FABULOUS
AND
RARE
8 1/4" x 3 1/2"
ANTIQUE
ART NOUVEAU
DOORKNOCKER
~ ESTIMATED CIRCA 1885 - 1905 ~
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ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE ART NOUVEAU TASTE
RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A GRAND VICTORIAN ERA HOME IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1960's
TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
CLASSIC ART NOUVEAU FLUID AND SINUOUS SCULPTURAL DESIGN
...WITH CURVING LINES, ARCHES, SND SENSUAL ORNAMENTATION
WEIGHTY STYLIZED 'BAT WINGED' KNOCKER ARM WITH WIDE FINGER GRIP
NOTE SOLID PIVOT ROD ON REVERSE SIDE WHICH ATTESTS TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
...AND SETS THIS APART FROM SKIMPY MODERN REPRODUCTION DOORKNOCKERS
A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE
...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST
VERY HEAVY AND SUBSTANTIAL...
MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 8 1/4" INCHES TALL BY 3 1/2" INCHES WIDE
ESTIMATED AT OVER 100 YEARS OLD
...AND SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR AND PATINA
SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE THE BEST INDICATION OF CONDITION
"I TRULY BELIEVE EVERY OLD OBJECT HAS A STORY TO TELL...
AND OH, WHAT STORIES THIS DOORKNOCKER COULD SPEAK
...OF THE MANY FRIENDS AND CALLERS WHO CAME TO VISIT"...Cosmo Culpepper
- I SELL AND SHIP TO CONTINENTAL USA ONLY...SORRY, NO INTERNATIONAL SALES OR SHIPPING
- USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER, INSURANCE, AND POSSIBLY SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION IN SECURE PADDED SHIPPING CARTON
- SHIPPING 1-3 DAYS OF PAYMENT CONFIRMATION EXCLUDING SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS
- PLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF SALE...THANK YOU!