Three Clubs, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. ceramic cooking pot with beautiful wood grain and

with beautiful wood grain and these nice rounded lips where the two sides join

but it would also be an apt descriptor for the earth mother depicted

a near complete pad of score sheets

it would be great for both indoor and outdoor use

The heights of the sides are a bit uneven and the application of the glazes far from precise

Three Clubs, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. ceramic cooking pot with beautiful wood grain andI 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 just think they are 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,