CALL or TEXT   510.434.1077    FOR MORE HELP FREE USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING WITH  FULL INSURANCE IN USA  The Beautiful Pearl Used To Craft These Rare Counters Has Been Out Of Existence For Over 200 Years ~   This Fine Quality Mother.of Pearl Gem Allows For A Lovely Match With Fresh Water and Cultured Pearls.   . Both Sides Shown     Scan 150% & 200%         Actual Size:  45mm. x  33mm.   or inches. 1-3/4" x 1-5/16".    This Ebay Page Is For Buying This Speciale Counter Alone   ORDER SELLER TO DESIGN THIS INTO AN HEIRLOOM  INVESTMENT Scroll Down To See Sample Images For This Exquisite Collectors Piece To Be Designed  into a Fine Gold  HEIRLOOM  SWIVEL PENDANT ~  Allowing Both Beautiful & Important Armorial Sides To Be Worn Making Two Beautiful Pendants In One.  All Chinese Engraved Pearl Bought From My Collection Come With Detailed Authenticity Certificates & History THIS SPECIAL ROYAL COLLECTORS ITEM IS A GEM OF THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN'S SKILL All Solid Gold Used On My Heirloom Designs - No Hollow Gold Used  Give The Perfect Gift ~ Investment Fine Mother of Pearl Jewelry THESE ARE THE FINEST PEARL COUNTERS SELECTED FOR THEIR JEWELRY QUALITY     MORE ABOUT THIS ITEM Engraved Pearl Counters Were Ordered By The British.  This One Was Made  Circa 1780  Canton, China Part of a Specially Ordered Set With Matching Porcelain Dinner Service For QUEEN CHARLOTTE  WIFE of  GEO. III ENGLAND SHOWING  ROYAL FULL ARMORIAL HERALDRY Made Circa 1780  Canton, China.   Give A Great Gift with an Authenticity Certificate Museum & Investment Quality SEE  THE    HISTORY SECTION  BELOW From The Ching Dynasty Of The Period Of Emperor Ch'ien Lung INVESTMENT JEWELRY ~ NOW  DESIGNED INTO AN HEIRLOOM  One-of-a-Kind  PENDANT   THIS FINELY HAND-MADE ROUNDED 14k GOLD BEZEL AROUND THIS GEM IS MADE TO LAST AND & PROTECT THE PEARL ON BOTH SIDES Circa 1780, BEAUTIFUL QUALITY PENDANT One-of-a-Kind HAND ENGRAVED   ANTIQUE CHINESE MOTHER~of~PEARL GAMING COUNTER FULL COAT OF ARMS OF ENGLAND ONE SIDE SHOWING: Houses of  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  & Geo.III  House of Hanover CROWN of ENGLAND EMBLEM,  LION & UNICORN SUPPORTS OTHER SIDE SHOWS QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S ROYAL INITIALS:  CR  CHARLOTTE  REGINA  UNDER THE CROWN of ENGLAND Queen Charlotte  b.1738  - d.1820 ____________________________________________________________________   MY EBAY STORE HAS MAINLY 14k FINE JEWELRY & MANY ITEMS  SIMILAR TO MATCH THIS PENDANT PENDANTS, BEAD & PEARL NECKLACES; EARRINGS & BRACELET ETC.,  _____________________________________________________________________________________________ SEE  BELOW  DESIGNS FOR THIS INVESTMENT  ITEM   &   THEN SCROLL DOWN To  HISTORY SECTION SWIVEL DESIGNS BELOW THAT WILL ALLOW EITHER  SIDE TO BE WORN  #1 SAMPLE DESIGN    #2 SAMPLE DESIGN WITH DIAMONDS  Ask Seller For Estimate After Choosing Design Fine Quality - A Lovely Match For Fresh Water or Cultured Pearls. The craftsmanship is very fine and clean and the pearl is also of very fine quality. Counters over 200 years old with scenes crafted between 1780-1800 were of the period of China's highest craftsmanship when it reached its peak.    MY  SPECIALTY  IS  CUSTOM  DESIGNS WITH:  RARE & ONLY BEAUTIFUL QUALITY ANTIQUE CHINESE MOTHER~of~PEARL GAMING COUNTERS, FROM THE CHING DYNASTY Of THE PERIOD Of EMPEROR CH'IEN LUNG NOW MADE INTO FINE 14K GOLD HEIRLOOM JEWELRY BY A MASTER JEWEL-SMITH NOW MADE  INTO  FINE 14k  Gold HEIRLOOM  JEWELRY BY A  MASTER  JEWEL-SMITHNOW MADE  INTO  FINE 14k  Gold HEIRLOOM  JEWELRY BY A  MASTER  JEWEL-SMITH To Find My Large Collection Of Antique Chinese Mother Of Pearl Gaming Counters/Chips And For Collectors Of Antiques Contact Me For More Information And See More Jewelry In My Ebay Store QUESTIONS: 510-479-4792    Text  or  Talk Click & Bookmark My Ebay Store: ANTIQUE-ENGRAVED-PEARL-FINE-JEWELRY https://stores.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-ENGRAVED-PEARL-FINE-JEWELRY

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.