to Victorian-era French aesthetics.