Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. flask and all the better to

and all the better to find a set of them

I absolutely love these very Canadian lumberjack twins

I believe this piece is specifically by Wilhelm Kagel Jr

I'm fairly certain 1960s or so

Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. flask and all the better toI 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,