Sterling Holloware: Bells

Rococo gilt sterling silver bell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Spread and stepped bowl with engraved linear bands. Cast figural finial in form of winged and bare-bottomed cherub manipulating his scant drapery while standing on one leg. Melodious ting-a-ling. Fully marked including maker's stamp and postwar pattern no. 23639. Very good condition with nice toning.

Dimensions: H 3 7/8 x D 2 1/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BV224

American Modern sterling silver and agate hand bell. Plain bowl and tapering polished red agate handle. Perfect for a sonorous summons to the dinner table. Marked “Sterling”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/2 x D 3 1/2 in. Gross weight: 6.4 troy ounces. #BU432

George V sterling silver bell. Made by Charles & Richard Comyns in London in 1925. Stepped and spread bowl and knopped baluster handle. Melodious ting-a-ling. Fully marked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x D 2 7/8 in. Heavy weight: 12 troy ounces. #BU309

Turn-of-the-century European silver bell. Tulip-bowl with twisted gadrooning. Figural handle depicting an old-fashioned countryman holding two live fowl. Here’s dinner—eventually. Substantial and tactile with melodious ting-a-ling. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 1 7/8 in. Weight: 5 troy ounces. #BN700

German sterling silver bell. Imported to Chester by GB in 1907. Hemispheric bowl with lobing and leaf band. Figural finial in person of working man in culottes and apron with hand on hip. Maker’s and importer’s marks. Good condition. The raised arm terminates in a stump - the poor fellow is missing a hand

Dimensions: H 4 3/8 x D 2 3/4 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. BO930