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Antique Carpet Balls

Collection of Ten Antique Carpet Balls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ten carpet balls crafted in stoneware, decorated and glazed in several different colors and designs
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Stoneware

Antique Lignum Vitae Balls, 11 Indoor Carpet Balls, Scotland 1870, H1144
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Lignum Vital Balls, Collection of 11 Victorian Indoor Carpet Balls, Antique Toys, Scotland
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1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Hardwood

Collection of Three Antique Scottish Carpet Rug Balls, Late 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of three scottish stoneware carpet rug balls. Carpet balls in reds and green. A storied game
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Stoneware

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Main Hall Carpet ( 12'8''x13'4''- 385 x 405 )
Located in New York, NY
Main Hall Carpet Ningxia North Central China First Half of the 18th century Measures: 12'8" x 13'4
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1720s Chinese Antique Carpet Balls

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Wool

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 Carpet Balls

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Stone

Antique Caucasian Lambalo Kazak - Middle of 19th Century South West Caucasian
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
, and the vine design including octagonal flowers that appear like balls identify this rug as a Lambalo
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19th Century Caucasian Antique Carpet Balls

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Wool

Pair Antique Tripod Bronze Stands Chimera and Marble Balls Painted Ivy
Located in Mimizan, FR
handsome The bronze stands have a good patina Balls are heavy antique black Belgian Marble reminiscent of
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1870s British Neoclassical Revival Antique Carpet Balls

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Marble, Bronze

Scottish Lignum Vitae Carpet/Lawn Ball
Located in Pasadena, CA
one of the hardest woods and has always been the wood of choice for carpet, lawn and bocce balls. The
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Iron

Scottish Lignum Vitae Carpet/Lawn Ball II
Located in Pasadena, CA
one of the hardest woods and has always been the wood of choice for carpet, lawn and bocce balls. The
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Iron

Indoor Croquet Set Game for 7 Players in Jointed Wood Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original indoor or carpet croquet set game, coming with its own jointed wooden storage
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Antique Carpet Balls

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Metal

Indoor Cricket Game Hand Made Wood Set of 18 Pieces, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
table or carpet, all dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, circa 1900. This is a classic
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Antique Carpet Balls

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Wood

French Billiard Table with Lion Heads in Mahogany Veneer and Bronze Decorations
By Maison Guéret
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
played on a pocketless table (without holes), with a green carpet, and is usually played by two players
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Carpet Balls

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Bronze

French Aubusson Tapestry 19th century - N° 1101
Located in Paris, FR
paper balls and a cardboard or tube specially designed to protect your purchases. Close to the Eiffel
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1850s French Aubusson Antique Carpet Balls

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Wool

Aubusson French Antique Tapestry, 19th Century - N° 900
Located in Paris, FR
upholstery methods to avoid disappointment. Your purchases are placed in paper balls and a cardboard or tube
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1880s French Aubusson Antique Carpet Balls

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Wool

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Iconic Handcrafted Rosewood Danish Modern Magazine Rack! Mid Century Decor 1950s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Peoria, AZ
This Spectacular Rosewood Danish Modern Magazine Rack is a Rockstar in Mid Century Collector Circles! Sought after by professional decorators for decades, these folding magazine rac...
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1950s Montenegrin Mid-Century Modern Antique Carpet Balls

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Rosewood

1930s Elastolin Farm / Yard. 65 pc. O&M Hausser.. Antique toy, made in Germany
By Elastoform
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1930s Elastolin Farm / Yard. over 65 pc. O&M Hausser.. Antique toys, made in Germany,,Over 50 year collection. Amazing Early Elastolin Farm comprising of two houses,, several a...
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1930s German Country Antique Carpet Balls

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Composition

19th Century Child’s Mahogany Bagatelle Table, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century child’s mahogany Bagatelle table, circa 1840, mounted on a period custom base. The shallow rectangular mahogany case is hinged to open as a felt lined playing table, wit...
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1840s English Regency Antique Carpet Balls

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Mahogany

Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture was made from a single block of black marble, natural height sculpture, one of a kind piece. It is a unique piece for collectors. Dimensions of the sculpture: cm 170 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Carpet Balls

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Marble

Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
H 70.87 in W 43.71 in D 22.05 in
Chandelier Tutankhamon, 113 Lamps, Chrome Finish, Arabesque Style, Italy
By VG New Trend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Inspired by a world still surrounded by intriguing mystery, which evokes a unique blend of magic, splendour and austerity, the Tutankhamon line is an emotional and intellectual tribu...
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2010s Italian Modern Antique Carpet Balls

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Crystal, Stainless Steel

Antique Oak Revolving Snooker, Billiard Cue Rack
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Revolving Oak Snooker, Billiard or Pool Cue Stand. A fine quality oak billiard / snooker cue rack raised on three bun feet and revolving around a central turned pillar. The stand is ...
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Early 20th Century British Antique Carpet Balls

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Oak

"Boy Riding a Turtle" Wind-Up Toy; by J. Chein, circa 1930s
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
By J. Chein, circa 1930, this tin lithographed and hand painted American tin wind-up toy is all original and in working order. There are a few scratches here and there (from normal p...
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1930s American Folk Art Antique Carpet Balls

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Tin

Jacqueline au Bandeau
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
Conceived in 1962, Cast in bronze in 1964 Bronze relief sculpture cast from a linocut Stamped with the foundry mark ‘E. GodArd Fondr Paris’ Unnumbered edition of 2 Pablo Picasso’...
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Mid-20th Century Antique Carpet Balls

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Bronze

Rare French Napoleon III Carom Billiard-Checkers-Draughts Card Game Table 'THIS'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Rare French Louis Philippe Carom Billiard - Draughts - Card - International Checkers Game Table by "THIS". The elegant rosewood table features a removable square top ...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Carpet Balls

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Wood, Fruitwood, Rosewood

Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form A very unusual and quirky example of an early 20th century English folk art articulated weighted jaw toy dog. Made from ...
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Carpet Balls

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Faux Leather

American Antique Doll’s Bed, 19th Century
Located in Free Union, VA
A mid 19th century maple and pine turned wood doll’s bed of nice proportions, with detailed turnings on the four bed posts. The bottom is "roped" with natural twine. Would be good fo...
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Mid-19th Century American Rustic Antique Carpet Balls

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Twine, Maple, Pine

English Staffordshire Watch Holder with Scottish Figures and Lambs
Located in valatie, NY
English Staffordshire watch holder with two figures and a pair of lambs, mid-19th century. Beautifully decorated and lambs have grainey decoration. This "Pocket Watch Holder" would h...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Carpet Balls

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Pottery

Italian Brass and Glass Six Globes Floor Lamp Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Floor lamp with six opaline shades, brass accents and marble base. In the style of Stilnovo, Italy. Dimensions. H 187 cm x Dm 46 cm. E14 standard delivery. On request we can rewir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carpet Balls

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Marble, Brass

Antique Native American Plains Indian Doll
Located in Highland, IN
Here is an exceptional piece, fresh from a vintage estate. This beautiful antique Native American doll has incredible presence and a fantastic patina from years of play. Measuring 1...
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19th Century American Native American Antique Carpet Balls

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Leather, Beads

Butterfly table lamp Sign: Le Verre Francais France, 1923, Style: Art Nouveau
By Le Verre Francais
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Le Verre Francais France acid worked Página: 123 libro Charles Schneider Le Verre Francais- Charder Schneider Autora: Marie Christine Joulin- Gerold Maier Le Verre cameo...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Carpet Balls

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Art Glass

Antique French Velocipede Horse Tricycle by Jean Louis Gourdoux for Jugnet
By Jean Louis Gourdoux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully detailed, antique, French, velocipede or toy tricycle featuring the body of a carved walnut horse with steel face plate on spoke wheels and horse-hair tail. Designed by J...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Brass, Steel

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Chinese Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
The wine red field is decorated with balls themselves decorated with yin and yang and stylized
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Carpet Balls

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Wool, Cotton

Antique Chinese Rug
W 410 in L 3 in
Joyful Antique Chinese Inner Mongolian Rug
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
main border is decorated with peonies and vines with three balls in each corner, two floral balls and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Carpet Balls

An Assortment Of English Carpet Balls Priced Each
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very nice selection of 19th century English carpet balls.
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19th Century English Antique Carpet Balls

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Ceramic

Group of Sixteen Antique English Stoneware Carpet Balls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is a collection of sixteen English carpet balls crafted in stoneware. Hand decorated and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Stoneware

Set of 9 19th Century Scottish Carpet Balls
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Known to the Scots as “piggies”, this beautiful set of 19th century carpet balls were used in a
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19th Century Scottish Other Antique Carpet Balls

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Ceramic

19th Century Victorian Black and White Bone and Horn Geometric Carpet Balls
Located in Stamford, CT
A collection of 6 late 19th century antique Victorian game carpet balls all created in a striking
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1880s English Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Horn

Group of Three Balls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Three English carpet balls crafted in stoneware. Hand decorated and glazed in a variety of colors
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Carpet Balls

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Stoneware

Group of Three Balls
Group of Three Balls
H 2.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Indoor Carpet Skittles Game, Nine-Pin, Two Balls and Stand, circa 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, original, Indoor set of carpet skittles. This skittle game comes complete with
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Early 20th Century English Country Antique Carpet Balls

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Wood

Cigarette Box Smoking Arab, Viennese Carpet Bronze by Bergmann, circa 1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
turban sits cross-legged on a hinged wooden cage on a carpet and smokes a long pipe. Next to him are
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Early 20th Century Austrian Other Antique Carpet Balls

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Bronze

Antique Pottery Carpet Balls
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A set of antique pottery carpet balls with sponged decoration in various colors. The set
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19th Century Scottish Antique Carpet Balls

Pair of Scottish Pottery Carpet Balls
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Pair of Scottish Pottery Carpet balls, initialled with the Royal Compnay of Archers, The Queens
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Carpet Balls

Pair of Scottish Pottery Carpet Balls
H 3.5 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Eight Miniature Pottery Carpet Balls, Mid-19th century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Eight rare miniature Pottery carpet balls (the largest 1.75 diameter) mid 19th century.
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Carpet Balls

Collection of 13 pottery carpet balls mid 19th century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A set of antique pottery carpet balls with sponged decoration in various colors. The collection
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Carpet Balls

Collection of 26 Antique Carpet Balls
Located in Culver City, CA
Played indoors in Scotland these bowls (or balls) were used in the game of carpet bowls. We have
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19th Century English Antique Carpet Balls

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Earthenware

Scottish Pottery Victorian Carpets Ball Mid-19th Century Period
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine and colorful group of seven pottery carpet balls of various designs. This decorative group
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1860s British Country Antique Carpet Balls

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Ceramic, Pottery

Third Quarter 19th Century Kazak
Located in London, GB
complimented by the golden yellow border and it is as playful as you'd expect with a plethora of widgets, balls
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1860s Caucasian Antique Carpet Balls

Third Quarter 19th Century Kazak
Third Quarter 19th Century Kazak
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Collection of Antique Pottery Carpet Balls, Mid-19th Century English or Scottish
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A collection of eight antique British pottery carpet balls with interesting decorations. Amongst
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Carpet Balls

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Antique Carpet Balls For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique carpet balls is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique carpet balls — often made from ceramic, wood and bone — can elevate any home. Antique carpet balls have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique carpet balls bearing Victorian hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Carpet Balls?

Antique carpet balls can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,191, while the lowest priced sells for $85 and the highest can go for as much as $4,160.
Questions About Antique Carpet Balls
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Antique carpet balls are stone or ceramic balls decorated in bright colored patterns in specific plaids. They were used as a form of indoor carpet bowling, though now are collected for decorative purposes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carpet balls are called carpet balls because of their original purpose. When first produced during the 18th century in Scotland, carpet balls were part of a set used to play the Victorian parlor game carpet ball. Find a collection of antique carpet balls on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carpet balls were used to play the game Parlour ball. This Victorian-era indoor game is related to bocce ball or lawn bowling. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique carpet balls from top sellers around the world.