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Tarot animalier.

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Tarot animalier.

by SCHENCK, I

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Nuremberg, XIXth century.

Pack of 78 cards (complete) with a black marbled back, preserved in a carton box from the end of the XIXth century. Black shagreen lettering piece gilt-stamped on the box.

Dimensions of the cards: 110 x 58 mm.

Pretty pack very pleasantly colored at the time, inspired from the exotic and oriental animal tarots of the XVIIIth century.

The figures are very well drawn and of large dimensions. The ensigns are hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs, and on the Jack of clubs we can see the name of the card maker I. Schenck. The jack of clubs has the usual attitude of the German card makers; he has his hand on a halberd.

At the top and bottom of the cards representing the trumps there is a large Roman numeral indicating the value of the card; in the middle a scene represents an exotic or imaginary animal: dromedary, unicorn, leopard, lion, elephant, monkeys, bears…

The king of diamonds indicates the city where the cards were made, Nuremberg.

The 78 cards were engraved on metal and stencilled at the time.

Precious example of a Tarot pack produced by a German card maker in the XIXth century, complete with its 78 cards stencilled at the time, in very good condition.

Provenance: two stamps on the ace of hearts, Deutsches Reich – Dreissig Pf., the second unidentified.


FRENCH

Nuremberg, XIXe siècle.

Jeu de 78 cartes (complet) au dos marbré noir, contenues dans une boite cartonnée de la fin du XIXe siècle. Pièce de titre en chagrin noir frappée or sur la boite.

Dimensions des cartes : 110 x 58 mm.

Joli jeu très plaisamment colorié à l'époque, inspiré des tarots animaliers exotiques et orientalisants du XVIIIe siècle.

Les figures sont fort bien dessinées et de grandes dimensions. Les enseignes sont cœur, carreau, pique et trèfle, et sur le valet de trèfle on trouve le nom du maitre cartier I. Schenck. Le valet de trèfle a l'attitude accoutumée chez les cartiers allemands ; il est appuyé d'une main sur une hallebarde.

En haut et en bas des cartes correspondant aux atouts se trouve un grand chiffre romain indiquant la valeur de la carte ; dans le milieu une scène représente un animal exotique ou imaginaire : dromadaire, licorne, léopard, lion, éléphant, singes, ours…

Le roi de carreau indique la ville de fabrication de ces cartes, à savoir Nuremberg.

Les 78 cartes ont été gravées sur métal et entièrement coloriées au pochoir à l'époque.

Précieux exemple d'un jeu de tarot produit par un maitre cartier allemand au XIXe siècle, complet de ses 78 cartes coloriées à l'époque au pochoir, en très bon état de conservation.

Provenance : deux cachets sur l'as de cœur Deutsches Reich – Dreissig Pf., le second non identifié.

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LIBRAIRIE CAMILLE SOURGET FR (FR)
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Title
Tarot animalier.
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SCHENCK, I
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