French 1920s Wooden Soldier Skittles - Set of 5 with Ball royal Copenhagen vase and was immediately smitten

and was immediately smitten

as well as terrific in a farmhouse

Single faced jug: 4 1/4" tall x 4 1/8" wide x 3 1/2" deep

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There is some crazing visible in the white glaze of the flower and a bit of bleed of the brown glaze

French 1920s Wooden Soldier Skittles - Set of 5 with Ball royal Copenhagen vase and was immediately smittenI am pretty certain these wonderful hand painted turned wooden pins or skittles are French and that they date to the 1920s or so; I have found a few other sets which, though not exact matches, are fairly close. And I believe there would originally have been nine of them, to arrange in a diamond formation then roll this yellow ball at, in them hopes of knocking them all down. With their great tall hats and white buttons all down their fronts, at first