Description
The back room of the café in Deauville had seen a thousand hands of cards, but none like the one Uncle Gaston drew on the night of the regatta. Ace, king, queen, jack and ten, all of one suit, fanned out on the zinc table while the entire room went silent and someone, somewhere, dropped a glass. Gaston simply lit his pipe and asked whether anyone cared to raise.
He spoke of it for the rest of his life, and his nephews heard the tale so often they could recite it word for word, pauses included. This porcelain hand, holding a royal straight flush, is what they gave him on his eightieth birthday, and he kept it on the sideboard to settle any argument about whether the story was true. After he was gone, it passed to the youngest nephew, who now deals the cards at every family gathering.
The particulars
- A hand holding a royal straight flush, the rarest hand in poker
- Cards fanned open as if laid down at the winning moment
- Measures 2.5 x 1.5 x 2.75 inches
- From Rochard
- Hand-painted porcelain made in Limoges, France
Perfect for a poker night host, a lucky bridge partner, a retiring croupier, or anyone who has ever said, just one more hand. Set it on the games shelf and let it settle the next family dispute.
