MOTHER OF PEARL GAMING COUNTERS MADE FOR THE MELVILLE FAMILY
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 22 March 2016 at 10:00 GMT
£275
Description
comprising 156 assorted counters carved in various shapes, eight of which engraved with the Melville family's coat of arms with the latin motto 'denique coelum' (heaven at last), on a low relief landscape ground and within a reticulated border, some further counters carved with Chinese scholars and laymen men engaged in various pursuits
Dimensions
largest 6.8cm long