Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. flask and voluminous purple skirt of

and voluminous purple skirt of woman on the other--and then that great view of the landscape behind them through huge open window

would cover the bottle entirely

A very elegant piece that would hold its own amid any collection of beautiful boxes

I absolutely love these very Canadian lumberjack twins

and a half-circle of black with a purple star inside for the nose

Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. flask and voluminous purple skirt ofI first purchased a batch of heart pips from this very same deck from a seller in Holland, who has been parsing them out a few at a time. When he posted these I snatched them up immediately I think they are just extraordinarily beautiful! I believe they date to the 1780s or so and are likely Belgian, which was a hub for playing card production in the 18th century, largely for export to England. I just love their imperfectly cut, square edged,