Acquired earlier this year, here is a selection of early French court cards.
I would appreciate any information you may have about these - please email paul.bostock @ gmail.com
What I know is listed after the images...
In the column of references, types are as defined in Les Cartes ŕ Jouer by Henry René D'Allemagne
Note on dates: "(su)" indicates a secondary use with the specific date written on the card.
| Card ID | Maker | Region | Date | Note/Ref. |
| 1 * | All ex Andre' Breton, cardmaker | |||
| 1a | Auvergne (exp) | 1600-1650 | d'A (vol I) Volay, Goyrand p 95 | |
| 1b | Auvergne | 1686 (su) | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 1c | Auvergne? | 1696 (su) | ||
| 1d | Auvergne | later 1600s | D'A (vol I) p117 | |
| 1e | Auvergne | later 1600s | D'A (vol I) p117 | |
| 1f | Auvergne? | 1697 (su) | ||
| 1g | Auvergne? | 1698 (su) | ||
| 1h | 'C R O' | Auvergne | 1700 (su) | D'A (vol I) p97 |
| 1i | Auvergne | mid 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2a | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2b | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2c | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2d | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2e | 'G R V' | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay |
| 2f | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2g | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 2h | 'G R V' | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay |
| 2i | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 3a | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 3b | 'I P S' | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay |
| 3c | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay | |
| 3d | 'L V L' | Auvergne | 1600s | d'A (vol I) Volay |
| 4a | Dauphine' | 1748 (su) | Export | |
| 4b | Dauphine' | 1711 (su) | Export | |
| 4c | Dauphine' | 1700s | ||
| 4d | C Heminade | Dauphine' | 1711? (su) | |
| 4e | Dauphine' | 1700s | Export | |
| 4f | Dauphine' | 1710? (su) | Export | |
| 4g | Dauphine' | 1700s | Export | |
| 4h | Dauphine' | 1711 (su) | ||
| 4i | Dauphine' | 1710 (su) | ||
| 5a | Dauphine' | |||
| 5b | 'C' | Dauphine' | ||
| 5c | 'MC' | Dauphine' | ||
| 5d | Dauphine' | |||
| 5e | Dauphine' | |||
| 5f | Dauphine' | 1688 (su) | ||
| 5g | Dauphine' | 1711 (su) | Export | |
| 5h | Dauphine' | Export | ||
| 5i | Dauphine' | |||
| 6a | 'MC' | Auvergne | 1697 (su) | |
| 6b | Auvergne | 1703 (su) | ||
| 6c | Auvergne | 1710 (su) | ||
| 6d | Auvergne | |||
| 6e | Charles Cheminade | Auvergne | ||
| 6f | Auvergne | |||
| 6g | Auvergne | 1706 (su) | ||
| 7a | Paris before 1702 | |||
| 7b | Paris before 1702 | 1599 (su) | note 'Hector de Trois' | |
| 7c | Paris before 1702 | 1719 (su) | ||
| 7d | Paris before 1702 | 1690s ? | ||
| 7e | Paris before 1702 | 1755 (su) | ||
| 7f | Paris before 1702 | 1650s | cf. Depaulis Paris | |
| 8a | Paris | 1746 (su) | ||
| 8b | 'G de Bretag.' | Paris | ||
| 8c | Paris | |||
| 8d | Paris | 1743 (su) | ||
| 8e | Paris | 1747 (su) | ||
| 8f | Paris | 1729 (su) | ||
| 8g | Paris | |||
| 8h | Paris | |||
| 9a | Paris | 1716 (su) | ||
| 9b | Paris | 1723 (su) | ||
| 9c | Paris | |||
| 9d | Paris | 1729 (su) | ||
| 9e | Paris | |||
| 9f | Paris | |||
| 9g | Paris | 1742 (su) | ||
| 9h | 'Bretagne' | Paris | 1749 (su) | |
| 9i | Paris | 1747 (su) | ||
| 11a | Guyenne? | 1700-1720 ? | ||
| 11b | Auvergne | 1600s | ||
| 11c | Auvergne | 1600s | ||
| 11d | Auvergne | 1600s | ||
| 11e | Auvergne | 1600s | ||
| 12a | Paris/Bourguignon | |||
| 12b | Paris/Bourguignon | 1672 (su) | ||
| 12c | Paris/Bourguignon | |||
| 12d | Paris/Bourguignon | |||
| 13a-i | ?Caen in Paris Style | c. 1700? | Cut from sheet part tinted | |
| 14a-i | ?Caen in Paris Style | c. 1700? | Cut from sheet part tinted |
