Pair of Antique Petanque (or Boules) Balls Renate Scheer Kalkofe Larger 4 1/4" x 3

Larger 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" on wove paper

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Pair of Antique Petanque (or Boules) Balls Renate Scheer Kalkofe Larger 4 1/4" x 3I'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