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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4568322, member: 8267&quot;]Although I cannot find another example (antique or new), my feeling is that this is a recently made casting. </p><p><br /></p><p>If it was designed as a bell, I would expect the hole in the base to be larger. Can you feel or see any means of attaching a clapper inside? How thick are the walls?</p><p><br /></p><p>There does not appear to be any wear in the (presumed) suspension holes in his ears.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can get your finger into the hole on the base, can you feel any mold lines on the interior? Does the interior closely follow the exterior shape? </p><p><br /></p><p>The surface looks &quot;antiqued&quot; rather than like a genuine old patina, particularly when contrasted with the bright brass exposed by the small scratches on the bottom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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