DESIGNED AND HAND PRINTED BY KARL GERICH, IN BATH on 5th May 1994
Totally original designs for a transformation deck, hand crafted limited edition, this is number 36 /72, signed by the artist on the title and in gold ink on the inside base of the box and dated 23 April 1994 – he hand made the boxes and playing cards in different batches.
Tradition children’s nursery rhymes are illustrated with cleverly weaved transformations of the pip cards and hand coloured for effect though sets were sold in Black and White
I would struggle to come up with 52 Nursery Rhymes never find to see how I could allocate each to a playing card.
We have handled a couple of these and I am still amazed at the ingenuity
The court cards feature a variety of characters, Mrs Thatcher bringing the pack ‘up to date!’
Colorful de Lux backs
REF: KGNR_36
£750.00
This pack was produced in 1988 and features 52 plus a Joker with cards faned in his hand.
The attractive scenic aces. have Dos Tigres branding on the Hearts and Clubs.
The club Ace also features the eponymous “Great Mogul” with the Diamond Ace feature a young couple.
The court cards are a celebration of National Costumes.
Boxed
Believed to have been issued in an Eddition of 30 decks
REF: KG25
£300.00
The Courts and Pip Cards are ‘non-standard’
The four suits are
‘a heart shaped locket’ – ‘magnet’ – ‘marriage contract’ -‘poison bottle’ and are taken from the opera.
The kings are the two male lovers in their normal costume and then dressed as Albanians.
The queens are the female leads with their lovers, in and out of disguise, in the background.
The jacks show Despina in and out of her disguises
The aces are embellished with cupids, satyrs, angels and witches.
The Joker is Don Alfonso.
Each card is 85mm x 96mm
The pack was published in an very limited edition and a number of proof sheets were also produced for sale.
Signed on the inside the the box by Karl dated “19th August 1998”
REF: KG36_1123
£500.00
The research on Karl and his individual packs, part of which is quoted below, has been compiled by
KG27, “Nibelungenkarten”, is a 32-card German suited pack produced in 1994.
The court cards are characters from an opera by Wagner – The Ring of the Nibelungs”
Hand made deck exhibiting the skills of Karl as his best.
The backs are in the luxury style.
The deck is signed inside the library case book with the suits signs on the spine of the box.
Roughly twenty packs were produced.
The research on Karl and his individual packs, part of which is quoted below, has been compiled by
REF: KG27
£425.00
The research on Karl and his individual packs, part of which is quoted below, has been compiled by
REF: KG10
£200.00
REF: KG18_1123
£300.00
The research on Karl and his individual packs, part of which is quoted below, has been compiled by
Karl Gerich Pack No: 33, Views of Bath – 1992 – 1st Edition
This was a joint collaboration by Karl and Georgina Harvey by the Victoria Playing Card Co.
This is the Piquet, 32 card, pack and only Six Packs were printed
Spectacular single figured Joker – with horns!
The Court Cards are Non-standard in design and are double ended.
The Kings are denoted with a Crown over their head.
The scenic Aces are also double ended but, unlike the Court Cards, they each depicttwo different scenes of Bath.
The cards measure 52mm x 81mm
The 32 cards, plus Joker plus signed edition card are presented in an excellent two part box covered in florentine paper
The condition is as new.
The research on Karl and his individual packs, part of which is quoted below, has been compiled by
REF: KG33FR
£425.00
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