A Set Of Four. Chinese Antique shops Mother-of-pearl Gaming Counters. Canton Export Antique, 19th Century Antique. Mother of pearl antique.

A set/ 4 pcs on sales.
Very special and unique oriental antique mother of pearl gaming counters.
The main theme of each piece is different. Each of them carved one ancient person stands to show their occupations in old China.
1 : A Kungfu Coach.
2 : A Monk.
3 : A Boatman.
4 : A Businessman.

Size: 61mm*21mm,
Total thickness: 4.2mm.

BACKGROUND shops 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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