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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Desk Bell
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Desk bell in sterling silver. The bell is smooth with beaded decorations both on the body and on
Category
1990s Italian Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
$478 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Brass Desk Bell, Circa 1880-1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Victorian Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian brass courtesy counter top bell, reception desk bell
Made in solid brass, in good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Victorian Decorative Iron Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Decorative Iron Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Made and cast in iron, in
Category
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Iron
Brass Counter Top Courtesy Bell, Reception Desk Bell Made in solid brass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Brass Counter Top Courtesy Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Made in solid brass, in good condition and
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Art Dec Chrome Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell Made in chrome
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Dec Chrome Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Made in chrome, in good condition
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Antique 20th Century English Novelty Cast Iron Tortoise Desk Bell c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English cast iron desk bell crafted in the form of a tortoise. The bell
Category
20th Century British Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Iron
Antique English Sterling Silver Novelty Mechanical Desk Bell - Chester 1911
By Grey & Co, Birmingham
Located in Bath, GB
Rare to come across one of these highly sought-after desk bells in sterling silver. It is the
Category
Vintage 1910s European Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Iron
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Desk Bell, 1870's French Ormolu, Mother of Pearl, Rare Celestial Motif USA Only
Located in Northampton, MA
This desk bell is French, and was created near 1870. It's constructed of ormolu; the unique process
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desk Accessories
Materials
24k Gold, Bronze
$1,156 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Brienz Bear Counter Desk Bell or Service Ringer, Antique Switzerland
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art Bear Statue as desk bell. A great piece for a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Napoleon Brass Desk Top Sculpture and Bell
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique continental brass Napoleon doorstop and desk bell. 19th century. Bell is 6.75" tall.
Category
Antique 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Antique English Polished Brass Counter / Desk Bell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and highly decorative desk or counter bell, my favourite kind with the more unusual
Category
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
1950s Hotel Concierge Desk Bell Brass + Rhinestone Turtle by Boj, Eibar Spain
By Boj Eiber
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rhinestone Turtle Concierge Brass Service Bell. A very unusual and rare mid-20th century Toledo
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique sterling silver table bell with hardwood handle
By William Comyns
Located in London, GB
dinner bells or desk bells, can summon families to the dining room purely to indicate that dinner is
Category
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Sterling Silver
Advertising Desk/Paperweight “ Bell’s Polite Asbestos sheets"
Located in London, GB
Early 20 Cent Advertising Desk/Paperweight.
Bell’s “Polite”’ Asbestos Sheets.
Southwark St,
London
Category
Vintage 1910s English Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find, this fabulous figural desk bell was cast in metal in the form of a pig with a quality
Category
Antique 1890s German Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver Novelty Butchers Bell, London c.1903
By WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON (1898-1913)
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Edwardian solid silver desk bell in the form of a pig. The piece is
Category
20th Century British Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Figural Double Sided Hotel Front Desk Call Bell
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Art Nouveau Young Boy Figural Double Sided Hotel Front Desk Call Bell
Marked Dep.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Lovely Brass Counter / Service Bell
Located in Red Lion, PA
environments were designed with style and purpose.
Whether used as a functioning desk bell for a shop or hotel
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Reception Bell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian-style receptionist bell with a square black metal base supporting a brass harp
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Indian Brass Claw Foot Bell with Hand-Painted Floral Enamel
Located in Seattle, WA
influences with its ornate detailing and intricate craftsmanship.
Unlike push button desk bells, this bells
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Glass bell 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
A delicate and elegant hand-etched crystal bell, featuring intricate floral patterns and a
Category
Vintage 1960s Desk Sets
Materials
Glass
Vintage Sterling Silver Table Bell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage English sterling silver table bell, an addition to our
Category
Vintage 1970s British More Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Victorian Measuring Tape Bell Shaped
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Victorian measuring sewing tape in a bell shape. Collectible
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Silver bell with filled background
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bell with filled background. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: . Weight
Category
Early 20th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique 1928 Sterling Silver Bell Inkwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
sterling silver inkwell has been realistically modelled in the form of a bell.
The surface of this
Category
Vintage 1920s English Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
White 1930s Glamour Bakelite Telephone by Bell Systems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage white bakelite 1930s glamor telephone made by Bell Systems for the Western Electric company
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
$776 Sale Price
30% Off
Carl Auböck Jingelo Bell Paperweight #5039
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck Jingelo Bell Paperweight #5039
Only polished
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Silver inkwell with bell and tank holder
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with bell and tank holder. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand
Category
Antique 19th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Silver inkwell with bell, inkwell and sandpit
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with bell, inkwell and sandpit, pen holder, raised floral motifs and
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Silver inkwell with two tanks and bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, pen stand, cut-out reliefs, acanthus
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$3,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver table bell with reliefs and cutouts
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver table bell with reliefs and cutouts. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
$875 Sale Price
50% Off
Rare Victorian Gilt Bronze Table Bell
By Gustav Bergmann
Located in Dereham, GB
Rare Victorian Gilt Bronze Table Bell.
In the Form of a Circular dining table.
The Etched Table
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
$1,982 Sale Price
20% Off
Fornasetti Gold and White Porcelain Bell
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a unique and rare fornasetti gold and white porcelain bell from Italy.
Category
Vintage 1950s More Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 7 Brass Bell Form Weights
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An assembled set of 7 brass bell form weights, c.1860. 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$350 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Silver doorbell with relief capsule on the bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver table bell with relief capsule and circular base. Metal: Silver. Origin
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century French Cast Iron Figurative Servant Bells
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present two identical cast iron black figurative servant bells in their authentic condition
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desk Sets
Materials
Iron
Silver inkwell with grape motifs, bell, sandpit & hinged lids
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with reliefs in the shape of bunches of grapes and vines, a bell, a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$1,750 Sale Price
50% Off
1920s Antique Arts & Crafts Danish Sterling Silver Table Bell
By Georg Jensen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Danish sterling silver table bell in the Arts & Crafts
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Arts and Crafts More Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, bell & shell-based claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, bell and shell-shaped base resting on three claw
Category
Antique 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$2,125 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs & four relief feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$2,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Relief silver inkwell with tanks, bell & four claw-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks and bell, quill holder and resting on four claw
Category
Antique 19th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$5,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with two pen holders, two tanks & bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, bell and resting on four
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$8,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Chiseled silver inkwell with two tanks, bell & four hollow feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, base, pen holders and resting on
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$6,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell & three shell-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell, two pen holders and resting on a base with
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with floral cutouts, two reservoirs, bell & relief feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with relief floral motifs and cutouts, two tanks and a bell, pen holder
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver inkwell with tanks, bell, square base & four openwork feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and a bell resting on a square base with a grate
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver bell with mechanism inside resting on a guilloche cup
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bell with mechanism inside resting on a guilloche cup. Metal: Silver. Origin
Category
Antique 19th Century European Desk Sets
Materials
Silver
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
XX Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand with table bell
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
which contain the ink holders and the bell.
The ink holders have removable glass inside, are cylindrical
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Other Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Victorian Brass Tavern Candlestick with Service Bell
Located in Plainview, NY
A late 19th century antique English Victorian brass tavern candlestick with service bell. The brass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$320 Sale Price / item
74% Off
Red Spiral Blown Glass Hand Bell, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A red spiral blown with a white lip and clear spiral twist handle with clear dripped glass clacker.
Category
Antique 1880s More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Sterling Silver Figural Female Desktop Servant Bell, Circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian sterling silver figural female desktop servant bell unused.
Circa 1890.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
$540 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century English Rolltop Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful antique English mahogany petite roll top desk having all the bells and whistles including
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,575 Sale Price
81% Off
Large Red and White Glass Hand Bell, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
large red bell with white 'combed' decoration and clear handle with clear dripped glass clacker.
Category
Antique 1880s More Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Paperweight Jingle Bell #5039, Brass, Leather, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A handmade paperweight in the shape of a sleigh bell, model #5039, originally designed by Carl
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Silver inkwell with grid, two reservoirs, two pen holders and bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with rack, two reservoirs, two pen stands and bell. Metal: Silver
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
Silver inkwell with two tanks and relief applications with a bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with two tanks and relief applications with a bell. Metal: Silver
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Inkwells
Materials
Silver
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
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