Here is a Real Nice Antique Victorian Pairpoint Made ? Large Wedding Bell. It is in a Very Pretty Orange Cranberry Color with a Fancy Clear Glass Handle. Now the as-is thing is because there is a small chip out of the very top of it's handle, and there is a closeup photo of that area in this listing. There are No other Chips, and No, Cracks in it, and it's Handle is Solid. It stands 9 1/2 inches Tall, the Actual Bell Part is 4 1/2 inches Tall, and the opening of the Bell is 4 3/4 inches Across.
Now to explain just what this is. It is a Large Victorian Made Bell made by The Very Best Glass Makers at that time, and Most of then were made by Pairpoint, but none of them are Marked in any way so it is hard to tell. You see it was a Tradition for Families of Means to give one of these Bells to the Wedding Couple, for there Wedding. You see that is what they used back then in place of the way that we do it now by clanging your fork or spoon against your glass to have the Bride & Groom Kiss. This Tradition was started as far back as the early 1700's, and faded out in the Very Early 1900's. They are Very Hard to Find, and intact is almost impossible. Now most of the time there clangers were taken out after the wedding to prevent any damage to the Delicate Glass Bell. I Recently acquired 20 of these Large Glass Bells, and they will all be Listed on Etsy. They all came from an Estate of a Mother and Daughter that had over 100 years in the Antique Business combined, and they had collected these. Now these are All Originals, they can be as Old as 320 years old, or as new as 120 years old. You see you can tell the Original Ones by the way that there handle was attached, They wrapped and tied strands of thread around the base of the handle, and then placed it in the hole of the Bell section, and then poured Plaster around the connection, and let it set up.
I will ship to anywhere in the World, and if you have any questions at all, Please selling feel free to ask me, I will be Happy to answer you.
Thank You for Looking & Have A Great Day!!! Ben
Product code: A Beautiful Antique selling Victorian Large Glass Wedding Bell by Pairpoint? as-is # 16