SPECTACULAR
LARGE
and
RARE
8" x 5"
ANTIQUE
VICTORIAN ~ EDWARDIAN
BRONZE - BRASS
CHINAMAN JESTER
DOORKNOCKER
~ EST. CIRCA 1880 - 1910 ~
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ANTIQUE BRONZE OR BRASS CHINAMAN DOORKNOCKER EXQUISITELY DETAILED IN THE VICTORIAN-EDWARDIAN TASTE
TIMELESS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REMINISCENT OF A BYGONE ERA
...AND SURE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT ON A DOOR OF DISTINCTION
RESCUED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF A VICTORIAN HOME IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
...THAT WAS (UNFORTUNATELY) TORN DOWN IN THE 1950's
ECCENTRIC VISAGE OF A SWEET IMPISH CHINAMAN WITH AN EMPASIS ON VICTORIAN ERA WHIMSY
MISHEVIOUS GRIN AND HOLDING A BALL ABOVE HIS HEAD
...AND OH, CHECK OUT HIS CURLY-TOED ELF SHOES
INCLUDED IS A ROUND 'FLOWER' STRIKE PLATE
SUBSTANTIAL SIZE, WEIGHT, AND METICULOUS DETAIL ATTEST TO AGE AND QUALITY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
A WARM MELLOWED PATINA THAT ONLY COMES WITH TRUE AGE AND USE
...AND A KNOCK LOUD ENOUGH TO AWAKEN THE SPIRITS OF AGES PAST
MEASURES APPROX. 8 .00" INCHES TALL BY 5 .00" INCHES WIDE
VERY HEAVY AND SUBSTANTIAL, ALL COMPONENTS WEIGHING IN AT THREE POUNDS
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!