52 early 20th century campanology hand bells with leather st...

Hammer

£1,600

52 early 20th century campanology hand bells with leather straps, all contained within six wooden fitted boxes.
Box 1: 12 bells. smallest: 4cm , largest: 7cm
Box 2: 12 bells. smallest: 7cm, largest 9cm
Box 3: 10 bells. smallest 9cm, largest 12 cm
Box 4: 8 bells. smallest 12cm, largest 15cm
Box 5: 6 bells. smallest 15cm, largest 19cm
Box 6: 4 bells. Smallest 20cm, largest 21cm

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Sold as an estate sale - Provenance as provided by a family member - Martha Violet Bell, died in May 1986, was a committed Christian who worshiped in Methodist churches wherever she lived. She was truly loved by all the members of the Bransgore church who wanted to develop a handbell ringing team.

Shortly after her death my brother Quentin and I decided to get a set of bells in memory of our mother. We saw a set in Scotland advertised for sale by the Right Honourable Lord Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. This struck a chord with us because his family owned Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory in Reading where my mother lived, and we were born & grew up. We bought the bells from Lord Palmer in 1986.