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Saturday 5th. May 2012

Hello and welcome to ChezBill, the website devoted to Chinese mother of pearl Gaming Counters/chips!

The article on Royal Spanish counters was recently updated, thanks to exciting information sent in by two  readers as a result of their research.  I am pleased to be able to offer a selection of Queen Charlotte counters on sales page 7A- please follow the link in the latest items box. This is the first time that I have been able to offer a full set of three shapes (in fact I have two full sets of three available) but I also have long-oblongs and 'squares' available separately. Please ask about my LAYAWAY scheme.

For those of you new to the website, there are three main areas to look at:

• Reference pages where you can identify and discover how to tell the age of counters, borders etc.
• Articles where you will find information on particular subjects (Billing birds / Valentine pattern, Royal counters etc.). 
• Sales pages where you will find plenty of counters for sale

 Latest additions to the website: TWO new pages of top quality gaming counters - fretted and deep-carved. On the sales pages, postage is included in the prices shown and counters costing over £25 come with a signed, numbered Certificate of Authenticity. And if you are buying from the new sales page as a present, just let me know and I will include a free signed copy of my booklet on Chinese Gaming Counters. Urgent mailing can be arranged with Fedex at extra cost.

I have an extensive range of gaming counters available for purchase; only a small selection is shown here. The selection is updated regularly and includes a reference code to help you place your order; mailing is included in the prices shown. If there is a specific counter or type of counter that you are looking for please contact me and I will get back to you promptly. I regularly supply gaming counters to jewellers as well. I buy good quality counters and am always happy to hear from you if you have counters you are looking to sell.

For any readers who live in the U.K., I exhibit at the Horticultural Hall and Alexandra Palace Antique Fairs. At these fairs I sell mainly Chinese and Japanese porcelain but I always take along a selection of gaming counters and usually have a lacquer gaming box or two on display.  If you go to any of these very good fairs, I would be delighted to meet you. Gaming counters are often very hard to pick out among so many stalls, so if you are planning to attend, please send me an email and I can tell you my stall number. It is always a pleasure to talk to fellow enthusiasts. NEXT FAIR: SUNDAY MAY 13 th. (Horti Hall).

My own personal collection of armorial gaming counters is the largest in the world and now contains over 1350 different armorial counters.

 I have started selling antiques - including games boxes and sets of counters - on a commercial website : www.sellingantiques.co.uk. . If you look for ChezBill Ltd. in the list of sellers to the right-hand side of the home page, you will soon see the items I am offering.

I can supply a ready made collection, fully annotated, of over 200 armorial gaming counters. This would be suitable for museum display or for somebody wishing to start collecting. In addition, I have museum quality armorial gaming boxes with matching armorial counters available, including two with full sets of 140 original armorial gaming counters. Please ask for details.

 

I have written and published two booklets devoted to Chinese mother-of-pearl gaming counters. There are no other easily available reference works on the subject.  The first one, “Chinese Mother of Pearl Gaming Counters” is a very general introduction to the subject. The second one, Armorial Chinese Gaming counters, was published in July 2008. Both are available via this website.

I accept payment by Paypal, by UK pound cheque or by US dollar cheques; prices are quoted in pounds sterling. Postage is free!

 

Please enjoy browsing my website and do contact me with any queries or if you would like to share pictures of your own collection.