Discontinued and highly collectible 1979 Limited Edition NORMAN ROCKWELL porcelain china dinner bell entitled BABY - SITTER - issued in limited edition of twelve bells by the Danbury Mint from The Wonderful World of Norman Rockwell well-known artwork. Made in W. Germany. Mint condition!
Tear-drop finial banded in 14K gold, 14K gold band along the bottom. The front of this collectible dinner bell is the depiction of Norman Rockwell's Salutation or the Babysitter, the back of the bell is marked as follow: The Wonderful World of Norman Rockwell, 12 Limited Edition Bells, The Danbury Mint, September 1979, Made in W. Germany.
The clapper of this porcelain china dinner bell is suspended with a silver chain with a large round porcelain china bead at the end.
The first Norman Rockwell painting on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post appeared on May 20, 1916. Boy with Baby Carriage was an instant success. This painting was also called Salutation. Two boys are off to play baseball. They are dressed in baseball uniforms with baseball caps and baseball gloves. Both are making goofy faces and gestures to the third boy. The third boy, dressed in his Sunday best clothes, has his baby sister in a baby carriage taking a stroll. He also has a baby bottle in his breast pocket. He looks livid about the other boys' demeaning gestures. Judging by the way his hat strap is flying backwards, the third boy is pushing the stroller past his tormentors as fast as he can! When he was painting the three boys in this illustration, Rockwell only used one model, Billy Paine. Billy was Rockwell's favorite model for many years. He appeared in many of Rockwell's works.
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This collectible bell measures 5.5" tall, 3.5" wide and weighs 7 ounces. It is in MINT condition and ready to be displayed with your finest porcelain china bell collection! Nice addition for Norman Rockwell collectible artwork lovers, too!
A1772 - Collectible 1979 NORMAN ROCKWELL Porcelain China Dinner Bell "The Wonderful World of Norman Rockwell" BABY SITTER - The Danbury Mint
$35.00
