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Jeu des grâces, (variant) (France, circa 1880) Jeu des grâces, (variant). (France, circa 1880). Two elements, 48 cm long. Two turned wooden rods bearing a 10 cm-high flared bowl with a 7 cm-diameter opening at one end; the junction between the rod and the bowl is made of blackened wood. The bowls are made of boxwood. A game of skill similar to Jeu des grâces, which was very popular during the Restoration period. Each player uses a rod to throw a cloth ball contained in the cup, with the other player having to retrieve it from his own cup. The diameter of the cup is small enough to make the game very difficult, even more so than the Jeu des grâces from which it was inspired. A reference to this game can be found on page 225 of Henry René d'Allemagne's Sports et Jeux d'adresse ("Divers accessoires du jeu de volant et du jeu des grâces"). This game made a few timid reappearances during the 19th century, but never really took hold. Original wood defect on one of the turned boxwood cups (a knot in the wood has created a split).

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Jeu des grâces, (variant) (France, circa 1880) Jeu des grâces, (variant). (France, circa 1880). Two elements, 48 cm long. Two turned wooden rods bearing a 10 cm-high flared bowl with a 7 cm-diameter opening at one end; the junction between the rod and the bowl is made of blackened wood. The bowls are made of boxwood. A game of skill similar to Jeu des grâces, which was very popular during the Restoration period. Each player uses a rod to throw a cloth ball contained in the cup, with the other player having to retrieve it from his own cup. The diameter of the cup is small enough to make the game very difficult, even more so than the Jeu des grâces from which it was inspired. A reference to this game can be found on page 225 of Henry René d'Allemagne's Sports et Jeux d'adresse ("Divers accessoires du jeu de volant et du jeu des grâces"). This game made a few timid reappearances during the 19th century, but never really took hold. Original wood defect on one of the turned boxwood cups (a knot in the wood has created a split).

Estimate 80 - 120 EUR

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