Very Scarce, Very Lovely Set of 26 Early-Mid 1800s Hand-colored French Mythological Characters Cards brown and blue and the abundant polka dots

and the abundant polka dots on this one--the backside of which is topped with white paint spatters all over

Very solid and sturdy and beautifully constructed

I was immediately smitten

though it seems it also could be an apple

Very Scarce, Very Lovely Set of 26 Early-Mid 1800s Hand-colored French Mythological Characters Cards brown and blue and the abundant polka dotsA delight finding these, purchased at the Allentown paper show from the same dealer from whom I bought the lovely handmade Jacob's Ladder toy also listed today, two of my favorite things found. This is a very scarce set of 26 miniature hand colored French "Jeu Mythologique" cards, each featuring a god or goddess, with descriptions in French on reverse. (in translation, Neptune: In the division that Jupiter made with his brothers, the empire of the