Pair of Antique Petanque (or Boules) Balls antique mender ruler I've included a few images

I've included a few images of pieces of his work in photos

Quite a little curiosity

Paper dolls are about 5 3/4" tall and in very good condition

A little wear around the edges of the gold painted frame plus tearing to the black paper on the back

Pair of Antique Petanque (or Boules) Balls antique mender ruler I've included a few imagesI've always got an eye out for old handmade petanque boules balls, but these are the first that I've found, French and dating to the late 19th century I believe. These were made manually by hammering steel (and in this case one brass on each) nails into olive wood balls, one by one, which I understand then required several years to properly cure. Beautifully crafted and wonderfully tactile, each of these weighs nearly two pounds. Approx 3 1 2" in