Canton Export Chess Counter Set, circa 1810 mahjong set for sale with a locking mechanism

with a locking mechanism

rolled green ‘double-sided’ cloth

Please note: Illustrated with an English “History of England” Leather Games Board

King: 4 inches (10

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Canton Export Chess Counter Set, circa 1810 mahjong set for sale with a locking mechanismA Chinese Export Cantonese Ivory Chess Counter Set, circa 1810 one side stained red, the other side left natural, with filigree decoration, one side for chess, the other side for backgammon or chequers, the chess side engraved: kings as emperors, queens as consorts, bishops as mandarins, knights as horses heads, rooks as elephant heads, pawns as armed footsoldiers, the red side with muskets, the white side with swords, the reverse wide decorated with