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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
A. M. CASSANDRE (ADOLPHE MOURON, 1901-1968) [HERMES PLAYING CARDS.] Set of two decks of cards, with box. 1947. Card box measures 4x6 inches, 10x15 cm. Draeger-Freres, Paris. Condition A-: abrasions on card boxes. These cards were printed by Draeger in 7 (maybe even 8) zincographic colors. Each deck contains 52 cards plus a joker along with an extra presentation card (something like a title page). A print ad from the period sells the cards as follows, "Grace your card table with these beautiful and unusual playing cards . . . the facial expressions of the court, the abundance of color are eloquent testimony to the genius of Cassandre, internationally celebrated designer-artist."
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