$1,650 / set
Set of 19th Century French Pétanque Boules
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful set of 19th century French pétanque boules, comprised of four iron studded balls and one marble cochonnet (jack).
Marble, Iron
$950 / set
Boules De Petanque Set
Located in Round Top, TX
A charming set of French early 20th century Boules De Petanque in their leather carrying case.
Iron
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boule balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls, France, late 19th century. In the 19th century, antique metal boules balls experienced a renaissance that took the game of boules t...
Metal
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th Century. Diameter 8,5 cm. Fantastic colour and patina! In the 19th century, antique metal bo...
Metal
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th Century. Fantastic colour and patina! In the 19th century, antique metal boules balls experi...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
French Game Ball Boule de Petanque Marked #2
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Petanque is a game played in the south of France not unlike bocce ball in Italy. The French Petanque makers went all out to hand craft their game balls. The wooden ball is covered wi...
Brass, Iron
Antique Boule Ball "6", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Antique Boule Ball "17", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball "62", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball "B", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball "G", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball "7", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball "G", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique French Nail-Studded Boules, Traditional Pétanque Game Balls
Located in Hamburg, DE
This authentic collection of antique French boules represents a traditional form of pétanque balls widely used in Southern Europe before the introduction of modern solid metal versi...
Iron
Antique Boule Balls Set "9", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Balls Set "B", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Balls Set "B", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Ball "J P", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Antique Boule Ball Brass Decor, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Antique Boule Ball "D F", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Antique Boule Ball "P A", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal
Antique Boule Ball "G", "J", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Metal
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "3", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Decorated with the numer "3" on each of the Boule balls. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, par...
Olive
Antique Boule Ball With Flower Decor, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "G", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball pair, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules,...
Olive
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls Circle, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "4", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Ball "C" With Star Decor, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Complete Set Of Antique Boule Balls, 8 Pieces, Pétanque, 1880s, France
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Metal
Large Set Of Antique Boule Balls, 13 Pieces, Pétanque, 1880s, France
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Metal, Copper, Steel
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "3", "V", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Ball With Star Decor And C, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
$560Sale Price / set|30% Off
9 Antique French Boule Lyonnaise Cloutees Studded Nailed Petanque Balls 3" & 4.5
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of 9 antique French bowling game/boules cloutees / nailed balls - spheres of wood studded throughout with nails for durability. Four large, five small. Dimensions: Large - 4.5...
Iron
$1,036Sale Price / set|30% Off
Set of 11 Brass and Copper Pétanque French Boules or Italian Bocce Balls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A game in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called boules in France, and "bocce" in Italy) as close as possible to a small target ball. Early 1900s, great accents,...
Brass, Copper
$795 / set
Wooden Bowl With 9 French Iron Boules
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved wooden bowl with nine antique nail-studded iron boules that were used for boule Lyonnaise or pétanque games.
Iron
Pulpo Boule Floor Lamp by BY SEBASTIAN HERKNER in STOCK
By Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
BOULE HIGH Outer shade: clear Inner shade: opal white Base: Stone- Marble red Sebastian Herkner’s boule is a pure homage to the traditional French Pétanque game, a version of boule.
Marble
$269Sale Price|20% Off
L'Ouvrier (The Worker) Playing Boules by Eugène Henri Millet, Published in 1873
Located in Langweer, NL
In the etching *L'Ouvrier* (The Worker) by Eugène Henri Millet, the group of men appears to be engaged in a game of boules or pétanque, a popular outdoor game in France.
Paper
Late 19th Century Petanque Boules
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century petanque boules, personalised with brass details initialed "J B".
Full Set of French Petanque Boules, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Full set of French Petanque boules, circa 1900. We are proud to offer a complete set of antique Petanque boules, numbered wooden boules covered with patinated iron hobnails and smal...
Wood
Sold
H 3.75 in Dm 3.75 in
Early 20th Century French Wooden Painted Petanque Boules Bocce Ball Lawn Bowling
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage wooden ball partially studded with nails and painted brown.
Metal
Exceptional French Boule Ball, Around 1880, Decorative Petanque Ball
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional craftsmanship, olive wood, brass, copper. This type of French boules ball were originally made of olive wood, on which steel, copper or brass nails were artfully hammere...
Brass, Copper
Full Set of Eight, 19th Century French Petanque or Boules
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A full set of French, 19th century Petanque or Boules, a traditional French game. These are wooden spheres with multiple nails to give an armoured finish, each has a small brass plaq...
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H 3.94 in Dm 3.94 in
Exceptional French Boule Ball, Around 1880, Decorative Petanque Ball, Number 9
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional craftsmanship, olive wood, brass, steel. This type of French boules ball were originally made of olive wood, on which steel, copper or brass nails were artfully hammered...
Brass, Copper
Sold
H 22.45 in W 26.78 in D 0.79 in
The Boule Players, La Pétanque: Mid-20th Century Gouache and Watercolour, Framed
Located in Cotignac, FR
French mid century watercolour and gouache painting of a group of people playing boule or petanque by Maryse de Vasay. The painting is signed bottom right and is presented in a fine ...
Watercolor, Gouache
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H 5.25 in W 9 in D 26 in
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 instructions and point counter / abicus,12 nail studded playing balls (6 yellow and 6 ...
Metal
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H 14.57 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
French Art deco Spelter and marbre sculpture of a pétanque player.
By French House & Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous French, boules/petanque player trophy on trouser cuff in the Lyon style .
Griotte Marble, Spelter
Antique French Petanque Boules Game
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Set of eight antique nailed petanque boules, with two cochon or pigs, one metal one wood.
Collection of 12 Antique French Pétanque Boules
Located in Sheffield, MA
Boules are the balls used in the French game, boules or Pétanque.
Walnut
Chanel Resort 2020 Pétanque set
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Collector ! Chanel petanque set delivered in a dustbag and Chanel box Condition: good Made in France Material: metal Color: silver, black Dimensions: 9 x 9 cm Hardware: silver-plated...
19th Century French Petanque Novelty Box, "Fanny"
Located in Doylestown, PA
A rare 19th century Petanque (boule) "Fanny Box" from Provence, in tin with a painted composition figure behind a sliding panel.
Tin
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boule balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
French Game Ball Boule de Petanque #4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Petanque is a game played in the south of France not unlike Bocce ball in Italy. The French Petanque makers went all out to hand craft their game balls. The wooden ball is covered wi...
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 14.25 in W 16.25 in D 1.5 in
Joueurs de Boules (Ball Players or Pétanque)
By Jules René Hervé
Located in Plano, TX
Oil on canvas, dimensions are 8 7/8 x 10 6/8. c. 1950. Signed, lower right. Titled on the stretcher on the verso, and also signed on the canvas verso. Framed dimensions are 14 1/4 x ...
Oil
French Game Ball "Boule de Petanque"- Marked #30
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Petanque is a game played in the south of France not unlike bocce ball in Italy. The French Petanque makers went all out to hand craft their game balls. The wooden ball is covered wi...
Brass, Iron
Boule de Petanque a French Game Ball Marked #5
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Petanque is a game played in the south of France not unlike bocce ball in Italy. The French Petanque makers went all out to hand craft their game balls. The wooden ball is covered wi...
Brass, Iron
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "24", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity.
Olive
Sold
H 3.55 in Dm 3.55 in
Antique Boule Ball With Circle Decor, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Metal, Brass
Collection of 3 French Boules
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique handmade collection of 3 Italian bocce balls or French “boules” with wonderful green patina finish. The Italians call these balls bocce balls and the French “boules” or “boul...
Wood
Group of 10 Antique Petanque Boules
Located in New York, NY
Group of 10 boules of various sizes and textures, Metal and Wood.
Sold individually at $175 each.
Sold Separately: New black stands $75.00 each
...
Metal
Rare Collection of Boules or "Petanque" Balls
Located in London, GB
Including "Fishscale" and square-cut nail varieties on associated wooden trestle stand.
Collection of Twelve French Walnut Napoleon III Pétanque Boules
Located in Woodbury, CT
Boules are used to play Pétanque, the French equivalent of Boccé and this set is beautiful.
Walnut
Collection of Twelve 19th Century French Iron-Studded Pétanque Boules
Located in Woodbury, CT
Boules are used to play Pétanque, the French equivalent of Boccé, and this collections is stunning.
Iron
Set of Nine Boules Petanque Iron, Brass, and Copper Balls
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 1900's Set of nine boules (petanque) iron, brass, and copper. A game in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called boules in France) as close as possible to a...
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