Georgian Triple Dice Charm Pendant spinel A fine vintage gold charm

A fine vintage gold charm modelled as a wicker flower basket

where a large collection of Japanese art and objects were shown to a wide audience

It's modelled in 18 karat gold with platinum settings

and dates to the late 19th Century

Georgian Triple Dice Charm Pendant spinel A fine vintage gold charmDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 A rare Georgian dice holder charm dating from the early 19th Century, circa 1820. Its crafted from some sort of bone (likely ox or camel) with gold fittings for wear, and features a sliding lid that opens to reveal three tiny dice with black and red number dots. Given the three dice it was probably intended as a portable way to play the game bunco a parlour game popular in 19th Century England, and later exported to the US