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Lot 77

A group of fruitwood bilboquets or "cup-and-ball" games, first half 20th century, each with...

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Lot 77

A group of fruitwood bilboquets or "cup-and-ball" games, first half 20th century, each with...

Starting Bid: £80

Estimate: £200 - £400

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Lot 77

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A group of fruitwood bilboquets or "cup-and-ball" games, first half 20th century, each with turned handles, some with additional reeded decoration, the largest with a 9cm diameter ball and 19cm long handle, the smallest with a 3.4cm diameter ball and 10.3cm long handle, including an unusual French sycamore bilboquet, the ball of cuboctahedron shape, each side inscribed with a scoring number, stamped C. S & P. B. PARIS and Breveté SGDG, with turned handle, the ball approx. 8cm across, the handle 17.7cm long (13) 

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