A CHINESE BONE CHECKER SET,Canton, circa 1850-1900. Sixteen red checkers, sixteen white checkers, two dice cups, and four ivory dice. The checkers carved in the center with a figure under a tree within an openwork ring, the cups with two bands of figures under trees (38)
Reference:See for a similar checker set: "Directly from China: Export Goods for the American Market", Christina H. Nelson, Peabody Museum 1985, ill. p. 108. Estimate $300-500
PROVENANCE: Estate of Edward B. Drew (1843-1924), Commissioner of Customs in China (1865-1908).
