St RAPHAËL QUINQUINA - rare playing cards carpet circa 1930 . Nice condition, a retouch in the white background. 69 x 49 cm. The story begins in 1830 when Doctor Adémar Juppet was working on the development of an aperitif based on cinchona and wine. He then remembered the biblical epitaph in which the Archangel St Raphael cured Tobias of his blindness. Wishing to regain his sight in order to complete his research, Dr Juppet placed his new elixir under the celestial invocation of the Archangel. When his wish was granted, he succeeded in developing his recipe and gave his creation the name of St Raphaël (source: straphael.fr).