Mother of pearl gaming counters

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Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. CHINA, mother of pearl game counters. No one had any idea what they were, or when they were made.

If my memory serves the first specimens on the modern market came from Hong Kong. Top quality armorial gaming counter with vine-and-moth border. Mouse over to Zoom-Click to enlarge. Because she, and her legendary characters used these little works of art during card games.

And now, they make lovely pendants! Condition: in good antique condition, these counters will often have natural imperfections or flaws contained in the mother of pearl which will have always been present. They may be a little grubby from the many years of handling and storage.

Above: 18th Century ornate mother of pearl counters imported from the Far East. We call these Jane Austen gaming counters. Beautiful carvings, cut outs and scalloped edges. Bunge” engraved on the back. Extremely rare top quality armorial gaming counter with early fretted border.

Crest and helm for unidentified family. Save antique mother of pearl gaming counters to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. Unfollow antique mother of pearl gaming counters to stop getting updates on your eBay feed.

An extremely rare and beautiful style. Back of the counter has a circle in the middle and engraved border. Chinese mother of pearl gaming counters. Antique hand-carved mother of pearl gaming counters highlight these most unique 14K yellow gold jewelry designs.

Mother of pearl gaming counters. Customizable Antique poker chips - Create your own or browse our collection of Antique poker chip sets. Lowest Price On Gambling Chips. We carry the complete collection of jewelry designer Donna Chambers hand made antique mother - of-pearl gaming chip jewelry. The pieces would be used much like poker chips or other counter tokens.

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The counters have a detailed carving of a man drawing water from a well on one side and a circular ornamental design with monogram on the other. Dinner tables were embellished with armorial silver and porcelain, gaming tables used mother-of-pearl gaming counters bearing coats of arms, while libraries were filled with rare volumes containing armorial bookplates. Signature 19-karat hand-hammered yellow gold.

Naturally colored freshwater and South Sea cultured pearls. A 19th Century tray and box gaming set, in Royal blue decoration, with gilt vases from which leaves and flowers flow. The scallop edges tray with sloping sides within which the four rectangular boxes sit.

Description As part of our oriental collection we are pleased to offer this group of nicely patterned mother of pearl gaming counters , they are all etched on both sides with various scenes , some have monogrammed central cartouches and others are plain , a great group in fine used condition. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Xupes uses cookies to enhance your experience.

It is unusual in having a full scene to one side and a character scene in a roundel to the other. What our Regency heroes and heroines gambled with, like we would gamble with poker chips. Gaming Counters from the 19th Century!

Chevrone pipped and foliate circumference with Pagoda to centre. The obverse has pipped and chevroned circumference with cross-hatching to the main section. At time of listing there are available.

Large clay gambling chips: The red and blue chips were used in the. The Towers is always acquiring wonderful treasures to add to our many and varied collections. They immediately caused a sensation, with the wealthy paying small small fortunes to secure a set.

Good condition, see description. Asian motif depicting two figures in a countryside scene and round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 0. Although the games are long gone, their mother - of-pearl gaming chips live on as collectible antiques and highly fashionable jewelry. These undervalued mother - of-pearl chips are readily available.

Most important, they often can be dated.