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Les Trois Chats
05401France: 1900. Les Trois Chats"<br /> A Remarkable Survival of a Passé-Boules Carnival Game<br /> <br /> PASSÉ-BOULES GAME. Les Trois Chats. in the style of Louis Wain. Hand-painted 'Polychrome' Papier Maché late nineteenth century ball throwing 'Carnival' game. French ca. 1900. <br /> <br /> Three side by side polychrome cats in 'Papier Maché the structure reinforced by two wooden boards one as the base and the other at the top. The height is 24 1/2 inches 630 mm.; the width is 23 5/8 inches 600 mm.; and the depth is 5 7/8 inches 150 mm.<br /> <br /> Each of the three felines have gaping open mouths 2 1/2 inches 63 mm. the one on the center wearing an orange and blue hat with the name "Toto" in orange. At the bottom is a receptacle with three compartments which are marked "30" "50" & "20" respectively. <br /> <br /> A remarkable survival of a Passé-Boules Carnival Game.<br /> <br /> Historically passé-boule ball-toss was a very popular fairground game in France from the 19th century onwards and the masks often depict figures to be ridiculed. Any number of people may play. <br /> <br /> The object of the game is to hit the target with small white balls - similar to table tennis balls but slightly smaller. <br /> The three targets are the wide-open mouths of the three cats. Players aim to throw or bounce their ball into the open mouths for a good score.<br /> <br /> Provenance: Purchased in Paris from the family of the original owner whose Grandfather or Grandmother acquired it at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. France: , 1900 unknown
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. · États-Unis2 750,00 $US≈ 2 326,78 €
