A Charles II leaded bronze bell, probably by William Seller of York (fl. 1635 - 1685)


Topped by a pierced crown, the bell's shoulders cast with the initials 'WS' and the date '1678', cast with cords to the flared mouth, and with later iron clapper, 31cm mouth diameter x 34cm high
|See M. Finlay, English Decorated Bronze Mortars & their Makers (2010), p. 156, for a description of the Seller foundry in York. He notes that 'a William Seller of York, coppersmith and bellfounder, was apparently working in that city from about 1635 until 1687'. The second bell at Edenhall, Cambridge, cast with the initials 'WS' and the date '1665' has been attributed to him. It is thought that William cast most of his bells for clients in Lincolnshire.