A Very Fine Pair of Ivory Finger Scorers / Playing Counters sub-Curios and for that reason we

and for that reason we love it

nominating Messrs Fossey to be the executors of John Smyth's insolvent estate

The ground set in a deep fiery rust and the contrasting guls in ivory and peach

Careful attention must be given to this specimen in the Spring and Autumn

An engaging and personal little silver treasure

A Very Fine Pair of Ivory Finger Scorers / Playing Counters sub-Curios and for that reason weOrigin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 Base Diameter: 1. 75 inches Height: 0. 75 inches Of circular form with carved hand swivel pointer on ebonised circular bases, the finely carved pointed hand turns on a beautifully numbered support. Probably once part of a games set, perhaps housed in a coromandel or rosewood fitted box, these counters would have been an integral part of a luxury compendium including such