Antique Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Kling Billiards Table PRICED TO SELL
A Brunswick Balke Collender Co. First built by Brunswick in 1907, the Kling is considered by many to be the pinnacle of Brunswicks table design and construction. Assembled on six massive elephant legs, the Kling is decorated with superb mother of pearl and holly inlay on a walnut frame. This table is from the Owlwood Estate, in Holmby Hills, California. Former home of Tony Curtis and Sonny & Cher. Founded by Swiss immigrant John Moses Brunswick in Cincinnati in 1845, Brunswick originally manufactured horse-drawn carriages before realizing there were no U. Makers of fine billiards tables. Becoming immensely successful, Brunswick would merge with two companies to become Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Having changed its names to the Brunswick Corporation in 1960, Brunswick continues to manufacture high quality billiards products to this day. The Kling table is the namesake of famed Chicago Cubs player and pool hall rounder, Johnny Kling. The last catcher to win a World Series with the cursed Cubs, Kling was equally talented behind a cue. Following the Cubs final World Series win in 1908, Kling won the world pocket billiards championship and opened a pool hall in his native Kansas City. The Cubs and Kling would never win either championship again. Described in the original catalogue as carrying a suggestion of the classic Greek and ancient Egyptian, the Kling is at once graceful and monumental in its presence. Decorated with alternating geometric forms, the design balances precise lines against subtly organic curves, creating a form favored for its handsome classical style. High x 108 in. Wide x 54 in. Deep Frame: Circassian Walnut. Inlay: White and Black Holly, Mother of Pearl. The item “Antique Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Kling Billiards Table PRICED TO SELL” is in sale since Friday, March 31, 2017. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Indoor Games\Billiards\Tables”. The seller is “prestonandcompany” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Brand: Brunswick
- Model: Kling
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
