French 1920s Wooden Soldier Skittles - Set of 5 with Ball wood and fabric with a terrific patina

with a terrific patina

The sculpture measures 6 inches tall x 4 inches wide x 3 inches deep

The smallest

Or give it a good clean with some butcher block cleaner and use it for serving cheese and crackers

4 5/8" tall x 3 1/4" diameter at widest

French 1920s Wooden Soldier Skittles - Set of 5 with Ball wood and fabric with a terrific patinaI 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