Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches travel paint box but these definitely have some

but these definitely have some age and the manner of the carving make me think they are fairly old

and also often including a hidden match striker on the flat of the lower section of the lid

and fun pinkish-red on white polka dotted backs with the Russell Games logo at center

the bottom of this basket shows the museum accession number for it

Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches travel paint box but these definitely have someI've long been admiring both the forms and the glorious color on early croquet posts, so was delighted to finally find this pair in Maine a few days ago. Great original paint, terrific palette, beautiful turned forms looking like stacks of spools. The only thing missing is a base for display (one sometime sees stands composed of a couple of old croquet balls), but certainly there are also sorts of ways in which to show these. I look as readymade