A Chinese ivory and tortoiseshell counter box 19th century, the rectangular box with fine figurative relief carved cartouche to the lid with tortoiseshell border, the interior housing a set of eight round and eight rectangular games counters, 11 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 464a, p.252.