An early 20th century brass mounted hard-wood cased, mah-jong set, the case with carrying handles and a sliding front enclosing 5 drawers, with bamboo-backed bone tiles and gambling sticks, cylindrical bone 'wind' markers and small dice in a box, some tiles chipped, 24cm wide x 16.5cm deep x 19cm high; with a mah jong linen cloth and a set of 4 tile racks, two badly chipped ends, and three odd racks (9)

Condition Report

Case - chips, scratches and dents consistent with age and use. One drawer half of handle present but broken-off.

Tiles, complete, but some with small chips and hairline cracks.

Sundries - dice box chipped. Wind marker box - chipped lower edge and unable to open. Some gambling sticks chipped edges.

Racks - set of 4 one with 2.5cm chip on one end of base, another with 5.5cm chip on one end of base. All with chips, dents and scratches consistent with age and use.

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