Chinese Antique Armorial Mother Of Pearl Gaming Counter, Mother Of Pearl Chip, hotsell Antique Gaming Token. Circa. 1830’s.

A very amazing antique gaming counter with a high quality engraving finish skills.
This piece counter in a fancy style with scrolling stem border.
Crest is an armed arm embowed holding a broken tilting spear.
This counter was made circa. 1830 possibly for ARMSTRONG or other family.
On the reverse side, there are three Chinese figures in the garden place.
Size: 63mm*24mm, Thickness: 2.5mm.

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, hotsell 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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