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Wow! They look very nice, never seen this before! Thanks for posting them. Beautiful decorations.
this ones are nice, sweden have nice jewelry too
These look like snakes wrapped around large persimmons.
Does anyone know about Swedish sleigh bells? Yes, Hillary, these have snakes wrapped around a fruit or maybe a flower... Does anyone have any idea about this iconography? They would have made a sound as they clanged against one another. My friend found them at a flea market in Minnesota. I would love to have some more information on them!
Snakes and apples, seems like a possible biblical reference to me. What is the documentation that says they are sleigh bells? What do they look like underneath?
Hillary,
Nice thought. I'll look into it. My friend bought them from someone in Minnesota who told her that they were sleigh bells. Another group were on a leather cord. I have google queried for images online, and found similarly shaped Swedish sleigh bells, but none with the snake image. There are hallmarks on the bottom indicating date and provenance.
Are we seeing the bottoms of the bells here?
Yes, this is the bottom of the bells.