19th Century Games

This is an excellent antique mahogany pool scoreboard by Palmer & Sons, London late 19th century in date. This is one of the best examples of a pool scoreboard, with nine slides and a moulded pediment above the maker's label: PALMER & SONS, 111, HIGH STREET, BORO', LONDON Together with two prints in oak frames, THE RULES OF POOL & THE RULES OF PYRAMID POOL, Burroughes & Watts, London. Provenance: Sotheby's Belgravia sale on 6th December 1979 of World Champion Billiards/Snooker player 'Joe Davis' This is a fun piece which is sure to attract a lot of attention from your guests and be a welcome addition to any games room.. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 65 x width 44 x depth 9 - scoreboard Height 58 x width 41 x depth 2.5 - print with frame Dimensions in inches: Height 25.6 x width 17.3 x depth 3.5 - scoreboard Height 22.8 x width 16.1 x depth 1.0 - print with frame Burroughes & Watts, London - firm, which would become one of the most famous of the English billiard table manufacturers, was founded in 1836 by William Burroughes in partnership with F. Watts. William had learnt his trade with Thurston's, and set up his new business at 19 Soho Square, London. He brought with him from Thurston's all the latest innovations for billiard tables, immediately starting to produce models with rubber cushions and slate beds. Even though the natural rubber cushions would give extremes of elasticity according to temperature, and the slates where only an inch thick, this was to be the future of billiard tables, and Burroughes and Watts were at the forefront from the very beginning. They were quickly recognised as a world-class manufacturer and received a prize medal for a table entered for the Great Exhibition of 1851, with a similar award being received at the subsequent London Exhibition of 1862. In 1860 they were making a modest 150 full-sized tables a year, but by the end of this decade production had doubled. In 1869 they followed the lead of Thurston's and improved their cushions with "vulcanised" rubber, which were designed to minimise the effect of temperature variations. The business now looked for expansion away from London, and in the early 1870's they opened up branches in Dublin and Belfast. At this time most tables in Ireland were made with cast iron frames, and the wooden framed Burroughes & Watts tables proved popular with the locals. In 1873 the company secured a major contract for billiard tables to "Her Majesty's War Department and Admiralty" and around the same time received the warrant of Queen Victorian and Edward, Prince of Wales. The following year, the champion, William Cook...

19th Century reverse painted glass games board We share what we love, and we love the decorative nature of this stunning English 19th Century reverse painted glass games board. With aged surface across the glass reflection and wooden frame. With a glance of old news paper...

A terrific pair of mid-19th century carved wood bowling balls. A great accessory for any tabletop or bookcase.

An exquisite and exceptiionally rare Spanish billiard marker by Mayol Y Poch of Barcelona circa 1880. Probably made from Madera wood. A high end ...

Pair of 19th century juggler's pins with beautiful black and gold painting. A whimsical sculptural accent with unique history. England, cir...

By I. & D. Smallwood Makers Birmingham, major makers for these levels. The long rosewood implement with brass attachments. With both inches, foot and millimeter measurements. Missing...

19th century reverse painted game board We are proud to offer a delightful untouched example of a 19th century reverse hand painted glass games ...

An exceptionally rare and fine quality Billiards marker by Thurston of London circa 1860 Constructed from an excellent cut of English oak with a shaped pediment. There are four...

19th Century Reverse Painted English Glass Games Board We are proud to offer a highly decorative 19th Century reverse painted glass games board. Depicting some delightful floral ...

This rare Victorian mahogany 12 player life pool scoreboard features sliders that open to reveal counters and stars. The makers, Burroughes & Watts, are a we...

Early left hand hickory golf club. This early large head hickory shafted lofting iron has a smooth face, hickory shaft and the remains of the original sheepskin grip. This is a fine...

19th century French bistro lawn bowling set. 6 pins and 3 bowling balls. Bowling Balls are smooth where the fingers have been placed. Various sizes of pin...

Set of 63 Qing Dynasty Chinese mother of pearl counters Chinese, early 19th century Measure: Diameter 3.5cm This set comprises sixty-thre...

We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian games compendium with a complete suite of games This is a very well made and c...

Antique print titled 'Vuist-Gevegt van de Inboorlingen van Hapaee'. Antique print depicting a fight between two natives of Hapaee. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door ...

Antique 19th century English Victorian era walnut chess table, circa 1885.

This is an original and complete game of Marble Solitaire with a very good polished hand turned hardwood board and 33 early clay and stone marbles, all dating to the mid-19th century, Victorian period. The board is finely hand turned with good detail, made of well figured hardwood, possibly red walnut and sitting on three small bun feet. It has 32 equi-spaced holes with an additional one in the center and a gallery to the outer perimeter. This board is particularly good with a lovely mellow color, developed over many years of use and polishing. It comes complete with a full set of 33 ( 32 + one spare) early handmade playing marbles...

Scared head golf club, driver, by Willie Park. A well loved long nose golf club, driver, made by Willie Park of Musselburgh. The stained and polished beech-wood head in good conditi...

POW Dominos 28 late 19th Century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of dominos, in a sliding painted lid box. Size in inches: BOX H 5” x W 1.8” x D 1.2” (28 Domi...

19th C American marbleized slate chess board, resembling fine marble inlay., in the neoclassical style. With a two inch geometric border, and a ten inch...

Inlaid wooden checkerboard from England, dating to the early 19th-century. An attractively patinated piece, it conceals an additional solo noble bo...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique enamel and English silver filigree box; an addition to our silver ornamental collection. This except...

Early dice gambling wheel by H.C. Evans & Co, in Chicago, IL. Original condition, with stand. H. C. Evans & Company of Chicago was once a leading manufa...

Cricket belt buckle, The Eleven. Brass-coloured cast metal belt buckle with raised images mounted on a flat plated metal back plate. The piece is attached to the back plate via metal pins at each of its corners that pierce the buckle and are flattened out on the reverse. On the reverse of the back plate there is also a loop and hook for a belt. The raised scene features eleven figures in varied cricketing poses wearing plain, stripped and patterned shirts, a time before 'cricketing whites' were introduced. All the gentlemen have facial hair, be it a beard, mustache or sideburns with four of the gentlemen with cricket bats, two in bowling stances, one is behind the wickets, one is attaching his pads and three are fielding. A wonderful piece of cricket memorabilia...

Antique print titled 'The Bull tossing the Picador and Horse'. Old lithograph showing a bullfighting scene. Artists and Engravers: Made after an ...

An unusual miniature mahogany Billiard Bagatelle board, having green baize surface with inset numbered cups flanked by boxwood & ebony score peg-holder...

Antique long nose, deep faced golf club, Robert Forgan, St Andrews. A very good beechwood long nose deep face golf club, long spoon by Robert Forgan of St Andrews. This great lookin...

Antique Long Nose Golf Club, McEwan Of Musselburgh. A fine long nose golf club, spoon by McEwan of Musselburgh. This club has a wonderful and grac...

Antique print titled 'Tartars hunting deer'. This print originates from Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Artists and Engravers: Samuel Howitt was an English painter, illust...

Transporting antique English gaming wheel crafted in pine darkened by aged shellac with leather stopper and decoupaged numbers 1 through 30 and se...

The ‘Royal Cabinet of Games’ by Charles Henry, 22 King Street, Manchester, constructed in figured walnut with coromandel edging, enclosing various games including chess, backgammon &...

Ten carpet balls crafted in stoneware, decorated and glazed in several different colors and designs including a white cue ball.

Faro case keeper in spades by B.C. Willis & Co., 666 E. Columbia St. Detroit, Michigan. This counter is folding type of walnut veneer measuring about 12" square. The suit of cards is illustrated with the Ace showing crossed American flags with red counters on the bars. An interesting counting device by a well known maker. Faro was the highest stake gambling game in the mining towns of the Old West, Virginia City...

Small antique print of a man playing tennis. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1890. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous. Condi...

Antique print, untitled. A Dutch winter landscape with 10 skaters on the ice, circumventing a hole in the ice. Two windmills in the background. From one of the books by Alexander Ver...

Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of domi...

Antique print titled 'Gezicht op de Harddraverij met Paard en Narreslede, langs de Willemskade'. Old print depicting an ice skating scene in the Netherlands. This print originate...

Antique print titled 'De Maas voor de fabriek te Fyenoord'. Old print depicting an ice skating scene in the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het...

Antique print titled 'De Schaatsenrijdersbaan op de Maas'. Old print depicting an ice skating scene in the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het ijs vermaak op de Maas te ...

Keno goose, board, and cards. 22" H with dark mahogany stain. At the base is a 4" felt-lined cup for the balls. The 10" x 16" maple board has 90 numbered holes on the lower section, ...

Antique print titled 'Plate IV 'De Beugelbaan - Le Jeu de Passe.' This plate shows a 19th century scene in Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. Men are playing the Dutch game 'beugelen'. This original antique print was published in 1857 by Frans Buffa & Zonen Amsterdam as part of the publication 'Nederlandsche Kleederdrachten naar de natuur' (Dutch folk costume, illustrated using real-life models) by Valentyn Bing. 'Beugelen' is a popular sport in which a heavy sphere is moved with a wooden shovel...

Antique print titled 'De Stad van Katendrecht gezien'. Old print depicting an ice skating scene in the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het ijs vermaak op de Maas te Rott...

Antique print titled 'Gezicht van het Bolwerk op de Maas'. Old print depicting an ice skating scene in the Netherlands. This print originates from 'Het ijs vermaak op de Maas te ...

Antique print titled 'Les Patineurs'. Old lithograph of an ice skating scene made after a painting by Xavier Leprince. Artists and Engravers: L...

This item is from a collection of "magic" props from a California estate, and was accumulated in New York City; home too many famous conjurors; Houdini, Hermann the Great, and Copper...

Emile Hurtré French Art Nouveau Billiard table. Made by award-winning artisan E. Gueret (Médaille d’Or 1889). Hurtré is best known for h...

Antique Scared Head Long Nose Golf Club. A long nose lofted club in great condition, maker unknown. The golf club has a blond beech-wood head with lead weight to the rear, traditional horn slip along the leading edge of the sole, head stamped 'The Eclipse...

A Victorian leather archery hip quiver. An unusual small green leather archery arrow side hip quiver. The quiver comes with a selection of four arrows, three are target arrows. Two ...

Vintage gambling wheel with colored glass. Three winner options - red, black or star. Came from a gambling house along the Mississippi River. Ol...

Rare Napoléon III game box circa 1880 made in Boulle Marquetry style with its game chips. The outside is in blackened fruitwood with materials as brass decoration lines and a Horn...

Architecture game constructions with 56 colored stones inside a wooden box made in the laboratory of Dr. Richter Rudolstadt Thüringe in the late nineteenth century. The box is comple...

Educational puzzle of colored cardboard composed of three folders depicting world map, Europe and France. The world map in addition to the territorial map of the continents depicts t...

Superb quality antique English Victorian rosewood with inlay games table, Circa 1870-1880.

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English zebra wood backgammon game box. Game consist of board, two sets of 15 checkers, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube and pair of leather dice cups...

Lacquer and stenciled game box, having four fitted boxes inside with gaming pieces and two decks of hand colored playing cards, one deck with 41 cards and the other with 50. Overall ...

Inlaid wooden checkerboard from England, dating to the early 19th-century. An attractively patinated piece, it conceals an additional solo noble bo...

Curious mechanical lottery apperatice that has a hardwood spinning canister with pine cap and spout, supported by two turned mahogany posts on a round wood base with ball feet. The p...