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THAILAND: LOT of 35 porcelain gambling tokens

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Group Lots Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:180.00 - 220.00 USD
THAILAND: LOT of 35 porcelain gambling tokens
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650.00USD+ (130.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 18 @ 13:59UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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THAILAND: LOT of 35 porcelain gambling tokens, including many varieties, shapes, and types, depicting various company names and animal motifs (including several with crab), most in Chinese with a few in Thai, many with colored enamel; retail value $350, lot of 35 pieces. Originally tokens for gambling, these small porcelain tokens became popular as petty coinage. They come in all variety of forms: round, square, and rectangular. Some have inscriptions in Chinese or Thai, some have a pictorial design. There are several collections of these in museums around the world, including the British Museum, the Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden), and the Sammlung Köhler-Osbahr (Duisburg), and many others. These tokens were produced circa 1760-1875.