These were for cheap, because it's a two-pack set and one of the packs is missing the 8 of Hearts. I didn't care, because the other one wasn't.
The seller made some grandiose claims about it. "This is a rare antique German playing card set of two packs. 1895-1896. Made by Schnieder and Co.. This pattern was designed exclusively for the imperial court in Berlin. Made in Altenberg. Issued for the last German emperor, Wilhelmina II. The stamp on the ace is deutsches reich and stressa 90 indicating vintage origin."
The stamp on the ace was used from 1923-1929; there's no tax value indicated because this was a period of crazily high inflation. Wilhelm II (not Wilhemina) abdicated in 1918 and fled to the Netherlands.
The 7 of Hearts helpfully informs me "Vereinigte Stralsunder Spielkarten Fabrik Act Ges. Abteilung Altenburg. Vorm Schneider & Co. in Altenburg, S-A". In English, that would be "United Stralsund Playing Card Factory, Inc. Altenburg Department, formerly Schneider & Co. in Altenburg, Saxony-Anhalt". Schneider was a department of VSS AG from 1892-1931, and this is their standard pattern (used from 1892-1931), it's not exclusive to the German Court.
Other than that, the description was correct.
I didn't buy them for the history, though. I bought them because they were pretty.