antique "Besique" (Bezique) card game set by Joseph Reynolds & Sons, 1870s.

Antique "Besique" (Bezique) card game set by Joseph Reynolds & Sons, dating to the 1870s. The set is housed in a custom sycamore or mahogany box and includes printed rules and scoring markers. A popular 19th-century trick-taking card game for two players. Circa 1870s. The style of the rules booklets and the type of score markers are consistent with this era.

Box size: 24cm x 13cm x 5cm