AN 18TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER BELL,
MARK OF JOHANN ANDREAS DRESSEL, AUGSBURG, 1787/89,
Presumably from an inkstand, with detachable baluster handle capped by a knop finial, applied band above an engraved English crest for Colville, scratch-weight engraved inside bell, "5..9", 4 1/8 in. high (10.5 cm.), 5.25 oz.
AN 18TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER BELL,
MARK OF JOHANN ANDREAS DRESSEL, AUGSBURG, 1787/89,
Presumably from an inkstand, with detachable baluster handle capped by a knop finial, applied band above an engraved English crest for Colville, scratch-weight engraved inside bell, "5..9", 4 1/8 in. high (10.5 cm.), 5.25 oz.