Lot 75
A collection of 19th century Chinese mother-of-pearl games counters
Auction: 25 March 2009 at 11:00 GMT
£1,625
Description
decorated with a central armorial and the motto 'Endure furth/Lux in Tenebris'' flanked by birds beside buildings, the reverse decorated with Chinese figures in front of houses, each side with floral border, comprising: sixty-one rectangular, 7cm x 1.7cm and eleven circular, 4.1cm diameter; together with another set decorated with a central Chinese figure within a roundel with flowers and a geometric border, comprising: thirty rectangular, 6cm x 2.1cm; two rectangular, 4cm x 2.6cm and seven circular, 3.4cm diameter (111)