Victorian Papered Box with 19th Century Courting Cards and Authors Game playing cards pattern Thayer by a J

Thayer by a J

shiny facets are enamel

or wear it

but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things

Really stunning

Victorian Papered Box with 19th Century Courting Cards and Authors Game playing cards pattern Thayer by a JI bought this box with three sets of cards inside based on one photo not revealing much, but it was enough to pique my curiosity, and I'm glad it did! I think all of them, box included, date to the 1880s or so, and it appears that all three sets of cards are complete or very close to it and they are all quite rare and pretty fun ones! The smallest cards are divided into question and answer cards, and I've found one other set somewhat similar that