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RARE 18TH CENTURY Antique COLOSSAL CROTAL BELL Signed Sleigh HORSE




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:42631770Handmade: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United KingdomModified Item: No
Original Description:
An exceedingly rare #24 size signed Edne Witts of Aldbourne bronze crotal bell, petal bell or rumbler from the late 18th century. This antique English bell and its mount are unusually large, you can see how it dwarfs the full size can of dog food placed in one photo to give a sense of scale. The bell is mounted on a handsomely forged wrought iron spike mount that is fastened at the top with a blacksmith made tusked tenon, I suspect this mount was intended to fit in a receptacle on a ca...rraige or sleigh. The whole stands 9 1/2 inches in height and the bell is approx. 4 1/2 inches in diameter, the condition is excellent and the bell retains its pea for ringing. It is signed on the bottom with the cast initials "E.W" for Witts.

Edne Witts (1737-1808) was an English bronze founder and weaver. His family had lived in Aldbourne, Wiltshire since the middle of the 17th century, and had introduced fustian weaving to the village. His ancestor, Edward de Wit, issued his own trade tokens in 1666 with a weaver’s shuttle on the reverse. Edne was also a  weaver, as well as a bell-founder. From historical records of two church bells, one in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, he is known to have been actively bell founding in 1760 and 1774.  Crotals marked ‘EW’ are attributed to him.
bio from "CROTAL BELLS" by Rod Blunt



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