Live Auction 1680Historic Cards and Games: The Stuart and Marilyn R. Kaplan Collection
Piedmont Tarot, 1890, Torino, Alessandro Viassone, 78 of 78 cards, letterpress and stencil colored, ace of denari contains Italian monarchic tax stamp in red and facing to the right for export, and stamp of the Torino tax office dated September 6, 1890, and reads, VIASSONE ALESSANDRO TORINO FABBRICA VIA NIZZA 104 DEPOSITO VIA ARSENALE. Major Arcana and courts are double ended, Italian card titles, Arabic numerals, two indices, square corners. Backs are overall geometric pattern of gothic windows in black. Size 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm.) high, 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) wide. Almost mint. Kaplan II, 390.
Lot 21

Piedmont Tarot, 1890, Torino, Alessandro Viassone, 78 of 78 cards, letterpress and stencil colored, ace of denari contains Italian monarchic tax stamp in red and facing to the right for export, and stamp of the Torino tax office dated September 6, 1890, and reads, VIASSONE ALESSANDRO TORINO FABBRICA VIA NIZZA 104 DEPOSITO VIA ARSENALE. Major Arcana and courts are double ended, Italian card titles, Arabic numerals, two indices, square corners. Backs are overall geometric pattern of gothic windows in black. Size 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm.) high, 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) wide. Almost mint. Kaplan II, 390.

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Piedmont Tarot, 1890, Torino, Alessandro Viassone, 78 of 78 cards, letterpress and stencil colored, ace of denari contains Italian monarchic tax stamp in red and facing to the right for export, and stamp of the Torino tax office dated September 6, 1890, and reads, VIASSONE ALESSANDRO TORINO FABBRICA VIA NIZZA 104 DEPOSITO VIA ARSENALE. Major Arcana and courts are double ended, Italian card titles, Arabic numerals, two indices, square corners. Backs are overall geometric pattern of gothic windows in black. Size 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm.) high, 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) wide. Almost mint. Kaplan II, 390.