A piece of early antique hand carved mother of pearl gaming counter which was supposed to be made around 1750.
Arms: or on a saltire five plates; a ducal coronet.
Reverse carved a camellia blossom.
Size: 34mm, thickness: 1.3mm.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In the 18th century all society people played cards including Queen Charlotte, the court and the nobility as well as the middle and poorer classes. Voltarete was the most popular game and also Pope Joan, Hombre and Quadrille.
Chinese gaming counters were available for all types of people, ranging in quality and price, from the counters made for the queen to the mass-produced counters made in Canton by the thousands.
They were always made of mother-of-pearl from shells from the Pacific Islands, cut, carved and decorated by hand to incredibly high standards. Later sets included to the reverse scenes of Chinese life, as this was when chinoiserie was all the rage.
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Product code: 18th Century Antique Chinese Mother Of Pearl offers Gaming Counter Nobility Armorial Gaming Token