Prohibition in America | 100 Years

Prohibition in America | 100 Years

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AN ENGLISH SILVER-PLATE BELL-FORM COCKTAIL SHAKER

Lot Closed

May 21, 04:22 PM GMT

Estimate

900 - 1,400 USD

Lot Details

Description

AN ENGLISH SILVER-PLATE BELL-FORM COCKTAIL SHAKER

circa 1930s


the three-piece shaker in the form of a town crier bell, marked on base


Mappin & Webb, London & Sheffield

Silver-plated metal

height 12 in.

This form was advertised in the December 1937 House & Garden in time for the Holidays: "To a merry host or hostess send this newest cocktail shaker. Town crier, handled like a dinner bell, invites folks to 'come and get it'."