Live Auction 1680Historic Cards and Games: The Stuart and Marilyn R. Kaplan Collection
Marseilles Tarot, circa 1870, Geneva, Francois Gassman, 78 of 78 cards, woodblock printed and stencil colored. Major Arcana and courts are full-length figures, French card titles, Roman numerals, Italian suits, two indices, square corners, 2 of coins reads, FABRIQUEES PAR GASSMAN. CARTIER A GENEVE. Backs are overall geometric pattern of dots and wavy lines in black on an ochre background. Size 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) high, 2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm) wide. Slightly worn. Kaplan I, 163.
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Marseilles Tarot, circa 1870, Geneva, Francois Gassman, 78 of 78 cards, woodblock printed and stencil colored. Major Arcana and courts are full-length figures, French card titles, Roman numerals, Italian suits, two indices, square corners, 2 of coins reads, FABRIQUEES PAR GASSMAN. CARTIER A GENEVE. Backs are overall geometric pattern of dots and wavy lines in black on an ochre background. Size 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) high, 2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm) wide. Slightly worn. Kaplan I, 163.

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Marseilles Tarot, circa 1870, Geneva, Francois Gassman, 78 of 78 cards, woodblock printed and stencil colored. Major Arcana and courts are full-length figures, French card titles, Roman numerals, Italian suits, two indices, square corners, 2 of coins reads, FABRIQUEES PAR GASSMAN. CARTIER A GENEVE. Backs are overall geometric pattern of dots and wavy lines in black on an ochre background. Size 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) high, 2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm) wide. Slightly worn. Kaplan I, 163.