Antique 1800s French Travelling Poker Gambling Set with 167 Mother of Pearl Chips

Antique French Traveling Poker Gambling Set. W/ 167 Mother of Pearl Chips, 2 decks of Cards and Manual.

THE ITEM UP FOR SALE : Antique 19th Century French traveling poker set with 167 mother-of-pearl chips, two complete decks of playing cards and an instruction book with uncut pages, all in their original leather-covered fitted box with leather card and chip lifters and a strap in the lid. The chips have carved and painted denominations on both sides and include twelve 3/4 x 2 1/2-inch natural pearl rectangles with cut corners and a "50" denomination, twenty-one 7/8 x 1 5/16-inch pink tinted rectangles with cut corners and "20, " fifty-three 1 1/4-inch diameter round chips with pink tint and "5, " thirty 1 1/4-inch diameter natural chips with "10, " twenty-eight 1 1/4-inch diameter chips tinted yellow with "1, " and twenty-three 1 1/4-inch diameter chips with a blue tint and "2" designation, a total of 167, all in excellent antique condition, one of the larger rectangles having a small label with "180 (followed by the British pound currency symbol) les garniture" written in ink. The two decks of cards match with the exception of the back colors, one red and one blue, and both are complete and gently used, and the book, titled "Traité Complet Du Jeu De Poker, " is still uncut along the top edge of the pages and has an Au Nain Bleu, E.

Chauviére, Paris sticker on the inside cover. The case is a typical Victorian Era leather covered box with a hidden button release, the interior fitted for the chips and cards, each compartment with a leather strap to facilitate removal of the various pieces.

In overall excellent antique condition with some very minor soiling to the book cover and some minor abrasions to the box, measures approximately 6 3/4 x 8 1/2-inches and 2 1/2-inches tall. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS YOU MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN. COULD EASILY BE MUSEUM QUALITY AND LOANED OUT TO A WESTERN MEMORABILIA MUSEUM. I do everything to make this a good experience. For the most part we sell relatively expensive, hard to find, sometimes unique artifacts, art and memorabilia; or if not unique, definitely investment quality.

We do not sell fakes, reproductions, manipulated, or inauthentic items, ever. The item "Antique 1800s French Travelling Poker Gambling Set with 167 Mother of Pearl Chips" is in sale since Thursday, February 21, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Casino\Chips\Poker Chips". The seller is "danielcollectiblesus" and is located in Encino, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Uruguay.

Age: 1800s
Country/Region of Manufacture: France