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This early eighteenth-century gaming counter bears the arms of the Coulson family. It comes from a set that was likely produced for William Coulson (1692-1750) of Jesmond House in Northumberland or his son. William married Jane Blenkinsopp (1696-?)…

This counter shows the arms of Fytche, which were used by the Fytches of Hudsell in Essex and Eltham and Mount Mascal in Kent.[1] The shield is decorated with three leopard’s heads. The crest, which is missing on the counter, depicted another…

This counter shows the arms of coat of Pigot of Westminster, England. Remarkable about this specific counter is that it is very plain and lacking any decoration. Instead, the coat of arms is divided up into the shield which is depicted on one side of…

This counter shows the crest from the coat of arms of the Duke of Gordon of Scottland. It consists of a stag’s head and neck and a ducal coronet.[1] Unlike most other counters this one comes in the unusual “double dog of Fo” shape.…

This counter shows the arms of Peers of Chiselhampton Lodge in Oxfordshire, England. The shield holds three lion heads while the crest above the shield depicts a griffin.[1] This counter belonged to Charles Peers, born in 1703 as the second son of…

This counter shows the arms of Peers of Chiselhampton Lodge in Oxfordshire, England. The arms are in the shape of a diamond, or lozenge, which indicates that the set of counters was owned by an unmarried woman. The set most likely belonged to…

This counter comes from a set made for Eldred Lancelot Lee and his wife Isabella Gough or one of their two sons, Lancelot Lee or Harvey Lee.i This collection includes another counter from the Lee family, but it is unclear if they are from the same…

This early eighteenth-century gaming counter bears the arms of the Lethieullier family. It comes from a set that was likely made for a wife or sister of either John Lethieullier (1659-1737) or his cousin Christopher Lethieullier (1676-1736). We know…

This counter comes from an early eighteenth-century set likely made for Christopher Nicholson ( ?-1775) or his father Thomas (1622-?). The service was most likely produced for Christopher following Thomas’ death, but since Thomas’ date of…

Before 1800, Scotland was a poor. It had few natural resources and offered little economic opportunity, prompting the Seton family of Touch[1] — whose crest and motto are engraved on this counter — to pursue wealth outside of the…