Mlle LeNormand's Wahrsagekarten der Engel c. 1850

This antique restoration is a deck of unknown origin. It is probably from Germany because the central word in the labels is in German; the others are French and English with a couple of misspellings. I named it Wahrsagekarten der Engel (German, for Angel Fortune Telling Cards), for lack of a better title, because there are a couple of cards featuring angels. See the Star card in one of the images. The Gentleman and Lady are dressed similarly to the ones in the Daveluy pack which would put it in the mid-1850s to 1860s so it looks to be a very early deck.

Something else that makes this deck unique is that some of the cards have definite disasters depicted in the drawings. In the Ways card is a crashed horse drawn carriage with the horse rearing; the Mountain shows a casual hiker in the background with a dangerous looking character with a weapon in hand lurking unseen in the foreground behind a rock; and the Clouds shows a hot air balloon and some of the ropes holding the basket are severed with the passenger falling out! Yikes!

Like almost all the Lenormand decks I have worked on, this one has 2 Lady and 2 Gentleman cards. It had no back design but I found one I think is suitable. I hope you like it.

The cards are made for people who plan to use their cards often. They are printed on modern day, casino grade card stock (black core, 320 gsm) that can be riffle shuffled and feels wonderful in hand and come in a tuck box. Card size is 2-1/2 x 3-1/2"

The decks will be specially ordered just for you and mailed in 3-4 weeks, although probably sooner.
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NOTES -- PLEASE READ:

First, I accept NO CANCELLATIONS or refunds because each deck is specially ordered for you; once the order is sent to the printer, I cannot cancel it and so it will be delivered to you. If more than one deck is ordered, there is reduced shipping for the additional decks.

This is a facsimile reproduction or a restored reproduction of actual cards or period art (the Papus and 1926 Wirth decks). There is no accompanying instruction booklet but may or may not contain instructions or information on additional cards. The card stock is made to be shuffled and used and, as such, may be a disappointment to "collectors" but will delight aficionados who use and appreciate the art of antique decks Since each deck is made to order please be patient. Your deck will be ordered immediately but may take up to 3 to 5 weeks to arrive, internationally 3-7 weeks. .

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SHIPPING NOTE for INTERNATIONAL BUYERS.

My printer is now collecting VAT for EU countries so I have adjusted the shipping charges to reflect that. price increase. Sorry.

There are some locations where I will not ship via regular mail including Mexico and Brazil because regular has gone missing. If you are from the countries with known unreliable postal systems, sorry, I will return your payments. If you are serious about wanting the decks we can make other arrangements,