Set of 21 Early Fortune Telling Cards with Great Graphics (+ One Extra) carved wooden letter and this one bridges the

and this one bridges the gap--an 18th century engraving

With the crisp angled flap completing it just right formally when turned up

Not too many phrases more evocative than "siamese cats"

giving it lots of life

And a nice patina to the black caps all around

Set of 21 Early Fortune Telling Cards with Great Graphics (+ One Extra) carved wooden letter and this one bridges theI've tried but not found an exact match out there of this set of cards, which I purchased from a good paper dealer in New Hampshire. Clearly a Lenormand sort of fortune telling deck, and perhaps closest in manner to a "Kladderadatsch" pack produced by Frommann & Bnte in Darmstadt, Germany, circa 1875 though on these small cards are just images, which makes them feel a step closer to Teuila fortune telling cards, introduced in 1899. Anyway, I believe