silver baby rattle - Italy
this is a silver baby rattle in the shape of a child's head with four tinkling balls. The rattle has an ebonised wooden knob, 800 mark indicating purity degree of silver and was manufactured in Italy at the beginning of 20th century.
The rattle is 6 in. long (cm. 15) and was bought from an Italian dealer at an Antique Fair.
This item is not for sale, but most of my pieces were bought through the Internet. On the right bar of this page there are some links to silver and antique dealers websites
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