The bell was used at the school house my mother attended as a small child. Best guess is it had been there since very early 1900s. Bell is #3 cast iron school bell made by the OS Bell Co. of Hillsboro, OH. It is 16 inches high with its frame, bottom of bell is 17 7/8 inches in diameter and top of bell is 7 inches in diameter. Parents say to heavy to carry very far. I will work on getting a picture.
The artwork "appears" to be "sketched" and is of two naked females, with long dark hair. The frame is of heavy dark wood, the canvass is beige colored. The artist's signature is located at the bottom rigt-hand corner with roman numerals beneath same.
This oil painting is part of a collection that my family purchased. This is the only one we have left. cannot make out the signature. and not sure of date, but is believed to be Russian. I really do not know much more. This item does not have frame.
