Antique Bowling Ball
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 Ball
Materials
Wood
Bowling Ball Collection from USA, 1900s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
. Filled with 12 lignum vitae bowling balls. Manufactured in the 1920s.
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Early 20th Century Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood
Original ‘Ball Rack’ with Lignum Vitae Bowling Balls, Made to Order
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 Ball
Materials
Oak
Antique Wabi Sabi Round Handled Drinking Mixing Wood Bowl
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous hand carved antique bowl with handle.
Large size (like a bowling ball).
Appears to be
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Early 20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Hardwood
Antique German Britannia Silver-Plated Metal Bowling Figure By WMF, Circa 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Greven, DE
bowling ball. One arm rests on his bent knee, while the other holds the ball firmly. His focused gaze
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Early 20th Century German Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Metal
H 4.34 in W 1.19 in D 2.37 in
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Wooden Bowling Ball Rack and Balls
Located in Culver City, CA
Painted three tiered rack with (27) balls.
Rack:
84.5” W x 11” D x 37.75” H
Bowling Balls
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Late 19th Century American Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood
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 Ball
Materials
Metal
Bowling Set
Located in New York, NY
Very rare set of wood bowling pins and an iron bowling ball.
There are 9 pins. The pins are
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Iron
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver 'Bowling Pin' Cocktail Shaker, c.1899
By Stevenson & Law
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
pin motif and a bowling ball. Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1899 (g
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Skittles Set, English, Pine, Indoor, Garden, Bowling, Oak, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
with three red, three green and two yellow pins
Small, vintage composite bowling ball
Oak carriage
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Pine
H 13.59 in W 9.06 in D 13.59 in
Untitled
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in New York, NY
; another male figure imminently about to release a bowling ball in a flaxen jacket; another man in a
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1920s Art Deco Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Metal
H 3.75 in Dm 3.75 in
Antique Hand-Turned Lignum Vitae Ironwood Bowling Ball Four Pins Hand Made Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique lignum vitae lathe turned bowling ball with four pins.
Measures: Ball diameter: 9 in
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1860s American Early Victorian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood
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 Ball
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Carved Lingum Vitae Bowling Ball, circa 1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original hand carved Victorian bowling ball made of extremely hard Lingum vitae wood
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19th Century Victorian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood
Antique French Bowling Set
Located in Dallas, TX
, France, circa 1900.
Was accessible for bowling and lawn bowling.
Ball measurement: 4.5" diameter.
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Mahogany
A 19th Century Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century American lignum vitae bowling ball
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Bowling Ball
Pair of Antique English Bowling Ball Bookends
Located in Port Chester, NY
A pair of English bowling balls on custom-made stands make unique bookends. Good gift for a man
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood
Lignum Vitae Ball on Brass Stand
Located in New York, NY
Old English bowling ball in lignum vitae, with wonderful age patina.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Brass
Large Grand Tour Specimen Marble Sphere
Located in Washington, DC
Large Italian hand carved specimen marble ball. This exemplifies the best of specimen marble
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19th Century Italian Antique Bowling Ball
MONUMENTAL FRENCH GILT STEEL/ CRYSTAL "VERSAILLES" CHANDELIER
Located in Hialeah, FL
fortune. 2 Huge Crystal balls - one in the center cage and one [bowling ball size] hanging from the bottom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Metal
Antique Bowling Alley Ball Return Post by Brunswick Balke Collender Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique bowling alley ball return post by Brunswick Balke Collender company.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Brass
Unusual Tramp Art Fitted Bowling Ball Box
Located in Concord, MA
Unusual Tramp Art Box with fitted green velvet interior to hold a large bowling ball. Sides
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Scrap Wood, Velvet
Victorian Era Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand
By Brunswick Co.
Located in Providence, RI
Victorian era Lignum Vitae bowling ball on steel stand. Ball has beautiful patina and figuring
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Steel
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Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
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2010s American Modern Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Oil on Canvas Screen with Trompe L’œil
Located in IT
18th century, large Italian neoclassical oil on canvas four panels screen with Trompe L’œil
These large screen is composed of four panels in oil on canvas painted. Neoclassical, d...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Canvas
H 82.29 in W 118.12 in D 1.97 in
Antique 17th Century Persian Kerman Carpet. 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique 17th century Kerman vase carpet, country of origin: Persia, circa 17th century. Size: 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in (3.48 m x 6.15 m).
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17th Century Persian Kirman Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wool
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has
developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous
architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the R...
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2010s British Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Maple
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular book case or library, mahogany, Denmark, design 1928
Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is ...
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1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Mahogany
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Metal
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
...
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16th Century Indian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Silver
1950s Italian Bar Cabinet with Dutch Maritime Oil Painting
Located in North Miami, FL
Dramatic 1950s Italian bar cabinet features an elegant curved body on tall, slender cabriole legs, gessoed and painted in Tiffany box blue and lined in rich European walnut. Center f...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Brass
A Napoleon III Parquetry Pedestal Desk By Guillaume Grohé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Pedestal Desk, By Guillaume Grohé. France, Circa 1860.
Stamped to the top edge of one door 'GROHE FRERES Ebeniste a PARIS'
G...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Ormolu
Amoeba Walnut Coffee Table
By Jerry Nance
Located in New Hampton, NY
Walnut coffee table based on the style of historical pieces. This coffee table features an irregularly curved tabletop with vertical grain thick-veneered perimeter. Three turned Waln...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bowling Ball
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Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
Russian, 1884
Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm
This beautiful silver table was man...
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Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Malachite, Silver
H 33.47 in W 44.49 in D 24.81 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Stone, Copper
18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere
Located in London, GB
A late eighteenth century lignum vitae sphere of large scale.
Lignum vitae was favoured by Dame Barbara Hepworth, and a Hepworth sphere sculpture in the material was recently sold...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Wood
Scottish Lignum Vitae Carpet/Lawn Ball
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a good example of a 19th century Scottish Lignum Vitae carpet or lawn ball. Lignum Vitae is one of the hardest woods and has always been the wood of choice for carpet, lawn and ...
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Bowling Ball
Materials
Iron
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique bowling ball you’re looking for. An antique bowling ball — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique bowling ball, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bowling ball, designed in the Victorian or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
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Questions About Antique Bowling Ball
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Historically, bowling balls were made out of lignum vitae, which is known as the hardest, densest wood. Today, bowling balls are made with more plastic and polyester materials. You can find a collection of vintage and modern bowling balls on 1stDibs.
- What are antique carpet balls?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Antique 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, 2022Antique wooden bowls were used in either storing or serving food. Wooden bowls were also preferred for bread making, as the wood held the heat that was generated by the fermenting yeast. You’ll find a variety of antique wooden bowls from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Dough bowls, also known as trenchers, were a staple in colonial America for mixing bread and providing a place for the dough to rise before baking. Shop a collection of antique dough bowls from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.