Rare 19th Century Chinese Mahjong Set In Carry Case Made With Bovine & Bambo

  

Century Chinese bovine and bamboo complete Mahjong set. A very good looking and well made Victorian set, its complete with brass handled carry case, all the original tiles are in place plus all the games counters, blank tiles and so on.

This is a sublime highly collectable set that would make a great gift. You can tell the age and quality of the set by the thickness of the tile and how well carved the joint is on the tile, as you can see the bamboo takes up around 55% of the tile space, on the lesser sets its 80-90% bamboo, also this has a high quality hand carved long thing joint.

Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Wimbledon-Furniture is a privately owned family ran business out of Wimbledon SW19, we have four large storage warehouses, if you have any questions my number is under the business sellers information, please feel free to call or text. Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade.

The item "RARE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE MAHJONG SET IN CARRY CASE MADE WITH BOVINE & BAMBO" is in sale since Saturday, November 16, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Boxes". The seller is "wimbledon-furniture-01" and is located in London Wimbledon. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Region of Origin: Chinese
2. Product: Box
3. Age: 1850-1899
4. Primary Material: BAMBOO
5. Features: Handcarved
6. Sub-Type: GAMES
7. Original/Repro: Antique Original
8. Chinese Dynasty: Xia (2070-1600 BC)