{"product_id":"antique-english-leather-cricket-ball-set-of-six","title":"*RESERVED* Antique English Leather Cricket Ball, Set of Six","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSix red leather cricket balls, hand stitched in England around 1920. They look right heaped in a wooden bowl on a desk, bookshelf, or bar cart, and they suit a study, library, or lodge room. One has clearly had a harder life than the rest, and I've described it in full below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 3 in. diameter, each ball\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Quantity | Set of six\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Aged red leather, crazed and scuffed, with darkening and soiled stitching. Whether the colour or finish is original to the balls is not established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Leather\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1920\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Gold-stamped mark to one ball, worn and only partly legible. Maker not read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction | Hand-stitched leather case with a raised, multi-row stitched seam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Weight | 3 oz each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese are six balls in varying condition, and they are sold as display pieces. All six show age-appropriate wear: crazing across the leather, scuffs, darkening, and dirt in the stitching. The crazing is normal ageing for lacquered or dyed leather and is not damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne ball is in noticeably worse condition than the other five. It is the darkest of the set, with deep crazing, loss to the leather surface, and a visible crack running through the seam area. The seam stitching on that ball is worn and soiled. The other five are in better order, though none is clean or crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636978778390,"sku":"ENM-2100","price":310.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09961.jpg?v=1791319917","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-english-leather-cricket-ball-set-of-six","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}