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This gaming counter is smaller than others produced during the early 18th century, but its owner lived large. James Brydges (1673-1744), the man who owned this counter, was the eldest son of the 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. [1] He dropped out of…

This counter comes from an early eighteenth century set made for Charles Dubois (1658-1740).Dubois was an avid botanist, and served as a treasurer for the East India Trading Company.iDuboisspent three decades (1708-1738) working for the East India…

This counter is among the oldest in the collection and was likely designed for Ombre — a Spanish card game that requires a steadfast approach.[1] It was ordered by the Godfrey family of Kent, along with around four sets of Chinese armorial…

Personalized gaming counters like this one were part of a set and used like modern-day poker chips. However, what makes this counter interesting is not what is engraved on it, but what is omitted. It was ordered by the Godfrey family of Kent, along…

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 comes from a set made for Harry Gough (1681-1751) and his wife Elizabeth Hynde (?-1774). Gough made his fortune in the China Trade, starting out as an assistant at the age of eleven and rising to captain by 1707. Gough’s profits…

This counter comes from an early eighteenth century set made for Eldred Lancelot Lee and his wife Isabella Gough or one of their two sons, Lancelot Lee or Harvey Lee.[i] It is from the same period as a porcelain set bearing the family's arms. A plate…

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…

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…