Antique King of Heart Card Porcelain Box, Transfer with Hand-painting hand-painted metal bookends The subtly iridescent color on

The subtly iridescent color on this very finely hand-thrown

but pretty minor and I prefer a little dirty myself

was certainly done about the same time

which I think may be an animal

and I love the aging to the paint and the way they stand resting on their long

Antique King of Heart Card Porcelain Box, Transfer with Hand-painting hand-painted metal bookends The subtly iridescent color onYou know I love antique and unusual playing cards, and this would be a perfect box to store a deck in. I believe it dates to the second half of the 19th century I have found a c. 1880 British sterling vesta with matching enameled king that feels very akin to it, and indeed that seems right for the (no indice) King card pictured. Blue transfer, with the rest of the color appearing hand painted, and with gold striping around the sides, corresponding to