AN EDWARDIAN SILVER MECHANICAL PIG TABLE BELL, WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON, 1909, RETAILED BY ASPREY

AN EDWARDIAN SILVER MECHANICAL PIG TABLE BELL, WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON, 1909, RETAILED BY ASPREY

realistically modelled and tooled, the tail and nose both activating bell mechanism when pressed
16.1cm., 6⅜in. long
622gr. 20oz.

Condition Report:
Good condition. Clear marks. The movement does not appear to be working at time of cataloguing although all components seem present.

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