{"product_id":"carte-romantiche-italiane-numbered-limited-edition-999-copies-milan-romantic-scenes-c-1870","title":"Milan Romantic Scenes c.1870 – Numbered Limited Edition (999 Copies) – Carte Romantiche Italiane","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"624\" data-start=\"454\"\u003eA beautiful and uncommon Italian collector's deck reproducing a series of romantic scenes from daily life and theatre in Milan during the second half of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"830\" data-start=\"626\"\u003ePublished in 1984 by \u003cstrong data-end=\"672\" data-start=\"647\"\u003eEdizioni del Solleone\u003c\/strong\u003e, this deck reproduces artwork by an anonymous artist dating from around \u003cstrong data-end=\"753\" data-start=\"745\"\u003e1870\u003c\/strong\u003e, preserved in the personal collection of Italian collector \u003cstrong data-end=\"829\" data-start=\"813\"\u003eVito Arienti\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"985\" data-start=\"832\"\u003eEach card features elegant Victorian-era scenes, theatrical interiors, aristocratic figures, city views, and glimpses of everyday life in historic Milan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1027\" data-start=\"987\"\u003e🔹 Limited numbered edition: \u003cstrong data-end=\"1027\" data-start=\"1016\"\u003e293\/999\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e🔹 Published by Edizioni del Solleone, Italy (1984)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Complete deck: 52 cards + 4 Jokers\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Includes original explanatory leaflet in Italian\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Original collector's box\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Reproduces artwork from circa 1870\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Based on an original deck from the Vito Arienti collection\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Cards and box in very good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1502\" data-start=\"1346\"\u003eA wonderful acquisition for collectors of historical playing cards, Italian ephemera, Victorian art, theatre memorabilia, and unusual limited-edition decks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1504\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e🪶 \u003cstrong data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1507\"\u003eCollector's Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1918\" data-start=\"1529\"\u003eDuring the 1980s, Italian publisher Edizioni del Solleone produced a number of highly regarded historical card reproductions drawn from private collections. This edition is particularly desirable because it was issued in a strictly limited run of only \u003cstrong data-end=\"1804\" data-start=\"1781\"\u003e999 numbered copies\u003c\/strong\u003e and preserves a rare visual record of Milanese society and theatrical culture during the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2107\" data-start=\"1920\"\u003eThe delicate illustrations evoke the atmosphere of Belle Époque salons, opera houses, aristocratic residences, and city life, making this deck as much an art object as a playing-card set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Arcana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54805270298892,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7225\/7292\/files\/CarteRomanticheItaliane_1.jpg?v=1779714618","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquearcana.com\/products\/carte-romantiche-italiane-numbered-limited-edition-999-copies-milan-romantic-scenes-c-1870","provider":"Antique Arcana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}