Antique Chinese Engraved & Carved Mother of Pearl Gambling Chips / Gaming Counters / Tokens / Markers /
Coins / Pieces / Plaques / Tiles. Made in China from the years 1695 - 1840 for Europeans. Finest Investment Quality being between
1770 - 1815 / KNOTTED CULTURED CHINESE FRESH WATER PEARLS / Hand Made 14k Designs / clasps / enhancers / bales /
shortners / bezels. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Give The Perfect Gift ~ Fine Mother of Pearl Jewelry
THESE ARE THE FINEST PEARL COUNTERS SELECTED FOR THEIR JEWELRY QUALITY
Each One Is A Small GEM of The Master Craftsman's Skill.
All Solid Gold Used On My DESIGNS - No Hollow Gold Used
No Hollow Gold Used On Any Item--All Gold Used is 14k
or Above
Note: Gold Heading
Towards $1000.00 and Over in 2009 Due To Gold Prices Making More Than 300% Increase, My Prices Are Still Quite Low.
The Jewelry Trade Adjusts Prices Upward As Gold is More Likely To
Keep Going Upwards For Sometime.
HISTORY Examples For Price per gold oz.
2001 $260 -
$275
Nov. 23, 2007 $821.60
MY OWN NEW DESIGN:
14k MULTI-USE ~ALL-In-ONE ~ OPENING 'ENHANCER, JOINER,
PEARL SHORTNER And CLASP'
Will Hold Any Size Pendant & Attach To Pearl Rings
etc.
  
Actual Outside Measurements: 20 mm or, Inches: 26/32"
Middle Width: 10mm or, Inches: 13/32"
( Widest Section 12mm. or 1/2" )
Fine Quality Pendants Are A Lovely Match For Fresh Water
or Cultured Pearls.
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The craftsmanship this SHORTNER / CLASP is very
clean and of fine quality.
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The craftsmanship is very fine and clean and the pearl
is also of very fine quality. These very rare Counters are over c.200
year old.
They are of the period of China's highest craftsmanship when it reached its peak, especially with scenes, crafted between 1780 - 1800.
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HISTORY
These fine Counters are one-of-a-kind gems of
Chinese Art, all hand engraved, mostly around 200 plus years ago. If you
are looking for high quality Counters, craftsmanship in China reached its
peak in the period from 1780 - 1800. Often crafted now into exquisite pieces
of jewelry, they were originally gambling counters made during the 'Ching'
Dynasty, the last Dynasty of Imperial China. They were designed for the
British who ordered them in boxed sets through the Far East India Company,
trading with China in this period.
"Things of Beauty can become the
source of purity, happiness, and inspiration; works of art can ennoble
and raise the consciousness of people."
Most of the counters would have been made while the brilliant
Philosopher - Emperor, Ch'ien Lung was in power 1736 - 1796. This peaceful
period of the Ching Dynasty, was famous for its superior art work, reaching
its height in craftsmanship around c.1780 - c.1800. The exceptionally high
quality of craftsmanship exhibited by these pieces can even be noted at
extremely high magnification. The equally beautiful heavily carved counters
are cut from thicker pearl shell, and would have been carved c.1800 - c.1820,
around the period when another Philosopher - Ruler, 'Chia Ching' was Emperor.
Most of the pieces show story-poem scenes of people in various life situations,
both at work and at play, often employing a literary or counseling pose.
Other items frequently portrayed are animals, birds, fish and insects.
These symbolic scenes are thought to be the master craftsman's interpretation
of Emperor Chien Lung's 34,000 philosophical poems written to bring China
and her people back to a state of spirituality and peace after the preceding,
long and warring 'Ming' dynasty.
The 34,000 poems were a summation
of many of the Chinese philosophies from the past, especially those of
Confucius, Loa-tzu and Mencius.
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The Crafting Of These Counters Was
Never Recorded; They Cannot Be Reproduced Today.
These Works Of Art Are Antique Investment
Quality Items As Well As Wonderful Focal Points For Exquisite Jewelry.
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