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Original Message: Susan Dods collection of Mandarin hat buttons + more bells with Chinese glass finials

Be sure to visit the link to see the wonderful photos.
Just for the hell of it I did an online trawl for these little enameled silver bells with hat button-style finials featuring big glass beads, and found over a dozen.
They're stamped "CHINA" and feature clappers of smaller glass beads. Guessing these went out of style once servants no longer needed to be summoned via tinkling a bell.
The cased glass specimens are interesting, yes?
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Original Message: Susan Dods collection of Mandarin hat buttons + more bells with Chinese glass finials
Be sure to visit the link to see the wonderful photos. Just for the hell of it I did an online trawl for these little enameled silver bells with hat button-style finials featuring big glass beads, and found over a dozen. They're stamped "CHINA" and feature clappers of smaller glass beads. Guessing these went out of style once servants no longer needed to be summoned via tinkling a bell. The cased glass specimens are interesting, yes? Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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