Croquet: 1800 (circa) wooden paille-maille ball from the lawn game that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries (a precursor to croquet); a veteran of many matches. (London's Pall Mall is a corruption of paille-maille)
Timber croquet set well shaped from possibly oak and consisting of four mallets, four multi coloured balls and nine arches/hoops all housed in a well presented rack with leather straps to hold in place, height
A good croquet set and stand by F.H Ayers London, circa 1920, stand approx. 99 cm high 74 cm wide, four mallets four balls and markers. Provenance: Bentley's of Walton Street, London