Bogardus ball-targets

Lot 329 July 10th & 11th auction 2023 - bit.ly/2xdt3ah
A SMALL COLLECTION OF THREE RARE BOGARDUS-TYPE GLASS BALL TARGETS,
all circa 1890, the first a blue version signed in raised moulded letters around the circumference 'W.W. GREENER ST MARYS WORKS BIRM'M & 68 HAYMARKET LONDON', the second an amethyst colour with two circular panels, each depicting a standing shooter (the ball body with slight deformity from the moulding process), the last a smoky clear version signed around the central band 'BOGARDUS GLASS BALL PAT'D APRIL 10 1877', all with a raised moulded 'string netting' design over the majority of the surface area