This from my limited edition ‘Old World meets New World’ collection. A ready-made necklace with a piece of antique Mother of pearl coin carefully handset Sterling silver frame with a domed moveable bail. The Antique MOP Coin is carved on both sides with a stunning starburst pattern, please check the last picture for the original state to which I found them.

NOTE: I have sold a hand full of jewelllery made from these coins and now there aren't many left.

My inspiration comes from preserving the history and the actual Antique gaming coin in a wearable format to be viewed and appreciated by both the wearer and viewer.

Well preserved antique gaming coins are hard to find, but I'd managed to find a few of these on great conditions which I hope to show them off as wearable jewellery as much as I can.

……… History of the Mother of Pearl coin ...........

This collection tells and carries both a story/history. It guards an ancient coin once carved by the Chinese when back in the day's when card games with quaint names like Piquet, Quadrille, and Spinado were the rage in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the games are long gone, their mother-of-pearl gaming chips live on as collectable antiques.

The most beautiful antique chips are the ones carved and engraved by the Chinese between 1720 and 1840. Aristocrats often arranged to purchase exotic gaming chips through sea captains and agents of the Honourable East India Company (HEIC). As part of their salary, crew members were allocated a small area in the cargo hold in which to transport items to sell personally back in the motherland. The shipping companies themselves were primarily interested in major products such as tableware and tea rather than in small trinkets like mother-of-pearl gaming chips.

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Approximate measurements:

• The necklace chain has 2 adjustable lengths: 17.5inch / 44cm / and 16.5inch / 42cm
• The pendant is 3.2cm wide with the frame included
• The bail (little dome) on top of the Starburst is about 1.2cm wide
• handcrafted by Minicyn from her atelier in Paris.

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