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LOT 30:
Ornate French Brass Dinner Bell After F Hemony
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Sold for: $50
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Estimated price :
$100 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Ornate French Brass Dinner Bell After F Hemony
Vintage or Antique Ornate French Brass Dinner Bell after French bell Makers François (Frans) Hemony (Lorraine, 1619-1667) and his brother Pieter (Pierre, Peter) Hemony (1619-1680) | Ornately decorated bell with Cavalier bust neck, Figural shoulder and waist decorations and french inscription on sound bow "F Hemony Me Fecit Anno 1669" [Cast by F. Hemony in 1669 | Includes clapper / ringer | Approx. 5.5" H | François Hemony (c. 1609-1667) and his brother Pieter, Pierre, or Peter Hemony (1619-1680) are considered by many to be the greatest carillon bell founders. They developed the carillon, in collaboration with Jacob van Eyck, into a full-fledged musical instrument by casting the first tuned carillon in 1644.
