Silver babies rattles have fallen in price over the past few years but they are still collectible items. They can come in many shapes including animals and some have teethers and / or whistles as well.
Below are some examples and price guides of silver babies rattles including a Hermes rattle with a rocking horse and a Goldsmith and Silversmith’s Asprey rattle.
SET OF THREE: A SILVER CHEVAL Á BASCULE RATTLE & TWO SILVER ROUND RATTLES
HERMÈS, CIRCA 1996
GRADE: 3.5
8 cm x 8 cm, 2.5 cm d, 2.5 cm d
includes three boxes and two dustbags
Sold for EUR 882 at Christie’s in 2022
AN ANTIQUE SILVER AND MOTHER OF PEARL BABIES RATTLE. 60 grams. 14.5 cm x 4.5 cm.
Sold for £45 at Hannam’s Auctioneers Ltd in 2022
A Victorian silver and coral teether rattle, London 1877, hexagonal section, chased and engraved with knotted ribbon panels between foliate scroll motifs, 13cm long
Sold for £150 at Kinghams Auctioneers in 2022
A GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH’S ASPREY & CO. LTD. SILVER GILT BABY’S RATTLE with coral end.
London 1992 in a red box.
Sold for £220 at John Nicholson Auctioneers in 2022
Two silver rattles, Torino, 19th century
Designed as lanterns, suspending several bells
Sold for 756 EUR at Sotheby’s in 2022
