Vintage French Ivory Pung Chow Mah Jong Jongg Mahjong Set
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:704798 |
Vintage Pung ChowMah Jong Set
This auction is for a completePung Chow French Ivory vintage mah jong set from the early 1920’s.
Made of French Ivory, celluloid, the setconsists of 152 tiles: 36 each bams, craks and dots numbered 1-9, 16 NEWSwinds, 12 dragons green, red and white four each, 8 correctly bouqueted andsequenced flowers and 8 jokers. The jokers are tiles that were selected tomatch the set and stickered with CHarli’s geisha stickers.
These are deeply incised...tiles with good paint and strong imagery. It is the one bam swooping crane, theunique Pung Chow proprietary dragons, and the architecture and transportationflowers that identify the brand and charm collectors.
The thick, chunky tiles measure 1 1/4x 7/8 x 1/2 inches. If you look closely at the tiles you can see the lines created by the celluloid simulate natural ivory but the plastic was given the exotic name of "French Ivory." Theset shows variation in color, a trait of this type of tile. The pictures mayimply that the tiles are yellow, especially the picture of the backs, but theactual color is more creamy white than yellow.
Accessories include the red booklet of playing in instructions, Pung Chow in Ten Minutes copyright 1923, a Pung Chow Mah Jong Scoring Card, a full set of large, thick French Ivory PungChow counting sticks with vivid paint, the Pung Chow celluloid ming with its matching NEWS winddisks, a pair of French Ivory dice and a Red Coin Mah Jong Pung Chow case tag.All accessories except the case tag originated with the set.
A top tierbox from the Pung Chow line houses the set. Made of walnutstained wood, it is a solid and well-made box featuring skilled joinery. The lidfeatures etched images, one of the Pung Chow dragon and the other of a pagoda.The inside drop panel also has a gold embossed Pung Chow logo. Both decorative metal lifts on the outside panels are intact. These pretty lifts are strictly for looks. At their age, I would not use them to lift the box. The hinges and latch work. I do not knowthe material that has spattered on the box top. It was that waywhen I came into possession of it. Four wood dovetail drawers hold the tiles. Fourdovetail matching smaller trays store accessories and jokers. The box measures 10 1/4 x 7¾ x 5 1/8 inches. The box and trays are in excellent structural and cosmeticcondition. All pulls are anchored tightly.
This grouping of objects consolidates a top shelf example of Pung Chow's mah jong products.
Please look at the pictures, read the item description carefully and ask questions before you bid. I cannotensure perfection on a used vintage item and, with this in mind, try todisclose relevant points of concern. I am a very conscientious seller and willdo my best to ensure your satisfaction. Thank you for your interest.
I will be listing more setsand mah jong-related accessories and ephemera. I need to eliminate the surplus inventoryI have in storage. Please check my other auctions for items you might want.Thank you for looking at my listings.
Shipping is $25.00for USPS Priority Mail with insurance and excellent packing to the UnitedStates. To ensure your secure delivery, a signature will be required forall items valued over $250.00. Please notify me if you do not want signatureconfirmation. Shipment is made within 5 days of payment.
No internationalshipping with this item.
Contact regarding paymentmust be made within 3 days of winning the item and payments must be receivedwithin 7 days. Seller reserves the right to relist the item if these conditionsare not met.
This auction is for a completePung Chow French Ivory vintage mah jong set from the early 1920’s.
Made of French Ivory, celluloid, the setconsists of 152 tiles: 36 each bams, craks and dots numbered 1-9, 16 NEWSwinds, 12 dragons green, red and white four each, 8 correctly bouqueted andsequenced flowers and 8 jokers. The jokers are tiles that were selected tomatch the set and stickered with CHarli’s geisha stickers.
These are deeply incised...tiles with good paint and strong imagery. It is the one bam swooping crane, theunique Pung Chow proprietary dragons, and the architecture and transportationflowers that identify the brand and charm collectors.
The thick, chunky tiles measure 1 1/4x 7/8 x 1/2 inches. If you look closely at the tiles you can see the lines created by the celluloid simulate natural ivory but the plastic was given the exotic name of "French Ivory." Theset shows variation in color, a trait of this type of tile. The pictures mayimply that the tiles are yellow, especially the picture of the backs, but theactual color is more creamy white than yellow.
Accessories include the red booklet of playing in instructions, Pung Chow in Ten Minutes copyright 1923, a Pung Chow Mah Jong Scoring Card, a full set of large, thick French Ivory PungChow counting sticks with vivid paint, the Pung Chow celluloid ming with its matching NEWS winddisks, a pair of French Ivory dice and a Red Coin Mah Jong Pung Chow case tag.All accessories except the case tag originated with the set.
A top tierbox from the Pung Chow line houses the set. Made of walnutstained wood, it is a solid and well-made box featuring skilled joinery. The lidfeatures etched images, one of the Pung Chow dragon and the other of a pagoda.The inside drop panel also has a gold embossed Pung Chow logo. Both decorative metal lifts on the outside panels are intact. These pretty lifts are strictly for looks. At their age, I would not use them to lift the box. The hinges and latch work. I do not knowthe material that has spattered on the box top. It was that waywhen I came into possession of it. Four wood dovetail drawers hold the tiles. Fourdovetail matching smaller trays store accessories and jokers. The box measures 10 1/4 x 7¾ x 5 1/8 inches. The box and trays are in excellent structural and cosmeticcondition. All pulls are anchored tightly.
This grouping of objects consolidates a top shelf example of Pung Chow's mah jong products.
Please look at the pictures, read the item description carefully and ask questions before you bid. I cannotensure perfection on a used vintage item and, with this in mind, try todisclose relevant points of concern. I am a very conscientious seller and willdo my best to ensure your satisfaction. Thank you for your interest.
I will be listing more setsand mah jong-related accessories and ephemera. I need to eliminate the surplus inventoryI have in storage. Please check my other auctions for items you might want.Thank you for looking at my listings.
Shipping is $25.00for USPS Priority Mail with insurance and excellent packing to the UnitedStates. To ensure your secure delivery, a signature will be required forall items valued over $250.00. Please notify me if you do not want signatureconfirmation. Shipment is made within 5 days of payment.
No internationalshipping with this item.
Contact regarding paymentmust be made within 3 days of winning the item and payments must be receivedwithin 7 days. Seller reserves the right to relist the item if these conditionsare not met.
