Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck large wood drawing board (I see one little square

(I see one little square missing)

but have a notion that it may have been made by Cynthia Nuwmark Prelack

I am not sure if these are Japanese or British or what

I purchased these and a few other pencil drawings by the same unknown artist from a dealer in Maine

Everything about this lovely stoneware bowl makes me believe it is a piece by highly collectible mid-century studio potter Frank C

Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck large wood drawing board (I see one little squareI learned about the existence of Russian prison playing cards from Eric Oglander at tihngs, who has sold a few decks, and I wanted to hold a deck in my hands. They're pretty amazing. This complete 32 card deck plus two blanks came straight from Russian, and I know from the seller that they were made in IK 19 prison in Kazan in 2010. These, from what I understand, were not made by prisoners to sell, but rather are made as a single deck to use inside,