Nine Hearts, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. peruvian I fell in love with

I fell in love with antique clay marbles through finding a bag at my local flea market last summer

which has a drop of 2 3/4"

3 7/8" tall x 3 1/2" wide

Super mid-century feeling in its shape and palette

Nine Hearts, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. peruvian I fell in love withI find these very very old hand cut playing cards heartbreakingly beautiful!:) I am not at all a playing card expert, but someone much more knowledgable than me dated them to the 1780s or so and thought they are likely Belgian (I do know Belgium was quite a hub for playing card production in the 18th century, largely for export to England, and based on a little research late 18th century or seems about right.) I just love their imperfectly cut, square