The Tarot from François Chosson (Marseille, 1736) is one of the oldest and most historically consequential Tarot de Marseille decks known to exist. Produced in Marseille by master cardmaker and engraver François Chosson, it holds the distinction of being the second oldest known example of its category and is widely regarded as a benchmark model that influenced subsequent Tarot de Marseille production, including Nicolas Conver's celebrated woodblock deck, the foundation for most popular Tarot de Marseille decks in use today.
 
The deck's history runs deeper than 1736, however. Research into the Two of Coins reveals that the original plates were engraved much earlier, around 1672, by a cardmaker identified only by the initials "GS," likely Guillaume Sellon, then the most prominent cardmaker in Marseille. When Chosson took over the workshop, he followed common trade practice by replacing the former maker's name with his own while preserving the original plates, making this deck a layered artifact spanning more than six decades of Marseillais cardmaking tradition.
 
This limited facsimile edition of 3,000 hand-numbered copies is based on the only known surviving copy, preserved in the Historical Museum Blumenstein in Solothurn, Switzerland. The deck includes 78 cards plus two presentation cards in French and English, printed on 400 gram satin-finish paper and wrapped in a reproduction of Chosson's original packing sheet, complete with its two distinctive gryphons. The set is housed in a sturdy telescopic box. An essential piece of tarot history for any serious collector.