An unusually shaped trapezoid chip with garden carving to one side.
These items are priced individually.
Makers mark / hallmarks: Hand engraved with often similar but unique engraving as pictured
Sourced: in England
Origin: Chinese
Age: circa 1800’s
Materials: mother of pearl
Size roughly: 1.4 x 0.55 inches or 36 x 14 mm
Condition: in antique condition with signs of previous use, no cracks but chips and nibbles to the edges from handling over the centuries are visible, these may be unfinished experimental pieces as the edges are unfinished
Weight: minimal
Discerning features: outstanding work, every piece individually engraved and formed from mother of pearl.