Please note – these items are priced as a lot. Everything shown in the pictures is included..
A collection of 29 plain antique Chinese gaming counters without carving. Mostly the smaller circular (quite thick) ones with a couple of others added we had sitting around. Used in the past as game tokens and counters for card games.
Sourced: in England
Origin: Chinese
Age: circa 1850-1900’s
Materials: mother of pearl
Size roughly: a few mixed sizes but the majority of tokens are the small rond ones at 1 x 1 inches or 26 x 26 mm
Condition: in antique condition with signs of previous use, some natural imperfections in the mother of pearl are sometimes visible, some very slight wear and nibbles to edges in places from handling over the centuries may be visible, please see all pictures closely
Weight: minimal
Discerning features: outstanding work, every piece individually engraved and formed from mother of pearl