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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 service with the arms of Perceval was made either for Sir John Perceval or his son John Perceval. Sir John Perceval was MP for Cork 1703-15 and for Harwich 1722-34. He was appointed to first President of the state of Georgia in 1734 and…

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…

Everyone makes mistakes. Despite the fact that this counter is the appropriate size for its time, it is peculiar. The crest is engraved incorrectly. This counter seeks to illustrate the arms of Prince and was probably made for Captain John Prince of…

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…

In one of her songs, American singer Doris Day (1922-present) says about life “Que Sera Sera — whatever will be, will be.” But she was not the first to suggest this. The man who owned this counter shared that sentiment nearly two…

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…

This counter may have belonged to the Slater family based on the crest, which features an eagle sable rising out of a ducal coronet. The Slater family managed ships for the East India Company making voyages to Canton, China during the eighteenth…

This counter has the full arms of Stewart on one side, and the crest of a pelican in her piety, a Christian symbol, on the other. The arms were made for a member of the Stewart family of Jedburg, Scotland, but it is unclear exactly whom the counters…

This counter is part of a set made for Henry Talbot and his wife Catherine Clopton of Stratford-on-Avon. They married in 1725. Mr. Talbot worked for the East India Company for many years, primarily in China, and even making several voyages to Canton.…