Late 19th C. Very Rare Engraved Clay 21 Pocket Billiards Ball seascape with mountain 3 1/4” x 3 1/4”

3 1/4” x 3 1/4” x 2 3/4”

and the structure of the super tight fitting lid

Really a lovely little parquetry set

allowing for some pretty exciting arrangements

Late 19th C. Very Rare Engraved Clay 21 Pocket Billiards Ball seascape with mountain 3 1/4” x 3 1/4”This, it turns out, is is a super rare onethe 21st ball in a c. 1880s set of baseball pocket billiards, which is the only sort of billiards set that contains 21 balls. (Typically billiards and pocket billiards sets contain 15 marked balls plus a shooter.) I believe this ball was designed and produced by George H. Burt of Millburn, NJ. I have found documentation of a few standard sets out there made of clay and engraved in just this manner (with