Lot 526 , A Chinese carved ivory box with mother of pearl gaming counters

A Chinese carved ivory box with mother of pearl gaming counters
Estimate £60-80

The box is broken on the hinge and has some shrinkage to the main panel, the mother of pearl counters are in good condition and very deeply carved compared to the normal counters seen. It is possible that it is lacking one rectangular and one circular counter as one side is slightly higher than the other when the pieces are in position. Seven round, five rectangular counters


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Sold for £400