Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Decorative Brass,


A Collection of Decorative Brass, Stoneware, and Silverplate Bells including Commemorative Examples - An assortment of decorative and commemorative bells in various sizes and materials. The collection features two large polished brass handbells, one finished with a laurel wreath finial and the other with a tapered cylindrical handle. A large stoneware bell is decorated with a blue and gray glaze and includes a leather cord with a red wooden bead. Four dark-finished bells, likely tarnished silverplate, feature simple loop finials, with one example incised with a snowflake motif and the text Christmas 1990. The group includes two figural brass-tone bells: one cast as a woman in a crinoline dress and another featuring a D-shaped handle topped with a rocking horse figurine. The collection is rounded out by a small silver-tone bell with a heart-shaped handle and one additional small dark-finished metal bell. Tallest bell height: 8.5 inches Stoneware bell height: 4.5 inches.