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Sympathy Gift, Memorial Gift, Remembrance Gift

We can't tell you how pleased we are to be able to feature this incredible bronze wind bell from a world-renowned U.S. artist community and foundry. It sets the gold standard for wind bells! Patina finish is highly variable; color patterns range from green to turquoise or from orange to red, or even with all shades mottled on the same piece. The colors and their patterns are randomly achieved and therefore will vary greatly. Makes a thoughtful and enduring remembrance gift which can be personalized if desired. Length 25" from top loop to bottom edge of fin. Bell component is 5.25" high. The bell assembly features an oval-shaped bell rather than a circular-shaped bell, resulting in two distinct horizontal dimensions in the bell component, not easily detected in the photo. Personalization information: hand-stamping is available for approximately +$3.00/character. If personalization is of interest, please contact us at 248.594.1560 before placing your order to discuss your needs. Allow up to 10 business days for personalization. Please note that personalized items cannot be canceled or returned. If this windbell is being given as a gift, we recommend also purchasing the signature gift box, to complete an amazing presentation. Shipping weight 6 lbs. Made in USA. SKU: CO-128

The foundry's description of the process involved in hand-stamping is as follows:

"We always like to advise that the nature of the hand-stamping results in a variable hand-made look, in that the character spacing may be uneven and that some letters may be rotated slightly or raised or lowered from the line of text, due to the rough surface of the bronze, and the nature of hand-hammering metal dies on the surface of the bell. The artisan executing the stamping can only use the outer square shape of the die in aligning each letter and can not 'see through" (x-ray style) the bell or the die to tell how each letter will end up. It also takes two people to do the stamping: one to hold the bell so that the inside surface (directly underneath each character as it is stamped) is in proper contact with a heavy anvil, and the second person who aligns and holds the die to the surface of the bell while he/she hammers the die with a heavy hammer, usually several times for each character to be created, in order for each letter to be clear and complete. When the entire hammering is finished, an artisan then goes over every letter with a rotary dremel tool to further emphasize the impression of every letter stamped, finally completing the job."