Bell Cloche

The French developed the glass cloche, or bell jar as a way to protect early garden plants from bleak cold and frost-a hothouse in miniature.

Juliska clear art glass tall dome comver / cloche / bell jar in the Isabella pattern, featuring a ridged band around the base and studded with six beaded medallions.

Beautiful 19th century hand blown bell-shaped glass garden cloche. Used to force and protect small plants.

Vintage Le Cirque porcelain cloches or porcelain bell shaped covers that an be placed over food in serving.

Beautiful large antique English handblown bell cloche with all the variations expected in glass of this age.

Beautifully handmade garden bell lanterns turned into a hanging light lantern. Beautiful hand blown glass. 3-light candelabra sockets with poly-beeswax candle covers. Most made lante...

A cloche with a bell-shaped form, shown without a finial, with a wide circular rim at the base.

A fantastic Victorian Era bell jar diorama showing nine birds, a chipmunk and a turtle in a Habitat of branches, leaves and moss.

Magnificent pair of clips earrings designed and manufactured by Line Vautrin, circa 1955-1960. Very good condition and has not been cleaned prior our image shooting. We can let it ...

An elegant Art Deco etched glass and bronzed brass bell lantern, cloche pendant with beautiful brass pierced frieze suspended by three chains connecting to a brass canopy, France, 19...

Gorgeous serving tray cloche plate in rattan and bamboo with brass details probably by the Italian Gabriella Crespi. Made of rattan and bamboo, this charming piece is in the typic...

This French bell jar light fixture from the late 19th, early 20th century was made from an old French glass cloche (bell in French).

Antique Victorian cloche bell glass dome with footed base featuring turned feet.

Antique Victorian cloche glass dome with footed base featuring peg feet. Great for display of clocks, sculptures, taxidermy and other specimens.    

Measures: Height all the way to the handle is 33” the main body of the item itself is 24” width approx. 10 inches and depth 19 inches. A fun garden bell or doorbell wall mount bracke...

Group of Six Antique Glass Cloches / Bell Jars. The set could be broken apart and sold individually and/or as pairs

Trio of French glass bell jar garden cloches made of handblown glass.

Vintage Le Cirque porcelain cloches or porcelain bell shaped covers that an be placed over food in serving.

Wooden base with three brass leveling screws and glass bell jar cloche. Dimensions: 7.5" x 8" (Width x Depth x Height)

This antique glass garden bell cloche was made in France during the late 19th century.

We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

We've always had a thing for handblown French garden cloches that come in two configurations. "bell" form and "melon" form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

Antique Cloche Bell Jar hanging light fixture. Two are available, priced separately at $1950 each.

The lanterns shape reflects their title 'cloche', meaning 'bell'.

A DISTINGUISHED FRENCH ROCOCO STYLE SILVER-PLATED CIRCULAR HALL LANTERN FITTED WITH AN INVERTED GLASS BELL-FORM CLOCHE. The inverted cloche form combining a clear glass top with eve...

We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: bell form and melon form.

This one is a rare small bell cloche (a little taller and more narrow than a melon cloche) with its original knob intact.

We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

French, 19th century handblown garden bell cloche.

We've taken antique handblown green glass garden cloches (this one is a bell cloche) and transformed them into wonderful lighting fixtures.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations, bell form and melon form.

We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations: Bell form and melon form.

Monumental handblown glass cloche or bell jar..  

We have accumulated quite a collection of normal-sized bell and melon cloches, but this one is particularly special because of its rare smaller size.