Victorian Novelty Scottish Cast Silver Table Bell Old Mother Hubbard

A rare Victorian novelty Scottish heavy cast silver Table Bell, made in the form of the nursery rhyme character Old Mother Hubbard holding her dog and a stick, her nodding head operates the clapper.

By Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, 1880.

"Old Mother Hubbard" is an English-language nursery rhyme, first given an extended printing in 1805, although the exact origin of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334. After a notable nursery success, it was eventually adapted to a large variety of practical and entertaining uses.

Reserved - £1,650.00