Bidspirit auction | A collection of five decorative
A collection of five decorative handbells of cast brass construction, primarily of 20th-century British origin. The group includes two figural bells depicting women in period dress, one is incised with the mark Hill 60 on the reverse of the skirt, and the other depicts a lady in a crinoline dress holding a fan. Also included is a souvenir bell featuring a handle cast in the form of a lighthouse on a rocky base, embossed with the text Land's End. A twin bell is included, featuring two flower-head forms suspended from a single curved stem handle. The final item is an ornate domed bell with a loop handle, decorated in relief with fleur-de-lis, a lion, and a bird. This bell is marked Leo and Pelicanvs on an exterior band and incised Made in England to the interior.