Five Inlaid Wood Lawn Bowling Balls with Brass Stands

English, early 20th century, (5) turned and carved wood balls with incised round inlays, including (2) balls marked Jaques & Son (London); (1) marked Peter Boardman (Bolton); (1) marked Taylor Rolph Company Limited (London); and one with mark no longer legible, some ivory inlays marked with numbers or initials; and (5) conforming tripodal brass stands.

Largest ball 5 1/4 in. diameter; tallest stand 5 in.

Private Collection, Landrum, South Carolina

All with scattered scuff marks to wood and scratches to ivory inlays; one Jaques & Son ball ivory inlay with old adhesive residue from break and repair; all stands with scattered verdigris and wear consistent with age.

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