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Bowling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Bowling” lower right About the Artist: David McCosh was born in 1903 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was an
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1920s American Modern Antique Bowling

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Watercolor

Antique Bowling
H 7.75 in W 10.5 in
Bowling Match, 1905
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
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Early 1900s Antique Bowling

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Canvas, Oil

1900s Bowling Ball Collection
Located in Sagaponack, NY
. Filled with 12 lignum vitae bowling balls. Manufactured in the 1920s.
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Early 20th Century Antique Bowling

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Wood

Wood Lawn Bowling Game Original Caddy and Bowling Balls, circa 1900
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Lawn bowling set and caddy. The best orange and yellow paint. Great as a display or design
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Early 1900s North American Folk Art Antique Bowling

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Wood

Antique French Lawn Bowling Set
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bistro lawn bowling set. 6 pins and 3 bowling balls. Bowling Balls are smooth
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19th Century French Antique Bowling

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Wood

Antique French Lawn Bowling Set
Antique French Lawn Bowling Set
H 15 in W 6 in D 6 in
Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball Rack
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A three-row oak bowling ball rack comprised of twenty-seven (27) regulation sized antique lignum
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Bowling

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Oak

Antique Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball Rack
Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball Rack
H 37.5 in W 84 in D 10 in
19th Century Spanish Bowling Balls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A terrific pair of mid-19th century carved wood bowling balls. A great accessory for any tabletop
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Bowling

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Wood

Antique Swedish Pine Ninepins Bowling Set
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique bowling set from the mid 19th century, around 1850. The set, a skittles or ninepins
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Bowling

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Pine

Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an example of an early 20th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball on stand. This ball was not
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Bowling

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Wood

Silver Statue 'Bowling Player' with a Wooden Base
Located in Braintree, GB
Silver statue 'Bowling player' with a wooden base, used as award or trophy Maker: W.J.L
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1920s British Art Deco Antique Bowling

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Sterling Silver

Silver Statue 'Bowling Player' with a Wooden Base
Silver Statue 'Bowling Player' with a Wooden Base
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H 6.7 in W 3.35 in D 5.12 in
Scrap Book and Photograph pertaining to Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY
Located in Dallas, TX
, pertaining to Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY. The photograph is ‘new’ to the market and has never left
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Paper

Early 20th Century French Wooden Bowling Game: Rustic Artwork & Timeless Fun
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional wood bowling game. Step back in time with this traditional wooden bowling game, a
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Bowling

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Wood

1927 Etching of Bowling Green Park New York by Anton Schutz
By Anton Schutz
Located in Chicago, IL
This signed etching of Bowling Green Park was done by Anton Schutz. It is dated 1927. It depicts a
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bowling

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Glass, Wood, Paper

19th c. Hand Carved Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball and Pins c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A primitive 19th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball and 10 pins. All hand carved. Bowling has
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19th Century Victorian Antique Bowling

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Wood

Antique Print of a Man drinking and Bowling by Payne 'c.1850'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Alle neun Neigen'. Original steel engraving of a man drinking and bowling
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Mid-19th Century Antique Bowling

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Paper

Broadway from the Bowling Green, 1828 — early New York City, hand-coloring
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
J. R. Hutchinson, 'Broadway from the Bowling Green, 1828', hand-colored etching, 1828. Signed and
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1820s Realist Antique Bowling

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Etching

Rare Antique French Petanque Jeu de Boules Lawn Bowling Ball Game Set & Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 17 piece Jeu de Boules / lawn bowling / bocce set including original storage crate with
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Early 20th Century Antique Bowling

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Metal

Antique Weidlich Brothers Art Deco Male Bowling or Bowler Sculpture on a Base
By Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
depicts a man bowling in period attire. The sculpture stands on a polished granite base and is clearly
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Bowling

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Granite, Silver Plate

10 Carpet Lawn Bowling Hand Carved Wood & Stone Balls Antique Office Gift Idea
Located in West Hollywood, CA
10 Carpet Lawn bowling hand carved wood & stone balls antique office gift idea. A Beautiful
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19th Century Scottish Antique Bowling

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Stone

1902 German Jugendstil Presentation Punch Bowl
Located in Austin, TX
Butterfly Bowling Club presents to it's dearest members Mr. Enno von Essen and his wife in friendly memory
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Bowling

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Brass, Copper

Thwaites and Reed 19th Century Wall Clock
Located in London, GB
. They were established in Clerkenwell London in 1740 and were based at the Bowling Green Lane, EC1
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Bowling

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Brass

Thwaites and Reed 19th Century Wall Clock
Thwaites and Reed 19th Century Wall Clock
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 5.91 in
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Mustard Pot
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
encompassed with a ribbed design to the upper portion, reflecting the formation of an antique bowling pin
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1920s Great Britain (UK) Antique Bowling

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Digby Jephson, Vanity Fair cricket portrait chromolithograph, 1902
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Surrey who is best remembered for his lob bowling, a style he cultivated after employing fast over-arm
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Bowling

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Lithograph

Edwardian 9k Rose Gold Shield and Crown Pendant, Circa 1911
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
’ most likely for winning the local bowling league in 1912. With wonderful clear hall marks and a highly
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Bowling

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9k Gold, Rose Gold

Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
. A. Obenchain of Bowling Green, KY’, As an added bonus…..the Book comes with a Label belonging to
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18th Century English Classical Greek Antique Bowling

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Leather, Paper

A Pair of Framed 19th Century Colored Lithographs of Tudor Scenes by Joseph Nash
By Joseph Nash
Located in Alamo, CA
hall with children playing with skittles (wooden pins resembling bowling pins), a doll and what looks
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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Bowling

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Lithograph

Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Located in Vosselaar, BE
stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Hawaiin people. This
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Early 20th Century Hawaiian Antique Bowling

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Stone

Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Early 20th Century Stone Disc
H 8.67 in Dm 7.09 in
American Hepplewhite Virginian Secretary Chest with Civil War Provenance
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Dallas, TX
of Nashville, Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY. Married Eliza Calvert Hall (famous Author) of
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Brass

Early 19C W Virginia/Kentucky Drop Leaf Table, with Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
Acad. (New Castle, KY), University of Nashville, Ogden College, Bowling Green, KY. Married Eliza
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Bowling

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Cherry

Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter from White House June 1907
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
creatures by a jest which they may take for earnest ! Mrs. Eliza Calvert Obenchain, Bowling Green
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Paper

Important Confederate Field Map of Richmond VA 1864 with Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
, Eliza Calvert Hall (a renowned author from Bowling Green, KY) who was married to Major William Alexander
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Canvas, Paper

Original Antique Poster Lakeland LNER Lake District Sailing Golf Rock Climbing
Located in London, GB
Fishing Cycling Golfing Bowling Rock Climbing - and central image of people at the top of Napes Needle
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Early 1900s British Antique Bowling

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Paper

Antique Cricket Belt Buckle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
gentlemen with cricket bats, two in bowling stances, one is behind the wickets, one is attaching his pads
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1890s English Antique Bowling

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Brass

Antique Cricket Belt Buckle
Antique Cricket Belt Buckle
H 2.25 in W 3.5 in D 0.5 in
De Conjugio Episcoporum et Diaconorum by Bugenhagen, 1525
Located in Dallas, TX
General Robert E. Lee's Staff, and after the War became President of Ogden College in Bowling Green, KY
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Bowling

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Leather, Paper

19th Century American Walnut Childs Chair with Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
been 11 years old when she signed this chair. She would have grown up with this chair in Bowling
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Mid-19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Bowling

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Walnut

General William Tecumseh Sherman Autograph
Located in Dallas, TX
, Eliza Calvert Hall (a renowned author from Bowling Green, KY) who was married to Captain (later promoted
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Paper

Bibliomania or Book Madness by Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1842
Located in Dallas, TX
Bowling Green, KY and originally, Virginia. He served as a Colonel/Major on General Lee’s Staff during
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Bowling

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Paper

History of Muhlenberg County Kentucky by O.A. Rothert 1913
Located in Dallas, TX
Theodore Roosevelt. Eliza was born and raised in Bowling Green, KY and is quite famous in KY..
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Early 20th Century American Country Antique Bowling

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Paper

Highly Important Theodore Roosevelt Collection of 6 Items
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt Mrs. M.A. Obenchain, Ogden College, Bowling Green, Ky.“ The
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Bowling

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Paper

Rural and Domestic Life of Germany by Howitt, 1842
Located in Dallas, TX
College in Bowling Green, KY (now the University of Western Kentucky). Obenchain was of German descent
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Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Bowling

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Paper

Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
billiards, croquet, and bowling inside for play during inclement weather. Dating all the way back to the
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Bowling

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Brass

Genealogies and Sketches of Some Old Families of VA and KY by BF Van Meter 1901
Located in Dallas, TX
Ogden College in Bowling Green, KY (now the University of Western Kentucky). The Book was presented
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Bowling

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Paper

The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Complete Edition with Illustrations
Located in Dallas, TX
/McMillan Collection formerly of Bowling Green, KY and later, Highland Park, Texas. This Collection has
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Bowling

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Paper

The Life Record of HW Graber Texas Ranger Dedicated First Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
extensive private collection of the Calvert Hall/Obenchain/Godwin/McMillan Collection formerly of Bowling
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Paper

Antique Map of Italy Drawn & Engraved by R. Scott for Thomsons, Edinburgh 1814
Located in London, GB
, publisher at Gainsborough (the father of Thomas Mozley and James Bowling Mozley), for whose edition of James
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1810s Scottish Antique Bowling

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Other

The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, 1855
Located in Dallas, TX
the Calvert Hall/Obenchain/Godwin/McMillan Collection formerly of Virginia, Bowling Green, KY and
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Bowling

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Paper

The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, 1855
The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, 1855
H 7.6 in W 5.25 in D 1.25 in
Original Antique Poster Lakeland LNER Lake District Sailing Golf Rock Climbing
Located in London, GB
Fishing Cycling Golfing Bowling Rock Climbing - and central image of people at the top of Napes Needle
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Early 1900s Antique Bowling

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Paper

Antique Wood Bowling Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Bowling Set. It includes 10 pins and one ball
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Bowling

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Wood

Antique Wood Bowling Set
Antique Wood Bowling Set
H 15 in Dm 4.5 in
Antique Wood Bowling Pins - Set of 6
Located in Sausalito, CA
Set of 6 Vintage Bowling pins made of wood with an aged yellow detail band.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Bowling

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Wood

Antique Wood Bowling Pins - Set of 6
Antique Wood Bowling Pins - Set of 6
H 15.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Bowling Pins
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of early 20th century wooden bowling pins.
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Early 20th Century Antique Bowling

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Wood

Vintage Bowling Alley Top Table on Industrial Legs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Reclaimed bowling alley lane tops married to vintage industrial steel leg table.
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Bowling

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Steel

Pair of Tall Antique Bowling Pins by Spalding
Located in Sheffield, MA
Superb, early pair of bowling pins labeled Spalding. The grain on these is exceptional. They make a
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Bowling

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Wood

Box Containing 8 Lignum Vitae Wood Lawn Bowling Balls with 2 Kitties Early 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
"Bowling Club." ) The box holds eight beautiful Lignum Vitae wood lawn bowling balls with engine turned
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Bowling

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Wood

Drypoint and Etching, 1934
Located in Cookeville, TN
International Bowling and was inducted in to the International Bowling Association Hall of Fame. We could
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Bowling

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Paper

Drypoint and Etching, 1934
Drypoint and Etching, 1934
H 18.13 in W 25.13 in D 0.75 in
Tiffany & Co horse trophy with jockeys handles
Located in New York City, NY
Travers Stake won by Tom Bowling 1873 donated by William Travers Esq./Phoenix Hotel Stakes won by
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bowling

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co horse trophy with jockeys handles
Tiffany & Co horse trophy with jockeys handles
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H 15 in W 18 in D 13 in Dm 13 in
Set of Painted Skittles
Located in York, GB
Complete set of nine skittles with two bowling balls, circa 1900. Original black and red paint
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Early 20th Century Antique Bowling

Set of Painted Skittles
Set of Painted Skittles
H 14.57 in Dm 3.94 in
Antique Cufflinks of Dumbbell & Indian Club in 18 Carat Gold, English circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Pair of 18ct yellow gold ( stamped 18ct) cufflinks of original soft colour ,of bowling pins and
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1870s British High Victorian Antique Bowling

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Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Plan of the City of New York
By George Hayward
Located in New York, NY
, Bowling Green, private piers on East River shore of Second, Third, and Fifth Ward and shipyards on the
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1850s Realist Antique Bowling

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Lithograph

Pulling Down The Statue of George III
By John C. McRae
Located in New York, NY
Statue of George III By The "Sons of Freedom." At the Bowling Green, City of New York, July 1776". A
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1850s American Realist Antique Bowling

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Mezzotint

Ancient Egyptian Poppy Seed Pod Pendants with Gold, Lapis Lazuli, and Turquoise
Located in Bloomington, IN
some more club-shaped (like a bowling pin). In ancient times, sets would have matched perfectly
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15th Century and Earlier American Artist Antique Bowling

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Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold

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Antique Bowling For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique bowling you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique bowling — often made from wood, metal and maple — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique bowling you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique bowling, those designed in Victorian, Folk Art and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique bowling over the years, but those crafted by Mettlach, Anton Schutz and Stevenson & Law are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Bowling?

Prices for an antique bowling can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $80 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $900.
Questions About Antique Bowling
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