Auction of 1639 Felip Vachie (Philippe Vachier) Tarot de Marseille for €50,000
Posted: 31 Mar 2023, 14:39
by Ross Caldwell
1639 Tarot de Marseille by Felip Vachie
Posted: 31 Mar 2023, 17:49
by Huck
The earliest surviving cards of the Marseilles pattern were produced by Philippe Vachier of Marseilles in 1639 and went up for sale in 2023, having recently been discovered by Thierry Depaulis.[3][4]
Footnote 3: Tarot de Marseille (type 1) at cdn.drouot.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
Footnote 4: Depaulis (2023), pp. 194–200.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles
https://www.gazette-drouot.com/article/ ... 1639/42894
https://www.giquelloetassocies.fr/en/lo ... eille-1639
https://www.interencheres.com/meubles-o ... 95825.html
Re: Auction of 1639 Felip Vachie (Philippe Vachier) Tarot de Marseille for €50,000
Posted: 06 May 2023, 20:10
by QuinTarot
Wow, i'd never heard of this deck before. I hope it doesn't get hidden away in some private collection never to be seen again.
Re: Auction of 1639 Felip Vachie (Philippe Vachier) Tarot de Marseille for €50,000
Posted: 07 May 2023, 13:55
by Huck
Welcome,
yes, it is quite a new detection ... Thierry Depaulis reported it 4 months ago
Depaulis, Thierry (2023). "Un Tarot de Marseille de 1639!" in Le Vieux Papier, fasc. 447, January 2023, pp. 194–200.
Re: Auction of 1639 Felip Vachie (Philippe Vachier) Tarot de Marseille for €50,000
Posted: 14 May 2023, 18:50
by QuinTarot
The FB Tarot History group posted them. Its nice to get a look at it, a beautiful deck.
Re: Auction of 1639 Felip Vachie (Philippe Vachier) Tarot de Marseille for €50,000
Posted: 14 May 2023, 18:51
by QuinTarot
The rest of the Majors