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Lot 73
Two George III Burlwood Boxes & Mother-of-Pearl Gaming Tokens
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first a storage box of low rectangular form with divided interior and holding (202) mother-of-pearl gaming tokens (1 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 5.25 in.) (good estate condition, a minor few tokens with some chips); the second a tea caddy of rectangular form with later inset bone plaque to lock (5 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.) (break to veneer by one hinge, else good estate condition).

The majority of the gaming tokens have engraved decoration and are comprised of (27) rectangular form, (13) smaller rectangular form, (12) rectangular form with decorative edging, (15) oval form, (46) round forms, (69) navettes, and (20) fish form tokens.