Western Europe, England, London, ca. 1900s to 1940s CE. A wooden bowl ball, also known as lawn bowling, with central elephant ivory disks each engraved - one with a monogram "FWS" and the other with an initial "S." The maker marks and size etched around the smaller disk: "English Bowling Association / Jaques & Son London / Bias No. 3" and "E.B.A. Official." Size: 5" Diameter (12.7 cm); weight: 1.3 Kg (3 lb.)

This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made before 1972.

Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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#186083

Scuffs and abrasions from use as a bowling ball. Engraved maker marks are well preserved. Overall good vintage / antique condition.