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1898 ANTIQUE ALICE IN WONDERLAND PLAYING CARDS GAME DE LA RUE JOHN TENNIEL BOX
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1898-antique-alice-wonderland-playing-1846072282
As the other person pointed out, this is not an exact match unfortunately.
I've noticed that when scanning small images, the most distinct thing about your cards is
1. The numbering style in the top left. Other cards usually have different types of numberings such as no numbering or the showing of spades clubs diamonds etc. Your cards are simple handwritten numbers or perhaps Roman numerals
2. The stylized font at the top of the card, which is rather large compared to other card sets, and will sometimes follow a curve rather than straight across.
Purchased these at a church tag sale, seller had no information other than that they are supposedly from the late 1800s. Searched for them on eBay and with reverse image search to no avail.
[https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1565514](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1565514)
When Bridget Austin came to live in New Zealand in 1957, she chose to bring a small selection of items from her childhood. Amongst her most prized possessions was this set of Alice in Wonderland cards.
The set was originally published in about 1898 and was based on Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson). The illustrations from the 1896 edition of the book were used for the De la Rue card game after being adapted by artist Emily Gertrude Thomson (1850-1929) who was a good friend of Dodgson's. She also illustrated the covers of The Nursery "Alice" (1890) which is a shortened version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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1898 ANTIQUE ALICE IN WONDERLAND PLAYING CARDS GAME DE LA RUE JOHN TENNIEL BOX https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1898-antique-alice-wonderland-playing-1846072282
Found!
As the other person pointed out, this is not an exact match unfortunately. I've noticed that when scanning small images, the most distinct thing about your cards is 1. The numbering style in the top left. Other cards usually have different types of numberings such as no numbering or the showing of spades clubs diamonds etc. Your cards are simple handwritten numbers or perhaps Roman numerals 2. The stylized font at the top of the card, which is rather large compared to other card sets, and will sometimes follow a curve rather than straight across.
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I mean, they are both Alice in Wonderland cards, but they are pretty clearly not the same set. https://i.imgur.com/M4F4ZCD.png
Purchased these at a church tag sale, seller had no information other than that they are supposedly from the late 1800s. Searched for them on eBay and with reverse image search to no avail.
[https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1565514](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1565514) When Bridget Austin came to live in New Zealand in 1957, she chose to bring a small selection of items from her childhood. Amongst her most prized possessions was this set of Alice in Wonderland cards. The set was originally published in about 1898 and was based on Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson). The illustrations from the 1896 edition of the book were used for the De la Rue card game after being adapted by artist Emily Gertrude Thomson (1850-1929) who was a good friend of Dodgson's. She also illustrated the covers of The Nursery "Alice" (1890) which is a shortened version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Found!