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and for that reason we love it

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

A Very Fine Pair of Ivory Finger Scorers / Playing Counters sub-Curios and their enduring appeal isOrigin: 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