SCHOONHOVEN, the Netherlands - Eight friends and relatives of Dutch silversmith Janny Adelaar today played a game with her 50,000 euro massive silver mahjong set. After the game, the tiles were put back in their exquisite box.

It was a rare occasion for Janny’s friends to be able to watch the set and actually play with it. Next month, the set will be shown to the public during the World Mahjong Championship in Holland. After that, it only will be shown to potential buyers.

Gloves

To celebrate the completion of the 144 silver tiles, silver chips, silver dice and the silver wind markers, Janny had invited her friends for a little party. The players had to wear special cotton gloves with their names on it, to protect the tiles.

Shuffling the tiles was not allowed, and also other movements with the tiles had to be done with great prudence. Massive silver is a vulnerable material. Before putting the tiles back in the box, Janny polished the whole set again, so that it shun like never before.

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