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Museum-Quality Magic or Puzzle Playing Cards from Nuremberg.
8 x colored lithographs, 1 x lithograph. 9.1 x 6.1 cm. 67 g.
45 cards (9 illusion sets of 5 cards each). Manufacturer: presumably Corad Jegel (Nuremberg) 1888. Puzzle playing cards (also known as transformation or magic cards) can be traced back to the 18th century. These playing cards are rare, artistically designed curiosities that often featured optical illusions or hidden images. An important aspect of illusion cards is their design: These cards were often created as so-called “transformation cards,” in which the main figure was skillfully integrated into a realistic French card design. The decks feature the following figures: a dog as a chimney sweep, a donkey as a scholar, an ibex as a hunter, a lion as a soldier/officer, a hare as a housewife, a pig as a househusband, a monkey as a vain man, an elephant as a gentleman, and a bull also as a gentleman.
With an old, presumably original, paper envelope bearing the handwritten inscription Nuremberg 1888. Ten different sets of paper playing cards with instructions for use (these are no longer preserved).
Call time: Oct. 28, 2026 | estimated 5:13 p.m. (CET)
Limit 650 €
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