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    A rare find, this fabulous figural desk bell was cast in metal in the form of a pig with a quality screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be wou...
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  • Large Antique English Brass Desk / Counter Bell c.1890
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  • 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 clapper to the side rather than the ones you ring from the top. The hinged clapper is ...
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    Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Musical Instruments

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  • 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 "shell" of the tortoise is what is made from sterling silver, t...
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    Vintage 1910s European Sterling Silver

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  • Antique English Figural Desk / Paper / Note Clip, Dog / Greyhound, circa 1860
    Located in Bath, GB
    A wonderful and most unusual desk-top accessory, a novelty paper or note clip in the from of a very handsome Greyhound. Figured in cast English brass, the dog has his crossed paws...
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    Antique 1850s English Victorian Animal Sculptures

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  • Antique Figural Black Forest Nutcracker c.1900
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