Two different editions of playing cards designed by the Brazilian artist Cynthia França (cynthiafranca).
[cynthiafranca’s gallery on DeviantART]
© Cynthia França (cynthiafranca)
White Edition
The King of Spades
Tag Archives: Brazil
Playing Card Art: The Five of Clubs by Victor Beuren
The Five of Clubs designed by Victor Beuren (Brazil). [© Victor Beuren]
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See other playing card projects in the category “Playing Card Art” (Category: “Playing Card Art”).
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Playing Cards by Azevedo & Cia Ltda
Poker playing cards produced by Azevedo & Cia Ltda (Recife, Brazil). An old and amazing method for printing was used – lithography. Any modern publisher isn’t able to print such “alive” court cards these days.
This Brazilian company was a cigarette maker. Some sigarette makers had their own lithographic presses to print labels for their packs of cigarettes. Sometimes they also used them to print playing cards. The deck was printed by Lithographia da Fabrica Caxias in accordance with the Ad card. As I understand this “fabrica” was a part of Azevedo & Cia Ltda.
The designer – “?”.
The deck: 52 playing cards + 1 Joker + 1 Ad Card. Poker size. Year – “?” (I think it can be 1990-1930).
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 