Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg Tarot Card Deck by Yury Shakov & Marquetry Box

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Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg Tarot Card Deck by Yury Shakov & Marquetry Box
Offering today an absolutely beautiful set of tarot cards with their wooden marquetry box.
Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg was painted by Yury Shakov, an artist renowned for his lacquer miniatures and flawless depictions of Russian folk and fairy tales.
This stunning 78-card deck reflects not only his superb style and artistic expertise, but also his original interpretations of the tarot, presenting traditional tarot archetypes through the imagery of Russian history and culture.
The miniature paintings in vivid colors are set on black fields framed within oval borders, reminiscent of Imperial Fabergé eggs.
These were gifted to me 20+ years ago by a friend who is a Cherokee shaman.
He told me these were "prepared" by spending a night in a graveyard. (I'm not sure exactly what that does but he's the shaman!)
All 78 cards are there and I examined each one and find no damage or evidence of any wear.
There is no original box.
Marquetry b
ox shows some signs of use with missing chip on left front bottom corner (see pictures)
These need a good home rather than being in storage.
Internal Inv# 1041
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All items are sold in AS-IS, AS-FOUND condition.
I am not an expert when determining item grade or condition.
See pictures for details.
Sorry no refunds.
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