Fish 2.5” x .75” very fine, thin piece – 1700's
Small 1.25” x .75” fine, thin – 18th century, engraved - COUNTERS CHIP
Initials TD, man sitting in garden, daisies, other flowers, butterflies, fine, thin 2.5” x 1”
Although the games are long gone, their mother-of-pearl gaming chips live on as collectible antiques and highly fashionable jewelry. The most beautiful antique chips are the ones carved and engraved by the Chinese between 1720 and 1840. These undervalued mother-of-pearl chips are readily available. Most important, they often can be dated. The fashion most beautiful antique chips are the ones carved and engraved by the Chinese between 1720 and 1840. Aristocrats often arranged to purchase exotic gaming chips through sea captains and agents of the Honourable East India Company (HEIC). As part of their salary, crew members were allocated a small area in the cargo hold in which to transport items to sell personally back in the motherland. The shipping companies themselves were primarily interested in major products such as tableware and tea rather than in small trinkets like mother-of-pearl gaming chips.
Product code: 3 Mother fashion of Pearl Gaming Pieces Antique