Bidspirit auction | BRASS TORTOISE TABLE BELL

BRASS TORTOISE TABLE BELL - Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. A brass table bell in the form of a tortoise. The domed carapace forms the bell and is decorated in silver and brass in radiating panels forming a central rosette. A naturalistic head, splayed feet and a ribbed tail project from the shallow oval body. The underside is engraved.Size: 40mm x 130mm; Weight: 190gProvenance: Private UK Collection.