Posted on February 17, 2018 by admin	in georgian. Tags: antique, boxes, georgian, silver, snuff.
This is for a beautiful and totally pristine little Georgian sterling silver gaming counter box made by Nathaniel Mills in 1831 with its original 12 mother of pearl counters inside. The box and counters are rectangular in shape and the counter fit perfectly inside. The 12 pearl counters all show the same simple engraved design which is slightly different on the backs. Both sides having this unusual concave circular pattern as a border. The box carries a full set of clear English sterling silver hallmarks dating it to Birmingham 1831 along with the renowned silversmiths initials N. The box and the counters are in absolute excellent A1 condition. With no damage anywhere, there are no dings or dents, no holes, splits or cracks and there are no repairs or restorations, the whole thing is just as you would want to find it. The box measures 35mm (1.3″) by 24mm (1″) by 15mm (0.5) deep. Be sure to add me to your favourites list. Check out my other items. The item “GEORGIAN CHINESE PEARL GAMING COUNTERS ANTIQUE SILVER BOX NATHANIEL MILLS 1831″ is in sale since Thursday, February 23, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Boxes”. The seller is “flikmywick” and is located in Bromyard. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Posted on February 24, 2017 by admin	in georgian. Tags: antique, chinese, counters, gaming, georgian, mills, nathaniel, pearl, silver.
This is for a very nice little Georgian antique sterling silver gaming counter box with 6 early mother of pearl counters inside. The box and counters are oval in shape and the lid of the box has a simple shield with brightcut pattern around. The six pearl counters all show a flower engraved in the centre and a hatched border, this is the same on both sides and the border helps to confirm these as from the same era as the box, this style of simple bordered flower counters started production around 1740. The box carries a full set of clear English sterling silver hallmarks dating it to Birmingham 1798 along with the makers initials IT for John Turner. The box and the counters are in excellent condition with no dents to the silver and no cracks in the pearl. The box measures 35mm (1.25″) by 23mm (1″) by 10mm deep. Be sure to add me to your favourites list. Check out my other items. The item “GEORGIAN CHINESE PEARL GAMING COUNTERS ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER BOX DATED 1798″ is in sale since Thursday, December 01, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Boxes”. The seller is “flikmywick” and is located in Bromyard. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Posted on December 2, 2016 by admin	in georgian. Tags: antique, chinese, counters, dated, gaming, georgian, pearl, silver, sterling.