Pair of Antique Petanque (or Boules) Balls Renate Scheer Kalkofe much more in tact on

much more in tact on one side than the other

Just lovely

No tears or looseness to any of the hears

are 11 pig drawings signed by different people--surely the entries in the contest

10 1/8" x 14"

Pair of Antique Petanque (or Boules) Balls Renate Scheer Kalkofe much more in tact onI've always got an eye out for old handmade petanque boules balls, but these are the first that I've found, French and dating to the late 19th century I believe. These were made manually by hammering steel (and in this case one brass on each) nails into olive wood balls, one by one, which I understand then required several years to properly cure. Beautifully crafted and wonderfully tactile, each of these weighs nearly two pounds. Approx 3 1 2" in