The little green bell....................

The old distressed paint on this old shabby bell is just divine! I found it at en early morning brocante.................

I wonder where it was used for so many years to get this fabulous look? I also wonder if it has been replaced with a modern electric bell..........................how sad if it has. I have listed if for sale in my Ebay auctions so I wonder where the next part of its life will be?