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This lovely painting depicts a full-length portrait of a young girl wearing a pink dress with a green fringed sash and red shoes. She holds a silver gilt baby rattle/whistle with bells in her right hand, and an apple in her left hand. Oil on canvas Circa 1760

Purchased at Eldreds Auction on February 4, 1970 by Tillou Gallery, Litchfield

Description: Antique Silver Large Size Baby Rattle with Coral Teether and six bells.

Marks: Not Marked

Size: Measures 6 inches long

Age: Victorian 19th Century ?? - Or is this possibly earlier ?

Weight: Weighs 78.5 grams 

Condition: Good Condition. The whistle does not work and the mouth piece is a little chewed as is often the case on these.

A little lead solder joins the top whistle part to the body

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-1

Price: £725.00

Description: Victorian Hallmarked Silver Baby Rattle with Coral Teether and six bells.

Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1884 and Makers mark CC

Size: Measures 4 1/4 inches long

Age: Victorian 

Weight: Weighs 32.5 grams 

Condition: Very Good Condition

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-2

Price: £550.00

Description: Antique Winged Cherub Silver Baby Rattle with Bone Handle

Marks: Not Marked Tests Silver

Size: Measures 5 1/4 inches long

Age: 19th Century

Weight: 25.4 grams

Condition: Very Good Condition. The outer two bells are replacements although match well. These two outer bells which are a white metal.

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-3

Price: £495.00

 Description: Victorian Bone Handle Silver Baby Rattle with Onion Shape Body and Six Bells. This does bear makers marks C.N and a couple of other punches which are likely continental marks. Marks under investigation. 

Marks: Hallmarked and marks under investigation

Size: Measures 4 1/2 inches long

Age: Victorian 

Weight: Weighs  36.4 grams

Condition: Very Good Condition. A few minor dinks commesurate with age

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-4

Price: £345.00

Description: Hallmarked Silver & Mother Of Pearl Teddy Bear Baby Rattle with 2 bells

Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1909. Maker E.F.B

Size: Measures 90mm inches long

Age: 1909

Weight: Weighs 19.5 grams  

Condition: Good Condition. There is a dink on the back of this directly over where it was hallmarked so I can only assume that with the item being hollow this would have been put in at the time it was marked

Status: For Sale

Code: Rat.Bear

Price: £195.00

Description: Antique Silver Baby Rattle with Ivory Handle & Teething Ring

Marks: Not Marked Tests Silver

Size: Measures 6 1/2 inches long

Age: Late 19th Century

Weight: 29.5 grams

Condition: Very Good Condition.

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-5

Price: £395.00

Description: George Unite Edwardian Hallmarked Silver & Coral Baby Rattle with 4 bells

Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1901

Size: Measures 4 3/4 inches long

Age: 1901

Weight: Weighs 26.6 grams  

Condition: Very Good Condition. Some slight dinks creases commesurate with age of the item

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-6

Price: £450.00

Description: Antique Hallmarked Silver Baby Rattle with Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme Theme and Mother of Pearl Handle

Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1906

Size: Measures 5 1/4 inches long

Age: 1906

Weight: 16.8 grams

Condition: Very Good Condition. The outer two bells are replacements although match well. These two outer bells which are a white metal.

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-7

Price: £395.00

Description: Edwardian Sterling Silver Baby Baby Rattle With Coral Teether.  

Marks: Not Marked Tests as Silver 

Size: Measures 4 3/4 inches long

Age: Edwardian 

Weight: Weighs  26.3 grams

Condition: Excellent Condition

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-8

Price: £395.00

Description: Victorian Hallmarked Silver Baby Rattle. This should have five bells but there is only three present and the loops to attach one bell tpp is missing.

Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1903

Size: Measures 3 3/4 inches long

Age: Edwardian

Weight: Weighs 27.5 grams 

Condition: Very Good Condition but only four of the five bells are present and one loop to fix the bell too is also missing

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-11

Price: £285.00

Description: Vintage Hallmarked Silver Baby Rattle with Mother of Pearl Handle.

Marks: Hallmarked Birmingham 1911

Size: Measures 3 1/2 inches long

Age: 1911

Weight: Weighs 21.4 grams

Condition: Good Condition. A few teeth marks around the whistle

Status: For Sale

Code: BRS-10-7-12

Price: £195.00

Description: Victorian Hallmarked Silver Mother of Pearl Figural Owl Baby Rattle

Marks: Hallmarked with a Lion on Top Loop Also bears the mark PT 35917 on the body of the owl - presumably a patent number.

Size: Measures 4 5/8 inches long

Age: Early 20th Century

Weight: Weighs  15.0 grams

Condition: Very Good Condition.

Status: For Sale

Code: S-3-8-54 / BRS-10-7-14

Price: £295.00

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