Browse Items (53 total)

“Chase” is the Warren family motto, and the man who owned this gaming counter embraced that message. Sir Peter Warren (c. 1703-1752) lived for the thrill of the chase. He was a decorated British naval officer and politician.[1] He was a…

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…

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 fish-shaped counter comes from an early eighteenth-century set likely made for George Proctor (?-1744). Little is known about George other than his family lineage and his ownership of Langley Park in Norfolk, England. George’s sister, Anne…