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NOUVEAU Playing Cards are inspired by the historical and mythological heroes and heroines traditionally featured in the French playing cards since the 16th century. The art style and design pay tribute to the philosophical and artistic trend Art Nouveau, promoted and popularized in France in the late 19th century.
NOUVEAU, chosen as the official United Cardists 2016 Annual Deck, is a custom deck of playing cards (poker size) designed by Bona Fide Playing Cards and manufactured by Expert Playing Card Company.
FEATURES:
COURTS AND JOKERS:
The playing cards are inspired by the designs produced in Rouen, France, back in the 16th century. There are different theories about who the court cards represent, though it's hard to find a widely accepted one as the Rouen cards were so badly copied that the current designs are gross distortions of the original cards. For NOUVEAU, it was decided that the historical and mythological characters some believe were used for the creation of the first decks in Rouen. Considering that, the deck faces go like this:
The Jokers represent Pierrot and Harlequin (both stock characters in the Italian Comedia dell'arte) popularized in Paris in the late 19c.
ACES:
Regarding the meaning of the suits, you can find just as many theories as for who the court cards represent. It was decided on one of the most spread ones regarding the original French suits, where Spades were believed to represent nobility, Hearts the clergy, Diamonds the merchants and Clubs the commoners and the peasantry.
ART STYLE:
As for the art style, French inspiration was the best idea to pay tribute to the original French deck. It was a hard decision, taking into account that France was always known as a place of artistic reference, so after some thought it was chosen to use one that was popular during the 19th century: Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is a style of decorative art, architecture and design promoted and popularized in Paris in the late 19th century and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms.
All deliveries within Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein take place with the Swiss Post (www.post.ch).
We hide as follows:
Economy shipping (2-3 working days)
Priority shipping (1-2 Working days)
Additional costs at the request of the customers:
Saturday delivery (CHF 14.50): A shipping option of the Swiss Post can also be chosen for orders that arrive from us before 3:30 p.m. The packages will then also be delivered on Saturday! This service is subject to a fee, even if the value of the goods is above CHF 100.–.
Express moon (Fr. 25.00): We offset a flat rate for Express moon delivery. This includes the costs for delivery with Swissexpress Moon, as well as the additional costs for express preparation. The express costs are always incurred, even for shipments above CHF 100.– value of goods.
Deliveries abroad can currentlyNot be made through the online shop. Please contact us using the form or by email. Let us know which products you want and we inform about the total costs including shipping.
IMPORTANT
Orders in the EU (Germany, Austria, ...) are only possible due to the new EU import regulations from a value of CHF 150.
Shipments abroad only make sense for products that you do not get in your country! We have a partner in Germany for magic articles, here you get almost everything without discount problems!
Most products can also be picked up from us in the shop in Zurich. You can order these products for collection via the online shop or come from us during the opening hours over.
