K. Rare cues purchased
recently:
Two
100-year-old carved German cues.
A Finck
and a Schröder & Kartzke
with
monogrammed ivory medallions, probably of the same owner.
Notice how long the wooden screws of the shaft are.
A "marquetry" Louis-Philippe billiard cue.
A "marquetry" Charles X billiard cue.
It is currently the oldest billiard cue of the collection.
Two "marquetry" Napoleon III billiard cues:
and
A
'La Victorieuse' cue made by Hénin Aîné, unusual
because its butt with adjustable weight is in four parts instead
of three.
The part adorned with a large inlay has a particular shape and is also carved, as shown on its back side.below
An old L. Van Laere cue with green decal, inlaid with one large white dot and sixteen small ones
and twenty-four coloured thin wood slices.
An
old L. Van Laere cue.
Three old cues, given by Jean-Luc Chiche, French billiard champion and collector.
1. A marquetry Charles X - Louis-Philippe one-piece cue.
2. A gilded and Art Deco sculpted one-piece cue, which used to belong to the Henin family.
3. A French Brunswick cue, signed, with its box.
This
column will be completed periodically.
